U.S. Attorney David G. Bress, letter dated May 29, 1968, to Chairman Advertisement dated May 7, 1968, entitled "Ben Brown Is Dead"__ Article dated April 26, 1968, entitled "Threats of Pay-or-Burn Pose Page 86 71 61 62 Article dated April 29, 1968, entitled "D.C. Leases 150 Units for 62 Article dated May 2, 1968, entitled "Pressure Group Formed- 63 Article dated May 4, 1968, entitled "Pride Worker Charged in Liquor 64 Article dated May 29, 1968, entitled, "Riot Cases Overtax Court, Article dated May 10, 1968, entitled "35 Percent of Counties' Fire Article dated May 20, 1968, entitled "An Answer to Threats". Article dated May 26, 1968, entitled "A Businessman Voices his 65 64 72 59 78 Article dated May 30, 1968, entitled "Judges Lay D.C. Court Crisis 82 Article dated June 4, 1968, entitled "Judge in Riot Cases Criticizes 83 Article dated June 19, 1968, entitled "Guard Chief Urges Tougher 80 Article entitled "Swift Action Stressed-D.C. Police Set Up Secret 73 Article entitled "Positioning Troops for Massive Rally Studied by 73 Letters to the Editor, May 11, 17 and 21, 1968- 69-72, 76-77 Article dated March 17, 1968, entitled "No Serious Disorder Ex- 61 Article dated May 21, 1968, entitled "8 Percent of $145,667 Riot 77 Article dated June 1, 1968, entitled "Sharp Drop in Tourism Noted 79 Article dated June 12, 1968, entitled "Get Maximum of Year: 'Re- 81 Article dated June 16, 1968, entitled "Bankers Ask Aid for D.C. 85 Article entitled, "Clark Warns on Use of Deadly Force". 68 66 Waters, William H., Jr., letter dated February 19, 1968, to Chairman Mc- WMAL, Evening Star Broadcasting Co., editorial dated May 12, 1968, 52 65 APPENDIX Staff Memorandum, May 15, 1968-The April 1968 Civil Disturbances 87-94 Arrests by Metropolitan Police Department, March 30-April 14, 93 Estimates of real property and other losses. 87-88 Estimates of costs and revenue losses to the District of Columbia 88-92 Estimates of hotel and business losses_ Estimates of costs of Federalizing the National Guard and bringing Fires and false alarms, March 30-April 14, 1968.. Troops called out in Civil Disturbances: Authority for Use of Troops in the Suppression of Riots.. CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1968 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D.C. The Full Committee met, pursuant to recess, at 10:40 a.m., in Room 1310, Longworth House Office Building, Honorable John L. McMillan, Chairman, presiding. Present: Representatives McMillan McMillan (presiding), Abernethy, Dowdy, Whitener, Sisk, Diggs, Fuqua, Fraser, Adams, Jacobs, Walker, Kyros, Nelsen, O'Konski, Harsha, Mathias, Horton, Broyhill, Winn, Gude, Zwach, and Steiger. Also present: James T. Clark, Clerk; Sara Watson, Assistant Counsel; Donald Tubridy, Minority Clerk; and Leonard D. Hilder, Investigator. The CHAIRMAN. The Full Committee will come to order. Mr. Murphy, will you come to the table, and Chief Layton, Chief Galotta, and the Under Secretary of the Army, and any other people that are around here. Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Chairman, this is Mr. Bress, United States Attorney, who was good enough to come in accordance with your invitation. The CHAIRMAN. We will be happy to have him sit at the table with you. Mr. Murphy, I want to thank you and the other gentlemen for taking time to appear before our Committee this morning. We hope that we will be able to bring to light some of the rumors that have been flying around ever since you arrived; as to what the police were doing on the first day and night of the April civil disturbances; and a number of other accusations that have been made, and the reason for not stopping some of the looting that appeared here in the Nation's Capital on these days. You might make a little statement first as to the type of orders that were given by you or whoever gave out the orders. I would also like to have the orders given the troops by the Under Secretary, please. I would like to know if you were given authority to use force in handling these people, and whether they were permitted to walk in and take anything they wanted, as those are the rumors that have been flying around. (1) CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN WASHINGTON HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NINETIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGES AND LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE RIOTING, LOOTING AND OTHER CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN WASHINGTON IN APRIL 1968, AND THE ACTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE POLICE, AND OTHER DULY CONSTITUTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITH RESPECT THERETO 94-293 MAY 15 AND 16, 1968 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1968 U.S. Attorney David G. Bress, letter dated May 29, 1968, to Chairman Advertisement dated May 7, 1968, entitled "Ben Brown Is Dead". Page 86 71 61 Article dated April 26, 1968, entitled "Threats of Pay-or-Burn Pose 62 Article dated April 29, 1968, entitled "D.C. Leases 150 Units for 62 Article dated May 2, 1968, entitled "Pressure Group Formed- 63 Article dated May 4, 1968, entitled "Pride Worker Charged in Liquor Article dated May 10, 1968, entitled "35 Percent of Counties' Fire Article dated May 20, 1968, entitled "An Answer to Threats". Article dated May 20, 1968, by David Lawrence, entitled "Washing- Article dated May 26, 1968, entitled "A Businessman Voices his Article dated May 29, 1968, entitled, "Riot Cases Overtax Court, Article dated May 30, 1968, entitled "Judges Lay D.C. Court Crisis Article dated June 4, 1968, entitled "Judge in Riot Cases Criticizes Article dated June 19, 1968, entitled "Guard Chief Urges Tougher Article entitled "Swift Action Stressed-D.C. Police Set Up Secret Article entitled "Positioning Troops for Massive Rally Studied by Letters to the Editor, May 11, 17 and 21, 1968--- 64 69-72, 76-77 Article dated March 17, 1968, entitled "No Serious Disorder Expected by Murphy". Article dated May 21, 1968, entitled "8 Percent of $145,667 Riot Article dated June 1, 1968, entitled "Sharp Drop in Tourism Noted Article dated June 12, 1968, entitled "Get Maximum of Year: 'Remorseless' Trio Sentenced in Riot". Article dated June 16, 1968, entitled "Bankers Ask Aid for D.C. Article entitled, "Clark Warns on Use of Deadly Force". Waters, William H., Jr., letter dated February 19, 1968, to Chairman Mc- WMAL, Evening Star Broadcasting Co., editorial dated May 12, 1968, entitled "Troops in Washington". 61 79 81 85 65 APPENDIX Staff Memorandum, May 15, 1968-The April 1968 Civil Disturbances in Washington_. 87-94 Arrests by Metropolitan Police Department, March 30-April 14, 1968_. 93 Estimates of real property and other losses_ 87-88 Estimates of costs and revenue losses to the District of Columbia government_____ 88-92 Estimates of costs of Federalizing the National Guard and bringing in Army troops--. 92 Estimates of hotel and business losses.. 94 Fires and false alarms, March 30-April 14, 1968 93 Troops called out in Civil Disturbances: Authority for Use of Troops in the Suppression of Riots. 92 95-103 1 |