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JOHN ELGAR HOOVER. OO . gsraeree a Sederal Ruresn af Inbestigation “ee Barros AQ Frgtecert i iy | i aL S. Department wh Justice i na. € , Mashington, B. @. { ity. duxeph co. cewe i ft os See! Pork Calves. Ms } om "a aR wate Re: Police Corruption in po Sew Be, CLEVELAND, O8TO. tk Reference is made to a news iten oppger ing in the Washingtoi” ~~ News dated May 9, 1956, in which Bernard JWolf, Lieutenant of | Police, Cleveland Police Department, who was formerly in charge of the Homicide Squad of that Department, made the allegation that. the k Director's charges to the effect that "crooked politicians with police <Q. connections® permitted the Karpis-Barker gangsters to escape in the City of Cleveland during 1934 was "falee" and in which he went on to a assert that the "refusal of Gen to work with the police at that time > nearly resulted in a gun battle between polios and GHen*. i %, \ | ME wore arrested at the Clevaland Hote a —_ : 200 PM, on September |\, 5, 1934. The arrests were effected "by a police woman, who was called to. the scene because of the bolaterous conduct of these women. She being } | wuieble to subdue them, it was necessary for her to call upon a traffic officer, who assisted in arranging for these women being taken to the | police station. No information was developed by the Cleveland Police is { Department as to the identity of these women and they were "booked" only ._ j ons drunken charge. On the afternoon of Septenber 6, 1OS4, QR y a. of the Cleveland, Ohio Police Department, called te the er attention of former Special Agent the fact that these jf women had been arrested and that in the custody of one of these women i Pa was a young child whe gave her name as It is now desired to point out certain salient facts disclosing the utter laxity on the part of the Cleveland Police Department in pursuing an investigation properly, which wumdoubtedly motivated the Detroit Office at that time in refraining from calling upon the Cleveland Police Department to assist them in certain raids which were later conducted. mentioned above, who has been very co- oporative 3 is bureau, ormed former Special Agent that on Spetember 5, 1954 an individual eppeared at the Detective Bureau of the Cleveland Police Dapartment, advising that he wanted to see a picture of "Baby Face"-Nelson, since he was of the opinion that he lmew bie. where he was living. He was shown a picture of Nelson, but stated that. Nelaon was not the individual he had in mind. ( He then Mtiy and aS" a yoo =A _ BGO wo UNOREGED cael aman