The Washington times., 1937-02-24
GAREYCHARGES
ARE DENIED
BY NICE

ANNAPOLIS, Mo, req. IA
blanket denial of charges made by
Mai. Enoch B. Carey, deposed
head of State police, that the gov
ernor had issued a direct order
that the superintendent take a
rescue party across the ice to Tan.
gier Island last year, was issued
today by Governor Harry w. Nice.
The governor also denied Garey's
assertion that the executive played
politics with the department. The
charges were made last night by
Major Carey before Senate COM
mittee investigating the State DO
lice department.
Major Carey, who told the COM
mittee that his lips had been sealed
while he was head of the depart
ment. appeared as first witness in
the Senate probe of the State po-
lice. The only other witness
called last night was Mrs. Marie
Bauernschmidt.
Major Carey told the commit
tee that Governor Nice had issued
a direct order to HIM to take an
expedition across the ice of Chesa-
peake Bay in 1886 to the relief
of residents of Tangier Island,
which resulted in the death of
Sergeant Wilbur " Hunter.
Governor Informed
He further said the governor
was fully aware of the conditions
on the bay that day because
Carey had told him of the i'm
pending storm shortly before the
expedition departed.
Carey further testified that he
had been given no word Of en-
couragement from the governor in
the subsequent investigation of
the fatal trip, but had been left
to take the full blame for the
death of Sergeant Hunter.
In addition, the former head of
the police force said that he had
been ordered by the governor to
punish, in some way, two men on
his department because of politi-
cal reasons. He testified he had
told the governor he would re-
fuse to take such action.
He accused J. Purdon Wright,
who preceded Carey as head Of
the police department, with al
legedly interfering in the affairs
of the police.
He testified the governor had
asked him to do something"
against DR.. Bubert and Sergeant
Linhard. The governor allegedly
told Carey they were working
against him, Carey said. Carey
said he refused to take any action.
Carey told the committee, on
cross examination, that Governor
Nice had interfered in his depart
ment to the extent of telling what
officers to retain in his office and
which ones to send out in the
State, in at least one instance.
Officer Is Cited
The former head Of the depart
ment said that one Of his officers,
Sergeant Major Carlson, had spied
in his private papers to the extent
Of taking one of them, which
Carey thought had been destroyed,
and producing it at the trial of
the four policemen charged with
improper conduct by allegedly as
sisting in mulcting motorists on
the Washington Boulevard
The former superintendent of
police said:
"The governors last two Sug.
geStionS to me were to promote
J. j. Thompson and Officer Tay-
lOr. who were later brought to
trial as the result of investiga-
tion of the Washington Boule-
ward affair. This / refused to do.
Il have evidence that J. Pur-
don Wright took Thompson to
the office Of the Governor to get
the Governor to intercede on
Thompson'S behalf.
POLICEMEN INDICTED
"These accused policemen are
now indicted by a Howard
County grand jury"
Mrs. BauernSchmidt reiterated
her radio talk of a few weeks ago
in which she accused Sergt. Men
ash Katz, aide to the Governor, of
offering, while in uniform, to pur-
chase whiskey for her at a re-
duced rate. She said she seriously
considered preferring charges
against Katz. The sergeant was
a witness to the hearing in the bal.
cony Of the Senate.
Capt. Edwin Nick. johnson, of
the police department, who had
been ordered to outside work by
Major Carey was to have testified
but, due to the lateness of the
hour, his testimony was postponed
until Thursday night when the
committee will reconvene.
The committee plans to give the
Governor an opportunity to an.
swer the charges at a date conven.
lent to the Governor.