The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-15
Sergeant Shinberger Denies Using
Profane Language.
WOODS0N'S INTENTION GOOD.
He Did Not Want TO See tho Committee
on Light Treated Discouricously.
Discu ssions over Delinquent
Gas Bill.

| Ccant John +. Shinberger, or the ONCE
| OF the chief OF Police, who was said
| to have acted scourteousiy on pre-
| vous occasion. when Mr.. William S.
| Woodson. the clerk OF the committee,
transmitted to him the request Of the
body TO make daily reports as to the
electric lights that did not burn all
night
Sergeant shinbcreer was accused Of
! declining 70 do 80. and OF using a strong
/ w0ld al the same time in has reply 20
! The clerk. The matter was thoroughly
investigated and several members Of the
committee declared that they did not
! belize the Sergeant was capable OF using
! such language. The committee finally
! came TO the conclusion that no one was
! TO blame in the matter. that 1t was
! caused by a Misunderstanding and
resolution 10 that eject was passed.
The committee met in Room NJ. Of
the city nall. with the following mem
hers present: Messrs. Wallerston Char
mani T.. 81. Noble Witte, CARRIER,
| Vaughan and Hardwicke.
Messrs Sutton g. Go. presented pc
! ution. as agents Of Mrs. r. IL. Starke,
asking TO 10 relieved from the payment
| OF a gas bill. amounting 10 $l9.fi. for gas
| consumed at No. 2il south Beivdare
street. the occupant having moved out
without paying the bil. II appeared
from an examination Of the circum-
stances that by some oversight the gas
BIN had been allowed to run on Tor twelve
months.
TURN on THE GAS.
Mr.. W,tte finally moved that tho gas
! be turned on az once iu tho building Do
| question, and that the amount que iot
| the gas be charged 20 the deputy sas
| Inspector who failed TO make MS report
in the proper time.
Mr. Hardwicke offered az an amend
| ment that the owners Of the premises
! pay the sum Of 49, whereupon the gas
| IS TO be turned on, and that MI j. j.
| Dreamer, the deputy gas Inspector pay
the balance
Mr. Noble offered as a substitute that
the gas DE turned on OF once. and mat the
| adjustment Of the claim be left 10 q COM
| mittcc consisting Of the chairman OF inc
| committee. the Superintendent Of the Gas
| Works. and the Gas Inspector
Tho substitute was declared TO be out
Of order.
Mr.. Joseph NJ shelton. the Gas In
/ spcctor. stated that Mr.. Creamer en-
| doayored 20 enter the house IN question
| which. however. ne found always closed
! He then applied TO Colonel j. b Richard
I son. ono of tho tenants, for The Key %
! the building The latter replied 10 nm
! that the metre did not show enough
| gas 90 have been used 20 make Dill
/ knowing Colonel Richardson to De COM
pctent t. read the meter and that at his
| former res denCe he Did not consume hiiy
| cents worth Of gas in one year. he d
| moi pursue the course usual iu such mat
ters.
air. Shelton added that DE was surpris-
| cd whom this bin was discovered al the
time the gas was turned of The circum-
| stances surrounding the case mislcd Mr..
! Dreamer and Induced him TO deviate from
| the usual course
Tho amendment offered by Mr.. Hard
wicke was then agreed 20 boy vote OF q
| 10 G. Messrs CARRIER iiardwicke Nau-
/ chan. and Warerstein voting IN TIE ailir-
| native. and Mesars. NODle ana "'t'o j"
/ the negative
Chairman Wauorstein stated that he
/ had received IA communication from Po-
| lice Sergeant Shinberger requesting ira
am Investigation be held IN regard TO an
| ALLEGED statement made by him 20 inc
| clerk of the committee. Sergeant Shin
berger was present, aud be therefore
/ suggested that the gentleman be heard.
This was agreed TO.
THE SERGEANT EXPLAINS.
Sergeant shinbcrger then addressed the
| committee and stated that on the morn
| ing after the meeting in question he had
seen from the report published M Inc
| Times an. i'm another morning Taper thA'
Mr.. Woodson. tho clerk Of tho commit
! hoe had stated TO that body that he (shin-
| berecrl had treated the committee in
| discour.cous manner. The report IN am
| other morning paper had even gone 80 iaI
as TO set forth that clerk Woods3n had
! reported % The committee that he ''hin-
| berger had said the committee wanted
too d-n much of him.
In explaining the incident Sergeant
! Shnbcrger said. Chat while in The chan
Gerry Court with % friend OF his. o DIT.
Saunders TO- qualify u court matter
| Mr. Woodson had come mp 60 him from
another room and told him that the cm-
mittec wanted daily reports from him as
10 electric lights in the streets OF me
city. that burned only part o. the night.
| lie said in reply that ha would not 90
A.. and that 1t was asking too much work
OF him The reason of his reply Which
he did not state 20 Mr.. WOodson az the
time. had been that Major Howard tho
chief OF police had given him orders 20
mako out only a monthly report IN writ
ing 90 the light departu ent.
lie had never In his .fe used any such
expression as he had been accused Of
and this would be testified TO by an who
had known him for years, and by tho
members OF the committee who had come
M contact with him since tle J Go war
Mr. Saunders. who was present. tcst'-
fed I'm behalf OF Sergeant Shinbersor and
said that the latter had not used any
prOfane language. bat had told M. Wood
son In a courteous manner, that be could
not do the work and that .he lght de-
partment was asking too much Of him.
Mr. Sayille the clerk OF the Chancery
court. stated that he had heard nothing
Of the alleged conversation. and that ar
ter Ne read about 81 IN the newspapers he
enquired whether this ha1 taken place In
his Office and was Informed in the athr-
native
Mr.. Eardwicke Of the committee. here
spoke ND in behalf OF Sergeant SHIN
berger whom he sold he nod fnovn
FOR twenty years. He had never known
him TO use any profene language and h
did not think he (Shinbeger) was capa-
BILE of doing So I'm his opinion. The clerk
| of the committee tad iT "goiism 81 her
nisconstruad or m sundersiOOd The re-
marks CT Sergeant shinb 'fger and should.
therefore. apologize 10 the latter Tor u.
NO EGOTlSM.
Mr.. Woodson called Mr.. Hardwlcke' ;
attention 10 the fact that tho later was
tot present at the meeting 81 The COM
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