The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-23
The POLICE BOARD and COUNCIL
WILL BOTH MEET This Evening
Dr.. Hawthorne Furnishes
List Of Witnesses to Tes-
tify as to Forms Of Vice
Existing in Richmond.

,rhe Board of Police Commissioners
in convene-in open session this afternoon
nt < O'Clock in Chief of Police FioWards $
office for the purpose OF continuing the
general investigation OF the poilce Ds-
paytnent, which was undertaken at
meeting held some two or three "eehS
ago. when ajor Howard, Captains fiulce fiulce
and whitlock and Sergeant Bailey We're
mn through an eNanina ton DE- ). p.
Hawthorne, pastor OF the GroVe-3AVellue venue
f Bartist Church, will be called upon 10
;.,bstantiate certain statements maoe IN
sermon he recently delivered to large
cong, egation regarding immoral conditions
!, Richmond and lack of effort on the
rart CT the police to suppress prevalent
vice.
In accordance with an agreement
....,,,ed between the commissioners and
tac eminent divine at q special meeting
1st week Dr. Hawthorne yesterday
corning delivered into the hands OF
fs,,ief Howard the names OF certain VII
.3,esses bv whose testimony ne expects 70
rave the assertions attributed 10 nun
~ the press and the general puoNc. ne
identity of these witnesses couio not ne
learned Yesterday lle;i iiootAf -
notice chief and DR.. Hawthorne refusing
RI talk concerning the investigation.
PROMINENT MEN WITNESSES
r, has been learned, however, that the
.,,;nistar only. gave the names OF Ten u
twelve people to Chief Howard, ana ti.e
summons for their appearance at tue hear-
sinr this afternoon was served shortiy d. 81
stsrw;,rds This is in accordance Win al
understanding between DIR. hawthorne
iS-Sio that he furIl1SH
mon the day previous to each meeting
cf tic boa rd the names of sufficient Wit
ee,ss TO enga ee them for that particular
time
E,rcm an authoritative source It was
learned Yesterday afternoon that the gen Z
+Ie,nen who have been summoned 20 tes-
sttfy this afternoon are OF hiSn s'ih.iiils
in the community On TINS acco.sais '',-,a' -
...rpested that they may be unable 10
s,,tstantiate positively any OF the State-
-,,an,a attributed to DR.. Hawthorne. theis
.,.idence being of the hearsay character.
This however. is not posltlvets MI hiio" -.
and the minister may have surprise N
st,re for the commissioners.
FROM CHIEFS REPORT
If has been stated that the tnilAlsesi i.
s,aeol a. number of his assertions on STATE
a,lared TO have been made by ChlaI
nc Police Howard in a report 2supmltted 70
tho commissioners quite a time ago. 'iii.' a
= NAV he that he will spring this report
mon the board this afternoon. :.
In substance. DR.. Hawthorne stared M
the sermon over which SO much taih .,il.s' mas
hecn made that seventy saloons 49,
open in Richmond c' SUNDAY ,iinan,t,s nna .,.s,
S,n,,,at hing over three hundred disrepu.a- =,
,,a',,a,.ses were being conducted IN the
~, p;r To the knowletlge#of the police and
- ia the laws of the state.
sspi.Ai ost annual report of Major How
!, - en-. s,,,,rnitted TO the board at their reg
, Mar meeting in January. it was s, SHOWN 3 ss,
that that during 1901 twenty houses IN ul1lest =
ent. districts we're reporeea, suspee.1l ar Hh;,e m
esl eeln i5aon;ne their saloons open on Sunday
LOT See bar men were brought up FOR
rial nj, in the Police Court, IN additioli.
iftv t three cases of gambling We're .nrougn' =.
np ~ the patrolmen of the different = dls- us
tricts.