Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-25
PRATT CHANGES
BOARD FOR TRIAL
Takes OFF Davis and Stott in
Answer to Request of
DoyIe'S Counsel.
CONTINUED From First Page.O

/ United States attorneys Office for fail
! ing to prosecute William l.. Moffatt, an
! investment broker. indicted In 1923, and
arrested last week on new charge. and
Capt. Doyle's report defending the Of
ficer.
Sackett Returns TO Capital
With the resolution before 1t seeking
to have Supt. of Police Pratt Inspector
W. S. Shelby and Lieut.. Edward J. Kelly
suspended If Capt. Doyle and Policeman
Allen are to be kept of duty pending
| their trial, the senatorial subcommittee
investigating police affairs Is expected to
swing into action again soon, its chair
man. Senator Sackett Of Kentucky, hav-
ing returned.
Senator Sackett arrived at the Capitol
at noon today, but was unfamiliar with
the developments in the police situation
during the past few days. He stated
that he would probably announce later
in the afternoon the time for a meeting
OF the subcommittee to discuss the stu
alton.
Senator Blease. Democrat OF South
Carolina, sponsor of the investigation,
introduced in the Senate late yesterday
the resolution setting forth his belief
that Mai Pratt, Inspector Shelby and
Lieut.. Kelly should be placed on the
same basis as Capt Doyle and Pvt.
Allen until the questions at issue In
the police investigation are settled. His
position is that either Doyle and Allen
should be restored to duty pending trial
or the others should be suspended.
The suspension of Capt. Doyle and
Pvt. Allen occurred after Senator Sack
EFT left the city early this week, so that
is one Of the new developments thst Is
awaiting his attention.
Early Meeting d Expected.
It is probable an early meeting of
the subcommittee will be called, not
only to take up the police resolution.
but to consider all answers that may
have come in to the several letters sent
out by the subcommittee last week.
calling on various officials for detailed
reports on specific phases of the police
probe.
The text of the police resolution fol-
lows:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of the
Senate that pending the investigation
of the Metropolitan Police Department
now being conducted by the Senate
committee Of the District of Columbia.
that Messrs. Pratt, Doyle, Kelly, Shelby
and Allen be placed in the same position
in reference to suspension and pay, and
pended and deprived of his salary pend
ing the outcome Of such investigation,
each of them should be-"
Senator Blease did not ask for i'm
mediate action by the Senate, but re-
Quested the resolution be referred to the
Senate District committee, which was
done.
Chairman Capper Of the District COM
mittee announced Immediately that ne
would bring the resolution to the atten-
ton of the investigating Subcommittee
headed by Senator Sackett. Another
matter that awaited the return OF SEN
ator Sackett is the report sent TO the
Capitol several days ago by Maj. Pratt.
dealing with the previous suspension OF
Policeman Allen growing out of the in
vestigation the policeman made into the
Mcpherson case. Allen was restored to
duty a few days after that earlier sus-
pension.
Lee Kings Death Brought UP.
Another report the subcommittee
called for will deal with the question
of whether there was delay in the dis
trict attorneys office in handling the
dictments growing out Of the death last
Summer of Lee King, O Chinese, found
shot on the street. A third report was
called for as to the number of permits
issued here this year to carry concealed
weapons.
The mailing out OF requests for these
written statements was decided upon
by the subcommittee last week as a
preliminary step to the holding OF
hearings.
Since Senator Sackett left the city
Senator Blease has made public list
of witnesses who may be asked to tes-
tify before the subcommittee regarding
police affairs.