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Evening star., 1952-03-20
Crime Probe Revelations
Appalling, Donohue Saws

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue last night told the Rock Creek
Citizens Association he was ap-
palled by revelations of extensive
dope peddlirg and alleged police
corruption now being made in the
Senate District Crime hearings.
He urged members of the asso-
citation to cooperate with him in
helping to discover evidence of ir-
regularity in the Police Depart
ment and to report any narcotics
activity in their area.
Mr.. Donohue, who addressed
the association in the Ebenezer
A. M. e. Church. Georgetown, also
spoke of the expensive luxury" of
maintaining a segregated school
system.
DR.. c. Herbert Marshall, presi.
dent, congratulated the Commis-
sioner in the name of the associa-
ton for his efforts in solving the
i""vexatious" problems of the CONS
fnunity.
Evening star., 1952-03-20

in town from a vacation trip late
today or tomorrow.
Commissioner Young could moi
be located.
His administrative assistant at
the District Building, G. Adolph
Turner, was consulted.
"All I know is that he left the
city Tuesday morning for a rest
to get over his cold," Mr.. Turner
said. IF the White House. were
to call right now, I couldn't tell
them where to reach him"
Secretary Doesn't Know.
Godfrey Thornett, secretary to
the Board of Commissioners,
shrugged negatively.
HE never tells me-" Mr.. Thor
nett said.
Fellow Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue: mo idea"
Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Robin
son, also fellow Commissioner:
I'D be the last to know"
Daniel B. Maher, Mr.. Young's
personal attorney, was resorted to
Said he:
1--we got messages out in sew
eral places, He could be in Mary
land or Virginia or Atlantic City
l just don't know. I'll let you
know If I hear"
Evening star., 1952-03-20

the dope racket, the Senate Dis.
trict Crime Subcommittee sent an
investigator for a routine talk with
Roberts in jail.
Won His Confidence.
Apparently Roberts was ready
to tell his story but he said he
had been afraid of police retalia-
ton and did not trust anybody"
At length the investigator won
Roberts confidence. In a series
of interviews, he told the story.
But the nature of Roberts
statements were so sensational
that the Crime Committee staff
was skeptical. To the surprise Of
the investigators, detail after de-
tail Of the story checked out with
information turned up from many
other sources.
The committee found others in
the dope racket and got still more
confirmation.
Even with an accumulation of
corroborative statements and evi-
dence, the committee staff still
was not too sure whether Roberts
would unfold the entire story on
the stand. But when he was
called as a witness, he did Just
that.
Two Contributing Factors.
Why did Roberts sing?
No one may ever learn the full
answer. But some who observed
him closely believe that if his
account is true at least two things
were contributing factors:
/. After paying out thousands
of dollars in bribes. he eventually
came to grief. His protection fell
away. There would be an element
for revenge.
2. By talking, he made a con-
fession that unburdened his mind.
In any event, Roberts knows
his testimony removes, forever.
the possibility that he can ever
again operate-unmolested-as q
criminal.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
French Eyacuafe Village
AS Lake Nears Homes
BY ihs Associated Press

TIGNES. France, Mar. 20.-The
lake waters behind q big hydro
electric dam crept closer to Tignes
today and most of the 400 vii
layers packed belongings. conced-
ing defeat in the fight for more
compensation for their homes.
The villagers had sworn to stay
until they were removed forcibly
or were granted more than four
times the 81 million compensation
offered by the government. Their
resistance collapsed last night.
The rising waters soon will cover
the village.
The lake win provide power for
|a large section Of Southeastern
France.
Evening star., 1952-03-20

didn't talk to Mr.. Walden after
that date.
Senator Case Do you know how
long they were in that cell block
together?
A. No, I don't.
Senator Welker-I don't think
that could happen In one hour.
I certainly feel that within an
hour it is ridiculous to assume that
this story was manufactured with
such care that the Senator's up
here could not cross-examine the
witnesses to the point where it
could be broken down.
A. I am not defending anyone
|else. I am defending myself.
lam sure that there would be some
discrepancies in the testimony if
you compare it with the records
Eof the grand jury.
@. How many of these witnesses
we have examined underwent
these lie detector tests?
Three Took Test.
A. Herbert johnson, Mrs. Rob-
lerts and Nellie Leach. Mrs.
Roberts test was inconclusive
because of her condition. The
test on johnson showed he was
telling fairly accurately the truth
Senator Welker-But you didn't
find any discrepancies in the pay
Iof Story-Johnson was telling
substantially the truth about the
lpayoff?
A. That he was giving Scat
fish" $50 month.
Q. How about the money or
the bed? Was that substantiated
by the test?
A. That was not on the test
When he told me that Nellie
Leach was present during these
two payoffs it was not correct.
@. On the basis of the tests?
A. Based on the tests.
Senator Pastore. When these
people are in custody it is not 6
common practice for them tc
|"sing," is it? It isn't healthy fol
them, is it?
A. That's right. It isn't healthy
for them.
Senator Pastore-Can you ex.
plain why they are coming out
now in public and making these
statements at such a diSadvan.
Itage?
A. I believe some of them are ir
jail.
Says Roberts Baked at Test.
+ Senator Welker-Did any oi
these witnesses you have given liz
detector tests ever hesitate about
taking the test?
A. Only Mr.. Roberts.
@. Did you give the test?
A. No, sir, I did not. Each test
must be strictly voluntary.
Q. Outside of Mr.. Roberts, they
all volunteered freely without any
question whatsoever to take this
test?
A. Correct, sir.
@. When is the first time the
Police Department knew this story
had been told against 1t. Carper:
A. The first I knew was when
I was called February 81 or %
@. Do you know if anything had
been done officially against 1t
Carper?
A. No, sir.
Q. Wasn't it community knowl-
edge that these stories had beer
told against 1t. Carper by. thest
individuals? : ants
A. If so. it wasn't known by me
Evening star., 1952-03-20
Dope PeddIing Suspect.
Is Arruiqned and Held

A man who allegedly sold mari
juana and heroin to Federal mar
cotic agents last August was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence today
on three charges Of violating
narcotic laws.
The man, Wendell Mcintosh,
colored, 81. of the 400 block of
Oakdale place NV, was held for
grand jury action under $6,50O
bond. The agents told Commits
sioner Lawrence they were un-
able to find Mcintosh until last
night.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
Schedule of Radio
| And V Broudcusts
| Of Crime Heurinqs

The schedule of television
and radio programs on the
District crime hearings:
TV-10 am. to noon, Sta
tionS WMAL-TV and WNBW.
Radio tonight-S tation
WMAL, 8 to 9 pm; 9:45 to
10:45 pm. WRC, some time
around midnight at an hour
still to be determined. VOL.
10:30 to II pm. WWDC,
10:30 to II pm. VOL and
WWDC will extend the length
of the broadcasts if the testi-
mony is of sufficient interest.
Evening star., 1952-03-20

Partial transcript OF testi-
mony giuen By Detectiue Serot.
Lloyd B. FUR before the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee
tolloUs:
@. You would like to make 9
statement now2
A. I had very little time to get
a statement ready. However. ]
am prepared to go on.
@. Please do so.
A. I want to say first that I am
here by my own request. I re-
quested that I be heard to make
any denial publicly and not in any
secret conferences. I talked to
Mr.. Roberts on the 21st or 22d OF
February in MIR. Wadden's assist
ant United States Attorney
Thomas Wadden) Office. Capt
Monroe sat in the left corner.
talked to him for few minutes
and to Mr.. Roberts. Roberts told
me. 'They are trying to make me
say gave MIR. Carper money, but
I never gave him any money.
The only reason he had it in for
me was because I was married to
a white woman He told me he
was afraid to talk because he fell
they wouldn't keep his confidence
Wife Sentenced.
His wife had received a 4-yeal
sentence and he thought if he
could get probation-if he could
get something for her-he would
talk. believe Mr.. Roberts testi-
fled that I had been to his apart
ment at TOT First street NV. in
May or June, 1948, and was
a member of the robbery squad
and that two robbery squad men
went there. I was with No. 4
Precinct at that time. The record
will show at No. 4 that I did have
occasion to go there and I did
go there.
(Sergt. Furr said he went on
one occasion with another de-
tective during an investigation of
thefts from automobiles and hi
jacking of clothing from trucks
He said he was looking for a
drug addict named Paul Coates,
because he had been told Coates
was seen with some sheets and
pillow cases which had been sto-
LEM
Talked to Roberts.
I have never been back there
with Mr.. Carper. Mr.. Taylor or any
other narcotics man, Federal or
otherwise.
I want to say that I don't know
when Mr.. Roberts first talked to
the committee, but I was told by
"a newspaperman that when the
name first came out here in pub
lie the committee thought it was
Furth. When I was over to the
grand jury, talked to Mr.. Rob-
erts. He told me he didn't know
what to do. He said five years
was too much and THAT he would
have to do something. It has been
my best experience with dope ad-
diets in No. 4 precinct-and there
have been several thousand OF
them there, off and on-if you
make any promises they will do
anything to get out of jail.
@. What is the reason for that
statement?
Familiar With Testimony.
A. The reason is to show that
they will on occasion make state.
ments and ease themselves.
Senator PaStore. You are IA
Evening star., 1952-03-20
Grand Jury Testimony
duplicates Two Other
Policemen, IreIan Says;
BY Howard [. Dutkin

Two other policemen besides 1t.
H. H. Carper, suspended police
narcotics squad chief, have been
implicated in testimony before the
special District rackets grand jury,
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan revealed last night.
The prosecutor declined to
name the officers and had "no
comment" as to whether one of
them was Detective Sergt. Will
liam L. Taylor. suspended with
1t. Carper after graft charges
were made against both men in
testimony before the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee. Mr..
1relan did say the grand jury tes-
timony against at least one of
the two unidentified officers was
vague"
Mr.. Irelan told reporters that
James M. (Jim Yellow Roberts,
convicted head Of a narcotics ring
here, who had revealed little when
called before the grand jury sew
eral weeks ago, will be recalled in
an effort to get testimony similar
to the detailed account Of police
graft he gave the Capitol Hill
hearing.
Ex-Wife Talked.
Roberts former wife, Evalina,
had been as communicative in the
grand jury room as her husband
had been secretive, Mr.. Irelan re-
called.
The prosecutor revealed that 1t.
Carper had been under investiga-
tion by the grand jury "for sew
eral weeks" Asked why no in
dictment had been returned as
yet against the officer, Mr.. Irelan
replied:
I'VE have not felt that we had
as much information as we wanted
to bring out an indictment. We
must not only get enough con-
crete evidence to return an indictr
ment. but we must have a case
that will stand up in trial court,
and we must be able to defend any
verdict in the Appellate Court
that is why we haven't returned
an indictment yet"
Won't Confirm Protection.
Reporters, who noted that one
deputy United States marshal had
not been seen around court for
some time, asked Mr.. Irelan if any
witnesses were under protection.
mo comment" was the reply.
Mr.. Irelan also declined to reveal
how close the grand jury may be
to an indictment of 1t. Carper.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
conferred with Mr.. Irelan for more
than an hour this morning, and
Mr.. Irelan told reporters that they
had discussed the graft charges
made against 1t. Carper. The
prosecutor added that he and Mai
Murray had been meeting weekly
since the start Of the grand jury
investigation.
Two Witnesses Heard.
Only two witnesses appeared be-
fore a shortened session of the
grand jury yesterday. Their testi-
mony was described as mainly
strengthening the case against the
IA alleged dope peddlers indicted
Monday night.
Nine were taken into custody
within hours after the indictment
was returned. Yesterday, Joseph
H. Peter Rabbit) Smith, who had
been missing along with four
others, surrendered to the Office of
the United States marshal in Dis
trict Court and was held under
$4,000 bond, after arraignmentI
before Judge James r. Kirkland.
Evening star., 1952-03-20

directing the grand jury inyesti.
| cation. but was dubious about TIL
policemen. y
Offers ApoIigy TO Captain.
Roberts told the. Senators HI
wanted to make an apology tt
Capt. Monroe, who is now assist.
ant to Inspector Clarence H. Lutz
because he is convinced tha1
Capt. Monroe is thoroughly hon.
est and reliable.
The subcommittee recessed it.
hearings until 10 am. Tuesday.
JohnSon's testimony today, OF
examination by Senator Welker
furnished additional details abou
the payoff incident and gifts O
dope allegedly made by the police.
man to members Of the racket.
Will Ask FBI Clerk.
In the course of the examina.
ton, Senator Welker served motto,
that the Crime Committee woulc
see to it that the Federal Bureau
of Investigation studies the in.
come reports Of all dope peddlers
who come before the Senator.
with admissions of big operations
in the illicit drug field.
1--WE are going to insure yol
against sunshine for quite some
time to come" the Senator de.
clared emphatically.
Senator Case, Republican, o1
South Dakota, a member of the
Senate District Committee, but
not a member Of the Crime sub.
committee, asked permission tt
participate in the questioning ane
drew from johnson a statemen
that in August. 1851, the Turner
dope ring was tipped off by 1t
Carper that Federal narcotic,
agents were active and woult
conduct a raid in November. Sucl
Ia raid did take place.
High Officials Challenged.
The committee moved swift,
ahead with its inquiry, aftel
Chairman Neely challenged thre,
high city officials-past and pres
ent-to explain what looked lik,
wide-open drug operations under
protection of some law enforce,
ment officers.
The committee was bent or
finding out whether any of th'
thousands Of dollars alleged.
grated by the two policemen OF
the Narcotics Squad could have
been shared with officers higher II
the department.
Senator Neely's blast at tn.
three officials-former Police Supt
Robert j. Barrett, former United
States Attorney George Morri.
Fay and Commissioner John Rus.
sell Young-came at the close o.
yesterdays session.
The chairman of the Grim,
Committee. who also heads tn,
full District committee, challenged
the trio to explain why, in tn,
light Of testimony that top mar.
cotics officers accepted bribes
this could have existed under
their noses without theil
finding out about it and doinl
something about It,"
He said the committee woule
happily give the three ample op.
|portunity to be heard, if they
want to appear. None was avail
able Immediately for comment OF
the criticism.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
HaIethorpe Will Get
New Aluminium Plant
BY the Associated Press


A SO million aluminium extrusion
plant will be built at Halethorpe
near Baltimore. the Kaiser Alum
mum & Chemical Corp. announced
today.
It reached agreement with the
Air Force for construction and
operation Of the plant, scheduled
to turn out about 3 million pounds
of aluminium aircraft parts a
month.
The plant will adjoin a similar
one being operated by Kaiser. 1t
is to be completed by mid-1953.
At the start it will employ about
$50 persons.
Evening star., 1952-03-20
well documented and they haven't
had a chance to get together.
Calls Mrs. Roberts "UpSet."

had a chance to get together.
Calls Mrs. Roberts Upset"
A. At the time I ran the test
on Mrs. Roberts she was too up
set for good results because just
prior to bringing her to me, she
had been in the cell block in the
marshals Office and had a lone
discussion with Mr.. Roberts.
Senator Welker-I think that
is the most outlandish thing
have ever heard of-to let these
two people together. Who was in
charge of these people?
A. The United States Marshal
I don't know his name but can
get it and will furnish it to this
committee.
Senator Welker-How long
would you say they were to-
Igether?
A. They were up there during
the dinner hour. She said she
was upset. They had just had an
argument.
Senator Welker-She didn't say
what it was about?
A. No, sir.
Disclaims knowledge.
Senator Case-Do you know o1
your own knowledge as an officer
whether or not Mr.. Roberts re-
fused to tell the story after hi
had a conversation with "Tinky":
A. Not to my knowledge,
Evening star., 1952-03-20
Crime
Continued From First Page.)

with the grand jury investigation
His account of that work pro-
voked the Senators into a heated
IcroSs-examination. This eventual.
ly led to the wrathful remarks
by Senator Welker.
Sergt. Furr had related that
Roberts declined to take the lie
detector tests. He said tests were
conducted on the dope peddler's
former wife, Mrs. Evalina (Tinky)
Roberts, Herbert Buckle jaws
johnson and Nellie Leach, John
sons girl friend. He said the
results Of the tests were as fol-
lows:
Appeared To Be Lying.
Nellie Leach appeared to be
lying when she said she was with
johnson on some Of the occasions
on which bribe transactions took
Evening star., 1952-03-20

place. johnson was telling fairly
accurately the truth" The Off
Ger thought johnson may have
been guilty of slight -discrepan-
cies" but was truthful in saying he
gave $60sa month as his share d
the protection payoffs from Ran
dolph (CatfiSl10 Turner's ring.
Mrs. Roberts test could not be
considered a complete success be-
cause she was emotionally upset.
The committee wanted to know
why she was upset.
Sergt. Furr then explained that
Mrs. Roberts had been incar-
cerated in the same cell with Jim
Yellow for about an hour before
this, during the luncheon recess,
and that the divorced couple had
had stormy argument.
The Senators erupted.
"Do you mean to tell me that
these two criminals. brought from
the District Jail for questioning
were together in the same cell?"
demanded Senator Welker.
Disclaims Responsibility.
The policeman said yes but
protested that was none of his
business.
II don't care who did it," the
Senator continued, this is the
most outlandish thing ever
heard. letting these two people
get together. Who put them to-
lgether?"
The officer said Roberts and his
former wife were placed in a cell
by United States marshals, work.
ing for the United States attor-
ney's Office.
Senator Welker said it was un-
believable that the prisoners were
not kept segregated. but instead
given an opportunity to fix up any
story they might want to in an
swering questions about the same
matters.
1T is incredible mismanage-
ment," he shouted.
Lectures to Sergt. Furr.
Senator Welker, at intervals
Joined by his colleagues, then as
serted in a lecture to Sergt. Furr
that it would be impossible for a
number of persons - convicted
dope peddlers Or MOTTO fabricate
with such detail the story of re-
peated graft by policemen un-
folded this week at the crime
hearings.
81 say it would be a miraculous
bit Of memory for two people,
Roberts and Tinky, in the period
Of one hour, to manufacture such
a story as they have told with
meticulous care and in minute de-
TAIL,
A question by Senator Pastore,
Democrat, of Rhode Island, pre-
viously established the fact that
except for the one hour Roberts
and his former wife were together
in the cell, they had had no op-
portunity to meet and to agree on
all details Of their similar payoff
stories.
Roberts testified earlier today
that as Tinky left for the grand
jury she screamed she was going
to tell all.
Taylor, Carper Accused.
Roberts original testimony
Tuesday implicated Detective
Sergt. William L. Taylor, No.
man on the Narcotics Squad, along
with 1t. Carper. Both were sus-
pended that day.
When he was recalled today.
Roberts said Police Capt. John B.
Monroe and Sergt. Furr were in
the room when he was to be qucs-
toned by the United States attor-
ney's staff last month and when
he denied knowing anything about
protection money rumors.
He said he was convinced that
anything told to policemen would
leak within five minutes to other
policemen. He said he had conf
dence In United States Attorney
Charles M. Irelan and his assist
ant Thomas Walden. jr., who is
Evening star., 1952-03-20
Fire Destroys Hotel

ANDREWS. N. c., Mar. 20 (P1.
"A $4,000 fire destroyed the 30
room Junaluska Terrace Hotel
here today. Eight guests and sew
|eral employees living in the build
ing escaped injury. Most. how
ever. lost their clothing and other
personal effects.
Arizona sun., 1952-08-22

ord on matters of interest to Ne
groes calls for his defeat.
He has consistently voted against
progressive legislation to relive our
people of the injustices impressed
upon them, particularly in the
Deep South.
Before Congressman Murdock
professes his great feeling for our
people, a few facts about him
should be known.
He comes from the northeast
backwoods corner of Missouri
where white supremacy has been
an issue for century.
Long ago he came to Arizona
and was an instructor at the
Tempe Normal School and Teach
ers College before it became the
Arizona State College at Tempe.
He was, before going to Congress,
the Dean of the college. (The Dean
is usually the administrative assist
ant to college presidentD
While the Phoenix Negro COM
munity is keenly aware of the
great advancements made by the
college at Tempe in matters apply
ing to Negro students, this must
be kept in mind: All the rights
and privileges extended by the
college have been SINCE Mr.. Muir
dock left the campus. They were
made under the sponsorship and
with the blessing of Dean J. o.
Grimes, who has been a truly
Christian friend of Negro students
at the college.
When Murdock was Dean there
were no Negroes on the college
athletic teams; Negroes could not
eat their lunches in the college
dining hall; nor live in college
6ormitories. All these forward
steps were made AFTER Mr.. Muir
dock left the college. There is no
record or recollection that he ever
helped a Negro student in the
college.
It would be a mistake for the
Negro community to vote for Muir
dock again. He is NOT our friend.
Carl Sims, Sr.
Arizona sun., 1952-08-22
| FEAR SOMEONE HAS READ THE
WRONG CONSTITUTION

body is called "The Executive Com
mittee." Your local executive COM
mittee is responsible for the for
nation of the work and program
of the local branch. AS a matter
of fact, the local executive COM
mittee is the group that should
form the agenda for each branch
meeting The executive committee
has a chairman. The chair
man of the committee should
preside at all of the executive meet
ings. The president Of the branch
should be present at all meetings
Of the executive committee. All
misunderstanding arising in the
branch should be settled in your
executive meetings.
Your executive committee has no
power to make and execute laws
or decisions within it's meetings,
Arizona sun., 1952-08-22
Nuggets Of Gold

While the days for lucky finding
of gold nuggets may be over, it is
interesting to look back to the
days of the gold rushes which such
happenings we're fairly common
place. Perhaps the luckiest strike,
according to the JeWelry Industry
Council, was the finding in Aus
tralia of one of the largest mug
gets of gold in history. 1t was in
1858 that four miners, wearied and
discouraged after months of fruit
less labor, decided to pull up stakes
and. quit their claim. Just as they
were leaving, one of them swung
his pick in a last desperate blow
that sent the splinters Of quartz
flying in all directions. One of the
bits, upon examination, proved to
be gold. This encouraged the 9TH
ers and they fell to with their
picks and shovels and within the
hour they unearthed the famous
Welcome Nugget, weighing 2,195
ounces and worth about $4,000 in
our money.