Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-31


CALLED MEETING OF THE CouNcIL.--A called
meeting of the city council was held on Satur-
day last, for the purpose of receiving the report
of the Police Committee in the case of officer
Charles Gregory, suspended by the Mayor for an
assault on Mr.. Jno N Opie. There were pres
eut, President Bickle, and Messrs. Bagby, Evans,
German, Guy. Hoge, Ker, Nelson and Timber
lake The Police Committee, through its chair
man, Mr.. Guy, presented the
REPORT IN THE CASE OF rHa SUSPENDED OFFICER -
THE MAYOR SUSTAINED.
To the President and Members of the Council:
GENrLEMBN-In obedience to the resolution
adopted by the council, your committee beg
leave to state that number of witnesses to the
ARRAY between Policeman Gregory and John N.
Opie were duly examined by them, with view
of a.certaining all the facts bearing upon the
subject. They agree in the main with the
Mayor's communication to the council, that the
preponderance of testimony was rather against
Policeman Gregory; that he did strike Mr..
Ope while being held by Mr.. Denene, who was
obeying the summons of Gregory in assisting
him to arrest said Opie, but at the same time we
are of the opinion that Policeman Gregory, &C
cordng to his own testimony, did believe dur
ing the excitement that Opie with his hand
raised was in the act of striking him first. In
consideration of the fact that he has been uni
foruly regarded as faithful and efficient officer,
and further, that he was sustained, BY another
witness in his statement that he had summo ned
Al. sL~kl L.
refused, your COMMITTEES rsco mmend that Po-
liceman Gregory be suspended from further
duty for days.
]. L. TIMBERLAKH,
R. NJ. Guy,
B. T. BAaBY
Upon the reception of this report, there was
quite lively discussion.
The report of the committee was adopted, after
being amended So as to suspend the officer until
Monday. the 9th inst, Mr.. Evans voting in the
negative.
ASSISTING THE PoLIcE-AN APPEAL FROM THE MAYOR.
The council in the matter of Mr.. James y.
TAYLOR. who appealed from decision OF Mayor
Trout 6uing him SIS for refusing to assist Po-
aiceman Gregory, when summoned, in arresting
Mr.. Jno. N. Opie, sustained the Mayor in his de-
cision
THE LAST SHEDDING OF THE sEAsoN-A scHooLB
PETITION.
The following appeal to the Mayor, referred
BIZ that officer the city council, was presented
to the council by Mr. Geo. H. Harrison, on be-
half of the boys:
III the Hon. N. K. Tout, Mayor of the City Of
Stanton:
We. many Of the law-abiding youths of
Staunton, who are unwilling to disobey any or
dinance, respectfully request that you grant US
the privilege to sleigh on "Gospsi HILL" We
think it cruel for any man to drive his team mp
that hill, if it Is now possible to do so. We are,
col nearly all of US school-boys, aad this being
Saturday and the last snow of the season, we
wish to enjoy it, Many of our old citizens re-
member when you were a boy and enjoyed such
snort with as much zest as We do now. We
nres,iso to bs quiet and orderly and allow the
eoleeed boys the Same freedom you grant US.
Respectfully submitted for iastan consideration.
President Bickle read this petition, but exhib- |
ited some surprise when be came to the sigma
tnres. among which were names Of some Of our
prominent citizens, venerable youths of seventy,
with no figures at all for shedding, who had been
led in the haste OF good nature to sign them
selves as 'Iaw-abidiug school-boys."
President Bickle-It's bad precedent to
grant this petition. 1t will be impossible to get
along. | don't know if l could be able to got
up the hill leading to my house.
A school boy-(a bright little fellow who had
come IN to see the fate of the petition.) But
sir, we won't slide on that hill
President Bickle, who is one Of the best pre-
siding officers we have ever seen, and who has no
idea of having any nonsense from outsiders at
tbs Council Board, gave the enthusiastic young
fster look that made him wish he was dead and
had a six inch slate over his little grave for q
tombstone
The council granted the petition amid great
aas of aughter, and the result was received by
the srk,wd of boys outside with cheers.
uyFaasuDLy RECEPTION OF A pAuPERs PETITION
A pstitson was received from Chss. Green,
colorsd, stating that he had applied to Mr.. Ed
Hall. ono of the oYerseers of the poor for relief,
and had not received it. 1t was stated around
the board that Green had been receiving aid from
both overseers of the poor, that he had imported
three paupers here and finally member re-
marked that he was "a great old rascal" This
reception which must surprise Mr.. Green, ended
I by the refusal of the petition.
Adjourned.
INTERESTING OCCASION At tbs METHODIST
ta,a, RcH-SUNDAY School FRsrIvAL.-The deep
ssnew of Thursday night did not keep tho Mstho-
dist So uday School children away from the fes-
itiyal gfv en- at their church and there was some
thing else besides the festival to attract them,
there vas4he distribution of prizes to each scho
.ar tn at had not missed a Sunday in attendance
last year The prize to each was very hand
GONE Bfate After some very good sing
ing led by Mr.. D. E. strasburg, the excellent