Evening star., 1950-06-01

The teTtS of the reports of
the special assistant corporation
counsel, Daniel B. Mdher, in the
Rtchitt case tolloW::
The following is a summary OF
factual matters developed in the
course of an investigation con-
Quoted at the direction of Com
missioner John Russell Young tc
ascertain whether disciplinary ac-
ton should be taken with respect
to the various charges made by
Capt. Anthony Richitt Of the
Metropolitan Police involving
members of the Metropolitan Pc.
lice Department.
The natures of these charges are
two fold. One involves charges
made by Capt. Richitt before the
subcommittee of the House Dis.
trict Committee Investigating
Crime and Law Enforcement ir
the District Of Columbia, and the
second involves charges made ir
the public press by Capt. Richitt
with respect to the Metropolitan
Police Department and certain OF
its members: and complaints OF
Capt. Richitt's superior officers
AS an outgrowth of this investiga-
ton certain other matters involv-
ing other members of the Police
Department have come to light
The latter will be designated as
the third portion of this report.
CLASSIFICATION I.
In the course of his testimony
before the subcommittee of the
House District Committee on
March 3 and March 4, 1850. Capt.
Richitt made two specific charges.
Number one was that one Emmitt
Warning had come to his Office in
the third precinct on January 81
and told him in substance that
Maj. Robert j. Barrett, superin-
tendent of police. had informed
him CWarring) that the subcom-
mittee of the House District Com
mittee was interested in the lack
of enforcement of gambling in
precincts No. and No. 7. Capt.
Richitt stated that Warning made
an apparent attempt to bribe him.
Warning admitted a visit to
Richitt's office; denied that he had
made any attempt to bribe Richitt,
and stated that Capt. Beverly
Beach of No. 7 precinct had told
him of the lack of gambling ar
rests in No. and No. precincts.
Warning denied having talked
with Maj. Barrett. Maj. Barrett
denied ever having talked to War
ring. Maj. Barret stated that ON
February l. 1850, he called both
Capt. Richitt and Capt. Beach
and told them that the committee
was concerned with lack Of gam
bling enforcement in No. 3 and
No. precincts and to give him a
special report in explanation.
Capt. Beach now states that he
had such a conversation with Maj.
Barrett on February l or shortly
thereafter and upon the same day
he met Emmitt Warning on Wis
consin avenue and told him WAR
ring) that the major censured
him for the failure to make such
arrests.
False Report Charged.
On Saturday, March 4, Captain
Richitt charged before the House
subcommittee that Inspector
John r. Jeffries directed him tc
make false report involving a
suspected gaming place in the
Third precinct. The alleged false
report and all other reports relat.
ing to the incident were placed
before the House subcommittee
Captain Richitt was unable to
point out to the committee any
material fact in any of the reports
that could be called false"
In view of the fact that both of
these charges are now pending
before the House District Commit
tee; and no findings on these
charges have yet been made by the
subcommittee, it is my view that
it would be inappropriate at this
time for the Board of Commis-
sioners to take any action with
respect to these charges; and I,
therefore, recommend that these
matters be held in allegiance until
such time as the subcommittee
has made its report.
CLASSIFICATION ii.
/. In January, 1850, Inspector
Clarence H. Lutz conferred with
Capt. Richitt with respect to the
handling of certain traffic details
Inspector Lutz. states that Capt
Richitt blew up" and said, 81
am getting damn tired with the
interference of the operation OF
my precinct. You can't tell me
how to run it. I will submit my
resignation" Capt. Richitt re-
moved his gun and other equip
ment and wrote out his resigna-
ton, stating that he would report
to the major only as a civilian
(See attached statement of In
spector Clarence H. Lutz.)
CONCLUSION: Factual evil
dence set forth in Inspector
Lutz' statement is sufficient to
show rank INSTRUMENTATION and
conduct prejudicial to the good
order of the police force in vio-
lation of Section % Of Chapter
IS of the Manual of the Met
ropolitan Police Department. J
Leave Applications Cited.
2. On November 7, 1949. an Or
der was sent to the entire police
force restricting all annual leave
to bona fide emergency cases from
December IL to December "a, 1949,
both dates inclusive. On Novem-
Der %, 1949, Capt. Richitt applied
for leave for November % until
December %. This leave slip was
disapproved. Capt. Richitt then
submitted an application for leave
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