The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-26
INTEREST | IN
WYATT CASE,
Public Sympathy With tic Pa
trolman Appears to be Grow
ing Steadily Stronger.
MANY RUM0Rs ARE AFLOAT

The Wyatt. Howard dispute and investi-
CATION continue to be the uppermost topics
in municipal circles. Without doubt. SEN
timent is fast growing In favor Of Wyatt
even among the policemen themselves,
who while not crit,cislng Major Howard
openly. are more friendly to Wyatt Some
Of them do not think tho Chief should
have criticised the patrolman as he did,
but should have preferred charges form
ally. II lie believed he had sufficient ground
for them. sg,
Among the citizens the sentiment in ia
vor OF Wyatt In the pending invostiga-
ton Ia steadily growing. Many of those
who have been supposed not to be In
sympathy with him are said to have given
or offered to give substantial evidence of
their sympathy, and are speaking up for
the man as against tho head OF the de-
partmcnt.
WYATT HARD AT WORK.
officer Wyatt will not make known the
names of his witnesses, and acting I'M
der the instruction agreed upon by all
parties 1T. Saturdays meeting. he do
clines to discuss the case il3any way, lie
is known to be quietly Mt work looking up
and summoning his witnesses, and his
friends say that he will make a fine show
ing when the meeting begins on Friday
evening. It Is understood that many Of
the witnesses summoned Will he character
witnesses, but some of them will lie Of
fercd to rebut the testimony OF tho Wit
nesses put on last Saturday by Major
Howard, rumbe. Of prominent oitl.
zens and business men, it's expected. will
be introduced to testify to tho chayacte s
and general reputation Of Wyatt as man
and officer.
All sorts OF rumors are going the rounds
as to the case, many predicting that the
outcome of T. Will he that the Board will
n n 1srb fntb A ny,
is to the effect that the one who comes
out best In the case under consideration,
will remain and that the other will 81,
Yesterday Il report gained currency
that Captain a. b. Gulgon had been adj
mitted as counsel when Officers Baker
and Robinson were before the board dur
Ing the strike \ reporter for The
Guigon on this subject, with tho result
that he denied that he was before the
board as counsel, He WAS there as COM
plainant. and rs IL witness, he sa,,'7 and
not ms counsel 1t wa fact, now
cy er, that no was attorney for the Pas
scngcr and Power Company, which in
stitutcd the prosecution or inyestiga-
ton
OPPOSED TO SECRET SESSIONS,
Mayor Taylor, who by virtue OF his
office is chairman OF the board, Is out
in a statement opposing the holding OF
secret sessions. He has no vote in the
deliberations of the board. except In
| case of tie, but Is, as he himself on
/, pressed it in his last campaign for may
| On, u mere figure-head on the board.
| having no veto power.
| So far as known the testimony brought
against Wyatt is not formidable, In
, deed, much Of It Is said to deal with old
| scores and runners, which have been air-
| ed In print from time TO time. Wyatts
| Lie has been scrutinzed as closely. per-
| haps, IA it falls to the lot OF man to
| te scanned. Some Of those who testi-
| fled against him, are said to be actuated
| BY resen tmcnt.