Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-10
Chief of Police Lindsay Removed
by Mayor Walker

Cnl6l vi OiiCO lLthoooJ was sh'ON |
Monday by Mayor Walker on ;
charges preferred by the Mayor
and evidence Of himself along with
the testimony of George K. Rose
(colored), r. r. Ruff, Sarah Wash
ington (colored), Dick Washington
(colored), and Andrew Hayslett,
Will Cummings and Paris Hairless.
which charges were sustained and
Lindsay removed from office. He
was under suspension at the time
OF the trial.
In the trial Mayor Walker Occu
pied the fourfold position of detec-
tive, prosecutor, witness and trial
Judge. That is is to say, some of
the information which he regarded |
as sufficient for conviction was Sc
cured by his own personal investi-
CATION, and he it was who made the
charges. He also was one OF the
witnesses, testifying before himself
as the trial Justice, and finally sat
in Judgment on the merits of the
evidence. Before giving his testi-
mony the Mayor, with due solemn
ty, announced that his evidence
would be the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. He
then proceeded TO narrate his con-
nection with the detective work
which resulted in the shooting cpl
sode of Saturday night, July 23rd,
when he, in company with several
of his friends, fell unawares upon
the unsuspecting victims OF their
search.
The principal charges against
Lindsay was that OF lewd and lasci-
> vious conduct with one Eva Miller.
=. In sustaining this charge the testi-
mony OF Will Cummings, Paris Hart
s less, Hugh Morgan, George Rose,
Sarah and Dick Washington, R. R,
Ruff and Andrew Hayslett was tax
en-. Rose testified that he had seen
Lindsay and Eva Miller meet a mum
;, Der of times in the field of Hugh
Wright near the town dump or
Letcher street. Morgan said tina
be had witnessed their meeting
there on several occasions. Saral
y, Washington testified that on ont
. occasion she had seen Lindsay ant
the Miller woman in improper re
lations and reported the matter I
r. her husband, Dick Washington, VIII
s. corroborated the statement. Cum
Of mings and Hairless testified tina
IS they had seen Lindsay and Ev
y Miller together at night back
~ College.
S. With reference to the surprise {
is a couple in the vicinity OF the dunn
on the night of July 23rd by Mayo
Walker, r. R. Ruff and Hugh Mo
gan, the following testimony VIZ
adduced
SIS r. r. Ruff testified he had hear
ID on the street that Mayor Wake
d Council man Pole and Hugh Morg;
n. had gone over on the hill
response to information that IN;
m and woman, supposed to be Linds'
RS. and the Miller woman, had met in
field near the dump, and that he
NO ice followed. Arriving there
ra, and Morgan looked around for t
ID couple and it was some time befo
IN they we're discovered. 1t was r
ported to the Mayor, and togeth
ng the three sleuths approached thu
unsuspecting victims. Finally t
ID. couple realized they we're discovere
In when they ran towards fence, Viii
they attempted to climb, and in G
der ing so were caught in thewireswhi
hindered their progress. After g
ting loose, the man fired his pis
in the air and then shot in the dir
so tion of the Mayor, who returned
ian fire. The man again fired.
at then left the woman, and the lat
ev. was called by the Mayor. s
ma. came back, and proved to be L
de- Miller. He was sure the man v
tie Lindsay, from his general form,
lrs. could not recognize his face.
Hugh Morgan corroborated
-. testimony of Ruff and added thai
the request of the Mayor he
onS followed the fleeing nan, VIII