Evening star., 1941-07-03

there have been in the District in
three years?"
Il can't say"
Isn't the exact figure more
than 80?
Il should think So"
How many remain unsolved?"
That I can't say
Capt. Hartman explained he had
not worked on a murder since 1887
and his squad was not used to in
vestigate them.
Sent Man to Hotel.
Your squad suggested Mr..
Sauthoff, searches out, uncovers
and raids gambling joints?"
Yes"
How about the one on the top
floor of the Ambassador Hotel?"
Il don't know anything about it"
you've never heard of it?"
I've heard of it
Did you stay away from it?"
Il never stayed away from any
place" said Capt. Hartman in
dignantlv.
Did you go there?"
Il didn't personally. I sent one
of my men"
Did he buy poker chips and play
or what did he do?"
mo, he didn't find any gambling
game. I couldn't find any justifi-
cation for the charge that there
was gambling there"
What gambling is there in the
District"
"A lot of petty gambling. There
always will be-
What is there-crap games, num-
bers racket?
Yes, it is at a minimum now.
1t will never be any lower so far
as I'm concerned"
No big Shots" This Year.
Then you've reached peak of
efficiency?'
Il didn't say that. I don't think
I'll ever reach the peak of efficiency.
I meant that have only four men,
and We are doing all we can"
Have any big shot gamblers been
caught?"
"Oh, yes"
How many in 194l?"
There were not any big shots
here in 194l. The last big shots were
the Warnings, and we sent them to
the penitentiary in 1889"
.'I presume, said Representative
Sauthoff, "rackets are a lot like
dope-they have certain stands. Are
there any numbers racket stands
you know OFF,
No, We break them up as fast as
we find them"
What is your opinion of the eff
cheney of the Police Department in
general or lack of it?"
Considers Police Efficient.
Il think it is as efficient as any
other police department of its size" !"
I'm sorry to differ with YOU"
said the Wisconsin member. It
think it has deplorable record,
especially as it deals with the more
serious crimes, such as murder. I
feel that lot of serious work has
to be done, some of it by us here,
perhaps. Is it your feeling that you
should start out by eradicating
juvenile delinquency?"
Yes"
What have you done about that?"
Maj. Brown is an outstanding
| example of that"
You mean the Boys ClubS?"
"Yes."
That is an excellent idea. Are
there any in the second precinct?"
Maj. Brown intervened to say
there was one at Twelfth and U
streets NV.
Only Way to Promotion.
Mr.. Sauthoff asked if it were not
true that outstanding detectives
went back to uniformed work be-
cause it was the only way they
| could win promotion. Mr.. Hartman
said that was true.
DO you agree with that system?"
mo, 1 think a good investigator
should be kept at that work"
Further questions elected from
the witness that he did not think
the promotion system fair, because
an inspector could hold a man
down by marking down his eff
cheney rating, which counted half
of the mark he received when TAX
ing an examination.
Il am victim of the system"
Mr.. Hartman added.
What do you mean, a victim?"
Mr.. Hebert demanded.
The officer explained that once,
when he went up for a promotion,
an inspector marked down his eff
cheney rating so low that it counter
balanced the high mark he made
on the test.
II could have made 100 per cent
on the mental test" he said, "and
1t wouldn't have made any differ
ence."
Efficiency Put First.
Don't you think" he was asked,
'it is more important to raise the
efficiency of the Detective Bureau
before we do anything else?"
That is my opinion"
DO you like your present job?"
asked Representative Hebert.
Il would rather not answer that
question"
Mr.. Hartman said he wanted to
make 1t clear that he had not been
treated unfairly by any one" He
added: This is the first time I've
ever been called to discuss a mat
ter of this kind before congress
sional committee. I don't talk to
any one. even to the major and
superintendent, unless he asks me.
! I make a report to him every three