Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08
THE OFFICER RIGHT.
roL,cE BOARD DISMISS CHARGES
AGAINST Mr.. muLcmER.
The Episode at the Masonic Tenn
ple-cokc Investigation Ended--
city-Hsn Court News and Other

Last evening the Board OF Police Com
missioners held lengthy session and
made full investigation Of the charges
preferred by DIR. L. NJ. Cowardin against
Ofiicer J. w. Huicher. OF tire Third Dis
trict. The examination consumed about
two hours time. and among the wit
nesses heard were General Alonzo l..
Phillips, Colonel q. Percy Halves. Messrs
James b. Pace. william Ryan, Bailey
Davis. William Evans. Waller Scott, Z.
"A. Dulaney. J. w. Lockwood. Jr. L. {.
Younger. Nat. Frayser. J. II. Stout. MT.
Lumsden. Captain Hulce. ofiieer Sale, ana
others.
The charges grew out OF a PERSONA
encounter between Officer Huichef anu
thc Doctor at the Masonic Tempe y"
the evening Of DR.. Hoges fecep''D''
When the crowd was thickest aOou' '"'
entrance OF the big building. ofncer
Hulcher who was on duty at the Tempe
ettempfed 10 open a passage-way IN lne
crovyd he came In contact with Dr. 10
~ard.n and the latter claimed that ne
was handled roughly by the policeman,
uhose conduct he described 10 the fo"c'
HOARD as unbecoming an oiicer ana
gen,iemsn. From the testimony before
o.. h1'srd 1, was evident that both 9 nile
,o.n we're possibly rough but II was re-
rarded by the board as a time when an
ooicer would have TO sternly perform MS
duty n necessary, as the slightest com
motion might have caused the loss OF
many lives The charges against Mr.
Uuicher were dismissed. and after the
transaction Of some routine business the
board adjourned.
COKE CONTROVERSY ENDED.
The Council Committee on Light at a
called meeting last night put an end to
the coke investigation by agreeing TO
continue for the present the two men
now engaged In cleaning out the ashes
from the ovens. Chairman Grimes and
Messrs. Caskie. Davis. Noble, Vaughan.
and Wallerstein were present. as were a
number of persons interested In this
question. Superintendent Adams was
'first 10 have anything to say last eve
ming. He stated that for the last two or
, three years Ben Townes. the negro whose
advertisement was read by Mr.. Boykia
, In the Board OF Aldermen. few weeks
ago, had carted out the ashes, his only
compensation being such coke as he could
find In the ashes. Since the charges lad
been brought in the board he Cine Su-
perintendenO had employed man In
the daytime and one In the night to
roll out these ashes. Mr.. Adams said
that he had sscertained that In twenty
four hours about forty bushels of coke
could be saved in this manner. and that
this would be worth s225 day to the
city, while the wages Of the two men
were 50 a day. Superintendent Adams ad-
vised that the employment OF the two
men be continued for the present. until
the production Of gas was reduced. Some
OF the coke, he said. was used under the
boilers and IN that way "A certain amount
of steam coal was saved, which saving
would probably cover any other loss.
Mr.. Davis moved that the two men be
retained until April LIST. 50 as to enable
the Superintendent TO make n thorough
investigation as 10 the loss or gain to
the city by this system. he TO report 10
the committee at It's first meeting In
April. This was adopted. and after the
tfanss ction Of some routine business the
committee adjourned.
THE CITY HALL COURTS.
In the Chancery Court yesterday MIR.
James II. Gordon was appointed curator
OF the estate OF the late Charles L. Whit
look. and gave bond In the sum OF $780,
600. with the Virginia Trust Company as
surety. Mr.. Whitlock left Two wills, and
a friendly suit has been brought to deter
mine which one shall be admitted to pro-
bate.
Judgments were rendered In the Law
and Equity Court as follows: In favor
of the Cohen Company against Mrs. Eliza
beth Bowie. for s509.3l: In favor of Wat
Eins & Holiday against T. l.. Conquest
& Co. for 1925.
Suit was instituted In the City Circuit
Court by Andrew =. Cosby against the
Mab!e Combination Stock Cen. pany.
Damages. 500
In the case Of C. =. Dean against John
G. Small. judgment was rendered for
sS6S7 In favor of the plaintiff.
James Rutgers was convicted IN the
Hastings Court of stealing gold watch
from Hiram NJ. Bassett. and was sent 10
jail for six months.