The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-24
DIR. HAWTHORNE Is HEARD
He Makes Statement and Then Intro
duces His Witnesses.

1 IN.
/ He Makes Statement and Then Intro
duces His Witnesses.
/ Before DR. Hawthorne made his decla-
1 ration in regard to what he proposed to
! esta i,lish, Rev. Mr.. Beauchamp made
1 statement in behalf of Rev. DR.. LlcRln-
! son. editor Of the Religious Herald. ne
/ said he was outside and desired aoiiiis-
] sion to the room that he might faVe d
i chance to instruct his reporter as to the
j ,,,.o,,e,.N line of testimony to be taken, but
4 tho board did not think this necessary,
#as he could leave out what was ioe
4 wanted after the notes Of his reporter
! had been Transcribed.
i 1hen Mr. Beauchamp stated that GER
4 Tain citizens who had been sulnnlone summoned
1 would not testify unless they. wei ~
uitted To the room. as they did not ie,
i -, 40 ,,,neiins- an open one with just
! the representatives of the press 1'feseht /.
4 laI,.51 arot,<; stated that the room was loo
4 cna,1 Ia admit of all witnesses geteiis
i l., INT the board had no obJecuon ~
! opening the door. 400 :,
! Nj Reauchamp next requested ina d
4 delegation of five from the Coco s'us
4 ,,,a,,+ i ,eapue be provided with ch;iii ,.
~. ;,npracticable. after which
4 Or. Hawthorne said he desire u "
/ what he proposed proFlns. co,or,ts-
4 w" ..1,,,a.,, make it brief said Com11ls-
sioners Bosher. Mr.
"I think. Doctor" inteTrnp1eu W
I 1,co,, chat YOU made a statement u
what YOU are going to prove. Ny" w. :
4 md erstand we talked over II INC o.'i..
1 tight We have nothing In the WOW ~
1 do with and matter thai coiicei -,
4 city Council; they are not ah'eilapt e, ~
4 -. :, any manner shape, or form theS
Il a
/ that YOU said you could prove slhe - 49, "
.,a,,4t yo,, made in your sermon You
/ ,,..,,+ 40 amend that in any way, 90 you .
.T WANT replied DIR. Hawthorne 10
s+ato what / am going to prove before
.,;s Toard and the object nave
4 i, rroyirg it. If the Board Will let me
,,alfea statement, they will see at once
/ the Importance of it
4 DIR. HAWTHORNE BEGINS.
mr. Kosher requested DR.. Hawthorne
/ ia make his statement as brief as pos
! s;h,o TIL, distinguished minister rose
! eleares his throat. and was about 10
! proceed when Mayor Iaylor lfNi.eu M. ~
/ - have a scat. NO. I thank YOU.
MED Or Hawthorne, and he begun his
/ statement.
IT want YOU ALL he began. TO under
e.a7,a tl,at II am here TO render all the
/ assistanca that ;t is possible for a good
j c;+izen 10 render the Board in the dis
i charge. Of his duties. to furnish any IN
ie,lirenca in reference to the situation
! s,are which they arc not in possession OF,
4 and at the same time want to set
myself right before this community
i Statements which made in a sermon
i delivered some time ago have been dis
| credited by utterances winch appeared
i in the press wish to satisfy this Board
4 nd 10 entire
i community. that those statements were
4 based upo,, facts of which had then the
knowledge.
"In regard to the duties of the Po-
! lice Department. 7 want to read what
has been the legislation upon the subject
4 and that Will Indicate to the Board the
motives which / had in making these
4 statements. j want to show that this
4 legislation prescribing the duties of this
i department and of the city government
/ has not been complied with. ] wish to
/ read chapter 5. section 10. subdivision
y. Of the charter of the city Of Rich
nond. given by the State Legislature.
HE READS AHE LAW.
4 Tho speaker read the caption of the
| section: Powers vested in the Council
10 prevent vice and immortality. and
/ turning to the reporters, said he would
i like fer them to take down and incorpo-
4 rate Il, their reports the section referred
to. He then read the section: ITO pre-
4 serve the public peace and good order:
10 prevent and queil riots, and dis
turbances and disorderly assemblages; to
suppress = Il call the attention OF the
Board particularly to that clause) to
suppress houses OF ill-fame and gaming
houses: to prevent lewd, indecent and
a disorderly# conduct. or exhibitions IN the
-itv. and to eXpel therefronl persons
l guilty Of such conduct who shall not
have resided therein as much as one
4 year
That" DR. Hawthorne continued. is
4 a clause in the city's charter. granted
Il by the State Legislature. Noob wish
to read from the Code Of Virginia. sec
i ton $3.50: Keeping houses Of ill-fame,
4 how punished: general character OF
house may be prcsed: f and person
keep a house of ill-fame. He shall
/ ',e confined in jail not exceeding one
i year. and fined not exceeding $780, and
in a prosecution for this offense the gen
cral character Of such house may be
4 proved.
..Richmond city Code. 1892 chapter IS,
4 section 90 SAYS: The whole of the police
!! force shall endeagor to prevent the COM
i mission of crime IN the city and to pre-
serve the good order and peace thereof