The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-24
Police 't Board Say. sIt Was Necessary TO
Galptala' Efficiency and discipline. Z. +
PROBABLE - CASE Of foul PLAY PLAY
Body OF !t,i pm M .s!eF ], Found Arisr
Having heen Dead Several bays
Sam t;"ynno Arrested for Imper,
sonati"s "Poiico omrer-Issi.sn>
ture Invited TO tho Launching.
Especial Dispatch to The vlrgIn,an.,

Newport News. Va, Dec. %, 1897,
The Board of Police Commissioners
give out the following statement In re-
gard TO the case of Officer H.. T. Jones:
In order that the public may know
tuilS the Sonsiderat,cI1s. which actuated
the board In dlsm Missing from the force
'Ofiicer q. T. Jones'. the b1ard desire 10
say that the law gives them the mower
In their discretion to remove OF an
point an officer at pleasure. n.
oiicer Jones was suspended from the
torce Tor fifteen days for inSubordina
elon. His conduct after his suspension
WIS so offensive to the board that It
became necessary to maintain the au-
tnorfty OF the board and the efficiency
him. ,l3aE..'' !. n ''i .
The board, with this statement, re-
gard this incident closed sp,fsr aslrhey
are concerned. Aoolo'o 6 tG en-
While Commemorative ATTORNEY,
Newton has assured the Board of Police
commissioners that they had full power
10 dismiss Mr. Jones from the force. the
.eJitt fraternity of the city are con-
Slaerably divided on the subject, and
promise to probe the matter to the bot
tom. - Ihey' are casually making in
curry as to what constitutes Mr.. Jones'
Observation-Disclosures act of swearing
out the warrant against persons who
mad clearly violated the law or whether
was some. other act which consti-
tuted his INSTRUMENTATION. ! = y: II =
The Baptist Sunday school have NOS. :
poned their Christmas entertainment
from last evening to Tuesday ciight.
yesterday dead body, supposed to
De that of Dan McKenn, was found nj
me stave yard: He had been dead an.
l%arently four or five days and indtca-
1 Ions are that there has been foul play
me dead man was an emPloye of the
dry dock and had time KEY No. PAL
In his pocket when found. The authori-
.ies are making every effort to fathom
the affair.
Inc Council has extended an invita-
tlon to the General Assembly to ATTEND
the launching of the Kentucky and
kearsarge, which is to take place about
february LIST. The day of LAUNCHING
VIII be general holiday in the city.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Will run a
special train for the. accommodate ton of
the General Assembly
sam tfwynne was arrested by County
Policeman John Williams late wednes.
day evening for impersonating an ofl-
Ger without authority officer Williams
mas had his eye on Gwynne for some
time ihavlng suspected that he was ex-
ercsing the powers Of an oflcer with
out authority. We understand that
Gwynne claimed to be a detective from
Roanoke and has been. loafIng around
i'foodfteld for some time victimizing
Ignorant negroes in Blooffeld and
Rockets. 1t is said that there Is an
organized gang who make their arrest 8
and take the prisoners into some out
of-way room. supposed to be the magis-
trate's office, and there hold n trial.
imposing fines and extorting money
from their ignorant victims, which are
always picked Gwynne's last arrest
was ship=yard negro laborer
Gwynne had on his person when ar
rested a pair of nippers, a revolver aud
a club. but wore no officers badge. The
prisoner was placed in the lookup, for
the night. He will be tried by Justice
Ford In Bloodfeld. The case may bring
out interesting developments Gwynne
was arrested on two, charges-that of
carrying concealed weapons and lmper-
sonating an officer