The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-06
SOME ONE IS INACCURATE
OAicer Bamburger's Removal
From Duty.
DlSCREPANT STATEMENTS.
Ne Hearing Granted. The Mayor
and His Secretary interviewed.
Commissioner Verdier Re-
ported as Angry. MIR.
Bolton States the Case.

Thursday afternoon, at the meet.
ing OF the Police Board, Mayor
Petit and Capt. Bolton being pres
en-. Police Officer hamburger, who
had heen connected with the police
force Of this city for eleven years,
was dismissed from the force with
ont a hearing. So far as the records
will show this is the first time that
anv board has refused to allow any
city employer to make a defense,
aud at the time he was at home sick
in bed.
THE CHARGES AGAINST
Officer hamburger as preferred by
Capt. Bolton were that "duriug
five mouths OF services he had made
only three arrests, and that his wife
keeps n bar at the corner of James
and Scott streets, which is tended
by Il minor" TuE VIRGINIAN's re.
porter present recorded that OH
motion of the Mayor ''Oficer BAN
burger was dismissed OF account OF
his poor record"
\ reporter OF The V~IRoINIAN
yesterday
CALLED uP on MAYOR PETIT
ct his Office, where ne also found the
mayors secretary. Mr.. w. T.. Greg
DRY. The Mayor said he had under
stood that Mr.. hamburger was one
of the best men on the force, that
the position was secured for him
several years ago by MIR. II. Y.
Zachery. YES" added Secretary
Gregory, land during that time not
q single charge has been made
against him Tor derellctiou of duty.
Furthermore, he has made twenty
seven arrests, and Commissioner
'vERDIER HAS Ii THE FACTS.
sand L tell you he is hot"
"Well," said the Mayor, directing
his remarks to the Secretary, "if
what you say is true. Bolton has
lIed. He said in my presence that
the man had made only three ar
rests, which ost the city 500 each,
as he had been on duty five months
and receives $50 per month salary"
AS the secretary was doing the
talking, and doing it well, the re-
porter was content to listen. Said
Mr.. Secretary: "Otiicer hamburger
has been
MOST ON THE TIME
in the cotton district. He has kept
order, and I think when a man
keeps order on his beat it is better
than making arrests for disorders"
The Mayor agreed with the Chief in
this opinion.
La reply 10 q question as to the
direct IL of MIR. Bamburger's
discharge, MIR. Gregory SAID that
lnefiiciency was the reason recorded.
Mayor Petit thought when he
voted to dismiss the officer it was
on the charge OF Capt. Bolton, that
his vile had a barroom at the corner
OF James and Scott streets. He
thought If this was true that the
reason was sufficient, as no police
man should be Interested in the
liquor business. The Mayor said
lie mad not investigated the charg
es but that the Commissioners had
CHIEF REBMAN's
The reporter next called at the
etation house and asked Chief Reb-
man If he would kindly furnish The
VIRGlNlAN the number OF arrests
made by Officer hamburger since
his appointment by the present
board. "Certainly, SIR" said the
chief, 'cali at > o'clock ard the pa
per will be ready" At the time np.
pointed the official statement was
ready and showed that MIR. BAN.
burger made nineteen arrest from
august 18th to December 18th.
while Capt. Bolton said that he had
made only three.
WHAT Mr., HAMBURGER SAID,
Mr.. hamburger was seen at his
nome, on James street, and said he
Knew nothing of the charges against
him; that he could not say how
many arrests he had made. He al
ways preserved order on his beat
thought that better than making
arrests. AS 10 the charges that he
was interested in a bar, said the bar
III question was owned by his
brother IN law and not by him: said
HIS wIFE OWNED THE STORE
in the building with the bar. and
That she had been endeayoripp tn
sell out Tor some time. She usually
went 10 the grocery store once day
10 let the young man in charge 90 to
dinner. So far as he was personally
concerned he had not been in tho
place d half dozen times.
THE COMMISSIONER OF REvEyuE.
The VIRGINIAN man next called Of
the office Of the Commissioner of the
Revenue and was informed tint
there was DO license in the name of
any OF the B~amburgers,
CAPTAIN BoLToS TALKS.
A VIRGIEIAN reporter saw Cant
Bolton last night and asked him for
g statement IN regard to the dis.
charge OF Officer hamburger, and
the pnptnin enid.