Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-23
GLASSFORD VISITS
PRATT At OFFICE
IN COURTESY CALL
Retiring Police Head Chats
Informally With Man Who
Will Take Post.
AZ VETERAN OFFICERS
GIVEN EXAMINATIONS
Commissioners Await Report of
Committee of Lawyers in Staples
Case Inquiry.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. GlaSsford, who
takes over the helm Of the Metropolitan
Police Department November l6, Wis
tied police headquarters today and made
a courtesy call on Maj. Henry G. Pratt,
the man he is to succeed.
At the same time AZ police veterans,
the last of the group of 107 ordered
before the Board of Police and Fire Sur
geons, underwent a rigid physical eX-
animation to determine their fitness Tor
further duty. Only two ranking off,
GERS were in the final group OF 42-ln-
spectors Louis J. Stoll and Albert J.
Headley. The rest were privates.
Lawyers Report Awaited.
Otherwise developments in the police
situation were unchanged. The Com
miSSionerS are still awaiting the report
OF the committee OF lawyers appointed
to investigate the grand jury's charges
against the Police Department in the
Staples case and Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride continued his study
of the evidence of Sc cases of alleged
police brutality uncovered by the De-
partment of Justice in the recent in
quiry to determine whether disciplinary
action should be taken against any of
the policemen involved.
Gen. Glassford's visit at police head
quarters was one of those unarranged
affairs and was actuated by desire of
the new police superintendent to meet
his predecessor. The two chatted cor
daily and touched informally and only
briefly on police affairs.
Will Report Tomorrow.
With the examinations of the LOT
rnlfpo nff1pnrc N0r1nlnfaH tho MpiiPai
Board is planning to submit its find
ings tomorrow to the Police and Fire
mems Retiring and Relief Board. The
Retirement Board has arranged to
meet in the board room of the District
Building at 10 o'clock to receive the
report. Until that time, the fate OF
all the men who took the examination,
with the exception of Maj. Pratt, will
remain secret.
1t is a foreeone conclusion, however.
that number of the veteran officers
are to be retired as a result OF the
examinations.
Other Officers May Go.
Rumors persist that Inspector Ston Is
one of the men to be placed on the re-
tired list. Several detective Sergeants
at headquarters and a police captain
also are said to have been found phys
ically incapacited for continued duty.
In addition to Inspectors Stoll and
Headley, the men examined today are
w. D. Ballinger. Thomas A. BlaSey,
Lewis A.. Carlin, w F. Hopkins, Frank
M Howard, Frank Ippolito, Jerome
jenkins, Edward M. Jet. Benjamin H
Johnson Norris w. Jones. Leigh R.
Keech, Albert r. Lamb, Harry A. j.
Lanahan, John W. Kite. Frank Leer,
Willis Lephfew, j. r. Lotus. Arthur L.
Lucas, Thomas A. Lusby. jeremiah Nc
Carthy, William W. McGregor. John S.
Miller, Joseph E. Morgan, w. j. Nealon,
George T. Newton, Frank Nussbaum,
John OConnell, William w. Orme,
Charles c. Parker, James M. Peterson,
w. A Reith, Thomas B. Scanlon, John
C. Smith, Joseph M. Smith, Waverly F.
Thornhill, William j. Wagner, Edward
v. Wall, Stephen ]. Walsh and Samuel
I. Young.
The next development in the police
is expected to come upon re-
ceipt by the Commissioners of the re-
port of the committee of lawyers. The
committee is understood to have COM
pleted its inquiry, and Henry P. Blair,
chairman, has indicated that the re-
port would be in the hands of the
Commissioners very soon" However,
the report had not arrived at the Dis
trict Building at an early hour this
afternoon, although 1t had been eX-
pected yesterday afternoon.
Findings Closely Guarded.
The grand jury report which the
committee investigated, charged that
former Policeman Staples was removed
from the force three years ago as the
result of a frame up" and recon-
mended the punishment of those re-
sponsible, and the reinstatement Of
Staples. The findings of the investiga-
tors have been closely guarded. and
District officials insist they have not
been given an intimation as to the
nature of the report.
The committee in its investigation
has questioned virtually all of the
witnesses who testified before the grand
jury with the exception Of former
Policeman Frederick A. Schenck, a
prisoner at the District Jail, who re-
fused to be interviewed by the lawyers
unless witnesses were present.
Delay in submission of the committees
report is understood to be due to
rehearing granted Staples at his own
request. Staples was before the COM
mittee several hours today, testifyiag,
it was said, concerning reports that
Schenck was on the verge of recanting
the story he told the grand jury which
led to the issuance of the special report
criticizing the police. Schenck several
days ago denied the report, and insisted
he was a participant in the alleged
frame NM of Stan1pS