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sna. neet the situation shich arose. Tear gas bombs, elthough in the possarccion of the Chief Clerk, were not used and when he asked the Chief Clerk why thoy had not been used, ho was advised that instructions had been recelved from Major Glaseford to lock them in a cabinet. He further stated that Major Gle::sford had spent but little time in his’ office for the past two monthe; that ho had been agcompanied continuously by a civilian named Walker who had no official status tat to wom Major Glassford ‘turned for edvice and counsel) and that the Police Departwont had prectically | van iteslt. . “Tdeutenant Keck further ‘stated that Major Classford was o most disfieult parson for the Camulssloners to handle; thet he would perfora no function un- less given written instructions signed by the Commissioners, and thet he frequent argued the necessity of orders even though written. Lieutenant Keck, vien esked if say plan hed been mode to raias the craw of the Anecostia Bridge on July 28th, advieed that epparontly there had note : inspector Thaddeus R, Been stated that hie knowledge of events thes day wag Limited te wiet he ger when he reported in response to the emergency cril sbout 1 ofclock, In his opinion, as a result of his experience md hic observation of the rioting, he belicved it necessary to haye troopa celled and tha: it was & ustter of Impossibility for «a Departuent of the size of the Metrepol!ian Police Department to copa with « situation of thet kind, He further # ited that if troops had not errived whe: they cid, tiere xould kave boon mop. trouble, further bloodshed and loss of lite. Even otter he reportec ir responses to the ganeral call he received no instructions, but elicply Le what he con- sidered best. TInspactor Frank HU, & Durke, dn charge of detectives, atated that .¢ took no part in the Palios activities on the <Sth of July, and that he hed r= ealved instructions early in the morning. from Major Glacsford ta have acne of hip plein clothes nen in ths vicinity. .His duties would not usuelly o= urece setivities in « sttuation of this kind. rag The Comaisesioners and the Police officers | Wore exaninsd by the Groo< Jury on August 4th. ; 7 - £t the raquest of intted States £ttorney Rover, dntervicws were he with a nuaber of the neighboring residents in the vicinity of the bonus rlot. end es & result of said interviews, ton such whtnesaea were subpoonacd to tostify befere the Grand Jury to the effect izat the looal sltustion might Lave een taken care of by the Polioe had 1t not been for the greet influx of bonca marchera apparently fren other camps around Fashington.