The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
.EPPS INQUIRY
GOES ON TONIGHT.
Proceedings at This Meeting Likely
to be Tame.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Captain Mecartby's Strenuous Campaign.
Policemen Talk-aayor Taylor sileat.
TO Fill Vacancy = Carnegie
Library Halter.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET.

The Epps investigation will probloly
be = tame affair at the committee ncst-
Ing tonight. Neither Captain Mccart ~
nor Mayor Taylor Know. Whist Will Re
the nature Of the investigation tonight.
and it is not at all likely. that anything
sensational -ill develop. However. nc
body can tell what surpi:c may De sprung.
The Board Of Police Commissioners ret
ia regular session yesterday in the Office
OF Chief-of-Polico Howard. The repo-t OF
the Chief and the secretary and treasurer
were read The number OF policemen 1e-
ported SIS sick during the r,oth was a.
Patrol-WaEon-DriverG eorEe isaacs and
John A. Drake aHd substitutes T. W.
Franklin, e. II. PALMER, c. e. Canto,
and W. A. Jeues ware reelected
A committee, consisting Of Ness
Welsh and Weinsrun were appointed,
with the Chief, is lsek irte tae matter
OF selling the present hous. used By tbs
Chief and securing snstaer.
The question eff the appointment 81 4
special policeman fer tie triEE sh!2-
yards, to be paid by the shIrya:d Corn
pary. was discussed.
An ordinance passed BY tAe City Csuz-
ell and approved by the Mayer empowers
tho Board to appoint an efacer, WIN 20
lice power, to act AZ the shipyards. Tbs
clerk ct tho Beard wss Instructed to
invtte the eG1cis!. ct tae SnIrsutld'ns
Company to appear before tAe Board
upon the matter.
Thos. present were Mayor Tayl,r.
lfcs-rs. Lauoe. jacobs, Welsh, AanntE.
ana Weinbrua.
tn. eandidasy Of Captain carltsa Nc
Crrthy fer the Mayeralty cehtinues 20
! form the main topic Of conversation ana
gossip around the City Hall. His avs~cd
everything in his power, il elected. to
purify tao atmosphere Of Broad Street.
20 far rs it is interferea with by what
hs trrns as '1eafers' and mon Of ne
Respectable occupation er vocation, Ass
caused some comments from the police
Captain j. B. Angie. Of the Second
District. in whose territory the section
OF Broad Street referred to is located.
said yesterday morning that re com
plants were being received concerning
anything Of disorderly nature Oh Bread
Street..
The lettering ordinance was knocked
In the head on the very first ease that
WAS carried into the cour.5. and that is
practically dead letter now, although
We never allow unseen1ly gatherings ca
the corners or elsewhere. Whenever any
one i, caught committing nuisance, Ia
thu shape Of staring at passing ladies in
questionable way or making unsent1e-
manly remarks. he is dealt with in Il
summary way"
The men on the beats themselves de-
clare that they need no special in.true-
tons to3de their duty.
I'VE never wait to BE told about dig
orderly gatherings on Bread Street said
che Of them. yesterday evening. we
,rse our own common sense and lese .e
tire i. arguing with people ~hc-r We
see acting il al unsertlenanly way.
hut take them in charge at once.
There have been no recent reports ef
sdie. being insulted by men standing
IN Broad Street cer.ers. II there were
they would BE investigated at once and
n. offenders brought to justice.
Captain Mccarthy said yesterday that
he would look into the proper observance
Of til. Sunday laws and would de things
that the mayor OF city should do.
There would be .o-ne dignity in hix adj
nin!strat;on, ard "lcafers'' and ward.
heelers'' would not be allowed to ceas
zreEate IN his sf1ee
Mayer Tayler remains Intensely quiet
IN references to ths candidacy; Of Captain
Mccarthy and his own naven-ots. His
fsee were q grim snstln when q TiAcs
reporter asked hin, to say s. few things.
His friends. hevever. ara saying thinsz
for him and several Of thcrn, gathered
In his ONCE yesterday, said ne would
lose mons Of his usual strength. but that
many ~,e had never voted Ter AHA had
expressed their Intention to s1uosrt hir
next sp-inr.
Captain Mccarthy is aiss reeeivia.
many expressions OF surrsrt. ana feels
encouraged at the manifestations 81 see-
PIE who call upon hiE.
Thp publication in rhe Times yester-
day concerning the rrohs Bile action OF
the Common Coureil in references ts thA
Carnegie library resolutisa hss -reat.d
much comment As was stated, ths MI
npritv vote GA the measure tia; pass>d
the Council proposes ts kill tas sntira
proposition. il it passeS the Board Of Al
darneH IN it's present shape Tho reason
these councilrnen give for their proposed
action is that they want the library mat
ter Kept out Of politics, and that sa.ns.
result with nsjority ct tho Beard OF
Trustees in the Council and controlled
by that body. The trustee. will x.y.
great power. and with peliti.iars in ear
troll. the conduct OF the library would
not be up .te the standard th.t s1et a,
ia-tltution should maintain. Tnat i. THAR
argument. and it is evident they r,,. 70
combat the resolrte7- that passed ~.
Council to the utmost.
The City Treasures er,fe- h,, sr.s
busy for the past week in closing u, m.
business Of the year. The efnce has ,e.n