Evening star., 1930-06-27
.GRAVELY DENOTED
FOR WITHHOLDING
PRISONERS MONEY
$23.43 in Suspects SatcheI
Turned in After Delay,
Is Charge.
DISCHARGING OF DAVIS
BY TRIAL BOARD UPHELD
District Commissioners Sustain
Finding of Guilt in IntoxicatiOn
Case Against officer.

His delay in turning over a sum OF
money taken from prisoner was the
reason for yesterdays demotion of Pvt.
Spottswood F. Gravely, liquor enforce
ment ofhcer at the third precinct, to
uniform man at the second precinct, 1t
was learned today.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of Inspector Thaddeus r.
Bean, who reported the incident to Mai.
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of
police. According to Beans report.
Gravely arrested man last May ~
on suspicion that the man was operat-
ing numbers" game. The arrest was
made In the sixth precinct, but Gravely
booked the man at the first precinct.
The prisoner was subsequently trans
ferred to the third precinct. When he
got to court, the report continues,
Gravely notified the prosecuting at
torney that he had no warrant for the
arrest and no evidence of any play"
by the man. and 50 the case was
dropped.
$4,000 Rumored in SatcheI.
Investigating a rumor that this OPP
orator had $4,000 In the Satchel which
was seized, and that when he got 1t
back there was $4,000 missing, Bean
looked up the records, which showed
that one dollar and a few cents had
been found in the prisoners pockets
and $23.43 in the satchel which he car
ried, but that the $23.43 had not been
turned over to the property clerk Of
the department, as required by the po-
lice manual
When questioned about this, the re-
port says, Gravely told Bean that he
was under the impression that the case
had been continued, and that he was
carrying around the money in the
pocket of his automobile. This con-
versation took place June % and
Gravely then turned the money over TO
Capt. Stott of the third precinct.
Bean reported a conversation he had
with the prisoner in the case, in which
the prisoner not only denied the report
of the missing $4,000, but also main
tanned that all the money he had when
arrested was one dollar.
In Recent Shooting Trouble.
Gravely was recently in trouble over
the shooting of James Crotts near an
apartment in the 1900 block of First
street. AS a result of complications
growing out of this affair three police
men were DrCuB1C DSIOEe IIlc COuI 10 dAlN
two before the Trial Board. Gravely
was acquitted at both appearances.
The District Commissioners yesterday
upheld the action of the Police Trial
Board in dismissing Motor Cycle Po-
liceman William D. Davis, Traffic Bu-
reau, after finding him guilty on
charge of intoxication.
Davis case has been hanging fire
since February 10, when he was arrested
in an apartment on Rhode Island ave-
nue. the residents of which accused him
of robbery and assault.
When his case was called before the
Trial Board. he and his counsel stated
that their rights we're being prejudiced.
because the trial was being held while
a grand jury investigation into DAVIS
activities was under way, and then
walked out Of the room.
FIatIy Denies Charges.
Later Davis appeared before the
board and fatty denied all of the
charges. He said that he had gone TO
the apartment with man who prom
ised him some information on a rum
runner He admitted that he had had
one or two drinks, but said he had not
robbed anybody, nor seen any money
in the apartment, nor attempted any
assault.
The Commissioners rejected all bids
for the construction of the Nurses
Home at Gallinger Hospital none OF
the bids having come within the apprc-
priation. The plans will be redrawn
and other bids advertised.