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handle the internal affairs of his

ndIiQle tle INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF his
own command"
One of the fellows doing this
spv work" continued Representative
Schultz, was friendly to one of the
men doing police work and told him
he was being watched. Does not
that demoralize the force?"
1T does" admitted Capt. Tru-
scott. There have been a number
Of reports turned in against police
men. I saw one of them against
an officer in my own precinct"
Fear Declared Present.
Capt. Truscott explained that it is
necessary for policemen to procure
information by contracting all types
of persons - gamblers, prostitutes
and racketeers.
But the men are afraid TO keep
up some of those contacts" he said,
for fear of having a report turned
in on them. Personally, would be
afraid 10 make some contacts I have
used in the past.
The men feel that is being done
on them. Whether their fear is
justified or not l do not know But
anything that creates that feeling is
bad and should be eliminated"
S. Fee for Assignments.
Capt Truscott closed his testimony
by pointing out that a number OF
officers must be taken off patrol
duty for special assignments at
social functions. Griffith Stadium
and places where private affairs are
held.
Representative Schultz suggested
that the department charge fee of
s. for each officer assigned TO such
affairs Commissioner Young said
the proposal would be given con-
sideration.
The committee will resume its in
vestigation tomorrow at 10 m. with
Capts. jeremiah Sullivan Of the sec
ond precinct and John Fowler of
the thirteenth precinct as the wit
neSses. Chairman Schultz described
these two precincts as the toughest
in town"
Hebert Impressed.
Representative Hebert was so i'm
pressed yesterday with the testimony
of Capt. Callahan that he afterward
declared:
Capt. Callahan had the courage
to bring out something I had sus-
pected. He has done a service to
the District. which should bring him
commendation from every decent
and Law abiding citizen.
1T is significant to me that Capt.
Callahan is the only member of the
police force who has attended the
police training school of the Federal
Bureau OF Investigation.
Capt Callahan has lifted the lid
of the Police Department ] expect
Capt. Truscott to do the same thing
when he takes the witness stand"
Under questioning. Capt. Callahan
admitted that politics" may effect
Police Department promotions. and
that perhaps at one time there was
a clique in the organization.
Claims "InfOrmers" Active.
Asked by Chairman Schultz
whether there is "Gestapo" in
the department itself headed by
"a fellow who once tapped wires
here" Capt Callahan declared:
There has arisen within the de-
partment generally within the last
few years an all-too-well-fo
suspicion that they are being made
the subject of reports by a conf
dental squad of stool pigeons and
informers who are spying on their
activities, official and otherwise, and
carrying back reports to the super
intendent.
Such a squad is usually COM
posed of men who have passed the
civil service tests for appointment
and have been confdentislly ap-
pointed without the knowledge of
other members of the department,
beyond very limited group. They
have had no experience and have
no acquaintance with the duties of
a policeman. They may and fire.
quently do bring with them into
the department certain prejudices
against the uniformed officers.
They are instructed and indoc-
trinated with the idea of turning
in reports allegedly setting forth
misconduct on the part of other
members of the force. They have
no background whatever which
would help them in determining
whether or not certain actions on
the part of. for instance. uniformed
men, are proper or improper They