Evening star., 1953-10-19
Investigation Begun
In Police Handling Of
EGreenIease Ransom
ey the Assoe,esed Press

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 19-An in
uuiry into police reports on the
Bobby Greenlease kidnapping
opened here today. but the
policeman credited with solving
the case was reported to be too
nervous to undergo questioning
now.
The st. Louis Board Of Police
Commissioners ordered the in
vestigation after published re-
ports that discrepancies had
been found in the police account
by the FBI. The FBI has been
searching for the missing $780,
900 of the $500, 900 paid in ran
som by the 6-year-old boys
wealthy father, Robert C. Green
lease of Kansas City.
Police Chief jeremiah O'Con-
nell. conducting the inquiry, said
Police 1t. Louis Shoulders would
not be questioned at this time
because of a nervous condition.
1t. Shoulders was credited with
solving the case.
Physician Advises Rest.
Chief O'Connell said 1t.
Shoulders physician told him
that 1t. Shoulders needed rest
as result of his work on the
case and that his health might
be affected by questioning now.
All policemen who had a part
In the arrest of Carl Austin Hall
and Mrs. Bonnie Brown Heady,
confessed kidnap-slayers, are to
be questioned in the closed hear
ing.
First to be questioned was
'Patrolman Elmer Dolan, who
was with 1t. Shoulders when
Hall was arrested the night of
October 6 following tipof by a
taxicab driver Patrolman Dolan
was to be followed by four spe-
cial officers, who helped pick
up Mrs. Heady.
The FBI has refused to COM
ment on reports it questioned
1t. Shoulders and Patrolman
Dolan. But Joseph E. Thornton,
FBI agent in charge here, was
at the police board meeting last
night when it was decided to
press the inquiry.
Broader Inquiry Asked.
I. A. Long. board president.
said Chief O'Connell was asked
to- INTENSITY and broaden the
police investigation of the case"
following a special meeting of /
the commissioners.
Chief O'Connell said the in
qtiry would include police ques-
tioning of 1t. Shoulders and
Patrolmen Dolan, although the |
commissioners said I'VE have no I
reason to believe any police Of
f1cers connected with the case
have not given us all the infor-
ma ton they have"
The Post-Dispatch said yes
terday it learned FBI agents had
found a number of discrepancies
IN the police account of Halls
arrest and recovery of about
$685. 900 in ransom money from
him.
Discrepancy Reported.
The newspaper said police
records showed Hall was brought
to- district police station after
his arrest with two SuitcaseS
filled with money, but that the
FBI had determined no suitcaSes
were brought with Hall to the
station. The newspaper said |
more than an hour elapsed"
after Hall was booked before the |
suitcases were brought in.
However, 1t. Shoulders said
yesterday "the bags with the |
money were delivered at the /
same time as the prisoners"
1t. Shoulders said that after
Hall was booked he CIT. Shoul-
ders) took the two suitcases to a
small room at the station and
locked the door. /
Il can PROVE" he said, "that
the money 1 found in Halls |
apartment was the same money |
I turned over to the FBI. Where
that money is will come out at |
the right time and when it does,
I know Lou Shoulders will be in
the clear. I'm not worried"