The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-29
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uptTe he public...Tt h the privilege or
svssy ehissn, no ~sver umbie to fef~na hts reos-
enc b. :.
prsse; nor % this duty less sacred when tn pfess
but sehos the personal III will and gives publicity 10
tho Individual pfejudicss Of the Mayor Of Rist-
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Some weeks since, the local columns Of the 10.
patch. contained the notification, that on certain
y S::.s sS .sr II: .,.ss
previous to the appearance Of this notice. Wa:
called b. Mr. Morris. one Of the regular officers Of
Mayors Office 1t O'Clock, on the following Friday,
I would hear the ress,us for my being suspsndedI,
called counsel the next morning aud took legal
Mayo, .s.tins 10 most re.pss.fuI terms that it
my privilege to be informed 10 writing, both 80
charges against me and tbs nsme: Of the persons
to meet this arss ana confront the latter
Mr. Msyo. in tn, exercise OF his official duties.
thought proper to refuse this privilege On the next
sion. In his official capacity and before nsny cti.
zen. What those reason: were will sppeA. nom ,ne
:ubjoned extracts from the Dispatch and American
| sive them e. thew wers pubihed:
From the Lispdfeh
"Watch Trosbles The Mayor fixed Yesterday Tor
the hssrnse Of charges 'giinat William b. Andfsw
pes: the Mayor dsmtssed him from the police ror
conduct a. he stated, unbscomins q Waterman
From the american.
"Dismissal Of one of the Wdtch.-fhe Mayor yes.
t.rday dismissed " stchmsn VIM. B Andrews. on
the ground of 'unwatchman like conduct and ex,
treme intempsrance Mr.. John sllmeI appesIed
name Of his aecussr. Had advised A. not to come
unIe,s he as furnished with copy of any charges
made against him. and had time to rebut them The
Mayor said Andrews had imputed motives a. the
of this action on hi, part utterly at vansnee
with reality. Had rushed in the newspapers 10 90
10, sc He therefore concluded IN, case ~ fur
ing the inform alton with which this article begins
aud announcing that Mr. Andrews was no longer in
the employmsn Mt Of the city.
had ard in
which he ,aid the Mayor had Suspended him because
he voted fer VIM Tayor against Mayo A snort
willis drukins. some one r. moved his stick. He
eused the bsrkeeper of doing So dispute ocsure d,
and schad complained to the Mayor Whatever
may have been the Mayors motives, 1t 10 certain
that that glass of lager resulted dsastrousy to An
drews"
to charge me with "unwstchman-like conduct" and
at the same time specified definite act and re-
fused to furnish the names of his informsns. vas
20 far the opinion of the Mayor could accomplish
the Of .ct sought be disgraced before the public,
and yes lot allowed the poor privilege Of meeting
aceusers and refutns the chsrges ii untrue.
fhe by the "a ayor fer not furnish.
ing me with specification Of the charges and the
names Of the sccuserB, might have appeared more
plausible had not the occurrences in his office that
morning have exhibited different construction of
his cial acts A. happened enc OK the most re-
spectacle cit GERS of Richmond on that very morn
ing did openly prefer mos: serious charge agspss
two wa:chmen, and gave detailed statement of the
facts on which he bss ID the charges which, in sub
s.ance, that two of the watchmen had released,
their own authority, and under the most sus2l-
cious circumstances Q negro man who they hsd
rested tied and were requested, by tho g=ntlena
who gave the information, to take to the cage IS 1t
believed the gro thus crested had aided d
gro girl to escape to the North. Under this charge,
thus sustained, what was done Why both of these
watchpien were retsined-sre now on duty, while
the negro man thus released has escaped and, it il
belle vsd, has gone to the North with the eir whose
escape the watchmen were informed he had aided
in7
Agsin in the case of D Perrin, who the Mayor
dismissed Captain of the Chain Gang, was re.
insiated the Night Police at better saary and to
the prejudice of another watehman " o had to be
placed in lower grade to give placs to D. Perrin,
who had been dsmi sed from anolher Office. These
facts which will not be disputed, presume. l
might cite others but s part Of my defence to
ssis Others ard leave Just and disco ming public
to decide between the Mayor and myself | have
been stricken down, charges refused to be pre-
fsrred when l was not SLOWED the privilege OF
futins them or knowing the persons who mad ham.
In his official capacity the Mayor has sought to de-
grade and injure me. 1t is true, did vote against
Mr. MAYO and it 10 ECU ally true that all the police
men referred to d,d cote for him
In relation to myself may say, that for five years
l have performed the duties of q waite man, and
before has any charge been preferred g,inst
As to what the American says about
renee Schad's, will only remark that did no.
thing that ives improper or "unbeeomiue watch
of the Mayor t. take q glass of lager and to
"eomplain bessuse the barkeeper" had bid my stick,
than It 10 to act did the two watchmeu in question,
o. J. Perrin then must respectful y ppeal from
the opinions of the Mayor TO the public, who dis
eliminate withou prejudice and adjudge without ar.
tia itJ If"taking lass OF eger, or other stronger
drinks il to b. the criterion by which official sapa
city and probity IL to be measuled, it may occur to
thst there other officials in the city of Rich.
mond who are az least no: less culpabe than the
writer of this card. Will MI. Mayo now state on
whose authority he acted J.? A. to being ,ulty Of
conduct unbecomng watchnan," deny 1t, and
call for the pIeof w. B. ANDREWS.