The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-05
TO REMOVE
The SHERIFF
Petition Is to Be Filed IN
HenriCo County Court.
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THE ALLEGATIONS MADE
Passenger & Power Company Accuses
Simon Solomon Of Malfeaseance
In Office and Neglect Of
His Duty.
THE ALLEGATIONS MADE
ro simon solomon, sheriff Of Henr1co

10 Simon Solomon, Sheriff OF Henrtco
County:
Take notice that on July IA, 1903, being
the second day of the July term OF tho
County Court Of Henrico county, Vir-
glnia. the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company, a corporation duly chartered.
organized and doing business In the State
of Virginia, under the laws Of said State,
will make a motion before said court
that you be removed from tho office OF
sheriff OF Henrico county.
The grounds of said motion are fully
set out in petition addressed to tho
Judge of said county, praying him TO 49,
sue rule against you to show cause on
the said 18th day OF July, 1908. why you
should not be 30 removed. copy OF
Ead petition Is hereto attached and Is
herewith served.
VA. PASSENGER & POWER CO.,
BY 8. w. HUFF.
General Manager.
BY the above brief notification. Sheriff
Simon Solomon. Of Henrico county. was
officially Informed yesterday OF the pur-
pose Of tho Virginia Passenger and POW
err Company to make formal appli cation
for his removal from Office on the ground
of malfeasance, misfeasancc, incompe-
tency and gross neglect Of official duty
Along with the legal notice, as stated
In the body of that paper, went copy
of the petition, which will be laid before
tho County Court on the 18th day Of the
present month. which petition sets forth
In detail tho various charges upon which
Ia based the motion for removal. This
document is addressed to Judge r. Ash
by Wickham and 1t covers sone seven or
eight typewriter pages. 1t Is long but
interesting, as may be seen below, "nere
It Is printed in full.
The Case In Brief.
In tho first plaoe the petition asks for
rule requiring the sheriff to appear
before the court on the 18th instant. the
second day OF the court term, to snow
cause why he should not be removed from
Office .sor malfeasance, m!sfeasance. In
COMPETENCY and gross neglect of duty.
1t sets forth that duo notice has been
given the sheriff, according to law. and
that a copy OF the petition has been duly
served on him. Thereafter follows n lois
citation OF alleged causes for the ~
moval.
After detailing the circumstances Of tho
strike OF the street-car men and the er-
forts OF the company to continue to ope-
public service corporation" tho paper
proceeds to. nllege that no protection was
afforded in Henrco, despite repeated dis
order and that the sheriff OF tho said
county refused to apply for the military
for assistance. He repeatedly asserted
that there was no need for soldiers. al
though he was pressed again and again
TO call for them He was even appealed
to on the sertngth Of his oath Of Office;
ia this last he replied that the oath OF
Office did not cut much figure these days,
and on this statement out OF his own
mouth he seems to have acted
Proceeding, the petition sets forth the
occurrence OF disorder in the county Gull
:ninat;ng In the yine-Street riot. when
the situation was one OF fearful danger.
Still the military could not come over
the county line until THE Governor of the
State, OF his own motion. ordered the
militia to so lrto the said county and
restore order" Reference Is also made
to the arrest OF the three guards. who
were confined Sin filthy and unhab!table
CELL" which was so vile. that said Solo
mon refused to allow It's Inspection
POLITICS CHARGED.
The climax OF the paper, however. Is
in another place, where, without mincing
words, the company comes fatty out and
declares that the sherit's Refused to call
out the military was due to the oncoming
election In the county land your petit
TONER" 1t says, "alleges and charges that
said refusal Of said Solomon was caused
by the fear on said Solomon's part that
the act Of calling for the assistance OF
the military would offset unfavorably the
chances of said Solomon in an election