The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06
TO INQUIRE INTO
CONDUCT Of TWO J.
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Mayor Has Session Ordered
to Investigate Pollock
and Wise
BOTH MEN DENY
DOING ANY WRONG
Allegations Of Misconduct Said TO
Have Grown Out Of Efforts to
Secure Introduction of Ger
tain Food Stuffs


Mayor Richardson has ordered
President Peters, Of the Common
COUNCIL, TO cal 4 special meeting OF
that body Monday night to investigate
the OFFICIAL conduct OF two counctlmen.
The two men under fire are. Council
man Gilbert Pollock. of Marshall
ward. and Councilman George Wise,
of Henry ward.
The crafge brought against them
duplicates them In o. deal which was
attempted by certain parties who
wished to place new foodstuN on
the Richmond market, and the two
couneilmen are accused OF having con-
Quoted negotiations In which money
was passed or offered
Both Mr. Pollock and Mr.. Wise in
dignantly denied this charges when
seen Friday afternoon by represen-
tattva OF The virsinaan. -.
The Garages ara utterly preposter-
Gus and without foundation,' they de-
ciared. and we will have NO difficulty
in vindicatfng ourselves"
Further than that they had moth
ing TO say at the time, but prom
ised that they would prepare a full,
statement giving every detail OF the
alleged transaetien.
What the transaction Was.
This transaction, Il is understood,
was between Mr.. John A. Dietrich an,
Councilman Wise. MIR. Wise and Mr.
Poiioc kwere offered certain consid-
Grafton If they would lend their in
tiuence in having certain distillery BIZ
products placed ON the market here
The money Was refused. and both
eeanctimen declined 10 have anything
whatsoever to do with the matter,
II is declared. bat in some way 1t was
underatood that irregularities ha4
taktn place, and consequently ! the
charges against them are made.
The friends Of the two councilrnen
have rallied TO their support In a layai
fashlaa, and declare that the charges
will fall through ass ssss ] as the ac-
cused msn are givssf hearing.
Their records, their friends maintain
are cfean. and nothing whatever can
be brought against their integrity
Mayor VIII Not Talk.
Mayor Richardson refused to say q
word regarding the charges or the spe-
ciai meeting uf the Council II In known
that the charges were made through
him To MIR Peters. but he insists that
all the talking. II any Ia To be done at
all must oe done by the president Of
the Council
pi8 ais part II Ob-
serving the strictest silence, as far as
the sensational matters are concerned.
He says that he called the meeting of
the Council and that he was requested
to do so by the mayor.
rhe special call is now in the hands
of City Clerk August. and ever. mem
Der OF the lower h,anca OF the city
assembly viii be notified before MORN
ing.
Creates Excitement.
In the meantime the most intense
excitement reigns in the City Hall. In
some strange manner the news leaked
cut that there was to be this special
investigation. Every councilman no
tilted Of the call is asking for the names
of those accused, but those In posi-
ton TO give out the information--the
mayor. Mr.. Peters and City Clerk Au-
gust--are keeping as mum as oysters.
Counci.men Pollock and Wise are
making no effort At concealment. how
ever, declaring that there should be
nothing secret about IL. They main
tain that they are innocent nj any
irrsRulariry. and win demand that the
charges be gore mo fully In order
that not the slightest shadow may re-
main on their official records.