Evening star., 1935-03-26
WITNESS UNABLE.
TO NAME "T|P-0FF"
Proprietor of Cafe Near
Raid Scene Heard "Voice
in the Air."
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formula for determining promotions.
He also advocated consolidation OF the
metropolitan and park police forces.
Asked about prostitution in his pre-
cinct, Bowers said, There is very
little"
The committee recessed for luncheon
after hearing Bowers.
More Patrolmen Needed.
Capt. Mansfield, the first witness
told the committee his precinct COW
cred an area of nearly four square
miles. with population of 10000 Its
personnel of 70 men, he said, is made
quate properly to patrol the precinct.
Mansfield read a report he submit
ted last year to Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police. recommend
ing 18 additional men. He explained,
however he co,44d use now Is addi-
tional foot patyolmen and six motor
cycle officers At this point Mansfield
leaned back in his chair and nearly
fell over. II thought I was in the
station house" he apologized. The
committee members laughed.
MarBfleld, in response to questions
by Fitzpatrick, said he believed the
civil service system for appointment
of members of the force should be
retained but efficiency ratings should
be handled exclusively by the precinct
commanders and the major and
superintendent.
Like other captains who preceded
him, Mansfield said merger OF the
Metropolitan and Park Police forces
would be mighty good thing.
Mansfield testified there were six
murders in his precinct last year, all
involving colored persons. All six, he
said, were cleared up by members of
his precinct.
Police Trial Boards.
Asked for his views on the Trial
Board, Mansfield said he thought the
officer accused should be allowed to
determine the type of board-either
civilian or police board.
In response to further questions
about gambling and prostitution in
his precinct, Mansfield declared:
"I didn't come here with a halo
around my head. OF course. We have
gambling, but it's petty. and I don't
believe I have had half dozen COM
plants about prostitution since have
been at No g."
Mansfield then advocated manda-
tory Jail sentence for prostitutes, cou-
pied with stiff" fine. He said the
present s25 penalty is too small.
Mansfield pointed out that in De-
troit these women are sentenced to
spend a night in the morgue, but he
thought that penalty is too grue-
some"
Next, Mansfield urged voluntary
25-year retirement law for policemen,
with compulsory retirement after 80
years of service. The department, he
said, should be composed of young
men.
Fred Testifies.
Fred followed Mansfield, and said
he had seen Cept. Morgan only once
and that was when he went to the
fifth precinct station to make COM
plant about suspicious character
who had Been seen around his place
Of business.
During that visit, Fred said, the
raid at 113 3 street was discussed.
He declared ne told Morgan some one
passed him on the street and said:
Watch your front at 2 o'clock !
don't know who it was 1t was just
In the air."
WAS that remark addressed to
you?" inquired Fitzpatrick.
mo-" he replied.
do you know who 1t WASP" asked
Fitzpatrick.
NO." declared Fred. II put two
and two together after the raid, that
Pressed by Fitzpatrick, Fred am
plif1ed his previous statement and
said the remark came from a group
of several men who passed his place
Of business.
Fred insisted he did not pay any
attention 20 the person who made the
remark, but he was certain it oc-
CURED between 10 and 10:30 am, on
the day Of the raid
Informer Not Identified.
Fitzpatrick called attention 10 Capt.
Morgan's testimony in which be said
Fred had told him a certain per-
son" came by his place and told
him to stand at his front door at 2
O'Clock and he would "see some
thing"
Fred said certain portions of Nor
gan's testimony were incorrect He