Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Made Police Investigation.

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| trial board or a board of reputable citi-
zens.
Made Police Investigation.
Hunts connection with the Staples
case consisted of the making Of a police
investigation and reporting the facts as
ne found them. and his testimony at
the trial of Staples was confined to that
investigation and such testimony is alb
solutely the truth. He further denies
That he procured witnesses or aff1davits
through coercion, duress or any in
ducements
Hunt further denies that he was ever
approached. or ordered by any of his
superiors to get Staples. or that he
ever mad any conversation with Fred
er1ck Schenck relative to any such thing.
and maintains that any connection he
had with the Staples case will stand
the acid test
The contemplated move Of jacobson
TO test the legality of the grand Jury
report did not disturb the holiday
tranquility in the Office of the corpora
ton counsel, and is not expected to
halt the plans of the Commissioners.
to create special civilian board to dis
pose OF the Staples case for them. Will
lam A. Roberts, acting corporation coun-
sci in the absence of William w Bride.
but indicated that he did not believe any
action Jacobson might take would inter
fere with the program already mapped
out for consideration Of the grand jury's
recommendation.
May Rehearse Staples Case.
Although the plans Of the Commits
sioners to place the fate OF Staples,
Hunt and the unnamed members of the
force who were criticized in the report
in the hands of an unbiased civilian
board are incomplete, Corporation Coun-
sci Bride said the procedure to be fol-
lowed probably might result in a virtual
rehearing Of the Staples case Of three
years ago. It is likely that all OF the
witnesses at Staples trial will be called
before the board as well as the mem
bers of the Police Trial Board, which
recommended his dismissal
Mr.. Bride said his first move Tuesday
will be to confer with officials Of the
Department of Justice and United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover in an ef-
fort to procure from them any infor-
nation in their possession relevant to
the Staples case. Members of the
grand jury which cleared the former
policeman of the charges on which he
was dismissed also are to be invited TO
assist the civilian board
The board is to be composed Of either
three or five men, selected from the
rank Of Washington high type" citi-
zens. The Commissioners are yet I'M
decided whether the board is to be an
inquisitorial or trial body. its status de-
pending entirely on whether the corpo-
ration counsel's Office thinks it will be
necessary to prefer charges.
Will Act on Tuesday.
The method of appointing the board
and its size will be determined by the
Commissioners Tuesday. An effort also
will be made at that time to select the
personnel, although the Commissioners
said yesterday they have no idea whom
they will ask to serve.
Members of the board undoubtedly
will be paid for their services, but the
amount Of compensation is another de-
tail to be settled later. The Commits
sioners say they have an available ap-
preparation of $1,000 that can be used
for this purpose.
The appointment Of special civilian
board to pass upon the grand jury's
recommendation. it was explained BY
Commissioner Luther H Reichelderfer.
is to remove the Staples case entirely
ont of the jurisdiction Of the Police De-
partment as well as the District gov
eminent.