Evening star., 1951-02-20
Arlington Police
|Probers Report
oGrand Jury
Chairman Returning
Today After Replying
To Hours Questioning

An Arlington grand jury today
resumed hearing testimony from
a special committee investigating
the police.
E. j. Steger, chairman of the
investigators, was to reappear be-
fore the jurors after being ques-
toned for more than an hour
yesterday. He made no comment
when he left the closed jury room.
Joseph Lieb, another committee
member, also is to testify today.
For nearly an hour yesterday, the
third member. Vic Gauzza, jr., re-
ported on his findings during the
nine-month investigation, which
was initiated by the Arlington
County Board.
Commemorative Attorney Den
man T.. Rucker had subpoenaed
the committeeman because, he
said, discussions between the
committee and the County Board
"have created suspicion in the
mind OF the public"
Mr.. Gauzza said he told the
jury that he has no knowledge of
any gambling in the county. He
said he believes the Police De-
partment does not have enough
men and he considers present
training inadequate.
Supervision Found Hl-Defined.
Also, Mr.. Gauzza said that
supervision of the department was
not clearly defined between
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
and Police Chief Harry L. Wood
yard.
Mr.. Gauzza, 36, of $3.50 North
Fourteenth street, is a placement
Officer with the Agriculture De-
partment. Mr.. Steger. 68, of 6722
North Washington boulevard, now
retired, was sales manager for
the Maloney Concrete Co. Mr..
Lieb, 40. of 5000 North Fourth
street, formerly employed by the
Agriculture Department, now is
a free-lance writer.
All three were nominated by
Daniel A. Dugan. then chairman
of the County Board, when the
board voted lasted May to make
an investigation.
The committee will report it's
findings to the County Board
Saturday. The board proposes to
summarize the conclusion and
make the report public.
Grand Jurors Named.
The grand jurors, who were
charged yesterday by Circuit Court
Judge William D. Medley, are
Charles Sher, a cleaner, foreman:
Curtis E. Tuthill, a member of the
School Board: Ralph Swope, an
insurance man; Al Wasserman, a
garage operator, and Vernon
Spriggs, colored. employed by the
Government Printing Office.
Before hearing Mr.. Gauzza, the
jury returned 10 indictments.
| Indicted on grand larceny
charges were Sam Harris, jr., 3d.
colored, of the 600 block of Coz
lumbia road NV, and Ernest vii
liams. 26, colored. of the 4Ooablock
of Lamont street NV. They are
accused of stealing tires from
Crockett's Service Station, Wilson
boulevard and North Franklin
road.
Two other men charged with
the same offense at the same
establishment have pleaded guilty
and are awaiting reports of a
probation officer before their cases
are disposed of March 80. They
are Ben Garry Hunter, 81, COL
ored, of the 600 block of Colum-
bia road NV. and Mason Mad
dox Johnson, 36, of the 1900 block
of Dix street NV.
Jesse Edward Quinn, jr., 18,
waived a hearing before the grand
jury and was given a six-month
suspended Jail sentence for break
ing into the Office of the county
dump.
Paul L. Junkins, 80, of the 1900
block of Columbia pike pleaded
guilty to forgery. Judge Medley
asked for a probation report on
Junkins by March 80.