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today and demanded a public
hearing to clear his name.
Capt. Beach's name figured
prominently at the emergency ses-
sion when Warning testified that
Capt. Beach told him the sub
committee was concerned because
of the failure of the third and
seventh precincts to report any
gambling arrests during the 1949
fiscal year.
Capt. Beach, who arrived in
Florida by automobile only yes
terday, reached Washington be-
fore dawn and started calling
Special Counsel Hyman I. Fisch-
bach at $50 am. His efforts to
reach the counsel were at first
unsuccessful.
Chairman Davis. however, when
informed by reporter that Capt.
Beach was asking for hearing,
said he would bend every effort
to give him his chance to testify.
Beach Resents Charges.
The chairman said he had been
sorry to learn yesterday that Capt.
Beach was not in town so that
he could give evidence. He indi-
Gated he was pleased that Capt.
Beach had returned.
To reporters before the session,
Capt. Beach said he wanted to
get this thing cleared up as soon
as possible" He made it clear
that he resents what he considers
slurs on his reputation.
Capt. Beach said he had known
Warning for years as a boy who
grew up and operated in George
town. He emphasized, however,
that "Warring knows in my pre-
cinct we don't show any favorites
l would lock up Emmitt Warning
as quick as anybody else"
IF I tipped off Warning" he
added, Il did it Inadvertently
Northumberland I'll tell the COM
mittee that. I'm no pussy-footer !"
The tip-off he referred to was
Warnings testimony that he first
learned from Capt. Beach that the
subcommittee was looking into the
lack of gambling arrests in the
third and seventh precincts.
Can't Recall Statement.
To the best of his recollection
Capt. Beach went on. he never
mentioned, the subcommittee to
Warning. He recalled telling
Warning that the major had said
he had received no gambling re-
ports from the third as well as
the seventh precinct.
He denied fatty, however, that
he had told Warning to tell
Tony" (Richitt) about their con-
versation. Warning had testified
that when he told Capt. Beach he
was going to see Capt. Richitt,
Capt. Beach asked Warning to re-
lay to Capt. Richitt what he had
been told.
Capt. Beach said the day he
was called by Maj. Barrett on the
question of no gambling arrests
he saw Warning on Wisconsin
avenue. He doesn't recall who
spoke first. but he remembers say
ing to Warning
Hey. boy, are you gambling in
my precinct? If you are you'd
better get out. just received
some complaints about gambling
in the seventh and third precints. "
Doesn't Want Gamblers Money.
Capt. Beach speculated that
after he "bawled out" Warning,
the reputed gambler may have
gone over to clear himself with
Richitt."
II don't need a gamblers dol
lar any more than I need a hole
in the head" Capt. Beac h
stormed.
He said his wife makes more
money than he does, that they
paid income tax on $4,000 last
year and could afford to take
pleasant vacations.
Emphatic about not playing IA
vorites, he said as former head
of a special gambling squad he
raided all kinds of places. from
the joints to the Variety Club"
Raided SO Places.
While leading the squad from
April 80. 1945. to August /. 1945,
Capt. Beach said. he made raids
on 88 places where there was evi-
dence Of gambling.
The sudden charges and coun-
ter-charges have changed the pic
ture of the crime Investigators
activities from painstaking private
investigation to public airing of
long -rumored controversies.
Although Chairman Davis has
occasionally sat alone at past
hearings, he carefully made sure
he had a quorum for yesterdays
session. Witnesses who had pre-
vously taken the oath to tell the
truth were pointedly reminded
the oath was still in effect.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John w. Fihelly said his Office
was obtaining a transcript of
yesterdays hearing to determine
if any information was brought
out which should be investigated
further.
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