Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-29
The Trial of Chief Of Police Har-
wood is Divided.
WAXING FOR Mr.. M. B. JONES
Evidence All In with the Exception OF
One Witcess. 1. st or the Testimony
Given Last Night. X garding
Spe cial Per nits and Lights.

sioner OF Revenue MI Magruder e;
Jones who is {, material witness for
the complainant.
All Of the other testimony is in, ana
il will take but 4 short time to hear
the evidence Of Mr.. Jones. Ii is proba-
bic that the Chief Of Police will so on
the stand again though this is no:
certain. 1t will Depend upon the char
act"r Of the testimony of the Com:ns-
siuner
At the adjourned meeting last night
the evidence of the defense Was heard.
1t can not be said that it was much
more favorable To the chief Than the
evidence Of the witnesses introduced by
the complainant. AS 4 matter If iacs.
every witness put on the stand by the
complainant. With the exception Of the
mayor himself. WAS a witness FOR The
chief. 1t is to be questioned whether
the mayors own evidence did not tens
70 weaken rather than strengthen. his
case.
There was something said last Week
about Il small Niger in the tWoodnle.
The board has not found the Niger
Yet.
1t would hardly be proper to sum up
the evidence at this stage of the in
vesligatinn-the reader can form his
own conclusions.
Before going into the case again. Mr..
Garrett stated tina, he wuuli;. De COM
PEELED to ask for a continuance so chat
Mr. Magruler Jones could be heard.
saved by aajourning without taking
up any evidence. but the Board llecid-
ca it best to hear the evidence Of the
witnesses present, 50 as TO save them
trouble.
THE CITY ENGINEER
Captain George w F,i.rhett city en-
gineer was asked relative to the chief
alleged neglect in forcing the ordinance
against street u)Structinns.
Captain Fitch"tt slid all warrants in
Wt.r n II n
and served by the police: he did not
remember an instance where he had
been notified by the police Of ,yHstruc-
lions. The captain could no say
whether the ordinances in this connec-
tion had been carried out.
sE.ltC; EAN'r REYNOLDS.
This concluded the testimony Of the
compartments witnesses. saving MI.
Jones.
The defense put Police Sergeant J.
w. Reynolds on the stand as the first
witness.
The sergeant was asked concerning
certain Instructions upon which here
We're no lights at might. according to
the mayor. The sergeant investigated
these places yesterday. He found that
at the places Designate. thcre We're
either no distractions. or lights We're
placed upon Instructions by the con-
tractors. so FAR as he co.ld find.
Sergeant Reynolds said since his con
nection with the police force there had
been no favoritism; he himself read
the reward notices to tine men. The
witness knew of no case in which the
chief mad in;erfered with the carrying
out OF any ordinances. AS to Excepting
tab on the patromcn. Sergeant ReN-
noills stated that that was his bust
ness and that he made a report to the
board regularly as to this feature of
the routine.
Gross examined, the sergeant said
that the contractors usually observed
ord jno ma. 1,.l iup, Il,
structions; there was a good deal of
complaint about lanterns being stolen.
Officer James Grey said that he male
it "a point to report to the street Com
missioner all cases Of instructions un-
lighted. Officer Grey said the chief Of
ten leeturcd the force about the en-
forcement of these ordinances and oth
ers-lectured oftene- MI Grey said,
IMAM he thought necessary.
about lights. said Officer Grey, it was
tHten "a case OF nov YOU see it ana
now you don't see IT, so many OF them
We're stolen. "A policeman did not have
illTt1 10 SIT down and watch one light
al nlsht
ASKED Wnether ne knew anything Of
man getting nurt at the Silsby build
!ns, o1ilcer Grey sad a man was liable
TO get hurt most anywhere IN the city.
Oihcer Grey. made a good witness.
~ iicNl Mlthess Was ,1llcer . tiara.
VINO destined taat he had sought 70 en-
lorte the ci,S ordiht'icts ihclullnS inc
o'ls apou ~, 9nslfuGllons. ne chlef. Sa1d
oiliStr = 'Hara. mad given the police
Slr!ct or"eis 70 report cases where there
WY no lishtS On oos'THctlors. ms
witness TURNER testlhcd AS 10 Il ruling
q JustiSe ASrG"n TO the effect that Wal
rt';1, iesa' ~ - ss'esl opstfuctl"ns
shoulu come through the street Depart
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