Evening star., 1953-09-01
Bullock Appeal
To Be Heard by
District Heads
Sept. 9 Suggested
For Hearing; Custer
Approved by Murray

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pended Police Inspector Albert |
I. Bullock to make an oral appeal
from the findings of a special
trial board.
Commissioner Samuel Spencex
disclosed that while he had not
received the written recommen-
dations of Police Chief Robert v.
on the boards decision
urging dismissal of Bullock, the
chief had told him he approved.
the boards findings.
The city heads are suggesting
September 9 as the date for
the oral hearings if that is ac-
ceptable to Bullock's attorney.
Won't Invite Board.
The Commissioners decided,
however, that they would not
have members of the trial board
itself present at the hearing as
requested by Bullock's attorney,
Charles E. Ford. They said Mr..
Ford might also file a written
brief if he wished.
Mr.. Ford said the appeal hear
ing date is satisfactory to him
and that he would be ready to
60"
They've been stalling for two
years-We're not" he said.
Mr.. Ford was not disturbed
that the city heads turned down
his request to have members of
the trial board present at the
appeal hearing, "but we thought
we'd give them the opportunity
to be there"
Newsmen to Be Present.
The Commissioners indicated
the 10 am. hearing would be
open to the press.
Mr.. Ford said in a letter yes
terday that he expected the Com
missioners to grant retirement to
Bullock. The city heads said to-
day there was nothing they could
do in that respect, pending final
disposition of the case.
Earlier it had been learned
that the District has laid some
groundwork for an appeal
against a decision of Judge
Alexander Holtzoff of the U. S.
District Court for the District
of Columbia that Bullock has a
right to the retirement pay be-
cause he contributed to the re-
tirement fund.
Any appeal for reconsidera-
ton by Judge Holtzof or for
action by the United States
Court of Appeals apparently
must await final outcome Of the
trial board proceedings under
the terms of the decision, how
ever.
May Ask Return Of Payments.
The District may seek to have
retirement payments to Bullock
limited to the amount which he
has put into the retirement
fund over the years. plus inter-
est.
Judge Holtzoff took his posi-
tion in dismissing a District mo-
ton to throw out Bullock's re-
quest for retirement on half of
his $1,000 yearly pay.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton D. Norman commented
that, if that is law. "any police
man who is SIS years old and has
served Is years can refuse to
obey any command. and disci-
pline in the department will be
in a rather precarious state"
Should the court ruling stand,
it might be that the District
would have to go to Congress
and seek to have the matter
spelled out by legislation.
Ford Gives Notice of Appeal.
Commissioner Spencer con-
ferred with the chief late yes
terday on the Bullock decision.
Shortly after this meeting, the
commissioners received their
notice from Mr.. Ford, that the
trial board findings would be ap-
pealed to the city heads.
Mr.. Ford said he intends to
carry the case into the courts
if necessary. Burning mad at
the scathing language of the
trial board findings, the lawyer
called the guilty verdict a "polit-
buro decision. He declared
that much OF the Technology
was intellectually dishonest"
and "but an echo of the phrase
ology used by Communist rep
resentatives."
The board minced few words
in it's 28-page decision. It found
Bullock guilty on all of four
specifications placed against
him. each stemming from the
inspectors refusal to explain
mysterious income either to a
Senate crime investigating SUBJ
committee, his chief or the Dis
trict income tax collector.
Bullock'S refusal to give ex-
plantations to his chief alone
should be sufficient to stamp
such a person as undesirable and
completely unfit for public Of
fice," the board declared.
Bullock has been under sus-
pension since May, 1852, when
he refused to give the requested
information to Chief Murray.