The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-14

oqice, with Mayor q. w. Petit IN the
chair.
MIR. Haas. agent, appeared before
sne board and exhibited one of Vests
Chisro NaptholoDm Disinfectants, and
explained it's manner Of working.
Tho Board recommended to the
Ssilding Committee that it furnish
nna' Der OF them for use at the station
house.
Iho cpses of Officers Sherman all d
sNnRpp,. who were charged by Messrs.
N. ii. Il. Trice " Co. with failure to
setlle their rent accounts.
The evidence was heard in reference
TO these accounts aud tho board de. .
tIhed that Mcssrs. Urice n Co. must got
Judgement against Officer Sherman
te!ore 1t cnn take Guy further action iu
ehe matter. With reference to tue 'ae..
count against Officer Knapp thelboari
advised him to settle the amount and
then bring suit against the firm ior
ahiiurq TO carry out any contract it huil
made with him.
special officer was granted the
Norfolk College for Young ladies to
prevent any disorder or improper con
duct on tie part of young men during
lie commencement exercises.
similar complaint was made against
Oihcer Hnnk by Mr. Parker, aud the
secretary was directed 10 address let =.
Ter to AIR. Parker calling his attention
80 the fnct that the Board cnu take no
steps in matters of this kind until
Judgement hes been given by the
courts Ggsinst the officer.
OFFICER WYNN. '''
The case of Officer Wynn, charged
With vlolnting section 9G, OF the Police
3tegulailons, III entering II house OF i'll
repmie without orders from the officer
au command Mt police henduuarters,
was called up,
Oiticor Curtis WAS called and testified
that on the morning OF the 4th lust,
about o'clock, he was ordered bv
fetsea"t Taylor to go to house on
Cove street nnd see If Officer WYNN
YVES there, and if so to bring
him 10 the station house. lie went
80 the house, knocked at the door
and 1t was answered by the uro
yriotcss, l asked her if Officer WYNN
was III the house and she replied that
lie WAS not. lie then said to her thai
he Knew that he was in the house. The
woman then went up stairs and raped
cn the door Of one of the rooms and
WAS answered by u female voice from
within. she asked If Jennie was in the
room and she answered yes The wo
n,an replied, tell HIM to come Out here,
some ore wants 10 sec him. ma few
rliuutas Officer Wynn appeared with
It's coat on, but with 10 ornyut or col
lar on and light pair of slippers on
his feet. He then came with me to the
s;Atiou house aud was Turned over To
Sergeant Taylor, who reported the
na;ter to Chiot King, who suspended
him from duty.
Sergeant lnylOr was called. He said
that when hc came ON duty at O'Clock
on tho morning Of the 18th of June Ser
Gcant Ro3lUaon, whom he relieved, in.
formed him that lie had been told TINT
Onlcsr Wynn was III II house on Cove
Greet, aud that he sent Officer Curtis
up thUrc To see if 1t was so. aud if so,
90 tell wynn To come with him TO the
station house, that he wanted him, In
few minutes Oliccr Curtis returned
with Officer Wynn, stating that he
tJuud him in ihe House. This, Serge
eIt lay Tor said, was about 1880 O'Clock
that morning,
Sergeant Robertson was called. lie
testified thnt about 100 o'clock on the
morning of the Ith he left the station.
house with Oilicer Wynn; that they
parted with each other st cook shop
on Avon street, Wynn saying that he
TGa gong In to get something to eat
The COOK shop Is near No. G3 Cove
street.. He then went uptown and re.
turncd about 5 O'clock with two pris-
onera, when he was stold by Officer
Brown that Officer Wynn was in the
honse and that lie had been in there
over since 300 o'clock that morning
Did not see Officer Wynn any moro
afser lie left him that morning. Told
Eergeant Taylor that Wynn was 70.
ported to be in tho house.
Questioned by Mr.. Verdier-"Dii
sou report the matter 10 any one
else?"
~ did not"
MIR. Verdier-'.Did you not think it
your duty to investigate the rumor and
Iee if It was true?"
81 thought that was the Chiefs duty
and ihen did not believe the 70.
port"
Officer Titmus was called. He testi.
fled that about O'clock, or O short
time thereafter, when near the corner
OF Wolf and Avon streets, he was call.
ed across the street by Mr.. John Evans
and asked II he had match, to winch
he said yes, and gave one to MIR. Evans
who struck light and opened his
faich and said you see what time it 10.