The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26
Officer Wyatt Creates Sen
sation in Board Meeting.
WERE NOT TO RAID JOINTS.
Must Await Captains Order Be-
fore Breaking Up Gamblers.
BOARD WILL PROBE DEEPLY
Captain Angle Denies Charges Emphat-
icalIy. and Meeting Of the 6oaro
Viii Be Held Monday, When All
the sergeants of the Sec
ond District Viii
Be Heard.
BOARD WILL PROBE DEEPLY

In an open meeting of the Board OF 70
lice Commissioners, Acting Ponce ser
e4sn, William II Wyatt. Jr.. yesterday
evening charged Police Captain James Is.
Angle with issuing orders that no sanlo-
ling place was TO be raided until he was
frs; notified. with ordering him to give
conc more chance TO slot machine pro
prie;or at Fifth and Marshall Streets
whom he had twice reported to Angle.
rs CAPTAIN. and with having told MN mat
he saw too much.
re making of these charges against
captain OF the police force Of the city
created a profound sensation in the Board
OF Police Commissioners Captain angie
was at once called before the board. lie
vigorously and earnestly denied the
charges made against him. Sergeant wy
att cid not weaken. but mentioned other
Interesting and sensational circumstances.
th,. truth Of all of which Captain Angle
Gelied
The upshot of the meeting was the en-
trance by the Police Board upon tho
rough going Investigation Of the charges.
Il was decided to meet again on Monday
Afternoon.
ond District of which Captain Angle was
captair. will be summoned before the
board to tell of any orders or understand
ing as TO not raiding gambling places
prtil the captain of the district vas Iirst
notified.
In this way the Police Board has entered
upop an investigation of alleged coTrup-
zion in police circles which may equal
in Importance and sensational features
TIE grand jury investigation of alleged
Council corruption 1ow going forward
SERGEANTS DENY THE CHARGE.
After the adjournment Of the Police
Beard last night representative OF Ihe
-;mcs called TO see Sergeants Brooks and
Iallev at their homes Both of these gen.
t,er.lea have been serEeants at the Second
Police Station for years. They vent eff
dutS at o'clock yesterday evening. and
When seen last night neither of them had
heard of the AngleWyatt incident at the
meeting OF the Police Board a couple of
hours before Without mentioning il in
any way, both serGeantS were asked
whether they knew of any order or un-
derstanding that gambling places should
not be raided until the captain was first
notified Both replied with promptress
and positiveness that they had never heard
OF such an order CT such an understand
irs These two officers are known as
among the best and most careful men on
tic force. and their testimony on this
point will have great weight with the
board.
Sergeants Bailey and Sowel. the other
tNo Second Station sergcants, equally ca
rnhlc and valuable men. when seen last
night at the station. made the same state
nents. that they knew nothing of any
s,tcil orders or understanding as to not
raidng gambling places without first no.
tiiying the captain.
OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
he highly sensational Angle ySty3f f.
incident happened to drop out in the
meeting of the board In rather peculiar
fashion. The board meeting had been
called by the Mayor. its eX-ofiicio presi-
dent, at the request of Commissioner
Manning, TO inquire into a published re-
port that man who had recently tried
70 secure place on the police force
found that 1t cost $3.50, a sum which he
was unable to pay.
The meeting was called for five O'clock.
The Mayor and Commissioners NcCar-
thy. Landerkin Manning. Bosherg and
Jacob were present. Chief of Police
Howard and Commemorative Attorney
Richardson, the latter by special request,
were also present. Two reporters of af-
was unable to be present on account of
fitness in his family. The other was csl
hand
Mayor Taylor stated that he had con
yened the board upon request of Mr..
Manninc who desired that the published
report that some one found that S259
was necessary tc. set on the police force,
be looked into.
Mr.. Jacob then drew from his qocket
the following clipping from one of the
afternoon papers of Wednesday, from al,
article upon the investigation OF the
grand jury now going forward:
THE TWO REPORTS.
-As TO the police matter. 1t is stated
ca the authority of prominent man OF
this city that a short while ago man
who had applied for an appointment 10
the police force was requested to pay
s25o ftw the appointment; that he could
not afford to pay this sum- and that he
appealed to the prominent man refer
red to for his influence. AT that time.
fyrther says the rumor. the applicant
stated that he could secure the appoint
ucnt for $3.50. but that he was unable
to pay this sum. therefore, in the ex-
pected election of twenty-five new men
to the force, he will proba bly, be left out
Further. statement from a police
man to the effect that he had been or
aered by his captain tc, leave a certain
gambling Joint in this town alone until
he received orders to raid it was called
to the attention of Commemorative At
fcr-ney Richardseta Mr. Richardson said
that while there was no disnclinat{on
70 pick ,ip these matters and probe them
IN the bottom there seemed to he NO
urinary founda,iac, for them. In neither
case was the name of the acting Official
mentioned in the matter of accepting
hrihes.''
REPORTER TEsTIFIEs
The reporter present happened to be