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Mr.. Barrett did before the crime
committee. Chief Murray said he
did not believe police officer
should be Sheltered by a cloak
of immunity"
Policy Against Gamblers.
6. The departments new policy
against gamblers is to make cases
that will stand up in court, rather
than to "harass" gamblers with
warrantless raids that tip off
wrongdoers and cost them no
more than disorderly conduct
fines.
7. Chief Murray wants sitter
sentences for narcotics peddlers
as society's greatest organized
menace"
8. He wants another law that
would, in effect, legislate the
"after-hours clubs" out of busi-
ness by putting them under the
control of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board.
8. He plans an advanced train
ing course for policemen with
educational material supplied by
headquarters, and precinct COM
manders and squad leaders as in
structors for their own men.
The chief explained in this way
why he would not comment on the
committees allegations against
individual officers:
/ "I am sure that an exhaustive
investigation of the allegations of
malfeasance or dereliction Of duty
ascribed to various members. past
or present, Of the department,
when made by the grand jury and
the Office of the United States
Attorney, will be the only proper
way to resolve the charges set
forth in the transcript OF the
hearings and in the report.
Cites Department Stand.
:. 1.-THE department has always
maintained that violations of law
should and must properly be
handled by those agencies in con-
junction with a judicial deter
mination of such violations of
law If the evidence so indicates
the necessity therefor"
He then went on to protest
Iagainst committee statements
which attach guilt, or at least
an implication of guilt. to person
or group of persons without giving
each or any of them an opportun-
ity for their day in court" He
cited this sentence from the COM
mittee report:
Therefore, it must not be in
ferred that police and civic officials
not mentioned in this report are
automatically eXonerated."
He said he realized the dis
closures in the report were not
all-inclusive, but "the implication
that an accusation of guilt has
been leveled at all members of the
department Is, in my opinion, not
only unfortunate but unfair"
Welcomes Disclosures.
IT have stated on numerous oc-
casions." he added, that if wrong
doing is found to exist in the
Metropolitan Police Department,
or in the activities of any of it's
members, would welcome the dis
closures of these facts by any citi-
zen, any group or any committee
tof Congress.
II do not feel, however, that
persons not mentioned by the
committee, and especially not the
entire department. as that state
ment suggests. should be blan-
keted in as group and thus i'm
Ipliedly be placed under cloud of
suspicion and accusation"
On the other hand, he added.
the committees report included
many constructive, worthwhile
Recommendations to which the
department subscribes."
! Plea For More Money.
Maj. Murray attached this plea
for more money:
Police officials everywhere are
in agreement that the best single
deterrent to crime is the uni
formed foot patrolman on the
beat.
"On June /, 1852, ten members
OF our department, divided into
five teams of two men each, were
sent into five nearby States in an
intensive recruitment program.
From this program, we had hoped
to recruit 206 men to fill existing
vacancies and to bring the de-
partment up to its authorized
strength Of 2,29O men. Unfortu-
nately our budget. for the fiscal
year 1858, was cut $702 900 begin
ming July l. 1852, which precluded
the recruitment Of any men and
caused us to maintain the 206
vacancies.
"This appropriation cut left us
in an even worse predicament
than we had been heretofore, as
Congress had permitted the de-
partment to use this appropriation
in past years. In lieu of recruit
ment. privates of the department
had been permitted to work a.
sixth day each week. for which
they received an extra days
salary. This was beneficial both
to the public and to the police
private, as it enabled us to put ex-
perienced police officers on the
street and maintain better
patrol force and at the same time,
permitted the low-salaried officers
to earn an extra days salary.
"Since July /, 1852. we have
tried to maintain the five-day
week and at the same time have
lost the use of men who volun-
teered to work a sixth day.
"If a deficiency appropriation
could be approved by Congress,
we could again use the experienced
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