Evening star., 1952-01-15

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oflicer Of the Police DEPARTING
in July. 1852" MFR. Baiman asked
.>.s "Yes. o number Of them" " Mr.
Barrett said. , n,,n
Mr.. Bauman asked whether he
remembered looking at a farm ir
Frederick, owned byea Mrs. Clay
and remembered kicking In a dool
there. Mr.. Barrett said he did. /.
i ibid, you enter into an, agree.
ment with any one for the pur.
chase of q far1n?" Mr. Baumar
asked.
Mr.. Barrett said he had anc
that the price was $4,000. HI
said about $4,000 had to be put
up, to obtain the farm that hi
made the $1,000 deposit and was
to pay the rest later.
did you have $23.O0O?"'.. Mr.
Bauman asked.
'.No." Mr.. Barrett answered.
Found Deal "Bad."
! Mr.. Barrett said be found the
deal bad" and my ambition was
to get my money back and / did -
He denied he asked the owner OF
the farm, Charles w. Lowe OF
Frederick County. to promise not
to tell people he was buying the
property. 8 sssk s c#j
/ did you tell Mr.. Lowe chat the
transaction would be recorded but
that you could take care Of that?"
- Mr.. Barrett said he knew all
transfers Of property had to be
recorded. He said hr visited the
Lowe place three or four times In
July, taking various policemen
with him to see it. He named 1t.
Wolf and Maj, Robert v. Murray,
present police chief, as two who
accompanied him. Later, Mai.
Murray said he was careful to
make this trip on a day of from
work. - 81 > -
- Mr.. Bauman asked:
after you decided you didn't
want this fafm-about July 90
did YOU tell your lawyer you
wanted the deposit back?"
Says Contract Destroyed. j.
Mr.. Barrett. said yes. He was
asked whether he had q copy of
the contract he. had signed with
Mr. Lowe. Mr.. Barrett testified
it had been destroyed. !.
! did you insist it be destroyedS"
Possibly"
did you insist that Mr.. Loves
copy be destroyed?'' p,
Mr.. Barrett said he had, because
Of reports received on Mr.. loves
reputation. He said he got the
contract back theg day he was
refunded the $1,000. He said Mr.,
Lowe had been talking. about
suing him and that he, Barrett,
wanted the contract becausl } it
contained a 10 per cent forfeiture
clause, If the deal was not con-
summated. s.nl
Mr.. Barrett said his lawyer had
advised settling withMr. Lowe for
the 81 600.
Did you have an Investigation
Of Mr. Lowe nader @
-.-... Personal Investigation. +
7sOf Lowe and the. contract MIR.
Barrett said. ~73@t f1e,Ss@ !,
s's ''Was that d personal investiea.
tion?'' ~ s>fn Ha:aHs 81
Eyes" n 81 @ Il VI,
; ''Was that involved with the
real estate Transaction" q
! Mr.. Barrett said ,it was. He said
the contract assured him $4,000
from the Maryland State Roads
c Commission for certain rights 81
way but that a previous owner Of
the farm told him she already had
settled that matter with the COM
mission. III
What police officer spent time
checking on Mr.. Lowe?" Mr.. Bau-
man asked. - -. :. 4
The ex-chief suggested the com
mittee ask Police Supt. Murray.
He said Maj. Murray sent two
men out of town-one to Win
chester. Va. ana the other Ito
Frederick, Md,-to check on Mr..
Loves Mai Murray said later he
had acted under orders, Of his
superior.
WAS that legitimate police
work." MIR. Baun1an asked. ht
s'Yes.. it was."sMt. Barrett an
swered. 5s
Mr.. Bauman asked how much,