Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-09
Barrett Claims
Ample Proof in
.PerjjuryCharge
Police Record Book
On Richitt's Call
Altered, Chief Says

Enough evidence to make a
strong case against still uniden-
titled persons accused of perjury
and altering police records is now
in police hands, Police Chief
Robert J. Barrett revealed today.
Maj. Barrett said police investi-
gators now have whole lot
more" evidence to support their
charges than was made public.
Special Assistant Corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher, speak
ing for Maj Barrett. told reporters
last night that police have uncov-
cred evidence tending to show
that perjury was committed Fri
day and Saturday before the
House District subcommittee in
vestigating crime.
On those days. the subcommit-
tee publicly aired the charges and
countercharges involved in the
transfer of Capt. Anthony Richitt
from the third to the eighth pre-
cinct.
"Have Idea Who Did It."
Mr.. Maher told reporters
police have discovered the third
Precincts patrol signal system
book was altered with an ink
eradicator, that an ink expert has
brought out what originally was
written in the book and that two
bottles of ink eradicator from the
third precinct are now in police
hands.
"We have an idea who did it,"
Maj. Barrett said today, break
ing the almost complete silence
he maintained while Mr.. Maher
was summing up the police case
for reporters last night.
There are still other things
we've got that make our case
strong. There's a whole lot more.
I want it aired. don't have any
thing to fear"
Maj. Barrett said police are go
ing to question everybody who
had anything to do with this"
Grand Jury Move to Be Studied.
Mr.. Maher told reporters that
when the police investigation is
completed" consideration will be
given at that time as to whether
the United States Attorney will be
asked to present the matter to the
grand jury
Chairman Davis. emphasizing
that his subcommittee has def
nitely concluded its hearings on
the Richitt affair, said today:
"Our committee was not set up
to function as a police trial board.
If any perjury was committed.
the grand jury would be the prop
er place to investigate that"
Mr.. Maher told reporters the
patrol signal system book is i'm
portant in this case, because it
originally showed that Capt.
Richitt was at Twentieth and P
streets NV, on the morning Of
January 81 instead of at Eigh-
teenth and L streets NV. as he
testified before the subcommittee.
Restored by Chemical Process.
The notation that Capt. Richitt
called the Third Precinct from a
patrol box at Twentieth and P
streets, Mr.. Maher said, had been
wiped out with an ink eradicator,
but was made visible again by a
chemical process.
Capt. Richitt's whereabouts on
January 81 became an important
issue at the hearing because Capt.
Richitt said he talked to Maj.
Barrett by telephone on that date
and Maj. Barrett testified he
didn't have the conversation until
February l.
The book was mentioned at the
hearing by Pvt. Ernest N. Reid Of
the third precinct. He said he
could verify the January 81 date
because the book showed Corpl.
George E. Causey called in from
Eighteenth and L streets NV,
that morning and Capt. Richitt
was with him.
Corpl. Causey also testified he
was with Capt. Richitt in a restau-
rant near Eighteenth and l. streets
when a message reached Capt.
Richitt to call Maj. Barrett.
Richitt Denies Charge.
Informed of the allegations made
by Mr.. Maher, Capt. Richitt told
The Star he definitely made no
telephone call from the box at
Twentieth and P streets NV, on
the morning of January 81.
To the best of my recollection"
he said, 81 have not talked from
that box for a long time. I GER
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