Evening star., 1932-08-01
D. c. GRAND Jury
OPENS RIOT PROBE
Capital Police at JohnstoWn
Seek Witnesses From
Bonus Army.
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he indicated the matter would not be
taken up tomorrow.
He said he was through with the as
sault cases, and that another phase Of
the bonus disorders would be gone into
when he appears before the grand jury
again.
Mr.. Rover said he did not know when
the grand jury would act if it should
decide to return any indictments.
Although no definite announcement
was forthcoming, it was understood Mr..
Dodds would handle all cases except
the three presented this morning by Mr..
Rover. Dodds was appointed Assistant
Attorney General after his successful
prosecution of cases arising from an in
vestigation of the F. H. Smith Co.,
nearly two years ago.
Directed to Assist.
The Attorney General directed him
''to assist in the trial of any case or
cases, including grand jury proceedings
and civil and criminal trials" arising
out of the bonus riots.
In formal commission the Attorney
General informed him that several Sec
tionS Of the District and United States
codes had been violated lin connection
with the bonus army evacuation by un-
known persons"
The Attorney Generals commission
to Mr. Dodds said:
You are directed to use all possible
efforts to ascertain the identity Of the
persons involved in the commission of
these offenses and to present to the
grand jury all pertinent evidence con-
corning them"
The laws alleged to have been vio-
lated by the unknown persons" cover
assault, assault on a policeman, affray
forcible entry on property, depradations
on property. conspiracy to commit an
offense against the Government and
seditiouS conspiracy. The last charge
overthrow the Government, to oppose
the Government by force or to use
force in the taking of Government
property.
The witnesses against Mccoy in
clude Policemen Henry H. Prince Of
the third precinct, Sergt. r. B. Car
roll and S. M Hartung of the second
precinct; w. C.. Lewis of the Traffic
|. Bureau and r. C. Peterson of the first
precinct.
Involved in Several Cases.
Mr.. Rover said evidence involving
Mccoy in several assault cases would
be presented to the grand jury.
The other men against whom indict-
mentS charging merely assault are
being sought are Brotis Saulkner and
John o. Olsen. Saulkner is charged
with an assault on Policeman John
E. Winters and Olson is alleged to
have assaulted Policeman Richard O.
Bankkert of the Traffic Bureau.
The witnesses in the Saulkner case
are Policeman Miles Znamenaeck, who
fired several shots during latter riot
Thursday. and Policemen Prince and
Winters. These called before the grand
jury in the Olson case are Bankkert
and Policeman Albert r. Lamb.
MI. Rover said the grand jury would
not be given any evidence concerning
the second riot Thursday, in which one
bonus marcher was fatally shot, until
after coronerS inquest into the death
has been completed. The inquest
scheduled for today, was postponed be-
cause Of presence of witnesses before
the grand jury.
Evidence concerning activities Of EN-
manuel Levin of New York, one of the
alleged leaders of the radical element
among the bonus marchers. is being
prepared, Mr.. Rover said, and will be
presented to the grand jury at a later
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been fixed. Levin is being held without
charges while authorities check his rec
ord as a Communist agitator in New
York and Washington.
Levin, one of the men upon whom
President Hoover has placed the blame
for Thursdays disorders, today accepted
| responsibility for the bonus disturb
! ances, but dis 'laimed blame for the
br1ck-throwing and shooting.
All three men involved in the present
grand jury inquiry are under arrest,
having been taken into custody by DO
lice during the brick-throwing episode.
Local police were in JohnstoWn, Pa.
| today seeking additional witnesses for
the grand jury. They continued on to
Pittsburgh to confer with United States
Commissioner Ray Patton Smith, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
AS colonization of the Waterbury
acreage was getting under way today,
Maj. L. J. H. Herwig, U. S. A, retired,
of the Tilden Hall Apartments. offered
to the B. E. F. as refuge 400-acre
farm in Fauquier County, Va, extend
ing to the corporation limits of Upper
vile. He wired the offer to B. E. F.
officials at Johnstown, and is awaiting
their reply. He said the land has an
old farm house on it.
Waters Pleads for Aid.
Returning to the Capital from Johns
town, Pa, Comdr. Walter W. Waters is
sued a statement here this afternoon
calling on bonus marchers and citizens
interested in the economic independ-
ence of the United States to organize in
their respective States for the battle
that confronts US"
Waters denied he had called for a
massing of bonus marchers or other I'M
employed, either here or at Johnstown.
II merely am inviting the men, women
and children driven from Washington
by Hoover'S bayonets to join me in the
B. E. T. colony which is being founded
in Maryland. All accommodations in
Maryland will be necessary for those"
he said.
He said he wished "to make 1t clear
that the camp at Waterbury, Md, is to
be kept separate from the Khaki Shirt
movement, although all persons who
are housed there are expected eventual
ly to join the bigger movement.
Waterbury will be haven only for
those unfortunates who were forced out
OF Washington" he said.
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