Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22

Major HOWar1 or any one else aDout tne
removal OF Mr., Walton. but had heard II
said on the gang that Mr.. Angle could
be gotten for boss OF the force IL the men
would 20 10 see Major Howard. The
witness said that he replied to this by
saying: 'Well. I'll go II any one else
Will" He declared that he did not so.
his brother had been to confer with that
officer until some time after their con-
sultation.
Mr.. Cole another OF the dismissed men,
was heard relative to the matter Of the
remark that Mr.. Angle might be made
the sanitary officer instead Of Mr.. Wal
ton. II the mon would ask Major Howard
TO make this change. This witness was
positive that Mr.. Angle himself was the
first person TO address him upon this sub
iect. and he said Mr.. Angle remarked TO
him: fTf you men will go TO see Major
Howard you may get me for your boss
John p. Branch assured the committee
that he had never been to see Major
Howard The only one who went to see
the Chief in this connection was Mr. r..
r. Ford. who. he thought. had been
there TO talk to him on behalf of Officer
Walton. Mr.. Ford told him that Police
Officer Angle had said they could get rid
OF Officer Walton by going to Chief
Howard.
Mr.. G. Kennedy said he had taken no
part in the matter of calling on Chief
Howard Witness said, when asked py
Mr. Montague, that he did not think
officer Walton was the proper man for
his place. He was always talking back
and forth about the men on the force.
He did not hear of the alleged visit to
Chief Howard until Mr.. Walton spoke TO
him about the matter.
Mr.. w. II. Cole said Mr.. Angle told
him he thought If they went to see Chief
Howard they could get Mr.. " alton off
the force. He afterwards went to the
gang and told them, but he did not re-
member who was present. Ford and wit
ness said they would go, but it was all
joke.
USING CARTS AND HANDS.
Mr.. f. z. Ford was next sworn. He
said he was not member of Mr. Wal
toms gang, but had a brother who was.
He went to see Chief Howard to ascer-
tain who had the appointment Of the
sanitary officers. II was a citizen, and
I saw the city hands and carts being used
for individual purposes. Chief Howard
told me that the Board of Health con-
troIled the sanitary officers. Soon after
ward the five men In question were cis-
| charged" Mr.. Ford denied that his bro
| ther or any one else ever asked him 10
90 to see the Chief Of Police. He de-
cIared that he had ample facts to prove
| that the hands and carts of the city hau
| been used by officer Walton for personal
purposes, and here he made use OF the
insulting remark which caused Commit
| teeman Blanks to strike him. AS before
| stated. there was a general row, in whlch
~ was hard to tell who was fighting and
| who was not. After order had been re-
stored Mr.. Ford proceeded with his tes-
,monv. hut he several times refused to
| reply to question propounded by Messrs.
Pollard and Montague, who were repre-
| senting officer Walton. The witness de-
! clared that within the past six weeks MT
| walton had removed iron, lumber, etc.
for individual uses by the city hands and
| carts.
'Do you know this?' asked Mr.
| Cutchins.
81 know several men who have seen
this" replied the witness.
| Name some OF them"
"I don't know that / can call the names
| of any of them, but there are seve
| raj" Mr. Ford said that Messrs. Ken
| nedy Branch, Johnson. Cole, and Others
| knew that this had been done. Richard
| Blankenship said that he was OF
| the gang while Mr.. Walton was CT
1 on his vacation, and Mr.. Angie wa
| acting in his place. II remember ina
| Mr.. Branch came to me and asked NJ
4 ~ 7 was I'm it. / asked, In whatT Ill
| said: We are all trying to get up
/ netition to have Mr.. Walton removed
1 and Mr.. Angle put In his place.
| told him that / would not go into sucl
| n pIan. as Mr.. Walton had always beel
friend of mine, and ] would be In N
| movement against him." Being fuithe
| ,nterrogated. the witness said that af.er
| ward Mr.. Branch admitted to him MA
| he had spoken to witness about haVinl
| Mr.. Angle as his boss, but denied ina
| he made any reference to petition
| Messrs. w. +. Priddy, II. +. Angie
| and B. w. Lambert testified that the.
| had worked under Mr. Walton, but ha'
| never heard anything detrimental to tn
| Sanitary Inspector. Mr.. Lambert testi
| fled that he had heard some one in tb
| gang remark. that "Now was the tim
| TO make a strike If we wanted TO get III
| Of Sanitary-Officer Walton" and hay
| some one else in his place.
| Mr.. c. b. Boltz practically corrobor
| rated this testimony and the committe
| tben called George Branch, who state'
| that he had heard something abou
| making officer Angle boss OF the gang
| After hearing some further unim
| nortant witnesses, the committee al
| journed without taking action until 10