Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
BRIDE WILL STUDY
BRUTALITY CASES
Evidence in Sc Additional In
stances Said to Affect
Nearly Every Precinct.
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Justice James M. Proctor Of Criminal
Division No. Of the District Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Rover said he is determined to
seek early trials in all the cases. 1t Is
probable the first case-that in which
four officers Of the first precinct are
charged with savage attack on James
Henry Harker-will be set for trial No
vember g. These four officers were ar
raigned once before as result Of an
indictment by the disqualified July
The Sc additional brutality cases
constitute the group which were not
taken before the grand jury because
Of the belief Of the Department OF
Justice that the evidence probably was
not strong enough to warrant criminal
prosecution. The cases, however, are
said to be serious enough to justify
severe disciplinary action which the
Commissioners have the power to in
woke upon conviction by Police Trial
Board.
Mitchell Turns Over Report.
The record Of the Sc cases was pre-
scented to the Commissioners when they
called at the Office of Attorney Cen
eral Mitchell to inquire about the gen.
eral brutality report of the Department
of Justice Mr. Mitchell offered to turn
this report over to the Commissioners
on condition that no publicity be given
1t until the criminal cases 1t contains
are disposed Of in the courts.
Following the conference with the
Commissioners, Attorney General
Mitchell issued the following statement:
With respect to the investigation
conducted by the Bureau Of Investiga-
NJ bA ~ ~ int
third-degree methods in the Police De-
partment Of the District Of Columbia,
it may be said that the only general
report prepared by the bureau relates
TO those cases in which criminal pro-
ceedings have been instituted.
For obvious reasons 1t would be
improper for the department TO give
publicity to that report while the
criminal cases are pending and I'M
disposed Of. The department has Of
fered to submit this report to the Com
missioners Of the District, but only
with the understanding that no pub
licity will be given to it until the
criminal cases referred to in it are
disposed of.
The Commissioners have advised the
department Chat they have no present
need for this report because the SuS-
only action the Commissioners can
properly take at present in these cases.
"All the investigation files OF the de-
partment relating to the third-degree
methods in the Police Department have
been delivered to the Commissioners of
the District in order that the Commits
Sioners may examine them to determine
whether administrative action may be
necessary m cases which have not re-
suited in criminal prosecution"
Four Involved in Harker Case.
The four officers involved in the
Harker case are Precinct Detective
James A. MoStyn and Policemen Will
liam r. Latin. William T. Burroughs
and William c. Grooms They are ex-
pected to repeat their pleas Of not guilty
when arranged Friday under the new
indictment.
Most of the indicted policemen posted
bond of 81 900 each yesterday with the
clerk of the court. The policemen in the
Harker case already we're under bond as
an outgrowth of previous grand jury
action.
Among those who made bond yester-