The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-28
THE MAYORS INNING
Concluded from Second ragc)


months ana had Capt. Bolton suggest
things to him, but he refused To act
upon the suggestions. He wanted him
TO clean out the women on lower Church
street, but he emphaticully re-
fused To issue tht~ordcr unless il came
from the board. The Mayor and the
board were wrangling all the time.
Capt. Bolton became angry because he
would not obey his orders. Mr.. Yer
dicr had ordered him To put officers in
front OF every house on Avon aud
Wolfe streets and take the names of
all men entering them. lie refused ana
the matter was dropped
a written order from Mr.. Vcrdicr
tn MI. Rebman was read directing that
Justice Gregory be given equal accom-
modations with Justice Ashburn he
hind the rail. Mr.. Verdicr wanted him
ut one time to swear out II warrant
against y. Is. Joyncs FOR Keeping IL
gambling house. but lie declined to do
SO Mr.. Ncrdier had been To the station
and changed the beats of the men in the
city
When Capt. Bolton had ordered him
TO clean out Church street he remarked:
chief. | want YOU To have all the glory
for breaking mp lower Church street ,"
"Hut did not want such glory. said
the c&-Chicf.
EX-Policcman r. t. Snowden WAS
next called. Th" Police commissioners
had given orders Ia the captains but he
nothing about IL
The defense was then called. Capt.
Bolton taking the stand. II" said h"
was surprised at hearing what he had
been said. lie was sever" on the May
on. saying he had done everything he
could 10 bring about harmony in the
board IL" said in regard to the charge
| Of Mr. toWery 10 the effect that hc had
his influence in the case of tn" white
man that il surprised him. lie hat
rpI ,,f M, Il
ncssCS. for he had found him very
weak mau. He said the Mayor had
opposed the order about arcstiuE
drunken men.
The Mayor here denied this.
capt. Bolton said he had threatened
Ca resign if the Mayor did not vote for
it, lie said I've had accused IA" Mayor
of being responsible FOR two-thirds 90:
the newspaper comments which the
board had received somctiiu, ago.
In regard tn the Dey episode" he said
he felt Il great regard FOR Mi. boy and
mentioned troubles which had occurred
between him. the Mayor and MIR boy
lic said l." had never given an order as
Il single commissioner to amy member
of the force. He denied that he had
given eN-Chicf Rcbman orders tn clean
out Church street ana claimed that hr
had only made Il suggestion to that Of
feet. A. to changing The men on the
beats by MIR. Ncrdirr, Capt. Bolton
said il was an order from the board.
He said he had strongly suspected
when Chicf Ir"dcll was in olicc that
TN" Mayor was the cause Of tn" cX-Chi"f
violating direct order OF the board.
Mr. BOrum pressed question rs to
| The legality of the sale OF soda water
| etc, on Sunday ana capt. Bolton said
| the order forbidding the sale of SUCH
articles had been issued by the Mayor.
but that the Mayor had since GiV,u per
mission to certain drug stores To SCH
soda water on sunday.
The MtvOr here said he ISSUED an
order furbiddinG the sale OF anything
on sunday, but that the Rcv. sam.
Small had come to his house one Sat
urda% night. uul upon his representa-
tiun that The city water was so bad
aId there Wcr" many strangers in town.
l." allowed the sale upon n statement
that the Police Commissioners were viii
nG To 1t. Ii" had since learned that
there MAS Il Zee in it Tor Rev. sam.
Small. He had never granted a per
init To sell cigars ON sunday.
MIR. Nerdicr then took the stand ana
started on 10y defending Rev sam.
Small, who h" claimed as Il friend. liz
made his statement as to his part in
changing the beats of the men saving
il was AN order of The Board ilcfouud.
upon a visit To the station-housc, that
there was an inCompcicnCy in making.
what is called a round robin" Then
he paid several compliments To himself
upon his ability to- handle men chief
ltchman frequently visited his Office 10
get suggestions. citizens had come to
him ana reported violations OF the lip-
uor iaW. That was why he had suc-
gCstcd To chief Eebman the plan of
placing men in front of houses to take
tho names Of visitors lie denounced
as absolutely inco.Sfc i the records of
Clerk Gregory. of the Police Board in
! reference to the meeting OF June 9Th
lie denied that he had over used the
name OF Judg" Brooke ana WILCOX i'm