The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26


livery man convicted III lile oiAee oo
was fined $50.
Mr. Bosher Ito the chief: How long az
rewards was it that Bailey and another
officer made a raid in the Second DIS
trict?"
Chief Howard: 1T was the same night
that the raids were made IN the r II .
| and Third Districts.
Mr.. Bosher Ito the chief: Did you give
any orders in connection with THESE
1aids?'
| to get evidence against the sah1o''hs
| places
Mr. Landerkin: Was any y, evidence so'>
| ten in the Second DistFict?
| Chief Howard: None
| Mr.. Rosher: ..There has been some re-
| port of a leak In the Second Dlstrr,t:
The board na turally wants to Know "hy
| men were caught in the First and Ihlro
Districts and none in the Second?
Chief Howard: THE reason Tor mat vas
that the gamblers were IN the Iniru D rs
tr!ct, and> the negro joints were IN the
First and Third Districts.
Mr. Manning: Were any real gambling
places found?"
Chief Howard: "Nore.
Mr.. Mccarthy (to Wyatt: Have you
book Of rules Did you know that gaHio-
bling was going on q
-
0noer wyatt: IT knew it just as well as
could have known anything else not to
he present and see 1t myself saw men
CONG IN and coming out white men and
coIcTed men. Men who had been INSIDE
to1d me what was going on. II we had
been Instructed to get evidence necessary
to convict we could have gotten II.
Mr.. LanderI1in thought that sergeant
wyatt naturally had to obey the orders
him tt was neCeS-
sarv for him to go to the station to get
warrant before entering a gambling
place
Mr. Manning: 'NIr Wyatt. in report
ing these matters to Captain Angle and
later to Chief Howard, did his full duty.
Mr. WYATT: 81 also spoke to the chief
as to- policy shops in the Second Dlstrict-
CAPTAIN ANGLE COMES IN
At this point Captain Angle came In
The reporter repeated the statement ne
mad made and Mr. Wyatt the statement
he had made, in Captain Angie presence
Officer Wyatt: II was ordered by
Captatn Angle not to make any raids I'M
til ] notified him. I was never ordered
hy- CAPTAIN Angle to raid any gambling
house"
CAPTAIN Angle: st never ISSUED any
eucl, order. I never ordered Officer
Wyatt to make no raids until he report
ed to me-"
me never ETC.. repeating his former
statement.
Captain Angle with emphasis: IT
never issued such an order. I ask that
the whole police force of the Second
District be summoned.
Mr.. Manning did you detail men to
get evidence against gambling places?"
CAPTAIN Angle: II detailed Sergeant
Bailey. He reported that all the places
were closed up and had been closed up
before we were ordered to get evidence.
The report I made to the chief was near
" an exact copy of Sergeant Bailey's
report
Mr.. Landerkin: Ibid Officer Wyatt
ever report any slot machines to you?"
CAPTAIN Angle: Mr.. Wyatt reported
slot machine at Eighth and Main 1
went to investigate myself and found no
machine. I don't recolect any other slot
machine that he reported to me-
officer Wyatt: IT twice reported to Cap
tain Angle a slot machine at Fifth and
Marshall I never reported to him a
slot machine at Eighth and Main.
Captain Angle: "Then lhaS must have
been some other officer
SAW TOO MUCH.
Officer Wyatt: Captain Angle told me
that I saw too much"
Captain Angle: I'll swear before my
God. I never told that man any such
thing"
Then there followed some colloquy over
a policy shop on Sixth Street in refer
ence to which there was al entire dis
agreement between Captain Angle and
Officer Wyatt.
Officer Wyatt: II also reported a policy
shop in Pink Alley to Captain Angle.
II {o1I 70 ayra
too much I reported a list of ten slot
machines in the district People told
me they were ALL running. Our instruc-
tons were to first report to the captain.
The captain can make it very hard on
men If they don't follow his instruc-
tions.'
Mr.. Landerkin: Captain Angle, did you
order Officer Wyatt not to trouble the
man at Fifth and Marshall streetsY'
Captain Angle: Il did not"
Officer Wyatt: He did,
Captain Angle: II don't recollect IT.
THAT SLOT MACHINE.
Officer Wyatt: In this case I went to
Mr. Richardson to get a warrant made
out"
Mr. Richardson's: THAT is true. Mr..
Wyatt came to me about the warrant for
a slot machine at Fifth and Marshal"
Officer Wyatt: Captain Angle didn't
you ask me to be as easy with Fran
clone when I reported his slot machine.
as I could?'
Captain Angle: II never said any such
thing
Mr. Richardson then stated that for
some time slot-machines had run in Rich
mond as it was doubtful whether they
could be convicted under the law. The
matter was tested in the courts and the
case went against the Slot-nla chlneS.
Justice Crutchfield had told policeman to
notify slot-macfline men to shut up
Upon this order policemen may have
served notice.
This ended for while the >Angle-Wyatt
inquiry. The board decided to summon
the sergeants of the Second District to
meet it on Monday afternoon. when the
affair will be thoroughly probed.
R.SHIELD COMES IN.
Mr.. Shield then came in. The reporter
repeated his statement that Mr.. Shield
had told him that man had approached
him and told him that he could get on
the police force by paying $3.50 for IT.