Evening star., 1946-06-05
Military Pay Raise Scale

of1icer -- 500 500 SIS
petty officer $106 Sis se6
IS petty officer $lls s135 sll4
$40 $l65 $l3S
ses of 20 per cent for lower grades of
leutenants and 10 per cent increase
lid not act on these groups.
while the police guards were play
ing cards. Eight dirty and two
clean sheets were said to have been
used in the break.
Smuggling of Women.
The smuggling of women into the
Jail death house for the satisfaction
of inmates was confirmed by the
Federal agents.
Many of the 149 District police
detailed to guard duty at the jail
between December 3 and April
were said to have been put on duty
without being informed of the rules
and practices of the Jail either from
Jail officials or their own command
ing officers.
One told the Federal men he did
not even know at first he was guard
ing condemned men.
Charles Scott, trusty serving as
houseman to Resident Supt. Claude
Botkin, discovered that police Off
GERS during the cold weather in De-
cember were drinking while on
patrol duty outside the Jail. He told
the investigators the police were
leaving the empty liquor bottles in
the cellar and garage of Mr.. Botkin' s
residence, which they were per-
mitted to use for shelter during re-
lief periods.
Scott reported that he saw a
policeman reporting for duty with
a gallon jug in a shopping bag
and later discovered this jug inside
the basement of the house. He
said he noted it contained corn
whisky
| Asked to Buy Liquor.
Another policeman, on outside
guard duty, asked Scott to 90 out
and buy whisky for him, the trusty
disclosed.
In another instance, three jail
guards were required to overcome
another policeman who was drunk
inside the Jail
The jail guards-employes' of the
Board of Public Welfare-also were
severely criticized by the Fedora
investigators, who found that some
OF them smuggled out letters fol
prisoners at IS each, some WORKED
at other jobs such as driving cabs
and one, while on sick leave, va.
found working in a downtown res.
taurant.
/ Charles E. Tucker, captain of tn,
guard, told Federal interviewers h,
had criticized many guards for i'm.
proper keeping of the logs in tn,
cell blocks but that the guards con
tinued to maintain them improper.
ly. He said he had reprimandet
the guards for careless acts such a.
leaving doors unlocked and check
ing cells improperly" but despite
his criticisms the offenses were con
tinued.
OF this, the report said "A re
view Of the personnel files of tn
guards failed to indicate these criti
cisms by the captain"
Armed with Spike.
The question of whether McFar
land was armed with q spike at tn
time Of the escape was also re
solved by the report. The agent
said they had determined from
Copeland that the "gimmick" sal,
to have been in McFarland's pos
session was made from a mop handl
spring which had broken when il
use in the death house. McFarlan,
was described as having been seel
rubbing the spring against the wa
OF his cell to sharpen it and the in
strument was used to intimidate tn
police guards.
The FBI found the jail without
fire alarm system or an alarm
system to mobilize the guards in tn
event of escape, and also denounce
the communication system as OBJ
solete.
Incomplete logging of calls from
the various guard posts to tn
switchboard was indicated and il
many cases the switchboard oper
ator receiving the report had t.
depend on recognizing the voice O
the guard calling in. At the time o
his escape, it was recalled, Medic,
coolly reported by telephone tina
everything was all right at the dealt
B. house.
; Prisoners Heard Code Word.
Since then. it was indicated, tn
guards use a code word which
changed with each watch, but tn
report is often made within hear
ing Of inmates and the code wor,
thus revealed.
The unfamiliarity of the polio
guards with their jobs was illus
trated by the fact that Medley fire.
!; quently had to tell them which Ike,
to use and where to find it. He ais
told them how to report by tele
phone, the report said.
"Just tell them Penthouse o. k
Medley would say.
After the escape, the FBI agent
searching McFarland's cell discov
cred two razor blades and a smal
knife. The prisoners in the dealt
house were permitted to shaw
themselves with safety razors,
was indicated.
| Turkish transport officials vii
spend SIC, 0,000, 900 in America for RAJ
equipment and ships this year.