Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
HOLD BOOTLEGGER
TR|CKED IN CHARGE
AGAINST BUCKLEY
Detroit Newspaper Says
Chock Feared Wilcox Might
Send Him to Jail.
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, July 26.--The Detroit
News today says that Frank Chock,
whom it identifies as a bootlegger, In
an affidavit today accused Police Com
missioner Thomas c. Wilcox of tricking
him into signing an af1idavit accusing
jerry Buckley, slain radio announcer,
OF an attempted shakedown.
The News says that Checks AFFIDAVIT
regulating the original statement, said
to be held by the police commissioner,
was made public by Thomas F. Ken
nedy, Buckley's law partner.
Checks new AFFIDAVIT sets forth that
he was unable to read English, was
unaware of the contents of the state
ment he signed and only affixed his
signature to this statement when he
feared he might be sent to Jail.
In his affidavit Chock said he had
been bootlegger in a downtown hotel
for three years with the knowledge Of
the owner and manager
Chock is further quoted as stating
that he had been friendly with Buckley
and that Buckley and his friends bor-
rowed money from him or lent sums to
him on other occasions.
Buckley Funeral Today.
The funeral of Buckley, political
commentator of Station WMBC, slain
by gangsters Wednesday, was scheduled
for 8 am. today. with magistrates and
former business associates acting as
pallbearers.
ers were Judge Frank Murphy Of the
Recorders Court, Judges Lester S.
Mol and Robert M. Toms of the Cir
cult Court, former Judge Charles S.
Bartlett and w. w. Gedge, manager of
Station WMBC.
Meanwhile, Detroit police were work.
ing quietly to solve the crime. Commits
sioner Wilcox declared that ST am not
going to give out any further informa-
slayers of Jerry Buckley into court for
trial"
Jack Klein. motion picture operator
who sat beside Buckley in the lobby of
the La Sale Hotel when three men en-
tered and shot him, is held by police
as material witness. He Is scheduled
to appear before Judge Murphy today
on writ of habeas corpus. Commits
sioner Wilcox said he doubted that
to secure warrant against Klein today.
Police and prosecutors said Klein's
account of his movements before and
after Buckley was slain appeared incon-
sistent and were being checked.
Two Women Questioned.
Two women were questioned by police
in connection with the case. One whose
name was withheld said, according to
police, that a Detroit gang leader told
her somebody of importance in this
town is going to be bumped of soon."
Jeanne Alexandra, an actress who
knew Buckley, also was questioned, but
officers said she could give them no
useful information.
Statements by Commissioner Wilcox
that Buckley might have been engaged
in extorting money from gambling place
operators and bootleggers brought pro-
tests from leaders of charitable organi-
cations with whom the radio announcer
had co-operated in extending aid to the
aged and unemployed.
Recall Activity Blamed.
Mrs Carl B. Chamberlain, past presi-
dent Of the Detroit Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, in an open letter stated that
Buckley asked her to assist him in dis
tributing funds sent to Station WMBC
following his appeals over the radio for
help for the poor. She said Buckley
arranged for all funds to be paid d.
rectly to a committee Of club women,
who distributed them.
She declared that the women of De-
troit believe Buckley was slain because
of his activities in the successful cam
paign to recall Mayor Charles Bowles.