The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-25
request the Commissioners to quiet the

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officer.
The action OF stith. ST.. in putting his
hand behind him was shown to have
been caused by the fact that he was
suffering from physical uilment.
Some Of the replies OF both OF the
officers TO legal questions put by At
torney Heath were very abrupt and dis
courteous. Mr.. Verdicr remarked that
Stith, ST.. was perhaps testy on the
night in question, and Commissioner
BOLTON suggested that perhaps il was
due to the fact that the second time
they came to his house, perhaps Stith
had just woke up and was not
thoroughly awake, to which Mayor
Fettit replied that from the discour-
teous manner In which these two Of
iicers Ind treated Attorney Heath at
TINS trial.he would judge that they
had just woke up.
The charges preferred against Of
ncer Knapp by Sergeant Robinson, af
being off his beat, were then taken IL.
ihe Sergeant testified TO finding tile
officer off his beat talking TO another
officer on the 18th of October.
Officer Knapp testified that he was
called across the street by officer SiT,p-
son. He did not know what he wan,et,
ana went to see; that he had lust fin
ished talking to the officer across the
street when the Sergeant came up.
me counter charges against Sergeant
ohicer Knapp, were then investigated.
ana he was questioned by Mr.. Vcrdi.r
as to why he waited until Sergeant
robinson had reported him before he
reported the Sergeant. lie was also
ASKED IL he did not make the charges
against the Sergeant simply because
the Sergeant had reported him. The
oihcer denied making the charges on
that account va
number OF Sergeant Robinson's
helghoore testified that he was n total
aostalner and not addicted TO stimulants
81 any kihd. Some of them have known
the Sergeant for over twenty ycnrs
one cltizcn IL MIR. Hall, testified that
ne hao known the Sergeant from his;
Doyhood up and that his character was
ny tms nighest Tor sobriety. honesty and
ihteGrlty-that 40 man stood higher
justice Gregory also testified i'm behalf
OF the Sergeant
Officer Simpson testified that he was
on the adjoining beat with officer
Mhupp on the morning of the 18th: that
while patroiing his beat he met Officer,
Knapp and called him across the street
ana asked him If he had heard certain
calls the night before While taking
me sergeant came UP. Officer Simp-
s sol, acknowledged that ii was a viola
non of the rules to cross the street
The board then went into exnc,,tivo
session. ~
alter consulting about half an hour
me following resolutions were adopted:
me Board, after carefully SUMMING
UP me evidence in the case of Officers
y. -. I: sherman and y. O. Woodhouse
charged with malicious arrest of one
FRANK Stith on the night OF October 9TH
are OIL The opinion that there was n lacl,
Oh Judgment on the part of the officers
tnat calls for an expression from this
pody, coupled with the recommendation
mat they perfect themselves to q
greater degree I'm future I'm the perform
ancc of their duties and rights rs nfii-
ers, and for such improperly each OIL
Ger be and is hereby suspended from
pay. t'e'i
substitutes T. J. Burnham and T.. r.
the force. o!'
oIicer Knapp was fined 50 for leaving
Us ms 1eat on the morning Of the 18th of