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© ) why. neet the situation shich arose. Tear gas bombs, elthough in the possession of the Chief Clerk, were not used and when he asked the Chief Clerk why thoy had not been used, he was advised that instructions haé deen received from Major Glaseford to lock them in a cabinet, He further stated that Major Gle:sford had spent but little tine in his’ office for the past two months; that ha had been accompanied continuously by a civilian naned Walker who had no ofzicial status but to whom Major Glessford ‘turned for edvice and counsel and that the Police Department had practically run itself. Iieutenant Keck further ‘stated that Mejor Glassford wes o most dificult person for the Commissioners to handle; thet he would perform no function un- lesa given written instructions signed by the Commissioners, and thet he frequent argued the necessity of orders even though written. Lieutenant Keck, vuen esked if any plan had been mode to raiag the draw of the Anecoetia Bridge on July 28th, advised that eppareontly there had note Inspector Thaddeus R. Been stated thet hie knowledge of cvoate this day was Limited to what he ger when he reported in responze to the erergoncy about 1 otclock, In his opinion, as a result of his experience end his observation of the rioting, he belicved it necessary to haye troops celled and tha, it was & mstter of impossibility for a Departcent of the size of the Hetrezol Police Depurtment to copa with a situation of thet kind, He further that if troops had not arrived thei they cid, there xould kave boon no) trouble, further bloodebked and loss sf life. Even ofter he reported ir responses to tho gonersl call he received no instructions, tut elscply ete what he con- sidered best. ited Inspector Frank W. S. Burke, in charge of detectives, stated that .¢ took ho part in the Palios activities on the 26th of July, and that he hed r= eeived instructions early in the morning from Ksjor Glessford to beve acne of his plein clothes nen in ths vicinity. .His duties would not usuelly oz rece activities in e stiuation of this kind. ray The Consissioners and the Police offisers } wore exanlned by ths Grood Jury on August 4the : At the request of United States ‘ketomey Rover, Auterviews wore he a nuuber of the neighboring residents in the vicinity of the bonus rio with » end es 4 result of said interviews, ton such wltnaesses were subpoonacd to tostify bafore the Grand Jury to the effect trot the looal situation micht Lave Deen taken care of ty the Police tad 1% not been for the greet influx of bonvs marchera epparently fron other camps around Mashingtone