The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10

Captain Carpenter Makes Serious
Complaint Regarding Condi-
tons at Pine Beach.
ARRESTS, BUT NO CONVICTIONS
Head Of Powhatan Guard PITTS
Blame OH Justice Backus.
Threatens to Resign.
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JAM EST 0 WN EMP Os1TtON
GROUNDS VA. August o.--Trouble
i,as broken out.in' q new place In the
matter of'Lhe policing OF 1'lne Beach.
" now concerns the judicial end Of
stlio Norfolk county government.
Captain Henry w. Carpenter. COM
mhndnnt or The Powllatnn Guard. the
exposition police force. and recently
tanned by Judge William N. Portlock,
OF the Norfolk county Circuit Court, to
command the Pine Beach force, sue
eeedng, there Sheriff A. G. Cromwell,
now threatens to resign that job unless
he is supported by Justice X. @. Backus
In the suppression Of disorder or else
Il new Justice be named to deal with
lhWbtuakers.
Captain Carpenter does not mince
words In discussing Justice Backus.
and tho charges that he brings against
him are serious, and almost anywhere
outside IF Norfolk county would de-
mahd an investigation. Bnckus also
rrcsidcs over tho Exposition Police
Court
Captain Carpenter cites two cases to
support his charges against tho justice.
m one cdue two Of his men who used
force IN stlbduing two employees of the
Ncrfolk and Portsmouth Traction Com
pnnH were themselves fined $40 and
costs each on the charge Of nsshultlnu
tho traction men.
These men. said Captain Carpenter.
Went to Pine Beach to beat up sup
posed "spottern of the railway. Tie
men, charges the captain. were drunk.
and would take no notice OF the warn
ing Of the guard to behave themselves.
In an effort Of the railway men to
enter CHEYENNE Joe's place. where they
alleged the :spotter'' was, they were
placed under arrest by the guard. The
men resisted. and the officers were
compelled to use their clubs
The action of Justice Backus in
this case was most remarkable for a
court Of Justice, to say the least" said
a well-known citizen OF Norfolk county
to-day.
"strccts of Seville" Case.
The other case cited by Captain Car
panter is that of Manager Sabbach, or
the streets or Seville an attraction
on the exposition Warpath The cap
tain received orders from the exposi ;
tion management to close up the at
traction. on the ground that sabbach
had not compiled with his contract
with the exposition. The entrance to
the place was barricaded. sabbach
broke down the obstruction and was
placed under arrest.
when the case came UP for trial.
said Captain Carpenter, Justice Back
us ruled that the Powhatan Guard
cannot arrest party unless they have
a warrant for the arrest. Sabbach
was given his freedom, and 1t is said
will sue the exposition for damages
for false arrest and the closing of his
place.
THE. situation Is now acute con-
tinued Captain Carpenter. II will not
take another case before Justice Back
us. IF they do not give me another
Justice I will notify Director General
Barr that I intend to surrender the
commission, to patrol Pine Beach |
mean that and unless I receive co.
operation ] Will withdraw from Pine
Beach at once. Up to this time my
work at Pine Beach has been success
full. All the surc-card gamblers and
other Migrant violators of the law
have LEFT Pine Beach. But can Iskeep
them away when am not co-operated
with by the man who Is here TO en-
force tile law 2"
Neither does Captain Carpenter place
all the blame for his trouble on Jus
tice Backus
Judge Portlock agreed when Cap
tain Carpenter was put in charge at
pine Beach to name an additional JUS
tice Of the peace to act there; hut UP
to this time, 1t Is said, he has been
unable to get a suitable man to take
the Job
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