The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-12
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articles charging corruption, the wit
ness could recite what the policy of
the board is. Mr.. Meredith noted an
exception.
These houses were here when /
went on the board began Mr.. Man
ming. Il brought the matter up In
the board in 1908, saying that it was
cowardly for the board not to recog-
nze these districts instead of leaving
the responsibility to the officer. / got
much information as TO the wisdom
Of segregation from police conven-
lions which had attended, but the
board turned mo down. In 1905 we
got a petition and he started to re-
cite the contents OF the petition, but
Mr.. Meredith objected, and the court
ruled that he could say only Sin cons
sequence of the petition"
I'VE then consulted with two of
the most prominent citizens in Rich
mond. We got up a meeting. and in
vited prominent physicians and citl-
zens to confer with us on the sub
ject, and we thoroughly threshed out
this whole matter. We didn't have a
force sufficient to give proper surveil-
lance over these places, and segrega-
ton followed" Mr.. Meredith moved
that all this testimony be ruled out,
but the court ovcrruled the motion. :
Was it your policy or the policy of
, the board?" asked Mr.. Meredith
Mr.. Smith objected to the question,
but the objection was overrulcd.
THE policy of the board" replied
the witness.
1T is understood" said Mr. Mere
dith, that I have general objection
to this narration Of the boards pol
icy"
No Pecunfnry Profit.
Replying as to the policy of the
board as TO all places outside of the
district, he said that 1t was to bring
them into court and to show them no
quarter He said that, so far as he
knew, Sophie AIalloy's house was not
what it has been described to be. and
he recited in brief the history of that
section OF the city, in which DIR. noge.
after whom the Hogc Memorial Church
Is named, did SO much good work. He
said that instruction had been given to
the police a number of times TO break
up the questionable resort on Nine
teanth Street. Mr.. Smith asked the
witness:
Was this policy adopted In the In
terest of morals, law and order, or for
pecuniary benefit?"
Mr.. Meredith objected to the form of
question, and the court sustained only
that part of it which related to "pecu-
mary benefit"
Did you receive any pecuniary BEN
efit?" then asked Mr.. Smith.
None"
The court ruled out the question
as to whether Yoder had any iustif
cation in intimating that the witness
had received money, but allowed Mr.
Manning to say that he had received
none. Then the witness stated that the
boards policy had been adopted before
AIR Gordon had become member, and
he went on to say that Mr.. Gordon
was one of the highest men he had
ever known. II never heard of JUS
tice Crutchfeld getting anything, and
never heard Of the Police Department
getting anything, and think it is
clean
The matter OF Mr.. Gordon's presence
in the courtroom at the trial Of Sophie
| NIalloy coming up, the witness stated
| that Nh. Gordon left before the trial
was concluded. There were two trials
one for keeping an Objectionable estab-
| lishment and the second for selling
/ liquor. The woman pleaded guilty to
/ the first charge, but was dismissed on
| the other
| Justice Crutchtlell Tcstifics.
Justice Crutchfield was then put on
| the stand. He recited the history OF
| the trial, misunderstanding Yoder's re-
| port of it, and said that he punished
| the woman upon the evidence as 10 one