Evening star., 1934-12-16
Testimony of Dealings With
Policemen Causes
Bribe Inquiry.
NAMES OF OFFICERS
REVEALED TO BROWN
Representative Patman Also Will
Ask for Quiz of Probationary
Freeing of Prisoners.

An admission that he had inter-
ceded on behalf of two "bootleggers'
who were trying to regain possession
Of vehicles seized by police last night
brought from the District Parole
Board an order revoking the parole
of Harry Yudelevit.
Yudelevit's testimony in the parole
case involved two policemen, who were
said to have appeared friendly" to
the overtures of the two "bootleggers, !"
and their names and other data have
been turned over to Maj. Ernest W..
Brown, superintendent of police.
An investigation has been started
by police officials to determine if there
was any bribe taken or any attempt
made to bribe the officers, it was re-
ported.
Patman to Ask Probe.
Another development yesterday was
o declaration by Representative Pat
man, Democrat of Texas, that he
would seek an investigation of the
Parole Board by the House District
Committee as soon as Congress meets.
He was concerned over release on
parole of several hardened criminals"
and cited the fact that in one or
more cases paroles had to be revoked.
IT am convinced that conditions
brought out in connection with the
parole of those prisoners is prima
facie evidence that something is
wrong" Patman said. Paroles should
be carefully guarded, and not be
granted to hardened criminals. A
person convicted three times, in my
opinion. is a hardened criminal and
should be kept in jail"
Wilbur La Roe, jr.. acting chairman
Of the Parole Board: has contended
many times that the Parole Board now
is incapable of meeting the RESPONSE
bilities placed on it because of lack of
sufficient number of field officers, cleri-
cal staff and other personnel, includ-
ing medical examiners.
While not commenting on the Pat
man statement, La Roe said last night
that he had spent about 500 Of his
own money in the last two or three
weeks to handle the work of the board.
He said he spent Sd last night to have
the Yudelevit hearing data typed.
Members of the Parole Board serve
without salary and the board has
staff Of two, secretary and one field
oficer.
Yudelevit, convicted on charge OF
assault with dangerous weapon, was
sentenced to term of 10 years, which
began May 20, 1882. He was released
on parole July IA, 1884. La Roe said
the board had not required that Yu-
delevit serve all of the eight years,
but that he would be taught "a good
lesson"
Yudelevit Has Record.
Yudelevit, said to have been at one
time one of the leading bootleg
gers" of Washington, making spe-
cialty of using smoke screen autos
in rum running was convicted OF
forgery and uttering, violations OF the
national prohibition act, transporta-
ton and possession, and assault to
kill as we'll as the case involved in the
parole matter. In that case Yudelevlt
was convicted with John Kendrick,
now in prison, who was charged with
operating a machine gun with which
Policeman Thomas Bacon was shot.
Yudelevit told the Parole Board that
on numerous occasions prior to his
latest conviction he had bribed po-
licemen, the bribes aggregating many
hundreds of dollars" La Roe reported.
ION September IA, while on parole,
Yudelevit received telephone call
from a nortrious bootlegger, asking
him to aid the bootlegger in certain
important negotiations with two po-
1icemen," the board reported.
"Yudelevit met the bootleggers by
appointment in a liquor store near
Fourteenth and U streets and to-
gether they walked to Fourteenth and
P streets. There they met, by pre-
arrangement, two policemen whose
names are known by bureau of the
Government and by this board. The
four had a conference, on the street
corner, in the course of which the two
notorious bootleggers sought the aid
of the two policemen in obtaining the
release of the impounded trucks.
"Yudelevit's testimony is that the
policemen promised to cooperate.
l IiCIC ID 1lO CNAoCLSC eAAoV eAiS AAAoAASJ
was passed during the conference,
but the fact that two policemen met
by prearrangement two bootleggers
and promised to cooperate with them
in releasing the conflScated trucks,
creates, if true. condition the grav-
ity of which need not be enlarged
upon by this board"
n;red With McDonaId
LaRoe said that previously Yude-
Levitt had acted on behalf of boot
logger, an old acquaintance, in han
ding a telephone contact that was
being tapped" The parolee was said
to have talked with an official of the
telephone company about the situa-
ton.
Yudelevit was returned to Jail about
three weeks ago on an entirely differ
ent charge than that for which his
parole was revoked. LaRoe issued the
warrant for his arrest when he re-
ceived reports that the parolee had
had dinner at restaurant with
Mickey Mcdonald, reputed gambling
operator. Mcdonald was said to have
been the quarry of gunner who sew
eral weeks ago murdered Allen Will
son, newspaper route agent, as he
stopped in front of McDonalds resi-
dence
Yudelevit said he had dined with
Mcdonald with the intention OF ask
ing for loan.