Evening star., 1939-02-17
Officers Mentioned
In Uppermon Story
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BULLETIN.

Robert Gates, special assistant
to the Attorney General, said to-
day that the resignation of three
United States marshals attached
to District Court had been OBJ
tained "at the instance of the
Department of Justice"
United States Marshal John B.
Colpoys today forced the designations
OF three of his deputy marshals, they
said. without giving them an oppor-
tunity to vindicate themselves.
Only a few minutes before the
deputies issued their statement, Mr..
Colpoys denied to The Star that he
was dropping any of his deputies
with the exception of John B. Up
perman, who is involved in charges
OF jury-flxing in the Warning case.
Later, he confirmed the fact that he
had asked for the three designations.
This followed announcement by
Mr.. Colpoys of the appointment to-
day OF two new deputies. William
Christopher Hoch and Charles r.
Brite. One of these. Mr.. Colpoys
said, will succeed Upperman.
The three deputies leaving are
Michael Emmett Broderick, who was
accused of speeding and fighting
with a policeman after his arrest:
John Crawford and William Gates.
the last two who were said by Up-
perman to have accepted gratuities
IN the form of Christmas presents.
Say They Were Forced Out.
Mr.. Broderick said that when thew
saw Mr.. Colpoys early this after
noon he made them resign and had
| their designations written out and
ready for them to sign.
Under compulsion, they asserted.
they signed. Mr.. Broderick quoted
Mr. Coipoys as saying that he "has
10 clean house and Mr.. Broderick
ADDED he had not even been tried on
the Police Court charge.
Justices Daniel w. ODonoehue
and Jennings Bailey went personal.
ly to Mr.. Colpoys to intercede for
the dropped deputy marshals. Mr..
Broderlck asserted, declaring that
the Jurists told the United States
marshal that these men were VIC
TINS of circumstances"
l.
Mr. Broderick had quoted the
United States marshal as declining
10 give them an opportunity to ex-
plain and he would not even saw
who gave the orders for their resig-
nations.
Declared Not G-Men.
The marshal explained that the
Two new deputies are not G-men.
although some of his associates be.
lleVed they were. One fills Upper-
mans place. and the other fills a
vacancy created by confirmation bv
the Senate of T. Alan Goldsborough
as District judge, Mr.. Colpoys said.
Later, when the other new justice
to which District Court is entitled
Is confirmed, said Mr.. Colpoys, an
other new deputy will be appointed.
Mr.. Colpoys. in issuing the state
ment on the deputies, took occasion
to deny that he was contemplating
resigning his office
Customarily, new appointments
are made on the 18th and 1st of the
month, but today's appointments
were effective Immediately, and the
new men were being instructed in
the routine of the office, including
the handling of prisoners in court
and other matters.
Today's moves by Mr.. Colpoys
came while Justice Department at
torneys were making plans to bring
all United States deputy marshals
under civil service, as advocated by
Attorney General Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy yesterday, comment
ing on disclosures in the alleged
attempts to bribe the Warning case
jury, declared This local case
ought to outrage the sensibilities of
everybody" He added that it should
smooth the way for bringing the
deputies under civil service and i'm
proving standards for court attaches
in general
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tlon is cooperating in all phases
OF the case, he revealed.