The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-14
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BENNETT FINED
IN POLICE COURT
Police Officers Tell on Stand
That Broad Street Demonstra-
ton Saturday Night Was
the Most Dangerous With
Which They Ever Had
to Deal.

Inc so-calied guessing contest Of tho
EEenlnS Journal. which had become an
ahront TO the public. was called OF
yesterday.
ms action was taken after the con
Vision In Police Court of a man
charged with accosting a wona,, ~,
Saturday night: after the aeclara,ion
ny Assistant City Attorney Georre
wayne anderson, who prosecuted the
case that there IS ample Law to pro.
tect women from ruftians: after poljce
oihcer5 mad sworn that the disordcrlv
night demonstration on Broad stree,
vas the most dangerous they were
ever called upon to subdue. and after
~ ruiins OF Justice Crutchneld that
other Offenders would be given tho
limit Of tho law
No Disorder on Min.
During the day the Mavor issuoa
statement in which he repeated tina, ha
enc" or no law by which the contest
could he stopped, that this mcthod of
advertising had been taken advantar.
OF by disordcrly persons 10 annoy wo-
men. and that ne was satisfied thu, in
inc interest Of peace and order ma
agent would be withdrawn from ia
streets
Right after the trial In Police Court
where r. p. Bennett was dpod ~,
HH H W
accostins woman Saturday nirht
the newspaper exhibition was pulled
OH at Tenth and Main Streets In III.
presence Of about twenty police on.
GERS. Inc woman was not caught and
subsequently, the paper called III of
put not IN conspicuous manner. the re-
suit being that a number of nconI.
appeared at Seventh and Broad Streets
ast night in the hope of landing her
1Ae police kept the crowds scattered
there.
Council to Make Law.
nc Police Department, which has
oeen required to work overtime in
view Of the Mayors refusal to act on
the Inv which the Assistant CITY Al
torhe! pointed out in open court, was
greatly relieved, a ii was fcl; mar
men would take the law In their own
hands II female members OF their fam
.aes We're insultcd by the tough elc
lnent. In the meantime mem bcrs of
council declare that a law will be
PASSED on which Mayor Richa rdson
mag rely in the future
The Mayors Statement
INC MAYOR gave this statement to
the papers yesterday morning.
i know Of no law Which will i,istifv
the arrest Of the manager Of a news
paper Tor publishing Il notice that thf
paper VIII give 500 to the person vhn
VIII Identify a woman, acting as lis
advertising agent. al a certain time
and place, and under certain condi
tons nor do know OF any law which,
VII lustlfy the arrest of a woman who
is acting such agent and who -
rot guilty Of any disordcrly conduct
II do know, however. that this meth.
% OF advertising may be, and bclieva
mat IL mas been. taken advantage OF
by disordcrly persons 10 annoy ladies
and that such persons are amcnablc
to arrest and punishment To preycn,
such disorder. and bring such persons
TO punishment, have had four or hve
conferences with the Chief of Police
and have instructed him to have every
available policeman at the point q,
which this woman was expected TO an
pear. TO keep the streets clear. and
promptly TO arrest any person who .of.
fered any indignity or annoyance to
any lady.
at conference with the Chief OF
Police Saturday morning, was led
10 believe that there would b.. no repe
tltion of these disorders. and was sur
prised to hear OF the occurrences Sat.
urday evening.
! am now satisfied that in the in
terest Of peace and order this adver-
Using agent VIII be Withdrawn from
the streets. and that these disturb.
ances will cease
Policc Court TriaI
On the sworn testimony Of Police.
man Goldsby that the youth was part
OF disorderly crowd which swept IN
and down Broad Street. betUre,
Seventh and Eighth. on Saturday night
and that he was himself dsordcrIv and
lnterfered with q woman, Robert p.
Bennett, was fined So and costs by
justice Crntchfeld yesterday morning
Bennett pleaded that he was at.
tempting to identify an agent OF the
Evening Journals Advertising scheme
The description given by the paper Of
the young woman stated that she was
blonde and rather slight Mrs r. C.
Williams. the woman accostcd is
brunette and totally dissimilar in Other
respects to the other woman describ
ed. She stated on tho stand that Ben
nett treated her courteously enough
ana that she was not annoyed or dis
turhed- Policeman Goldsby testified
that the youth touched her with q
paper or with his hand, all act con
strued In itself as one Of assault and
battery. for every case OF which Ma
1or Werner has ordered his men to
make arrests. Assistant City At,o,-
ney Geo. Wayne Anderson, appcarine
for the city, stated in his argument
that this act was III itself one of dis
orderly conduct.
Noted an Appeal.
;. ;. p. Patteson appeared for Ben
nett, and. after the decision. noted an
appeal surety for the young man wns
given by Evan r. Chcstcrman in the
sum Of $500
Justice Crutchncld went into tho
hearing. .eXhausltvcly lIo examined
Major Werner, CAPTAIN Barfoot, Of thc
Tirst Districts: Sergeant sherry -;
CYCLIC Policeman Bryant and Others
MI agreed that the crowd which
thronsed the street corners on tho rre9.