The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-30
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and made oath that he never, directly or
indirectly, paid or offered to pay to Cap
tain James Angle, of the Police Depart
ment, in Richmond Va, any money or
other thing as a consideration for not
enforcing laws or ordinances against
gamblers in said city. or for aiding them,
or for any other purpose; that he never
had any transactions or dealings of any
kind or character with the said Captain
Anglia
JAMES w. BACIGALUPO.
Sworn before w. Lindsay Bbb, No
tary Public
This affidavit refutes the charge
brought against Captain Angle in the
meeting on Monday evening. In the
making of this charge Mr.. Wyatt, it will
be noted, had no hand.
No other charges than the above and
those of Mr.. Wyatt have been brought
against Captain Angle, and no charges
have been or will be- SO far as they
know. say Major Howard and Captain
Angle preferred against Officer Wyatt.
The Board, at its Monday evening meet
ing, endeavored to keep clear of charges
OF a personal character not materially
related to the gambling question at issue.
POSSIBLE CHARGES.
In the course of the meeting both Cap
tain Angle and Officer Wyatt let
drop suggestions of possible charges of
a personal character against the other.
But into these matters the board has no
desire to go. if it can steer clear of them.
It's position is that it has investigated
The charge made by Officer Wyatt that
Captain Angle did not wish gambling
places raided until he was first notified.
On this charge the board unanimously
exonerated Captain Angle. 1t is ready to
enter upon the investigation of any spe-
cific charges, but does not regard a gen
eral inquiry as called for by the facts i'll
the case.
Officer Wyatt, whose unpopularity
among his fellow officers on the force is
largely offset by the general respect and
confidence he has won among the best
citizens as an energetic, ambitious and
fearless officer, still says as he did in the
meeting of the board, that he stands
ready with evidence which he declares
wall convict gambling house proprietors.
His cross questioning at the Monday eve
ming meeting, while not successful when
directed towards the specific charge he
mad made against Captain Angle, brought
to light a considerable acquaintance by re-
port and rumor on the part Of the men
OF The force with places said to be gamb-
ling places which further questions
showed was not followed up by enerSetc
action to secure evidence of a character
TO convict.
ANGLE EXONERATED.
The general sentiment yesterday seemed
to be that the net result of the Mon
day meeting was to put the officers of the
Second District in a somewhat embar-
RAISING position. Captain Angle was ex-
honorated of the charge against him up
on the testimony of the officers under
him, who told of his frequent and ear
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Some of them also told of reports about
certain places. But no action followed
Captain Angle was congratulated yeste1'L
day by his friends 1T the manner in which
the inquiry termina ted. A number of citi-
zens met Mr.. Wyatt on the street and
assured him of their earnest cooperation.
and sympathy.
There was areport current among the
police at the Second Station yesterday;
that Officer Wyatt would probably be
transferred to the Third Station by the
Police Board.
It is confidently believed that the mat
ter will not terminate as it now stands.
The public and its representative, the
grand jury, want to know more of the
report of the long continued presence of
open gambling in Richmond. The grand
jury may. and probably will, take the
matter up.
Meanwhile the grand jury is ndrd At
work on the task of trying to learn the
why's and wherefore's of large Sexpendi-
lures of money by companies to secure
franchises hereabouts. The tracing of this
money to its ultimate resting place will
prove highly diverting study. How long
it will occupy the grand jury no man
konws. Mr.. Richardson will not leave the
city for a vacation as reported. but will
stick to the work.
The Armitage Manufacturing Co.. has
published card inviting the fullest in
.vestigation Of its relations to the city
in the matter Of contracts for coal tar at
the gas works.