The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-24


tain place be suppressed, and how Cap
tain Whitlock and Major Howard com
piled with his wishes in this regard. u
was his opinion that the condition in the
what improved.
OFFICER WYATT ON STAND.
Officer Wyatt was next called, and Dr.
Hawtho questioned him concerning
the arrests Of the gamblers. He replied
by, stating that they had been pulled
on August 18th, and that about one hun
bred witnesses had been summoned to
appear against them
when did you first learn that these
houses were in existence2 asked Dr.
Hawthorne.
..The first night came on the police
force replied the officer.
when was that;
..December. 1885,
NJ. Bosher here objected to the line OF
examination stating that the board a d.
mi.ted the existence of gaming prior TO
last March, and Mr.. Jacobs insisted upon
that portion Of the sermon referring 70
open. saloons be established. He said the
discourse had been delivered in the pres
ent tense and he wanted the minister 10
show that gambling existed at the time IN
the remarks were made. However. Dr.
hawthorne continued with his examlna-3
ton. but along a different line.ss
"Do you know Of any saloons peins
onen on Sunday in the last twelve
months
mot Of my own knowledge.
"Do YOU remember a newspaper article
regarding open bar-rooms on Sunday
Major Howard here interrupted to say
that two newspaper men IN Rlcr'n nU
were il, the habit Of writing dreams
about the Police Department. "lti1oul
having any founda ton for mem. ~
.dded that for some reason they were
ea,tinp the Police Department. ana
n.e,,,a 1r,;te most anything. This remark
caused O. general laugh
11rE Haw1horne announced that ne was
,,,,,,,l zy,,itl, Mr. WYATT. and Chle1a f1oH-
ND asked a question or Two. IN Iepi. 20
which the acting sergeant stateo 'lla. :. 81
IF !he notice had been Nig1iant IN Wa, uIr
49, s.,oons for the past eighteen rnontns-s
nc +, ren,y to question in regard TO
.o.,ses3 Of i'll fame. Mr.. Wyatt sud ina
Ia 1,,ew less about these than any other
1;,a-=of notice work. although ne W:s
,Y.are Of the presence OF 4 1u1nnei ~
thc CITY. He admitted that ne was ~. H.i
entity as any other policeman i'r ~.
trying to suppress them. WINES .aS, 49,
that he regarded TINS eVii a.
lated in Richmond. ,,,1,,-
~ n rep ~ HAWTHoRNE's SUGGESTION.
M,yor Taylor8 asked DR.. Hawthorne for
.,;o.oet;on as to the best means OF
-uprressing the vice.
.:I suggest that the laws OF the stare
enforced. In the judgment of the cit
r;,;n7eo f Virginia that is the proper
raans of s,lppressing the evil. ne re-
pli,d. .,:. o,,r.o
had been tried in Pittsh,rg and found
wanting. The evil was much worse there
no-. than II was before The police at
tenrted to enforce the :aW. a1ter "''cn
Captain Whitlock was called
3r Hawthorne commenced by asking
certain questions in regard to gambling
houses and Mr.. Jacob objected. stains;
again that the board admitted the exist
enca of gaming prior to last March. 1t
was not germane to the Investigation
and would result in the establishment OF
nc new facts.
Mr. Landerkin said: cdr Hawthorne.
YOU made certain statements in a recent
sermon. and we asked YOU to come down
and prove them. So far You have failed
absolutely, and we want you to set down
to facts
Z Captain Whitlock then told of the sup
preston of certain dance halls in the
First District and DR.. Hawthorne turned
his examination in the direction of im-
lllOldl@ "Iieitui'nll5g NJ SdSoo
said: I'VE admit that ninety-seven
housecs of i'll re7utc now exist in the
city. Let's get at the seventy open
saloons you smoke about i'll that sermon.
CORRUPTION NOT CHARGED.
DR.. Hawthorne did not get after them.
and Mr.. Mckee, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association. was called.
Before he offered any testimony Com
missioner Tom Whittet recently elected
to succeed Mr.. joseph laube, resigned.
made himself heard for the first time
by moving that no more evidence on i'm
moral houses or gambling be heard, but
that DR. Hae:thorne be given op-
portnnity to prove his assertion in re-
gard to the open saloons.
DR.. Hawthorne was about to say some
thing about SURPRISING his testimony,
but Mr.. jacob insisted upon combining
him to his sermon in regard to corrup-9
ton in the police department.
Il have never said there was corrup-5
ton in the department. / simply want
to emphasize that the police have not
discharged their duty as the law re-
quires They have used discretion and
the law allows none. 1 give the Board
credit for great Improvement in the de-
partment in the past few months"
SECRETARY NTKEE TALKS.
During ali of this time Mr.. Mckee had
been quietly awaiting examination. and
when he finally got an opportunity to
talk he criticised the commissioners for
making the witnesses stand while others
were allowed chairs. He was then asked
if he had ever called the attention of
the police to gambling in the vicinity OF
the y. NJ C. a. He replied in the mega
tive.
Mr. Mckee came nearer corrobora.ting
the statement made by DR.. Hawthorne
in his sermon than any other witness
called. He had heard that over three
hundred houses OF il-fame existed In
Richmcnd but was unable to recall who
hau made the remark. This evidence
was stricken out, on the ground that it
was hearSaN.
1T does seem to me- said Mr.. Mckee,
taking a shot at Major Howard. that a
man who has been in Office seven and
a half years should be able to close the
saloons on Sunday, when the sunday
Observance League convicted &twenty-one
in a few weeks by their exertion.