Evening star., 1950-08-10
Pepper May Ask
Probe Of Shimon
Tax Returns
Barrett Documents
Reveal Lieutenunt's
Wire-Top Activity
By Don S. Worren

An official check Of the income
tax returns of Police 1t. Joseph
w. Shimon may be asked by the
Senate subcommittee investigating
wire tapping here, as a result Of
testimony about the officers al
legged extra -curricular activities.
Indications of this came from
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida, subcommittee chairman,
after he and his group late yes
terday received the police report
on 1t. Simmons work.
1--WE may we'll ask the Justice
Department to check his income
tax returns" said Senator Pepper.
He said this is subject to a de-
cision not yet made by his SUBJ
committee. He indicated it might
depend upon what further egi-
dence the group receives.
Barrett Submits Documents.
Documents submitted yesterday
by Maj. Robert j. Barrett, super
intendent of police, dealt with all
legged wire-tapping by 1t. Shimon,
according to Senator Pepper.
They included. the Senator said,
a statement by 1t. Shimon that
he had been engaged in such &C
tiVities "over a period of years"
What payments 1t. Shimon re-
ceived-if any-remained in the
dark.
But. Senator Pepper added, the
documents contained a denial by
1t. Shimon that he had received
"a payment of $4,000 in one in
stance, about which he repeatedly
had been questioned by his po-
lice superiors.
Testimony About $4,000.
In addition, Senator Pepper
said, the documents supplied by
police officials showed that, dur
ing the police inquiry, there was
testimony about a $4,000 payment
and references to a $1,000 bill.
What the answers were Senator
Pepper left blank.
When a reporter asked if there
was evidence of a 500 payment
to 1t. Shimon, Chairman Pepper
said: I'VE haven't got to that yet"
This had reference to a recent
statement to reporters by Sena-
tor Brewster. Republican, of
Maine, that he had directed pay
ment of about $100 be made to
1t. Shimon for expenses" he re-
portedly incurred in 1947 in rid
ding the Senator Of a man whc
had been "shadowing" him. That
was during the Goth Congress in.
quiry into the wartime plane
building contracts of Howard
Hughes.
The Senate subcommittee waa
to meet behind closed doors again
this afternoon. Top police off,
cials again may be called. These
include Maj Barrett, Inspector
Robert S. Bryant and Capt. Robert
" Murray. who gave sworn testi-
mony yesterday.
Entire Report Received.
The entire" report of the police
department investigation of 1t.
Shimon, which already has been
reviewed by the District grand
jury, was laid before the Pepper
subcommittee, officials said. It was
said to consist of a number Of
documents, but all were still kept
under lock and key,
He said he is opposed to the
release of the whole report be-
cause portions of it deal with the
affairs of private persons (sup-
posedly subject to wire-tapping or
other private investigation).
IF we were to give that out" I"
Senator Pepper said, 1--WE would
be subject to the charge of violat-
ing the privacy of individual citi-
zenS-the very thing we are as
signed to investigate in this wire-
tapping inquiry"
The principal reference here
was assumed by reporters to be to
recent and sensational divorce
case, where paid sleuths were
said to have been involved.