Evening star., 1934-10-27
M'OONAlD'S HOME
GUARDEDBYPOL|CE
Underworld Combed for
Clues as New Threat
Is Reported.
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their determination to raid gambling
houses and to follow operators from
place to place, If necessary, In q
move to drive the racketeers out OF
town.
Temporary delay in this plan was
said to have been decided upon only
to allow police officials to concentrate
attention on the murder case.
Leaders OF an Emergency Commit
tee Of so members Of the bar asso-
citation also met late yesterday and
perfected plans for the mass meeting
OF protest. to be called at pm
Monday, under the Craftsmanship OF
Attorney Robert N. Miller.
Speakers Listed.
Speakers will include Commissions
Ha1en, United States Attorney Leslie
c. Garnett, Corporation Counsel e
Barrett Prettyman, Police Chief
Brown, F. Regis Noel, president Of
the District Bar Association, who
proposed the mass meeting at q
luncheon Thursday of the associa-
ton, and a nationally known author
ity on crime, whose name will be
announced later.
While the meeting will be open tc
the general public, special invitation,
were being sent out today to civic
and church leaders and q list of pub
lie officials
Lieut.. John Fowler, police ballistics
expert, and Detective Floyd Truscott
of headquarters went to Rockville to
confer over the evidence in the Ia
koma Park shooting with Stedman
Prescott, States attorney for Mont
gomery County, who has asked the
full cooperation OF local police.
The fatal bullet, five shotgun shell:
elected from pump gun and num-
Der of cigarette butts and matches left
at the scene by the killers we're ex-
amined by Fowler and Truscott. The
clues, described as the only tangible
ones developed so far, were left with
Montgomery authorities. although
Prescott said they would be turned
over to the local department should
this be requested.
The pick Of Washington's crime in
vestigators are working through q
maze of rumors and false tips" In
an effort to CLEAN some useful infor-
nation. In the meantime, Mcdonald
Montgomery County authorities said,
remained in Seclusion at his home
and furnished no additional informa-
ton to the motive for the crime
At the press conference yesterday
laI
that a number Of local citizens had
requested that the Department OF
Justice take q hand in the inVesti-
CATION.
Cummings. who was present at
the bar meeting and expressed ap-
proval when members suggested they
launch a campaign against crime in
the District, explained that the De-
partment cannot accede TO the re-
quest that its agents participate in the
Wilson case
1t is the policy Of the department
to go into a case only when specific
Federal statutes are violated. Wash
ington is regarded in the same light
as any other city, and the department
feels no city should expect 1t to take
over police enforcement.
Mass Meeting Planned.
Mondays mass meeting was planned
last night by Mr. Noel. George Maurice
Morris, head Of the Emergency Com
mittee of Sixty; Charles " INLAY, vice
chairman, and Albert w. Fox, Secre-
tary, at a conference in Mr.. Morris
Office
Lieut.. George NJ. Little of the police
vice squad said today gamblers have
done only about "one tenth" their
usual business since the investigat ton
started.
Lieut.. Little had information that
about half the gaming houses were in
operation last night, and these catering
to a dwindling clientele
Police have orders to inform build
ing inspectors after gaming raids with
with view to learning II the building
code has been violated through the in
stallation of barricaded doors and the
obstruction Of fire escapes.