The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
Evidence Not Sufficient to Jus.
tify the Opinion Expressed 5sss
BY Major Howard. II E95 5
WYATT COMMENDED AS ,S3
MAN AN D AN OFFICER,
The Board Declares That He Is,
ali Honest, Truthful Man and 81
Efficient and Faithful. and 4$i
That Chiefs Structures n
Are Utsustaincd !s.I


rizea The result, and the whole result (
the investigation by the Board sof olics |
Commissioners of certain statements re- /
flecting upon the character OF Poll celnaI1
William II. Wyatt. Jr.. made publicly BY, |
Major +. ]. !. !. Howard. II CHIEF of police u
tho city Of Richmond. 4 "A gt,!Ss sst ri
N Not another word was given out by the,
hoard at adjournment after midnight, at (
the members Of which, save Mr.. Chris.
Manning, Jrr who was III, filing out
without a. word In re ference to the cases{j
Officer George Fol lock, Jerk to- the chic
and 6sergeant-at-arms Of the board, gave,
tho statement which appears herewit TIL tDi
the reporter for. Tho Times -Dispat tch.a. He n
was as ked IT, the tuition wa unani- WI
mously adopted and answered lin the a.f f-gs s
firmative. It was then 10 80 a. !. M {, and
the board ISlad been In session ain ce $.S &
o'clock, and naturally all were tired SofS@
the long sitting and equantly;} n los H3,
no time in leaving the building and EoinGsi
to their homes 3SE5 a III s$ s8s
Over an H Hour' S h . Dcliberation. 5
j was nearly. II q, clock NJ hen 10 fficsrs
Pollock opened Y tie ID oor2 and Il ouncshs u
ti,atsall the ttins t.
the nnte-room we're excused. VI 4 They iostsss
nc time IN citing their. overcoats and I
catching cars fory home. Il "A ID Oxen or inoreSi
persons fingered j IN \ the Office, however,.
awaiting further announ cement from tha \
group gathered behind the closed door ii
Minutes passed, and still there was mn
movement In the secret chant ber.5 AM
hour. passed, and the I'd was Sstil StdsI-s
liberating. Midnig ght chin ed from. s tl1oa
|sbellsEupon the frost "a air, and its elverYM
echoes sank Into silence, butt the board
3still# aa ithip 10 he gro UP he sclltsyS
room entertained each Other. tel ling sexpf-S
lSrIences and st ~ ltsY
About tWent ty N inM tes afters nlidnig ghES
u there came tbs sd,ln i'd of bud kingfatl
soh1e Thing IKE iisn1iesn
/ group outside were talking. and no oltaS
attempted to$l,eAr what was golnS ons.s
From the sound Of the voice 1t was thought
that some suggeatto ion was made Il and u hat
L sit met with prompt and empha tic pro-
test. Be that as It may, tho loud a1kinK 4
ceased. and a m omeilt 4 later the s. doors
/ were thrown open and the conlmiasio era,,
rushed out like scllo oolloys at cesss.ss
There was no furthe err procedure \ at-ss
tempted or proposed, and Q officer Polloclsss.
stated In answer to a question that this
was the end OF the entire matter. There
would be no further procedure, he said,
as far as he was informed. ,Ssf
Prior to the deliberation OF the Board
Immediately preceding the dismissal oer3
lnC aWllueSSGSss LNeSS llIIlc VI W lSuIty y! =
O'clock was consumed lin hearing further
Testimony. After the few roma intng wit IA
nesses cited by Mr.. Wyatt lin his .oYI1s
] defense had been disposet OF, the q firsts X
surprise OF the evening came when ia 4
string OF other witnesses summoned ON
behalf of tho Chief OF Police were call-#
ed and testified. This estinlony was III i-a
ber were several prominent LIQUOR deai ~ ~
ers and others connected will, the $3$3tTads
and other well-known scl tlSena
Witnesses for Wyatt.
Tho witnesses introduced on behalf sp4 I
| Onlcer Wyatt were Nlessrss Charlie BrittS
ton, wv. Reginald Walker. S. e. BlshopyS
10. NJ. CEoodwy L. " II. C;ilbert.i Dlr.f
Evans. OF Manchester and Policeman
Lange. OF these witnesses the testimonyl
OF MI. Waller was perhaps Of greatexx
Interest, as It related to; the crusade 4
against Sunday liquor selling, led by Alra5
| Walker and others. Mr., alker, exone-5
rated Officer Wyatt from any impropsrSi
/ methods In working up cases, commended
him for his honesty a nd carefllpess, and
gave him All excellent reputation ! rs. ar
officer and as n. man. Mr.. alkert st ted 4
| that Officer Wyatt had no part In h the Il
Banister case, thus dispostng OF tlla y
charge or intlmatlons that Wyatt had ask
| ed leave Of absence in order that t5 ha 4
might secretly work on that case. Illa 4
! witness also testified to the language used
=, hy the chief In talking 3 to witness. !. re !. \
| r5eatingi from memory as we'll ns he could +
the terms used The characterization yvas.
ii is said, moro severe than any OF tha;
printed reports Of It. Among othea
things, according to Mr.. Walker. thH
Chief said that Wyatt was q sneak an!
unworthy OF confidence and that ne Wollu
sacrifice friend or relative, II necessarStH
to make out q case. t3s#5
ar ,t,a Ell vyH
ISOLATED with Mr., Walker In some OF u y 4,
efforts to suppress Sunday liquor SELL
Ing, testified thereto and as to thein d
efforts, 1t Is understood. He gnYdJs
Wyatt an excellent name. F3 38 s3
MIR. s. y. Bishop, shirt mani cturers i
at Seventh and Main Streets, tesufle
to Wyatt's promptness, courage and ef. i
f,ciency In stemn,ing the tide and pre-. y
venting an lnciplentrot during the street 4
railway strike by rushing In and arr
resting ono Of the disturbing element, q
Mr.. E. II. Gilbert. former propttetof z
Of the .Alhambra Hotel, testified 70
|Nyatt's courage and GOODNESS In arrest
fishing weapon and about to shoot II,
Tho other witnesses were chiefly char
acter witnesses and without exception
commended the public and private liits83
! OF Wyatt, .aa iS5
Put on for the Chief.
When the testimony Of O Officer ygyattls 81
witnesses had been concluded, Messrs.
a, yon N. Rosenegl. member o. thu
House OF Delegates. and a we'll known
brewer; Mr., C, u, LeFew, Mr., +. Sitter,
ding, president OF the Virginia PNssen-ig,
ser and Power Company. Mr. g.
Weirbrunn, Mr. Arthur Levy, ME-
Charles Kepplar. Mr.. George GnyenaA9r ~
and others were called In on behalf of
C,hief Of police Howard IT is under
stood that the testimony Of these Waa
az Ia the character and reputat lon sof N
lanes Bahen,8 Jr., wl,o had made "a se-i
ts and charSeS Al gainst s.W Esef Js