Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
BURKE SUSPENSION
CL|MAXES INQUIRY
Helped Woman Get NoIIe
Prose- of DisorderIy House
Case, Affidavits Charge.

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him to get her bond as she was broke
and he had done so. Now he had In
formation that she was In Pennsylvania.
called, the bond would be forfeited and
b" would have to pay II.
Promised to Rearrest Her. Ne Says.
"9s also said that u she ever came
hack to the District he would get ths
information and let us know 90 that
we could arrest her; or that he would
arrest her himself and then We could
reopen the case against her.
"On this request, and rather than see
Detective Burke lose the bond money.
and Rose. M. roster not get punished.
Mr.. Murray marked the case 'nolle
prose- on BuFke's promise Of her arrest
If she ever came back to the District"
This Is Burke's story Of the interview:
"At the time this place was raided
and Marie Foster arrested, Lewis O'Con-
nor, a bondsman, called me up and
asked me If this woman was all right,
and told him that she was as far as
I knew, and that 1t was m albright
bond. Marie Foster never requested me
e have . bond put up Tor hss: MT Mt
queSted me to tell Mr.. Murray that she
was out Of town, that she was IN the
State Of Pennsylvania, and told
Mr.. Murray this and stated that as far
as knew she was not coming back 70
the District, and II she did, myself
would arrest her. The first time ever
saw her from that day TO this was the
night I saw her on Thomas street.
did exactly as I said I would dol ar.
rested her and brought her IN. also
told Mr.. Murray that 1t was better Tor
her to stay out Of the District. that it
was better to let her stay In Pennsylva-
mia than have her here. did say 70
Mr., Murray that told Lewis O'ConnoT
that I thought this bond was all right,
and felt would have 10 make good u
the bond was forfeited.
Denies Pleading with Murray.
SAs far as pleading with Mr.. Murray
10 Ilolle PROSE- the case, have never
pleaded with him or anybody else about
Q nolle PROSE-. On numerous occasions,
not only my own cases but other OH.
GERS Is well, the cases have been noile
pressed with the understanding that the
people would leave the Jurisdiction"
AS to the situation Of Miss Foster
when this conversation was taking place,
Wanarnaker's afndavit Says:'~
IT never heard anything more about
Rose NJ. Foster until reading an &C
count In Q newspaper on March ~,
1890, In which her name was mentioned.
This article was about shooting ARRAY
on First street northwest. O6dcer Mans
field also read this account In the pa
pers and immediately got o warrant Tor
her arrest On the former charge. That
evening, March 10, 1880. we went over
to the House of Detention 70 identity
Rose M. Foster and charge her. We
identified her and charged her with
'disorderly house. We asked her where
She was the day the case was noIle
pressed, and she said she was waiting
outside In the street"
On the same point, Mansfeld's am
dayit says: ION wednesday, March ~,
maker, We went to the Womer's Bureau
where we identified Miss Foster - the
same person we had arrested on Novena:
Der IS, 1899, and when ] Questioned
Miss Foster o. to why She was NOT
present on February ~ for TRIAL she
replied: I was in town and across the
street from the court but was told not
to 60 into the court Miss Foster made
this statement In the presence Of Pyt.
H. q. Wanamaker and matron OF the
Women's Bureau"
Murray Withh0Ids Comment.
The third person present at this In
tervieW, Mr.. Murray, last night said that
he would have no statement 70 make
pending q conference with his superior,
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover.
Burke;s suspension followed by only
a few hours the placing Of charge OF
assault with q dangerous weapon against
Gravelly on the books of the third
precinct. Qravelly had been ordered 70
remain at the station house Wednesday,
when he was suspended, until the out.
come of the wounds he indicted on
Crotts could be established. CrottS
yesterday was reported by physicians at
Casualty Hospital, where he was taken
by Gravelly after the shooting, to be IN
fair condition, with good chance for
recovery. Shortly after the criminal
charge was lodged against Gravelly, on
o. ders of Maj. Henry q. Pratt, super
intendent of police. he was released on
81 900 bond.
suspension is Pvt. Ardie G. Swortsel.
He was arrested by Burke wednesday,
at the time CrottS was shot. According
to the story Burke told on the stand az
Police Court when Swortzel was ar
raigned on charge Of conspiracy TO
commit extortion, he was keeping the
apartment at the First street address
under observation In an effort TO make
an arrest.
He drove up in q car, accompanied
by Gravelly, and Miss Foster told him
that three men, one q policeman, had
attempted to shake her down" for $40.
Burke and Gravelly were about to ar
rest Swortzel and his two companions,
Crotts and John. G. Elgin of the 1900
block Of X street, when CrottS ran.
Gravelly pursued him and fred ct him,
one of the bullets entering Crott's lung.
Elgin was arraigned Jointly with
Swortzel on the conspiracy charge, and
both are awaiting grand jury action
on 81 900 bonds. A similar charge will
be placed against Crotts should he re-
cover,
Kelly Assigned Burke.
According to Lieut.. Edward J. Kelly,
chief Of the homicide squad, he had
assigned Burke to cover" the house
that night on the lookout for Q member
OF O gang Of out-Of-town racketeers sus-
pected Of having held up the apartment
last Sunday. In that hOld-up two
armed men compelled eight men TO re-
move their trousers and shoes, robbed
them and four women who were pres.
ent of their cash. and Jewelry, locked
them all In the bath room, and de-
parted. The news Of this hold-up was
suppressed until after the story Of the
shooting came out. Inspector William