Evening star., 1945-07-19
Carmen Beach
Raid on Hearsay
Evidence Denied
Situation Reported
By Undercover Men,
Police Declare

,lldTSc, were tiic SOufCS Ol evidence
which led to a raid on an alleged
iisorderly house in the 1700 block
IN Pennsylvania avenue that was
operating as a licensed massage par
or, police said today.
The claim was made after attor-
neys for Mrs. Margaret Locke and
Carmen Beach, who face charges of
a house of assignation,
fled motions to quash warrants for
the two women. The warrants were
issued by United States Commits
sioner Needham Turnage, on appli-
cation of Detective Sergt. Murray
Kutner Of the police vice squad.
before the raid. The motions to
luash asserted. that Sergt. Kutner
had no personal knowledge of pro-
ceedings inside the place where he
obtained the warrants.
The Commissioners today received
two communications which grew out
Of the raid One is a recommends
ton by police that the massage par
lor license granted last February to
Mrs. Locke be revoked A hearing
will be held on this, according to
e. Bailey, District license
supervisor.
Malicious Destruction Charged.
The other was request by Mrs.
Locke's attorney, T. Enmette Nc
Kenzie, that 1t. Roy Blick, head of
the vice squad, and other officers
on the squad be brought before a
police trial board for "wanton and
malicious destruction of private
property"
Mr.. Mckenzie sent the Commis.
sioners set of pictures of wreck
age in the place following the raid.
The pictures were signed by a COM
mercial photographer who was en-
gagged to take them after the raid.
Acting on what his wife said we're
his physicians orders, Col. Edward
J. Kelly, ailing superintendent Of
police, today began referring all
queries on the case to his personal
attorney, James A. O'Shea. Mrs.
Kelly said that all other telephone
calls likewise are to go to Mr..
O'Shea.
Unavailable for Comment.
The action was unusual. Sew
eral days ago Col. Kelly said In
spector Harvey Callahan is rum
ming the police department" in the
absence of the superintendent.
However, today, instead of referring
inquirers to Inspector Callahan, he
sent them to his personal attorney
for information. Mr.. O'Shea was
in court this morning and unavail-
able to tell why he is in the case
and what he knows about it.
Government officials were still
puzzled today over an assertion by
M. Edward Buckley that the Beach
woman recently obtained plane pri-
critics to visit her present husband,
Chief Petty Officer Charles e. Mar
tin, in Hawaii. Mr.. Buckley said
she was there for three months.
before returning to Washington the
night of July and said she has
a refund check from United Air
LineS to prove it. Hence, he as
serted, she could not have been
operating disorderly house, as she
is formally charged with doing along
with Mrs. Locke.
Record of Priority Denied.
State, War and Navy Departments
all have denied that they have any
record of a plane priority granted
to Carmen Beach or Carmen Beach
Martin.
United Air Lines, at San Fran
cisco, told the Associated Press today
that it has no record there that
Carmen Beach or Carmen Beach
Martin took a plane TO return to
Washington on July 8.
Mr.. McKenzie's letter to the
Commissioners said:
There are incloSed herewith copies
of photographs which portray the
condition at 1713 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. That condition was
caused and brought about by 1t.
Blick, of the Metropolitan Police
Department and his associates
when they raided the premises the
later part of the past week.
No Search Warrant.
"The raid was on United States
commissioners warrant for arrest
Of one Margaret Locke. There was
no search warrant.
Il am requesting you to bring 1t,
Blick before the Police Trial Board
on charges of wanton and malicious
destruction of private property, to-
gether with his assisting officers.
1T is impossible for me to be-
lieve you gentlemen countenance
this sort of thing, which is clearly
not required to effect the arrest OF
57-year-old woman making no
resistance"
The pictures showed furniture
and household articles strewn ON
the floor and window drapes torn
down in several rooms. They also
showed beds or massage tables over
turned.
Hearing Planned.
The Recommendation for revoca-
ton of Mrs. Locke's massage par
lor license, Mr.. Bailey said, will be
sent by the Commissioners to a
license revocation board made UP
OF an assistant corporation counsel,
an inspector of police, the executive
secretary of the Public Utilities
Commission, and himself. That
board viii send Mrs. Locke notice
Of hearing at which she will have
a chance to show cause why the
license should not be revoked.
A check of license records in Mr..
Bailey's Office today showed Capt.
Oscar L. Letterman of the third
precinct recommended approval of
Mrs. Locke,s applications for re-
newal OF her massage parlor license
for the three license years prior to
the present one. Each time, his re-
port said, there was no record OF any
arrest in the preceding year and
that Capt. Letternan believed the
renewal should be granted.
Capt. Letterman, along with 1t.
Blick, objected last October to re-
newal of the license On their adj
vice, Col. Kelly, whose recommended
ton is necessary for the license,
would not give it, and issu-
or,co uaS held nm until Eehy1Yarv