The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-22
long SECRET CONFERENCE.
Mr. Small Talks With the Police
Commissioners.
REPORTERS BARRED OUT.
Capt. King Charged by a Detective
With "Conduct Unbecoming an
Officer and Gentleman" The
Atlantic City Police Case
Tabled.

The Police Board yesterday dis
+ posed of its public business in a very
Short while. but for nearly two hours
Mayor Petit, Commissioners VerdIer
and Bolton and MIR. Sam w. Small
renamed behind closed doors and
talked. The matters discussed during
this secret conference nre not known
except to mselves-but there were
mary surmises aud number OF people
waited around the City Hall in the
hope of learning of any changes in the
police muddle.
While tho Commissioners and MIR.
Small were In conference the reporters
and ths clerk to the board SGT in the
on.er office. Whatever matter was be.
ing discussed WAS Kept profound Be.
cret, for tue clerk WAS as ignorant as
3 any OF the newspaper men present. 1t
WAS supposed that the refusal OF Chief
Rebmsn aud Detectives James and
Eastwood to tender their designations
was the cause OF this conference, aud
Lawyer John q. Tilton, who represents
one OF the officers, came In and wanted
to enter the private Office. lie was told
that
THE MEETING WAS PRIVATE
and took occasion to regaie the Eews
paper men with version of the latest
s trouble in the Police Department. tho
case OF Detective James and Capt
King, This case WAS afterward heard
By the board.
After waiting an hour and half the
, reporters left the Office aud few miu
utes later the doors were opened. The
reporters soon learned of the open
meeting and hurried back, but the
business transacted in tue open meet
ing did not furnish any new sensation,
Z except, perhaps, the case of Capt.
King, mentioned above.
A communication from the Local
Board of Atlantic City Ward notified
the Police Board TINT they were ready
TO pay the police OF Atlantic City Ward
If the Police Board would appoint the
men recommended by them, as in
struoted IN resolution passed by the
Councils. The Police Board laid the
communication on the tabls.
Then came up the case of Capt King.
Yesterday afternoon, 1T seems, MIR.
p a. Agelasto, an attorney, called Mt
the Police Station. and asked for one
of the city detectives. Capt. King,
who was Oh duty at the time, inform ed
: saE Agelasto that mono of the de.
tectives was in; that they we're all at
dinner,
DETECTIVE JAMES WAS PRESENT,
however, and called the Captains at
tention to his presence, aud Capt. King
informed the detective he would give
the case to whom he pleased.
Detective James felt nggrieved and
insulted and forewlth preferred charges
to the Chief against Capt. King, of
conduct nnbecoming OH officer and
gentleman" He put the charges in
writing and Chief Rebman sent Capt.
King before the board.
The Board listened to the case. Can't.
King explained that he meant no In.
nnlt to the detective. the detective ex.
pressed himself as being satisfied with
the apology of his Captain and the
matter was dropped.
As to the secret session nothing was
given out for publication. but II WAS
thought that MIR. Small was there to
prepare formal charges against the
Chief and Detectives who had declined
to step down and out at the request of
the Board
gentleman closely identified with
sne foilce department hast night ex-
pressed the opinion that nothing more
would ever be heard of the SO called
charges against the officers IN question
that the whole matter would be al.
lowed to die.
"a Man nnd rai. Model"