Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
HOSE, FISTS AND CLUB ARE LISTED
AS WEAPONS IN 3D-DECREE CHARGE:
STAPLES HELD VICTIM OF FRAME-UP
Text of Staples Report
Grand Jury Explains Exhaustive Investigation and
Finding That False Testimony Caused Police
mans Observation-Disclosures Asked.

| HE complete text of the special
grand jury report generating
Orville Staples and recommend
Il ing a Seprimand for all members
of theSPolice Department identi-
fled with the so-called Staples case,
follows:
ITO the Honorable Justice of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court
sitting in Criminal Court:
1--WE, the grand jury Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia in
and for the July term, AID. 1881, had
presented to us on August 10. AID. 1881,
by the United States attorney in and
for the District of Columbia the afidavit
of one Frederick A. Schenck, in which
he confesses his part in causing untrue
charges to be made against one Orv1lle
Staples at the time a member of the
Metropolitan Police Department, upon
which charges the said Staples was
brought to trial before a Police Trial
Beard found guilty and dismissed from
the police force.
In this same affidavit the said
,Schenck states that others and himself
gathered false testimony for the pur-
pose of substantiating these charges;
that many members and officials OF the
Metropolitan Police Department were
guilty of corruption and graft and, fur
Their, that two members of the United
States attorneys office were guilty of
misconduct in office. in connection with
their handling of the cases of United
States vs. Clifton Young and Estelle
Robinson and certain cases OF United
States vs.. BesS Dodson.
Thorough Inquiry Requested.
"On the above date the United States
attorney requested this body to thor
oughly investigate these charges and
report to this honorable court.
I'VE wish to advise that an exhaustive
investigation. as requested, was made,
numerous witnessc5 were heard. 1nclud-
ing Frederick A. Schenck. During the
course of the investigation We had the
full cooperation and assistance of Leo
A. Rover, United States attorney. and
special agents of the Bureau of 1nvesti-
cation of the Department of Justice.
We have also been rendered valuable
assistance by Robert j. Allen.
"We,.-the grand jury. report the fol-
lowing findings from our investigation
I'VE find the charges against the
members Of the United States attor-
ney's Office to be false in their entirety.
I'VE have been unable to Substantial
| in any particular any OF the charges
of corruption and graft against any OF
the officials of the Metropolitan Police
| Department.
we find that the testimony against
Orville Staples, on which he was dis
missed from the Metropolitan Police
Department, was false in its entirety;
that it was perjured testimony by in
competent witnesses.
I'VE believe that this perjured testi-
mony was secured by then members of
the Metropolitan Police Department
who gathered these incompetent wit
nesses together and. through coercion,
duress and inducement. caused them to
make false aff1davits and give false tes-
timony
I'VE Go not believe that the dismissal
of Staples from the Police Department
and the incidental public discredit to
him resulting from the above miscon-
duct could have been accomplished
without some knowledge, consent and
| cooperation Of certain members Of the
Metropolitan Police Department, includ-
ing some of its officials.
I'VE believe, as disclosed by this In