Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Fowler and WampIer Will De-
eide Whether to Demand
Civilian Board.
MAJ. PRATT CONTENDS
REQUEST is IMPROPER
Allen Ready to Face Trial, Dis
penses Gasoline as Temporary
Employment.

Whether Capt Robert E. Doyle, sus-
pended commander of the eighth pre-
cinct will rest his fate with police
trial board or demand the appointment
OF an extraordinary civilian board will
be definitely determined at a confer
ence tomorrow between his attorneys,
Chapman w. Fowler and T. Morris
Wampler.
Capt. Doyle, through counsel, several
days ago urged Maj. Henry G.. Pratt,
superintendent of police, to create a
special boar4 of business and profess
sional men to hear the charge of insub-
ordination preferred against him. Mai
Pratt ignored the request on the ground
that the District Commissioners and
not the major and superintendent of
police had authority to appoint police
trial boards. Subsequently the lawyers
planned to file the plea with the Com
nliSsioners, but when the District Build
ing closed yesterday afternoon it had
not been received.
Expect to Hold Conference.
Inquiry last night revealed that the
delay was due to the absence of Wamp-
Ter who has been In La Plata, Md. for
several days on a professional mission.
With his return tomorrow, the lawyers
expect to hold what Fowler described
as ian important conference" to de-
tern1ine the future course of action. In
view of the refusal of the Commits
sioners to grant the request OF Police
man Robert J. Allen for an extraordi-
nary trial board, there has been consid-
cradle speculation as to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of asking for q similar board for Capt.
Doyle.
Maj. Pratt contends, however, that it
would be improper now for Doyle to
insist on civilian trial board, since the
police trial board already has assumed
jurisdiction of the case. The proper
time to ask for special board, he de-
clared, was before the suspended officer
appealed to Inspector Louis j. Stoll,
chairman of the police trial board, for
a continuance of the trial and at the
same time challenged two of the mem
bers of the regular trial board-Capt.
o. T. Davis and william G. Stott. Stoll
granted a continuance for week, Maj
Pratt explained, and the trial board
thus automs tically assumed Jurisdiction
Of the case,
Doyle May Ask Delay.
There also were indications last night
that Capt. Doyle may ask for another
delay In his trial, which is set for
Wednesday, but neither the officer nor
Fowler would discuss the likelihood of
such q move. This question in all
probability will be considered at the
conference tomorrow between Fowler
and Wampler.
II. Ralph Burton and Tench T.
Marye, counsel for Policeman Allen, who
also is scheduled to face the trial board
Wednesday to answer a charge Of In
glbordination, are understood to be
ready with the defense, and will seek
no further delay in disposition OF the
case.
what Aliens defense is to be was not
disclosed. although the attorneys de-
clare they are prepared to show there
Is no evidence of Observation-Disclosures" in
the letter the policeman wrote to Maj.
Pratt in explanation of statement that
he proposed to investigate the United
States attorneys ONCE for its failure
to prosecute an investment broker in
dicted more than year ago and
arrested several weeks ago on a new
charge. The contents of this letter
formed the basis for the charges pre-
ferred against Allen.
Allen Dispenses Gasoline.
With his salary cut of as a result of
suspension, Allen was forced to seek
temporary employment and yesterday
found a job as an attendant at gaso-
line filing station in the 100 block
of Eighteenth street. Although novice
at the work, the policeman said he
fDund it fascinating for a change, but
longed for restoration to duty on the
police force.
MY funds were depleted as a result
of my investigation of the Mcpherson
and other cases." Allen said. land
found it necessary to get work to pay
my lawyers fees as well as the routine
expenses of a married man. My job
here at the filling station is not as
clean and as interesting as police work,
and the hours of labor, too, are longer,
but when an honest man needs money
he cannot be so choicy in selecting his
place of employment"