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posts.
He also charged that some Of
the posts listed in the table had
not been included by him when
he suggested the designation
blue ribbon" for some police
assignments in earlier hearings
sessions.
Aren't you concerned wheth-
er your precinct commanders
are prejudiced or not?" Mr..
Dodson asked the police chief.
Il don't want them to be
prejudiced," Chief Murray re-
piled. He added he was sure
they were not.
Mr.. Dodson then sought to
learn from the chief how he
would go about finding out
whether a subordinate was
biased or not. The question
became entangled in a dis
cussion Of Captain Clarke's
handling of scout car assign
ments.
Complaint Issue Aired
The police chief declared
that he left the assignment of
policemen to his precinct COM
manders, and he asserted:
I'D have to have a comploint
from some of the men Aat
they felt they'd been discrnni-
mated against. I've never had
such complaint"
Chief Murray conceded that
the Commissioners non-dis-
elimination directive which
was issued in November, 1858,
did not require complaints.
Chief Murray read, however,
a report from himself to the
Commissioners In February.
1854, asserting that police as
signments and promotions we're
based on merit and were mon
discriminatory"
Mr.. Dodson referred to the
appearance Of two police pri-
Yates at an earlier session Of
the hearings, one Negro and the
other white, who testified that
they voluntarily cooperate in
patrolling their beats.
The two officers cooperated
in an arrest last Monday which
was cited by the NAACP as an
alleged case of police brutality.
The officers testified that the
man arrested. who admitted he
was intoxicated, violently re-
sisted the arrest.
The two policemen testified
they have been studying to-
gether for promotion examina-
tions.
Noting this instance of BIZ
racial police work. Mr.. Dodson
asked:
Don't you think that sys-
tenn could be multiplied in your
department If you would per-
NIT it?"
"I1l permit It," Chief MUIR
ray replied.
Attorneys Clash
Mr.. Dodson and Chief MUIR
rays attorney. Roger RobS.
clashed over. repeated refer
ences by the NAACP attorney
to segregation in the police
department.
Mr.. Robb charged that Mr..
Dodson was trying deliberately
to get some twisted answers in
the record" Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin asked
Mr.. Dodson to avoid the ref
ernces.
Mr.. Dodson questioned the
chief at some length regard
ing a statement he said Chief
Murray made yesterday that
he did not believe in "forcd in
tegration."
The police chief said he did
not make precisely this state
ment, but that he recalled say
ing that he did not believe in
compelling a white policeman
and a colord policeman to work
together If they didn't want to,
or two colored men or two
white men.
But he stressed he has no
objection to this If the men
get along we'll and do their Job
efficiently.
Mr.. Dodson wanted to know
how many Of the men in the
chiefs own administrative
Offices were colored. The chief
said none.
Quizzed on STAFF
Mr.. Dodson asked whether
or not Chief Murray did not
think 1t would have made a
good impression on the rest Of
the department II there was a
colored man in the administra-
tive Office to demonstrate the
chiefs belief in the Commits
sioners' antidiscrimination or
der.
Chief Murray replied that IL
am more interested in getting
men like Corpl. Garner yam
cey Garner. secretary TO the
chief. who can do an out
standing job. If he were
colored man, I would be just
as satisfied" -
Mr.. Dodson asked whether
or not it had been the chiefs