Evening star., 1939-02-16
Worrin9 Jury Case
Assoi|ed by Murphy,
Ordering Cleanup
'Disgroce,' He Asserts;
Deputy Standards
Will Be Raised

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Warning brothers for conspiracy
to detraud Government of in
come tdreS from numbers game
7Uas tollo,Ded by nistriol in sec
ond court case, ,Dhich ended
abruptly ,Oith reDeiation of plot
to approach jurors, Deputy
United States Marshal John Up
perman tDas among those facing
contempt citation, groWing out
OF alleged jury-tampering. Pre-
Diously another deputy 1Uas fired
, Dhen funds disappeared from
n1arShaPs Office.
Attorney General Murphy said to-
day the full force of the Justice De-
partment has been thrown behind
concerted efforts to clean up the
disgrace" on the administration of
Justice involved in disclosure of al
legged attempts to corrupt the juries
In the Warning income tax fraud
trials here.
Declaring that this local case
ought to outrage the sensibilities of
everybody" Mr.. Murphy said it
should smooth the way for bringing
all United States deputy marshals
under Civil Service and elevating
personnel standards generally.
The Attorney General revealed
that Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents are cooperating fully in
investigation of all aspects of the
case, in which Deputy Marshal John
B. Upperman already has pleaded
guilty to a contempt of court citation
involving charges that he accepted
. money from Emmitt Warning and
passed on gifts of liquor from EN-
mitt Warning to jurors trying the
alleged numbers game operator.
Mr.. Murphy said he conferred this
morning with United States Attor-
ney David A. Pine, United States
Marshal John B. Colpoys and F. B.
I. Director j. Edgar Hoover in order
to make clear his determination that
this thing ought to be cleaned up
thoroughly and quickly"
Praises Pines Work.
The Attorney General emphasized
that calling of this conference
should not be considered any re-
Election on handling of the investi-
cation so far.
Il think Mr.. Pine is doing excel
lent work." he said.
Mr.. Murphy's comments on the
Warning case scandal came in con-
nection with general discussion of
plans to improve the administra-
ton OF justice nationally.
I'VE have duty to have the ad-
ministration Of justice on such a
status that the people aren't worry
ing about it," he said. THE people
have a right to confidence in its
integrity and we are going to see
that everything possible is done to
make it so.'
Mr.. Murphy emphasized that he
had confidence in the general in
tegrity Of courts, but that such in
stances as the Manton case in New
York. involving Federal judge, and
the Warning case here were dis
Aconcerting to the general public"
FavOrs Merit System.
This local case,' he continued
suggests questions about whether
We are doing everything that can
be done in the way of investigation
and maintenance of standards. We
have been going into it thoroughly
during the past week"
Declaring that he knew of no good
reason why deputy marshals should
not be under civil service, Mr..
: Murphy said the Justice Depart
ment would urge the adoption of a
law to bring the marshals under the
merit system.
In the meantime, he said, the
department is acting Immediately
to tighten personnel standards. He
said he planned to send out soon a
general communication to all United
States marshals instructing them
to review their personnel standards
and set up minimum requirements.
These requirements, he said,
should include an educational stand
ard, freedom from certain kinds of
records, age limits and "other quail
hcations that careful personnel ad-
miniStration call for"
"A case like this" he said, HELPS
those of us who want to elevate
personnel and administration stand
ards to do So"
The department is working out
the details of what these standards
should be, he added, and also is
surveying all bills pending in Con-
gress that would bring deputy
marshals under civil service in order
to work out plan that will be sup
ported by the department.
Mr.. Murphy said he did not be-
lieve United States marshals them
selves should be brought under
civil service because there was no
need for it.
Saying that he had. been very
close" to investigation of the al
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