Evening star., 1933-11-23
Pair Are Accused of Accept
ing $40 to Release Man
Held for Speeding.
TWO OTHERS ARE TRIED
ON SIMILAR ALLEGATION
D. c. Supreme Court Considers Case
of Duo-Receipt of $50 From
Bootlegger Claimed.


arrested last night for the alleged ex-
tortion of money from a motorist they
had taken into custody for speeding
earlier in the week. The officers are
John R. LIE Foe, 33, Of l424 Trinidad
avenue northeast, and Henry L. Woods
30, of 914 Irving street northeast, and
few hours after their arrest jury in
the District Supreme Court was con-
Sidering the case of two other policemen
charged with extortion
The pair arrested today were victims
OF trap set after Wayne B. King, 90
colored, 700 block of Girard street, had
complained to police authorities that
Woods and LIE Foe had arranged to let
him off on speeding charge If he
would give them $40.
Immediately after their arrest, both
men were released under $500 bond
The cases against them were presented
to the grand jury this morning with
out first going through the customary
Police Court hearing.
Trap Is Arranged.
According to Capt. J. E. Bobo, night
supervisor of the Police Department.
who, with Inspector Benjamin A. Lamb
OF the Traffic Bureau, arranged a trap
which led to the apprehension Of the
two men, two marked IS bills were
found on LIE Foe at the second precinct
after he had kept an appointment with
King last night. The money was dis
covered in the traffic officers glove
Capt. Bobo said Woods was arrested
later when he reported to the precinct
He was implicated in the alleged ex-
tortion by statement King gave police
officials.
King first came in contact with
Woods when he was arrested for speed.
ing on November 10, according Il
police. He later appeared in Police
Court and paid SO fine On Mon.
day of this week Woods and LIE Foe
arrested the man again, his statemen,
AYERS, on a. speeding charge He sale
they took him to the station house
but stopped in front and agreed moi
to book him if he would deliver the
SlU 10 tnem.
An appointment was. made for trans.
fer OF the money that night, accord.
ing to King, and Capt. Bobo followed
MN to Georgia avenue and w street;
to await developments. Neither Of the
officers showed up, and a second ap-
pointment later was effected for last
night. The same marked bills were
used last night as had been intended
for the trap on Monday.
Followed 10 Scene.
King was followed to the scene oi
W. j. Cunningham and Joseph D. Har-
rington OF the Traffic Bureau. They
were expected TO be important witnesses
Up to the time Of their suspension
last night LIE Foe and Woods had
served 8 and 5 years, respectively. in
the Police Department. Both have good
records.
Meanwhile charges that two suspend
ed vice squad detectives eXtorted $50
from bootlegger for going easy" on
one of his liquor runners were in the
hands Of the jury in District Supreme
Court. verdict is expected this after
noon.
The men on trial, Detectives Harry
G. Bauer and Rudolph Schleichert. are
sale Co have "extorted" the $50 from
Henry Milton, we'll known bootlegger.
Milton. however, had informed authori-
ties of the alleged extortion attempt,
according to the Governments evidence
had been marked by police officials,
who were watching the transaction from
a nearby hiding place.
Bauer and Schleichert accepted an
envelope containing the marked money
from Alfred Dudley. Millions liquor
runner, at Eighth and L streets on the
morning of october 80. The two de-
tectvieS were Immediately arrested by
the watching police officials.
Deny knowledge of Money.
At the trial both accused men ad-
mitted they had accepted the envelope,
but told the jury they thought it con-
tanned information pertaining to boot.
Logging activities which Milton had
promised to give them in exchange for
any consideration that might be shown
Dudley, who had previously been ar
rested by the defendants. They said
they did not know the envelope con-
tanned money until it was opened In
their presence at police headquarters.
At Eighth and L streets. when ques-
toned by Lieut.. Oscar ]. Letterman,
Bauer denied having the envelope
which Dudley had handed him. He
testified he was so "dumfounded" by
the sudden appearance of his supe-
riors that he did not realize Letter.
mans question referred to the envelope
given him by Dudley. Letterman first
asked for the package" handed over
by Dudley, and then. according to his
testimony, said, where's the en-
velope?"
Schleichert, who had been handed
the envelope by Bauer, also said he did
not realize it was the one Letterman
was seeking
The defendants were represented by
Attorneys Joseph Kelly and Harry
Whelan. Assistant United States At
torneys John j. Sirica and Irwin Gold
stein prosecuted the case.
Roper Is in Cincinnati.
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