The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-06
POLICE BOARD MEETS
Detective Eastwood Objects to Wearing a
Pollcsman's Unlfern and Resigns.
TWO OTHER OFFICERS DISMISSED.
omeer saddIer Fined For Being Off
His Beat-A Question as TO the ID.
vision OF Unclaimed Stolen Goods
Justice burroughs Appears as a
Witness-Other Matters.

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Justice burroughs Appears as a
Witness-Other Matters.
me Police Commissioners met yes
t tbu ,Go afternoon at 4:So o'clock. ALI
~. NE members were present, Mayor Pet
W presiding, The first business taken
up was the complaint against Captain
Hohn W. Ladd. lodged by Chief OF Po-
nee king. The complaint was not In
t ~. hature or charge. but statement
was that certain goods that were cap
tufed from the Pig Point shop lifters.
ana Identified by Messrs. Watt, Ret
few d Clay, who voluntarily relIn-
Iulsheu all further claim to them, had
Seen divided by Captain Laid among
Sergeant kirchmeir, Detective vii.
mans and himself. they being the par
YES who made the capture Mayor
pettit took the grounds that the goods.
~ NOT claimed, should be returned to
the party from whom they were cap
sured. Captain Ladd testified that the
goods In question had been clearly iden-
tineu by MIR. Rettew, OF Watt, Rettew
Clay. but that they did not want
1hern,and that Justice Burroughs there
upon gave him Captain Lndd) permits
sion to divide them among the said
ofiicers. Justice Burroughs, who was
III attendance upon the board meeting.
was called upon to support the Captains
statement, as was also MIR. julius r.
saunders. who defended the women.
Ihey both supported the Captain in
his testimony.
Ihe Following resolution. offered by
ME-; Nerdicr. was enrolled and adopted:
mat In future all goods captured in
raids, ETC.. after being identified. If they
We're voluntarily relinquished should
be disposed of by Justice Burroughs
according to law, and IL the Justice saw
NJ 10 divide them among any of the
oticers. said officers should first secure
permission from the Mayor to be allow
ed TO receive them.
a motion was then made that the
complaint against Captain Ladd, Ser
geant kirchmeir and Detective VIII
liams be dismissed. with the entry that
they were honorably acquitted of any
Wrong intention IN the matter, and felt
Justified In accepting the goods
captain Laid feellngly thanked the
board for the honorable ncquittal.
me charge against Detective East
WOOD FOR violating an order of the board
ny railing TO supply himself with Il uni
taken up. and he was found to have
violated the said order OF the board.
strong letter from Col William
Lamb, testifying to the ability and
worth of Mr.. Eastwood as q detective
and man, and an urgent appeal to con-
tinue him on the detective force. was
read.
Justice Burroughs made a statement
10 the erect that Detective Eastwood
always came before his court with his
cases well worked up and his evidence
Wen In hand; that he usually sustained
MS case. He thought. perhaps the de-
tective could explain why he had neg
iected to purchase his uniform.
Mr. Verdier was willing to reinstatc
the detective provided said detective
al AL
within fifteen days. He was not will
Ing to reinatate him otherwise, as the
ordinance requires all the officers TO
have uniforms and they should comply
with the order.
Mayor Petit thought that If the
Board were satisfied that they intended
TO Keep MIR. Eastwood In the particular
line OF detective work. that il would
De Il hardship TO force him to purchase
uniform that was not to be worn.
commissioners Verdier and Bolton
held to the opinion that the DETECTIVES
should be reinstated only on condition
that he report for duty in a uniform
In fiftecr days. and this resolution was
voted OIL and adopted.
detective Eastwood was called in and
notifled OF the action of the Board, and
he stated that he would see tho MGR
chants and see If they would make them
for him.
The charges against officer Sadler for
niating section 80 or the Police Recu-
iatiohs, reported by Scrgea mt Robinson
ny hclnE or his beat on last Monday
morning Il week ago at a, m. Officer
Sndler stated that lie went into the lnre
designated to investigate an unusual
noise. having been requested to watch
the place: while there. he was taken
SICK at his stomach and stopped there
possibly ten minutes, during which
time the Sergeant came along and blew
MS whistle, He then came out and ro
ported to the Sergeant that he was
sick and went home. Sergeant Robin.
sons testimony did not corroborate the
Otllcer's statement. except as to his
coming out of the lane.
At this point Detective Eastwood
Knocked at the door and was admitted
whereupon he asked the point If II wns
their intention for him to wear his
uniform upon the streets. He was in
FORMED that he would have to do so Il
ordered. whereupon he handed his resiE
nation to the Mayor. The said resis
ton stated that he thought the action
OF the Board In placing him in uniform
was very unreasonable and on that ac
count he rendered his resignation 10
take effect AT once. The resignation
was accepted.
Officer Crosby was reported for
violating the police regulations by moi
being on his relieving point at D. m,
ana That he did not report at the sta
Ton until 80 O'clock q. ~. when no
should have reported at 20 n. m. on
inc night of November 26th. The Board
dismissed Officer Crosbv from the force
They also dismissed OfI1cer w. O. Fra
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