Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1929, Page 21

PROSECUTOR HITS PAID INFORMERS Better Prohibition Enforce- ment Seen With New Plan Camalier Urges. Advocating abolishment of the sys- tem of paid police informers, employed to secure information in liquor cases, Assistant United States Attorney Renah ¥. Camalier defined the spies as mer- cenary, unreliable perjurers st night. In lieu of the system, Camalier ad- vised enlisting the services of Federal prohibition agents and police recruits. Addressing the Citizens’ Service As- soclation, a volunteer law enforcement up, at a meeting in First Congrega- &onn\ Church, Camalier denied it was becessary to employ such methods to Brcure convictions. *Informers, generally speaking,” Cam- aller declared, “are a low form of citi- zen, unworthy of belief or respect and should be thrown into the discard. They are responsible for most of the unlawful raids, unawful seizures and unlawful entries. Men Unworthy of Belief. “Such men are not to be believed; no jury should be asked to convict on the statement of an informer; no rosecutor should be compelled to go | fore a court and ask for the convic- | tion of a defendant on the testimony of such an individual, and no grand jury should be requested to indict a Defsaft on the evidence submitted by suth_a party.” “Worst of all,” Camalier declared, | ire some of these paid informers who to be ministers of the Gospel, ‘Wwhen I ask them their occupation, after they have told me they have made buys from bootleggers and are ready to testify in court against them. They contend their interest is based on reli- glon and in aiding to convict they are aiding a religious cause. I do not mean ordained ministers who seriously believe they are accomplishing & worthy pur- pose in assisting police. It is the self- styled, unordained creature, actuated by pecuniary motives, who adds a spurious title to his name and operates as an informer under the cloak of a religion he does not possess. It is most embar- rassing to me and a disgrace to the church to have to call these men ‘doctor’ and ‘reverend’ when they take the wit- ness stand.” ‘Wants Salaried Agents. ‘The present rate of convictions will be increased only when these informers, whoe, he explained, get $2.50 for each case, are repiaced by a force of Govern- ment agents who are paid a certain salary regardless of the number of peo- ple that are sent to prison on their tes- timony, the prosecutor declared. The assistant district attorney, ad- vising adoption of other systems to aid in proper law enforcement, advocated the widening of the files of selection in the case of juries to make sure that re- lisble citizens are present in the jury box, and then have the term of such Jjuries extended from the present two weeks to at least four weeks. ‘The recent declarations of a group of attornéys that they would enlist their services' without charge to assist per- sons arrested under the Jones law was condemned by Camalier. United States Attorney Leo Rover, Dr. James M. Doran, Federal prohibition commissioner, and Maj. Henry G. Pratt, m?w speakers at the meeting last “The outlook for prohibition is bright,” Doran said. “There is more talk than Sees Convictions Under Jones Law. Juries will not hesitate to convict under the drastic provisions of the Jones law, according to the prediction of Mr. Rover. “Juries are becoraing stimulated and encouraged by the agitation for enforce- ment of all laws and will look upon violators of the Jones law in the same light as they now look upon robbers and murderers,” Rover said. Information given by members of the organization will be acted upon im- mediately, Maj. Pratt informed the as- sociation. Any assistance supplied by members of the “dry” organization, who represent 75 churches of Washington, would be welcomed, he added. PLANS SUNDAY AIR MAIL. Company Announces Service on Atlanta-New York Line. ATLANTA, April 10 (#).—Beginning May 1 air mail between Atlanta and New York will be carried on Sunday, the Pitcairn Aviation Co., holder of the contract, announced today, The serv- ice is now six days a week, with stops at Spartanburg, S. Greenshoro, N. C.; Richmond, Va.; Washington and Philadelphia. 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