The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-23

Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Miller were the
only commissioners present, and the
case against Officer Petzold was taken
up.
:, Mayor Evans occupied seat with the
}com missioners, and Chief Morris sat at
his desk with his right hand in a sling.
In the dock sat several lawyers and
policemen, while the room was crowded
with witnesses and spectators.
The crowd of fair and fiashy damsels
from peach and Honey" drove over
with an array OF carriages
Captain Berkeley represented Ser.
geant Jones and Captain Wright and
Mr.. Lockett defended Petzold.
Sergeant Jones testified to finding
Petzold's beat vacated while on his
rounds on the night of July q. lie
made inquiries regarding Petzold, and
in going back in tho neighborhood of
Mattie Evans shouse, brought him out
by causing Officer Gee TO sound the
three successive distress whistles, at
least five minutes apart. He saw Pet
zold emerge from between the house
and board fence, and inquired why he
had been in the house, to which Pet
\ zold gave no satisfac tory explanation.
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and suspended him from the force.
pending an investigation. He declared
positively that Pe;zold offered him
check for $50, and then 500, il he
would not expose him. lie then asked
II he might tain his badge and baton
the remainder of the night and he
would come the next morning and re.
sign.
Officer Gees statement established
far bnt ~ l.
o'clock that night, and although he
sounded his whistle he could get no
reply. He was in an Arabs store buy
Ing cigar when Pctzold slipped off
Inc rest of his testimony corroborated
that Of Sergeant Jones.
Annie Stewart was introduced to snow
that Petzold frequented such houses.
Jennie Brooks saw him at Matte
Evans Il little over month ago. He
was standing in tho hall with beer
bottle.
officer Griffin heard him talking of
having fine time in Peach and Honey
and warned him TO stay away else he
would be ciught up with. This was
when he was off duty.
Matte Evans was introduced for I'll @
defense to show why Petzold was in the
house at that time.
Bessie Pearl claimed to be the direct
out with man named Paxton and re-
turned about o'clock. She had on her
person about S22. After She went to
her room to change her clothing, Pax
ton stole the money and skipped out.
She asked Howard McGee to 20 for an
officer. lie did so, and Petzold came
in. lie was secreted in the cellar, where
he remained some minutes She had
never gotten out a warrant for Paxton
NJ tnu
a man named Rosenheizer saw PetZold
on his beat at o'clock and heard one
OF the women say that he had been sent
for. He did not sec Petzold in the house
do you know young woman from
Salem named Leila Foutz?" asked
Mayor Evans
Yes, sir" he replied, with squirm.
"She is the woman you tried to lead
oil to Lynchburg, is She not?"
"I-I-She asked me to buy a ticket
for her.
You can get out" said the mayor,
81 want to hear but little from you"
Howard MCGEE testified to going
after Petzold, and placing him at the
foot of the steps in the basement so he
could hear all that was going on up
stairs. He wanted him to catch the
thief Petzold was there only twenty
minutes or more.
He was sharply questioned by the
mayor as to why he did not take Pet
zold up stairs to investigate, and why
he took him in the house after the
thief had gone.
PetZo!d was put on tho stand last. He
said that Officer Gee wanted beer that
night and that he hated to walk with
him on account of his personal appear
ance. He said he was only IN the house
q few minutes and corroborated his wit
nesses about the money stolen from
Bessie Pearl He did not hear but one
blast OF Gees whistle, and responded at
once. Sergeant Jones took his bad a
off al ,er he had unpinned it, 1t was no.
concealed in his pocket,as stated by the
sergeant.
Petzold then went on to state about
compromise which was talked over since
between himself and the sergeant The
latter said if he would Withdraw the
charges he would make it as light as
possible for him, but added that the
sergeant would not withdraw the charges
preferred against him.
He was questioned by the mayor as
to why he went III the house after
Ian without warrant and replied
that it was his construction of the duty
of policeman that he might arrest and
procure q warrant afterward.
Sergeant Jones was recalled and
denied positively that he approached
Petzold with view Of getting him to
withdraw the charges.
After very lengthy argument by
Mr.. Lockett and Capt. Wright and a
reply by Capt. Berkeley, the case was
submitted to the commissioners. Owing
to the lateness of the hour, the charges
against the sergeant could not be heard
and the hearing was postponed till to-