The Washington times., 1929-10-22
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Influenced by the attitude Of
Private Allen and is equally re.
.sponsihIe for his actions in sub.
mitting a letter. in which he
sustains the private in his con.
.duct, not only towards the de.
partment, but in his criticism OF
the office of United States District
Attorney.
= "The situation developed herein
has a natural tendency to the
further destruction of the morale
! of the department, and suggest
that It is essential, i'm the interest
/ Of discipline, that the Commits
sioners suspend both Capt. Robert
i E. Doyle and Private R. j. Allen
spending trial of charges to be
! formulated as a result of the at
-tached correspondence.
"It must be recognized that the
maintenance of discipline Is OF
paramount Importance and must
lofake precedence over. any consid-
eration of hardship which may be
suffered by these officers due to
the loss of pay which may be the
! result of an indefinite suspension.
"The charges to be formulated
should be tried before the Police
Trial Board at the earliest pos
"HENRY G. PRATT,
"Major and Superintendent"
That Major Pratt did not sus7
pend Captain Doyle and Allen Of
his own volition, as he is authorized
Ho do in his position. was taken to
mean that he considered the Com
3nissioners had tied his hands by
kheir action in lifting the previous
suspension of Allen.
The Commissioners overruled the
suspension prior to the Grand Jury
hearings and it was believed that
Pratt, feeling that he should not
suspend Allen again in view of
their position, was also inclined to
refrain from suspending Captain
Doyle, as his difficulties with the
chief were an outgrowth Of actions
of Allen. H.
g Major Pratt pointed out that he
had not recommended the suspen.
sions, but molly Suggested" them
On Force DO Years
Captain Doyle has been on the
police force for 40 years and at the
annual medical examination last
week he was one of the four cap
tains on whom the medical board
made an adverse deport. His retire
ment should follow as a matter Of
course in a short time, unless he is
able to overcome the deficiencies the
board discovered.
According to the board this is not
probable, and District officials
sensed in Captain Doyle's defense
Of Allen the building up of a situ-
alton which will seem that Doyle is
being punished for his defense of
the stormy petrol of the Police De-
partment-Allen.
- Taken Up Tonight
No action, however. can be taken
hy the Commissioners until 1880
Tonight. Today the board will ap.
hear before the Bureau Of the Bud
get to defend District estimates
for 1880. The regular meeting. at
(which Doyle's letter would have
been considered, has been postponed
nntil tonight.
Captain Doyle yesterday delivered
his letter in person to the police
chief. At the time Major Pratt
WAS in conference with Inspector
FVilliam s. Shelby, deposed head of
AAe Detective Bureau and avowed
foe Of Allen. %
What He Said
His letter said:
.."It is high time, in my opinion.
For. the Police Department as a
whole to forget petty animosities
Ahey may cherish against Private
Allen and by their future action,
demonstrate to the public that they
realize as do, that he is an honest
md fearless nuhlic servant and is