The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-28
lie Brings Several Witnesses TO Testify
Before the Special Council Committee.
THE STATEMENTS AND DENIALS MADE,
An Interesting Session of the Conn
fterntcs His Charges Several EN-
Policemen Stand With Hmm
Ncrdicr Apologies.

nuns III Tue invest lSdllon ptlnS coil
Quoted by the special committee from
the Councils appointed to Investigate.
the charges contained in the Mayors
recent letter concerning tn" members
of the Board OF Police Commissioners,
ana as To which side Of the controversy
had the longest end of the string is
left to the public to judge.
The fun committee were present. Mir
Forum arriving soon after the hearing
was begun. There were a number of
witnesses present. but not single spec
tator outside OF the newspaper rcpOr-
ters and the Mayors son. who was
present TO talk if he could throw any
lsht on the subjects At issue The COM
mittce decided that young Mr.. Petit
could not assist in tine matter. and he
was not placed Oh the stand.
Mayor Petit was the first witness to
take the stand He said that on Tues
day night he was rcticeut. because he
did not wish To say anything to damage
the commissioners OF stir MP strife.
After thinking over the matter he had
decided to place himself right bcfor.
the public When hc appeared Tuesday
night he did so with no feeling against
the commissioners. lie said he had
been in this community for nearly fifty
years, and had been guilty of no act he
was ashamed OF. The Mayor seemed
very earnest ia his remarks. and showed
that he was still Smarting under the
letter OF the commissioners, printed
some time ago.
IL WAS made to appear last Tuesday
that ! was the one who had insulted the
commissioners. whom | am going to
PROV" | was the on" insult"d." said the
Mayor He said that many officers had
been sent to raid houses of ilI-famc.
Whcn he. as Mayor. could bring every
diSr"putabl" woman in the city To his
Office III an hour He said he had been
..,l /.
ColluSlon with the devil and othcrs
among them I}ili DEFY a city official
II" considered Mr.. Dcy a very r,.,,uiu-
Die citizen. He had boon insultcd Time
ana again i'll his Office by the Commits
slohcrS ii" went over events that hal
trHhSpired in tho secret sessions of the
Board. mentioning the time when hio
son had been nsu;cd by officer Lutiv
NJ one time said the Mayor "Mr
Ncrdlcr came into my Office and iumpcd
on me with both foot He then went
around and talked about IT," Captgin
r"itoh had done the same thing. lie
did not agree with the Coluinj..ion,.,s
In all cases II" aid not blame tncm c5,
differing with him. but he olIcct.d
when they tried TO cram their opinions
down his throat
lie had advised Captain Bolton I'm -
hr'thrrlN spirit, bat had been repulsco.
IL" went into Office as the Nloyn,' or ~,
MIR Nerdier had said To- him that he lad
II" sense. II" had begged Captain I;oi-
TON t. 70 10 tile Pilot Office ana hnv,-
one ~ MS Interviews with Mr. Ncrdi-r
S"iliIeSS 81. captain Bolton d!d so. BE-.
,tuTv Il was calculated 10 stir up strife
III his pait!.
\ q" nos wish to disparagc thr effort.
|" tiNr Us good government for =
great deal OF good work ha. boon dom.
~ '''' i''lN' In!Cr. He mad not been
EiNcn circuit iur anything he had done.
nut II" almost d9jiy gave information
ana auNlr" to III" chief of Police. "Oniv
To-Day Informed him of Il house. eff iii
fame ON RerEiuda street. The urrsam,
n'"i hnrS not make reports 10 me of
what II" has done. Captain Ircuru M.
WAYS did. because he was n siric: Lis.
rlrlinarian. Two or three weeks AGO
huIcn Lewis cam" - IN" ana com
blamed against TWO mon on duty an,
won Str""t raiming lie was prrS.cu-
''"' Lewis asked ilat any other men
ON IN" l"fc" b" pct there. went IL.
'Hi'I k!llS ANA asErd him If he CnulL
rnl TWO other men ON that brat AMI
was t"ld by tn" chief that there. v.r,.
h"t NV" other men on The force, who
C"uIh d" trusted. did not believe ,h
"I''. ~" next morning the stn,y
came out III the Pilot. Evcrythinc dom.
W nay Once lS reported t. th,. i'o!i,.
commissioners and the Pilot am
constantly Swallowed by the police fore.
!HH men around the atafiou-housr u
uid anNthine bad they would know il
ne men report e., rry'ihinl to IN. Com
-, ,.i'SSl'ncES I" stand well with them.
~ cry 'hihE do is rci.Drtcd to tn. Com
n"SS'"ieiN have seen Policemen ANA
"'t,lllNv" l"aiii.; about my Office"
MA! or : tI"tk Wm. T.. Gregory was
hcN' called lie was asked 10 y;ni,
n'H I''''!rrl"nS as To what had nn ssrb
,"''"""h ia" Mayor and commissioners
rue WAS rE"Srn; when Vie Mayur h.iI
"r'n lh"uIt"d on Iuur .1th II,r. mo
,l"'N ni'W from this pocket u lengthy
i"i.i """ Went over the roc, ~. Of r,.
meeting on liza, day, giving the Na,o,'
remarks TO the Other cuu,f,,....,,.,
~ 'r'"IHS We're very fun and at on,
puiht IN TIA" meeting on that day M,.
efdie! mad referred to as lint.si.r.
Judge l|rookc, Judge Thomas H. Wm
cox and others 80
hN-foiicc Sergeant WIN I.ovory
was called lie told about raids he had
nIh"e on mouse" OF III fame while ON the
IorC'. p he FIRST raid he had made h,.
all'S'tN :! negro woman and n whit,
man. Th" woman was brought to tii,,I
nut commissioner Bolton had come. to
MN me mex morning ana begged him
h"' 10 "Ilh% he man 10 trial Al ono
'liht II" went to Mr.. Ncraicr's Office Iyith
OK met f"bman and Mir Hrhnan was
tpId INA Mr. Ncrd!cr did not want ms
ice AShnu'nt IN the station house: that
JhSilcc firSosy had done good work
;o' me partN ana he wanted him To
n'N' Tie business. He had been de-
tailed by Commissioner Nerdicr 10
.h"a"W CAPT VI. j. Nclhncs ana try
10 learn something of his character
u" reason Tor ShaduWins Cant Vol
Ii'l'S was because hc was sum" the Two