Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1936, Page 31

THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, " CUMMINGS LAUDS G-MEN'S CAPTURE Hits Small-Minded Critics. Says Brunette Job Well Done. BY REX COLLIER. Attorney General Homer Cummings has nothing but praise for J. Edgar Hoover and his G-Men, as long as they keep up their “good work" of rid- ding the Nation of gun-toting des- peradoes. He has no patience with “small minds” who “distort the facts and exaggerate trivial things in an effort to stir up trouble” between Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and the police. He made this plain in no uncertain tones and language at his press con- ference late yesterday, when reporters asked him to comment on published happy this Christmas comfortable Karpen Our present showing are very reasonably for such lovely A few are illustrated. all at onc criticism, emanating from New York | 30 minutes before tHe raid took place. police, in connection with capture | We have learned from experience it is early Tuesday of Harry Brunette, al- | better to act and act promptly in such leged kidnaper and bank robber. cases. His record indicates he is of Sees Job Well Done. the Dillinger type. He actually en- “If some one had come to me,” |gaged in battle with the officers—and Cummins said, “with complaints that | he fired the first shot.” the F. B. I. had allowed a desperate| Extreme precaution was taken by bandit to escape, I might be interested, | the agents, he said, to prevent by- But the criticism is only of the man- | standers or other innocent persons ner of the capture, and in that sort of | from being hurt. Some of the tenants criticism I am not much concerned. of nearby apartments were moved out “This business of going in and get- | prior to the raid. The firing was ting a dangerous criminal who opens | concentrated in a direction that could fire on officers of the law requires deli- | not possibly harm spectators or other cacy and courage. When it succeeds | citizens. and no innocent person is harmed, Heard When Dillinger Died. then, from my slant of looking at| «p gon't see what tnese people are | things, it is a good job promptls, | complaining about,” Cumminsg assert- effectively and well done.” ed. “The same kind of criticism was | Cummings declared the Justice De- | hoardq when Dillinger was shot. I don't | partment has received no complaint | jjxe to dwell on things which small | of any kind from any responsible of- | minds persist in magnifying. ficial in connection with the New York | «nstead of talking about small | raid. Anonymous critics on the New yinge we ought to be cheering and York police force had charged in the | expressing gratification over the suc- | press that Hoover’'s men “double-| cessful outcome of the raid. It's too | crossed” the police, failing to keep an | paq that people will seize upon minor, agreement for a joint raid at a certain | jrrelevant things that tend to create time. friction.” Denies Agreement Violated. Cummings said he had congratulated | “No agreement was violated, for |Hoover “on the whole performance,” there was none,” the Attorney General | adding he has “great confidence in his stated emphatically. “This man Bru- | judgment” with respect to raiding { nette had entered the apartment only | activities. 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