The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-11
Serious Charges Entered Against Him Be-
fore the Police Commissioners.
UNTRUTHfUL REPORTS TO THE PRESS.
EIe il Charged with Giving False In
i"rhntfoh 10 II Newspaper and
Then 0ntragrOusiy Insulting the
ASgricVrd Pnrty-Other Matters
Investigated.

chant of this city. through his counsel.
Yesterday filed with the Police Board
| four charges against the great success
Sor OF Sherlock Holmes. 1t was at thu.
| regular meeting of the Board. when all
| of the members We're present Mr. NJ
| FRIEDMAN was the complainant and he
| charged the policeman with Islander and
dciama ion of character i'm tn, follow
| ing manner:
! FIRST With making untruthful re-
| ports oi crime to the newspapers tend
ING I" TN" damage of herself as a pri-
| waite citizen
SrGomd-Slander Of Il private citizen
| hy Nirtu" of his office. by officer Curtis
Third-With threats and gross per
sonal abuse Of Il private citizen
| officer
| specify under the first and fourth
charges the article of the Evening
News of October Sth 1895 and proof of
me real facts by Samuel Friedman ana
robert Friedman and Mn G. w. r.
Russell. reporter of the Evening News
me t"!toWinS is the specification un-
| der tho third charge:
Ihat on Wednesday. the 9Th inst
olic"r curtis used to the said Friedman
| personally the following language
| abusing and threading him:
| l We Eot IL in for you. YOU grcvhcad-
ed Jew s. OF b.. saw bundles
thrown over your fence last Saturday
never mind. Will come tn your hous.
| az or O'Clock in the night q" meaning
that ne cheriSheS and nouriEheS i'll feel
| iiE ana a desire To do the Suid NJ Fried
| man harm upon the bnrrst excuse.
| tn" charges were presented To The
| h"aru 10y Mr. Fricdman'S attorney. Mr.
w y. Swank. who read the CLIPPING
| from TIA" Evening News of the Sth and
| "th inst. and asked that they be in
| vest irat"d by the Board TUESDAY next
was st for tn" trial Of officer Curtis
| ana the secretary was instructed to
| forward the officer a copy of the charges
| ana summon him before the Board at
| it's next meeting.
| officer Hank was arranged on the
| charge Of Violating scctioir 20 of the reg
uiationS. preferred against him by Ser
| Scant Robinson. abandoning his beat
| ana sitting down while on duty
Inc testimony of both the Sergeant
and officer was heard. and then the
| case. of Officer Nelson was taken M
| charged 10y Sergeant kirchmirr with "A
| VOCATION OF the same section. leaving
ms beat and going into Brown X Lin
| Ton : eating saloon on CumphellS wharf
| and sitting down while i'm there
Sergeant .,irchmier's evidence was
| hr"t heard ANA thon officer Nelson
| ihiuv his statement. saying that h..
ha4 been sick Tor several days and that
| while on duty "Wednesday night he was
| seized with a chill and went into I'm
| piaC" referred "a simply 10 warm him
| self. and was only i'm there about five
minutes ana was i'm the act of coming
| out when he met thu. s,rgonnt AZ ~.
! door. He denied that he eyer sat down
| whti" IN the place. and produced y
| young man employed In the establish
| meni. who stated That Sergeant Eirch-
hi"r's statement that the officer was
| Stt ing down while in there was absu-
| lutrly incorrect.
| IN" case vi officer Bass again claim
eel the attention OF the Board. aud after
II lengthy discussion of the charges. The.
| hunrd adopted the following.
Resolved. THAT the. president of I'M.
| Lohr". ana in his capacity as It Chris
! tinn ministc! and also Mayor OF the city.
| Is requested To act as IT committee of on.
III behalf "f the Board and officer BASS
| to investigate the charges and give
| what iacts he may bc able tO gather TO
| htlNc To the case at the next meeting 80
| mat tn" Beard may he able to taxi.
| formal action.
The following decision was arrived at
| IN he cas-" of officer Nelson:
| lt"Sulvcd. That Officer Nelson H., fined
3 ARD tina, he he publicly ruprinanJ.,l
| 10y the chief of Polio. at roll-call. with
! INC instruction that Wheu ne /. aEaI.
| taken sick ON his beat he must comp,u-
| hlritlr the fact through the phone to
| III" department. - that tho c.iptuin il,
charEr may promptly supply his place
| WIN another officer. ana thlt ne is nm .
| lhvr admonishcd that if N. is again be-
| tore the Board Tor inc violation Of I'M.
| '-d on any other section of the uolic.
| regulations he viii hr SUMMARY dis
| missed from the force
| In the cas-" OI officer Hank m. Hnnrd
| adopted the FOLLOWING.
| h"suiNcd. That officer Hank be and is
| htIchN suspended from duty for. t.p
days and the chief al Police is inai,1lct-
| ed /" publicly rrprcnland him nj roll
cail Tor drrrliction oi duty. with the
! adn"niiiun that ii hr is ever again,
arranged before tn" Board for the VIC
Htloh "t any police regulation he. viii
| force. '''
| Mr Nrrdi-r called the attention of
| me 'i"ard I" tn" fact that the contjvmu-
| ION 10y thr Councils Of the chief and
| htSt ana second assistant cnicrs inu,i. II
mcHmhrnt upon it To appoint a SEP
s"ant I" I'LL the vacancy caused hy the
| promotion OF Sergeant Cuthricil to see
] Und captiau
! After Il iull and free discussion of the
merits Of III" two regular srIana,is
! ana Acting Sergeant Taylor the Eourd
| adopted the following
| Resolved, THAT in View of I'm. .xcol-
| I'ht ana mcritori"uS services rendered
| l" IN" police department bV A.,iut.
| sergeant Taylor. who mas been nllin,,
| IN" position OF third sergeant ON Nh.
i,vr'' Tor some months past. and the
| h""Ih drSlllllS To xiv" "a proper rvcog-
| hti"n OF said services do apuoiut him
to the position OF iirs, sergeant on The
| force '' VIZ
| Thr application of Mn j H. nm for -
| POSITION on the force was received ana
| IN" secretary was instructed Ia nddr,s.
| MN a letter requesting him To app.oI.
! h'i"r" the Board at its next meeting FOR
| examination 'N'
| An account against one of tho officers
q M.