Evening star., 1952-01-16
Gamblers Admission
OF Police payoffs
Is Told by Witness
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A. am almost positive that
happened.
@. What did this ice sheet lool
Iike?,.
A. There wasn't such q thin,
as q look. II you lowed $3.50 70
your (nurnbers) ribbon you pais
$50 which would be $170.
Began Writing in ~.
Q. I believe you said that 70,
started writing numbers In 1947
Is that right?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You were turning in to {
man named Anderson?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And he in turn was turning
in to Roger Simpkins. is thai
right?
A. Yes. sir.
The police officers who testified
about the school crosswalk assign.
ments were Sergt. James Beach
and Sergt. Robert w. Smith, who
was a corporal at the time.
Sergt. Smith was emphatic in
stating that Capt. Murphy's
action was done for purposes oi
punishment following the gam
bling case.
Sergt. Smith and Sergt. James
Beach both testified that Capt
Murphy. instructed them not tc
arrest numbers writer's without
consulting him.
4Queried ON Arrest Action.
Sergt. Beach said Capt. Murphy
asked him to relate the circum-
stances surrounding the arrest OF
William Whitehead, q numbers
writer, in the presence OF White
head and that he declined to
do so.
sergt. Smith told the Senate
committee that when Sergt,
Beach asked Capt. Murphy why
Whitehead was in the captains
Office the commanding officer re-
piled:
That's none Of your damn
business" .
Sergt. Smith declared that when
he was given the crosswalk detail
Capt. Murphy told him his job
would be to get people across the
street and mot to be harassing
the other people," -
In testimony yesterday, Capt.
Murphy explained that he de-
tailed men to crosswalk duty as
needed regardless of rank.
In the Whitehead case, it was
brought out, the trial Judge ruled
that, the evidence must be sup
pressed for Illegal search and
seizure and the defendant was &C.
quilted.
Sergt. Beach Questioned.
The questioning of Sergt. Beach
developed as follows:
@. On July l, 194S, you were
ordered to Precinct II?
A. That's right.
@. For four weeks prior to No
vember 5. 1948. did you observe
one william Whitehead?
A. Yes. for approximately six
weeks. 49, -~-saa-
@. What was the purpose?
A. My information was that he
was a pickup-man or numbers
writer.
@. Now I want you to tell the
entire story Of your observation,
and what happened at the time of
the arrest, and what happened
after the arrest.
Checked ON Suspect.
A. I had some information
about William Whitehead. had
an opportunity to observe White
head during o two-week period
worked day work from 8 to 4
During one period, I determined
his address and kind of Car he
drove and license number and OBJ
served several places suspected Of
being numbers places. And then
7 went on night two weeks and on
the 4 am. shift two weeks.
@. What did you see White
head do on those occasions?
A. I saw him go to severa'
places, stop, go in. and then come
out again-places suspected OF
being numbers places. I also OBJ
served other persons going in
Just prior to the time he left.
@. Were any of those persons
known to you or did you have any
police information on them?
Person Known to Him.
A. Yes, at least one person was
known to me. I don't recall his
name now but he had been con-
victed of numbers writing. ! saw
him go in and come out. After
several others would go in and
come out. he (WhiteheadD would
come out and 60 to another place.
@. I believe you told the officers
of this committee that on several
occasions you saw Whitehead 60
into a place in the 1900 block of
East Capitol street. and come out
with envelopes in his hand.
A. That's right.
@. Tell the rest Of it.
A. told 1t. Monroe (Jonn B.
Monroe. now q captain on the
racket busting squad and he and
observed Whitehead for two days.
Finally-on the date Of the arrest
we observed him under the same
conditions. We started to follow
him but be got away from us in
traffic. I knew the route he took
into town so I went to a point on
Benning road just west Of the
railroad viaduct and we waited for
him and q few minutes later he
came by and we stopped him and
took him to the 14th precinct
where he was booked.
Searched ut Precinct.
@. Was, he searched at No. IA.
A, Yes. but when either 1t,