Evening star., 1953-06-29
Bullock Guilt
Is Pre-Judged,
Ford Charges
Berutes TrioI Board
Indicates He Will
Appeal Outcome

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Attorney Charles, E. Ford to-
day accused a three-man civilian
trial board Of having already de-
cided that Police Inspector AL
bert I. Bullock was guilty Of in
subordination and failure to ex-
plain his financial afiluence
without hearing any defense tes-
timony.
The attorney fired the accusa-
tion after Chairman Robert F.
Cogswell stated that any high
ranking policeman should have
been eager to explain his finan-
cial position when Police Chief
Robert v. Murray requested the
information.
Chairman Cogswell also stated
that Chief Murray would have
been derelict in his duties had
he failed to call in Inspector
Bullock last year and ask for
an explanation in view of testi-
mony before the Senate District
Crime subcommittee that he and
his wife had an income of ap-
proximately $4,000 over and
above salary.
Packs Up His Papers.
The attorney inquired whether
the other two members of the
trial board concurred in the
chairman's statement and they
replied that they supported it
generally"
MIR. Ford then hotly told the
board that it would be futile for
him to examine any witnesses or
produce any documents in de-
tense Of the inspector because 1t
was clear to him that the mem
bers had concluded the police
man was guilty.
Although Chairman Cogswell
protested that this was not the
case, Mr.. Ford ostentatiously
gathered all his papers and law
books and packed them into his
briefcase.
He requested that the board
cancel q subpoena issued for Ar
mold Bauman, former counsel of
the Crime Committee and now
a special Assistant United States
Attorney in New York, who was
to have appeared as a witness
for the second time in this hear
ing on Wednesday morning.
Indicates He'll Appeal.
Mr.. Ford told reporters he ex-
pected to take no further part
in the proceedings though it will
be necessary for him to attend
any subsequent sessions. He in
dicated that he will carry this
case to the Court Of Appeals II
necessary. s@' *
The uproar which concluded
today's morning session came
while Police Chief Murray was on
the witness stand. In direct
testimony, under questioning by
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise. he related that
he suspended Inspector Bullock
on May %, 1852, after reading q
transcript Of the Senate COM
mittee hearings and after ask
ing the inspector to explain the
financial situation disclosed.
Got No Explanation.
The chief told the board that
Inspector Bullock promised to
explain at a later date after he
could obtain a report from certi-
fled public accountants but the
witness said he never has re-
ceived satisfactory explanation,
On croSs-examination, Mr..
Ford sought to show that a chief
Of police lacks authority to re-
quire subordinates to answer
such questions as the one pro-
pounded to Inspector Bullock.
This led Chairman Cogswell
to state that in his opinion Chief
Murray fulfilled responsibilities
outlined in the police manual
and would have laid himself
open to disciplinary action had
he failed to follow the course he
did.
The chairman then went on to
express the opinion that any high
ranking officer should have been
glad to answer.
The heated exchange followed
and in the end Donald Clemmer
one Of the board members, an
nounced that while he had gen.
orally supported Chairman Cogs-
well, he wanted to study the
record of the official reporter
Accordingly. the reporter was in
structed to produce typed copies
during the afternoon session.