Evening star., 1952-01-17

THE INSPECTOR. is SURROU
session Of the Senate District C
about his relationship with En-
Crime
Continued From First Page.)
Barrett, the first witness-who wa
represented, as was Warning, b,
Mr.. Ford-because members want
led to obtain all possible informa
ton from the ex-chief.
Recessed After Hour.
Today's session Of the committe,
lasted only about an hour, sine
the committee members wanted t,
attend the Joint session of Con
gress to hear Prime Ministe,
Churchill. The crime hearings vii
be resumed at 10 a. IN. tomorrow.
Inspector Beach emerged smil
ing. but flushed. from his ap.
.pearance before the committee a
a closed session and refused tt
tell reporters the nature Of hi
examination.
He said, however, he had re.
quested the executive session while
he testified because he was to bt
asked about certain intimate
matters which he believed shoule
not be revealed in public
The Inspector. who as q captain
commanded both the Seventh ano
the Second Precincts, told report.
ers he did not ask for the CLOSED
hearing because the hearings art
being televised and recorded fol
radio broadcast. @ '
"For Gods sake, fellows" he
exclaimed, "let's get this straight
I do not object to being televised
or radiovised." - ~
Called Gambling Hotbed.
The Second Precinct has been
described by crime investigators
as Q hotbed Of all types OF gam.
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Inspector Beach was ainvolyec
in a bitter flare-up two years age
between Ex-chief Barrett anc
Capt. Anthony Richitt of the
Third Precinct over remarks at
tributed to Warning.
During the Davis House Com.
mittee crime hearings Inspector
Beach denied telling Warning tht
committee was interested in know.
ing about the lack of gambling
arrests in the Georgetown pre-.
cinct or being friendly with the
gambler. He said that Capt
Richitt had called him to say
that Warning had told hin
(Richitt) about talking to In.
spector Beach.
Capt. Richitt told a House COM
mittee in 1850 that Warning, in
a conversation with him at the
Third Precinct station, referred
to Mr. Barrett as "the boss"
Gaming Arrests Discussed.
The captain said Warning was
discussing the House investiga.
tors concern over the lack oi
gambling arrests in the third anc
seventh precincts.
The Senate probers did not i'm
mediately indicate whether all Oh
parts of Inspector Beach's secret
testimony would be made. public
When the hearing was opened
to the public. the probers called
to the stand.
Although direct testimony al
the Senate hearing has put police
and gamblers on friendly terms
with a generous exchange of pay
off money-the names of officer.
who might be involved have thus
far eluded the committee.
Two other gambling figures
Clarence (Cocky) Ware and VIII
liam Whitehead, were originally
on today's list for questioning
but two others-Sam Beard and
Abe (Jewboy Dietz) Plisco were
i'll and unable to appear
ALI. presumably, will be heard
later.
Meanwhile, it was learned thai
the committee had issued a sub
poena for the records of Murray
OF, a Maryland race wire serv-
ice operator. whose name has beer
linked with those of Frank Co.'S
tello. the New York gambler, ane
William Francis (Snags) Lewis
OF appeared briefly at the com.
mittee room with his attorney
William CDoc) Collins, and wa!
excused after getting the new sub
poena.
Mr.. Bauman declined to com.
ment on reports that Odesss
Madre, who was described by g
witness yesterday as a numbers
had been subpoenaed by
the committee.
Warning Mentioned Often.
Although Warning is recognized
as the kingpin Of Washington
gamblers, police have not arrested
him for many years. His name
has been mentioned time afte,
time, however, in public hearings
and grand jury inquiries.
The committee awaited with
special interest the testimony o1
Whitehead. He is the man men.
toned in the gambling arrests In
the 14th precinct, which were
followed by placing a sergeant
and a corporal on school crossing
duty.
Yesterdays session turned out
several bouts. between witnesse.
and Senator Welker, Republican
of Idaho as these highlights de.
veloped:
/. Roger (Whitetop) Simkins