Evening star., 1952-08-12
Fu||Probe0pens
On Release Of
White June4
Stories in Conflict
On How He Was
Freed Before Killing

Police Supt. Robert v. Murray
and Capt. Richard Felber, head o.
the homicide squad, announce
the probe as authorities prepared
to present the Ralph T. Blake
murder case to the grand jury
within the next two weeks.
White is charged with stabbint
and beating to death Mr.. Blake, 8
Marine Corps addressograph clerk
in a downtown alley last Thurs.
day night. 3
Conflicting Answers Cited.
Contradicting stories have come
from questions about how White
left the Receiving Home after he
had been picked up few hours
earlier for assault in another rob-
berry case.
A Receiving Home employe said
she had a telephone call from 9
member Of the police juvenile
squad, asking that the boy be re-
leased in custody of a sister-in-
law, Mrs. Lorraine White, 81, OF
II M street NV.
1t. John A. Ryan. head of the
juvenile squad, has denied he
made the call. So has Pvt. Ber-
nard johnson. who had the boy
committed to the home and then
turned the case over to Juvenile
Court for further action.
Defendant Says He Called.
Today police said that White
admitted to them that he made a
telephone call to Mrs. White, ask
ing her to call for him at the
home. It is against rules for in
mates to use the telephone.
Police. however, are speculating
on the possibility that White tele-
phoned one of several girls he
knew. and that one impersonated
his sister-in-law when he was re-
leased the afternoon of June 4.
Another theory is that after
White made his call, some one
other than policeman telephoned
the Receiving Home to make ar
rangementS for the youths re-
lease.
To Be Treated as an Adult.
AS preparations for the grand
jury hearing went ahead in the
murder case, United States At
torney Charles NJ. Irelan asserted
that White would receive the same
treatment as any adult whose
case goes to the jury.
The decks were cleared for the
action yesterday when a coroner's
jury held White responsible for
MIR. Blake's death and Juvenile
Court waived Jurisdiction.
Although the law does provide
for bail in murder charges, Mr.
Irelan said he did not recall the
last time it was granted here. and
did not expect any motion or
Whites behalf.
Becker May BE Prosecutor.
The case probably will be pre-
sented to the grand jury by AS
sistant United States Attorney
William Becker. who has been
functioning in that capacity re-
Gently, Mr.. Irelan said.
The decision to prosecute the
17-year-old boy through adult
channels was made quickly yes
terday. Less than four hours after
the inquest held him RESPONSE
ble," Acting Juvenile Court Judge
Nadine Gallagher released him
from juvenile control.
THE court believes that this
action is in the best interests of
the community and of this par
ticular juvenile" Judge Gallagher
said.
Further, the court believes that
in this particular instance the re-
sources available to the Juvenile
Court are not sufficient to justify
retaining jurisdiction at this time::
A Municipal Court jurist, Judge
Gallagher assumed responsibility
IN the matter during the vacation
Of Juvenile Judge Edith Cockrill.
Shows Little Emotion.
She ruled, after receiving a rec
ommendation from Henry j. Pal
mieri, director of the courts social
services. who in turn had been
asked by the United States attor-
ney's Office for jurisdiction.
Showing little emotion, White
sat beside three sisters and q
brother during the inquest. He
heard police recite the story he
told them-an account of cold
calculated murder.
Unrepresented by counsel, he
was informed by Deputy Coroner
Christopher j. Murphy that he was
entitled to have an attorney, or to
ask questions himself.
For the most part he remained
mute. but once when Pvt. Charles
H. Calderwood said he had found
blood-stained pants, shirt and
socks belonging to White, he spoke
up:
HE didn't get a shirt with any
blood on it,
Coroner Murphy reminded
White he could ask questions, but
not make statements, and the
youth replied:
"Oh, I'm sorry"
Statement Left Unfinished.
White also started to say some
thing at the end Of the inquest
when asked if he had a statement
about that" he began, ther
thought better Of it when Coroner
Murphy explained anything hs
said could be held against him.
Few fresh facts emerged from
the inquest. 1t. L. A. Hartnett
Of the homicide squad, who re.
peated the confession story, sale
White told him he tried to throw
the murder knife on top Of &
building. When it fell back intt
the alley, he left it there.
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