Evening star., 1951-10-25
|Fihe||yExpects
|ToGet Aid From
Senate Probers
| Prosecutor Fovors
Sharing Of Evidence
| In Crime Crockdown

Assistant United States Attor-
ney John w. Filhelly said today
he expected the Senate District
crime subcommittee to turn over
to Government prosecutors any
information "of a criminal ma
ture" uncovered by the Congress
sional investigators.
In exchange, he said, prosecu-
tors working with the District
grand jury in it's expanding
|rackets probe will supply tips to
the subcommittee.
His comment on the projected
working relationship between the
Capitol subcommittee and the
United States Attorneys Office
came after he was asked il the
grand jury would seek copies Of
the financial questionnaires now
sought from District policemen by
the subcommittee.
Seek Sworn Statements.
Arnold Bauman, chief counsel
of the crime subcommittee, dis
closed late yesterday that Chair
man Nicely has moved to get sworn
statements of financial worth from
individual policemen.
Mr.. Bauman made public Q
letter from Senator Neely to
Commissioner John Russell Young
notifying Mr.. Young that the
subcommittee has prepared the
QUESTIONABLE and asking the
Commissioner to Issue such di-
receives as may be required to
effect compliance.
| Asked if he expected any diff
culties in getting the answers.
Mr.. Bauman replied that If the
proper orders are issued by the
Commissioner. "the policemen
must comply or risk being tried
for insubordination."
Police Payoffs Charged.
Mr.. Bauman said the request
for the income QUESTIONABLE
speaks for itself. It was recalled.
however, that several Senators
have charged police payoffs and
that is one Of the subjects now
being explored by the District
grand jury.
In another development, Mr..
Finely told newsmen yesterday
there is something flshy" in tho
ninth precinct.
He said he was talking partic.
Iularly about a house occupied by
Henry Clay Hogan in the 600 block
or l. street NE. which was twice
lraided last July and later was de-
Iscrihed as "one of Nelson's places"
10y police officials. Charles E. Nell
son. now under indictment here
and in the county on gambling,
bribery, assault and perjury
Icharees. has admitted backing a
olg-scale numbers operation.
Token Raids" Charged.
There were token raids there
and no one has gone to Jail and
the grand jury wants to know
why" Mr.. Fihelly said. There's
something fishy about how a place
like that can stay open for five
or six years"
He said he had testimony from
Hogan he has lived there that
long, and he wants to question
every captain who has COM
manded that precinct in that time.
Capt. William T. Murphy, the
present commanding officer, al
ready has appeared before the
grand jury. Capt. Anthony
Richitt, who commanded there
for three months in 1948. testified
yesterday. Inspector John r.
Jefferies, who retired as an as
sistant superintendent, COM
manded the precinct before Capt.
Richitt. and Capt. Irwin limbaugh,
now at the fourth precinct, fol-
lowed Capt. Richitt and preceded
Capt. Murphy.
Only Collateral Required.
Mr.. Fihelly said the Hogan
place was raided last July and 81
persons were arrested. The pros
Iecutor added that at the personal
direction and order Of Capt. MUIR
!, phy "only collateral was required
, of the defendants.
!, That's lie," commented Capt.
!; Murphy when told of MIR. Fihelly's .
statement. Il was neither on the
raid or at the precinct that night.
had given orders to do all possi-
: BILE to bring Hogan in but I didn't
know there was going to be a
raid last night"
! Several days later, the vice
squad raided the Hogan place and
Police Chief Robert J. Barrett
participated in the raid. MIR. FL
helly said that raid was prompted
/ by a petition signed by outraged
neighbors, two of whom testified
early in the grand jury proceed
ings.