The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-23
ABLE ! A'|'N||1YI'|E|::R|i''. ! /:
FOR WYATT !. IT. | |
Understood That a Leading
Member Of the Bar Will Ap-$33ss3$ss 3s3$ss
pear for Him 7 o-day. rs
INQUIRY MAY B /: DEFERRED h !! \
The Patrolman Not Yet Served
With the Chiefs Charges 3
orr Specifications.

The Board Cot Police . Commissioners N
will meet at 5 O'clock this atternoo oonS for !,
tho purpose Of inyestig iga Ing ertain
statements made recent w by Ihief II ofsi
Police q. r. Howard, rcfle citing upoliSt the tt \
character of Patrolman n VIII liam S If..1a fsa
Wyatt, Jr., or the Second District. }sS HI
e While it is understood Y hat. both NJ Majorsi3s
Howard and Officer JYyattR have asked
the board to 90 into tile matter. tho desSS
ss1,,and for an INJURY originated with
OFFICER Wyatt and Ills friends, and II 5is \
directly attributable to certain state
}n,ents made by Major Howard to NIrr.8
r. w. West an official OF the Anti
Saloon League, and Mr.. w. Reginald
Walker, OF this city, field secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian a association
Major Howard is further quoted as !.
saying at q meeting of the board g J
which certain complaints against his Of,
tficlal action, made by Mr.. Vest & were 1,
under investigation: 4" p Policenan Wyatt.
Is anything but an honest, upright, true
man. do not hesitate to express THIS |.
as my opinion. a.
Charges Not Made Public. 5
Upon the written application Of OFFICER
wyatt, the board sent him a afcommuni-5
cation agreeing to call meeting for -,S to-S
day ut 8 p. NJ. in the chiefs office at
which lle was invited to be present no is
make his defense against the charges
made informally by the chief OF pol lee,ss
lust what form the charges against Of-Sss
ftcer$yYyatt will take or what the spec1f.-S
/ a tionns are Is not definitely known, 1tf'
Is understood that Major Howard has !
prepared his charges against the patrols
man. but they. have not been made pAD,'&g
lie, nor had Il copy OF them or Of .tlle 4
specifications been served Y pom ~ Md
5nnight. The only answer made EbyssEf1l f1le 4
hoard hoard to tie patrolman's request vi
hcuring, so far 5ns can be learned MA 8 \
q notification sent him that ho would pc
given a hearing before the boara% on
Saturday, January I'D, at.a Z. NJ tsfS
II has been given out for public8alon
that the board will conduct the nearing
In executive session, but thar u stello-
graphic report of the proceedings "illsE
Se given out to tho press. Mr.. john
b. Winston, lie is understood has been
retained as stenogra pher The board
action in going into the matter, III WHlch +
there fl, much widespread public inter-
Test In executive session, Is y departure 2 r
from Stl,c policy proclaimed ABROAD ~
tho time Mr.. Christopher Manning, Jr.,
entered tho board as Il member Mr.
ana won, but since that time tho person.5
uel OF tho board has undergone severat
changes, and 1t has gone back TO the y
old custom Of secret sessions, II !;
Wyatt Has Able Counsel.
The first question to come UP this ~
ternoon will necessarily he as to the
procedure. Mr. Wyatt will. Of course,
make application for representation BY
counsel, and it Is difficult to SEQ how
tho hoard can refuse to grant II. He has
retained ain attorney to represent him,
hut who tho lawyer is has not been mada
known. officer Wyatt himself yesterday
declined to state, but It Is understood
that the lawyer Is one OF the ablest meln-
bers of the Richmond bar
With the question OF the admission OF
an attorney settled, the next question
naturally will be demand from WAITS
attorney for copy OF the charges ana
specifications, and a reason why they
have not been served on him before the
meeting, In order thar he might have
an opportunity to make his defense In
telligently. II the charges and speclfica-
| tions are submitted at the meeting OF
] tho board II Is hardly probable that
| the attorney will undertake to go into
| q hearing OF them when they are shown
him and his client for the first time IN
court. as&it were,
Inasmuch as the charges snd SPECIFIC
have not been served on Wyatt. ana ~
| such procedure Is generail resagdeH
as necessary before gong MTG nm N.
n,,iry Affecting mans character,E and;
orought by him for yindicatlon against
serious charges Informally rnade, II would
seam that II will be necessary 10 defsr
the investigation pntl sslssA II - .ss