The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-08
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ant kinderpater, and that he did not
speak to Captain Stack at all until
the latter accosted him several min
utee after he had left the armory.
III ] had been dealing with ladies,
could not have acted In a more
sentlemanly manner" he declared.
FIRST asked Mr.. Meredith his name.
he asked me why l wanted IL. and
told him and showed him my badge.
no negro pointed Mr.. Meredith out
10 me as he now claims. / saw him
nre his rife myself.
While Mr. Meredith and ware
'slSihg-and ! did not lay my hands
on him. not even to touch him
frst sergeant. whose name I don't
Know came UP and asked me what
the trouble was. told him / want
ed TO place Mr.. Meredith under ar
rest. He replied very courteously
that ] would have to wait until the
men had gotten back to the armofy.
| said, All right and followed the
company TO the armory.
After We got there, we went into
little room, and Lieutenant Kinder
water pleaded with me To let the mat
ter drop. When I told him that IL /
ana 30 ! might be fined by the police
hoard. he offered to pay my fine Po-
liceman Duffy heard him. Lieutenant
Underwater acted the part Of gem
tieman with me. and | acted In the
same manner with him.
Later Captain StJne came In the
room He was mueh worried over
the occurrence, but was very nice
about 1t. He finally told us that we
ct~rd not make any arrest until after
Mr.. Meredith had returned home
from the arrnory, He explained the
| law. and l told him. All right i
would proceed in another manner l
said.
Policemen Eat Pies.
Up to this time there had been no
trouble We ell left the armory and
walked up to Broad street. We had
reached the corner of Seventh and
Bread when Captain Stack called to
us He had followed as, We stop
ped and waited for him. When ne
reached us he declared that Ii VIE
took any steps toward prosecution ne
would make IL hot for US In max
ing this statement he used an oath.
Il asked him to explain what he
meant, and he said that II he saw
any more policemen eating pies at a
certain bakery he would report them.
/ asked him II he had ever seen me
eating any Piles when on duty. He
said. No. Mr., Duffy then asked him
the question. MS did Sergeant Wiley.
He told both ne did not know any
thing against them. / then told him
not 10 be making any cracks against
me. In reply he repeated his warn
tnr that we had better let the entire
matter drop"
Concerning the possibility OF pie
eating charges being brought against
the policemen. Police Commissioner
Douglas Gordon" declared Thursday
that such charges would be laughed
at BY the board. I'VE would net con-
slider going into such thing for
minute" said he.
The Military sids.
The statement OF Major Price which
called forth the charges OF prsjadiesd
judgment ON his head from tia police
men. were issued Wednesday night, 70
Price declares the action OF Captain
stack and Lieutenant Kindsrvatsr to
have been entirely Justified. Had the
policemen asked for permission TO
make the arrest, he says, thsir re-
quest would have ben grantd. Instead
he charges them with having actsd In
a high handd fashion and in a man
ner utterly lacking In the courtesy
which should obtain between the ON
Gals Of the two organizations"
Major Price declares that no COM
n,sssioned eficer was on the car at
the time OF the shooting. He does
not attempt to condone the offenss.
but insists that q military eourt-maF-
tial and not civic prosecution II the
proper course OF procedure to be fol-
lowed. Concerning the futile attempt
lowed,
Major Price has also made public
his statement TO Ad1utant General
sale concerning the disorder. He sayn
he has learned that snsmbers Of Coma
panyF. Of the First Regiment were
ordinance. but also Of creAttng H.
ing the uniform which they wore. and
rejecting discrsdit upon the State uai-
litia
Major Praco's etaAeunessA
HIS statssnsnt IA part regarding the
shooting follows:
II fosl that In 3ustios 10 tAs eascers
and myself Of tne Flrpt Battalion Of
the First Regiment should make the
following statement:
NO one can regret any mora than
No ths unfortunate occurrences Of
Monday Afternoon, when soms OF the
members Of the bettaaton fired their
rines DFosnisoueusly on thvir raturn
VIA street eAr from the Fair 0ruunda
We recooulse tho commlttipg az a
offsnss q this character 3 sbyeach 81
the peace Tbs eonverskaian ana re-
marks that took plArs d the armory
between Captain Stack. Lieutenant
Kinderyater and police oflacsru, unler
the circumstances. Wa perfectly calm.
1T y customary and uAdaFsfood hy
all military cancsrs that : ceFtatn
amount ~ ecurtaAy u sxtanded ~
tween oiasses of one areanisatlon Ana
another. which No aheDlufsly iunsVsd
by enc % the police ol1losyu ~ hiD
demanding tho dAltveFy at ! soldier q
him, should he have worried Nj r.
mAFtp In the FORM Of request. II
would have been Immediately rom-
plted with.
The oficers at the time. In spite
OF the circumstances, felt that they
ware actin9 pseneyly, having h6ea
pFesieuG3y i6fre1HAl t6at : uo11toe 49,