The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-08
TRIAL OF OFFICER WARREN
Acquitted BY the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners.
SEVERAL VOTES WERE TAKEN
Two Charges Made. Absence From
Post and Drunkenness. Testi-
mony of Norfolk Police
men. Claimed He Was
Not Drunk.

The Board of Police Commission.
ers held their regular monthly meet.
ing last night with tho following
members present:
Hon. l.. II. DAVIS, spresiledt: A,
@. Friedlen. flames o. Shannon,
John I. King. DR.. l.. A. BilIsoly,
S. Y. Brown.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The chief submitted report for
month and then made the following
CHARGE:
1t becomes my duty to prefer
charges against Officer VIM. War
rem Tor violation OF the rules and
regulations for the government of
the police force in this city.
CHARGES.
First resolution of section g. page
III, absent from the city without per
mission.
SPECIFICATIONS.
That the said VIM. Warren did.
on the night of the Sd of Japuary.
leave the city without first having
OBTAINED permission as required by
the said section 10, OF rules and
regulations.
CHARGES.
Second, conduct unbecoming an
officer while in the city of Norfolk.
SPECIFICATIONS.
That he the said VIM. Warren.
while IN the city of Norfolk, Va,
on the 3D. of January, conducted
himself IN such manner as to cause
police officer to arrest and carry
him before the officer at the station
mouse on duty. +. f. lyman.
Chief of police.
Officer Warren then came forward
and asked permission, under the
regulations, to be allowed counsel.
Permission being given. MIR. G.
Hatton appeared for him.
| The first charge of being absent
from the city without permission was
taken up, and the officer plead
guilty. The board then proceeded
with the second charge.
| Robert j. Bass, member of the
police force of Norfolk, was called
and testified as follows: He went to
to the Norfolk and Western depot
anu on his return from there he
came back to the end of his beat.
and saw en- officer and asked the re
suit OF the meeting OF the Norfolk
mmlSsloners. He saw the officer
on the car and asked Officer Seav
who that officer was, and his reply
was drunken policeman from
Portsmouth. He went down Fen
church street and he followed and
saw him talking to negro woman.
He asked him what he was doing
then the officer said: ~ don't
know that Is any OF your business. j"
MY remark was are you drunk? His
reply was: Cant you tell? You
are petty policemen ii you can't
tell when man is drunk. You had
better carry nee to the station
house" My reply was: II will. "
He was then carried there. Capt.
King said: 81 will have to detain
you until morning." He then be.
gan to search him. Detective James
SAID: 81 would let up on him; he
might cause him to lose his Job"
then said: 81 will withdraw my
charges. Capt. King said: "You
are free to CO." and he left.
IL did not see him take drink
or go into house OF i'll fame. | did
not consider him q drunken man,
bnt he had been drinking"
Cross Decentralization long
have you been on the force?,n
Apswer-"Since August"
| 90 Hava COt1 auar I,oo,,
force before?"
Yes; sir, in st. Louis"
why did you leave?"
"Becanse | struck better lob. "
do you arrest man and carry
MN to the station house and then.
because You think he will lose his
Job, withdraw your charges?"
Yes, when 1t is IA foolish charge. "
Capt. KING was called and stated
that the evidence given by MIR. Bass
was correct and that perhaps Mir.
Bass would have entered CHARGE
bad it not been for MIR. James. who
SAID that tho Portsmouth police we're
OF great service to the Norfolk force
and that 1T did not look we'll for one
officer to bring charge against
him, and for that reason he let him
90, which was privilege he had.
lie did not consider him drunk but
that he had been drinking.
when cross questioned By coun
sell
Captain, is it part of the regu
lations when an arrest is made that
1t be entered on the slater"
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