The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-25
POLITICS. ENTERS
INTO THE FIGHT
roLICE COMMISSIONER HAS
STRONG OPPOSITION FOR
WEAProINTMENT.
WINDOW is UNVEILED
MAN IN JAN CHARGED WITH
GRAVE CRIME Is THOUGHT
TO HAVE SWALLOWED
MATCH HEADS.
WINDOW is UNVEILED
virginian Bureau,

Law Building, Phone 1897.
PETERSBURG, VA, June c4.--The
board of aldermen VIII hold q meet
ing tomorrow night to concur In ne
action OF the council In closing up the
financial affairs of the city for the
present fiscal year.
After the business OF this meeting
is over, joint meeting of the two
branches Of the council will be held
to select a police commissioner to sue
coed w A. BOND, whose term expires
July 1str-Th here are -t~o candidates.
W. A. Bond, who desires to succeed
himself, and Thomas n. Maclin. The
police department under the control
of the police commissioners, has for
yehrs been completely removed from
politics, but 1t Is openly charged that
politics IS ut the bottom Of the cor=
test.
Commissioner Bond is strong sup
porter Of Chief OF Police Ragland,
while Mr.. Maclin is a political friend
of Mayor Cameron. The mayor and
chief OF police have been at logger
head for some time, and Mayor Cam
eron has had the police department
investigated twice within the past two
months but both times Chief Ragiand
was completely exonerated.
PETITIONS were In circulation here
today urging the council TO re-elect
Mr.. Bond. They were s,gnea hv q
large number of people. Mr.. Bond has
been a member OF the police board
since its organization eight wears ago.
George Cameron. Jr TODAY .1,usIitis3
as mayor OF this CITY for the arsulng
term, and filed with the c,ert of the
court an account Of expenses ,ncnrred
by him during the recent election.
All officers elected at the recent cleo
ton are required to file .helr ex-
pense accounts within thirty days AL
election, and Clerk ttssiitifitaru
states that rhose who have ne, aIrcaflv
done so must Ala THAR accounts this
week.
Jailed on Larceny Charqe
Edward Lewis. a ros,ro shart1ar was
sent Ia faii for six m9nsbs hr ;nstic..
.Plummer this morning nm the charge
on b. y,y.,fy- r4,,.ts.s .,
peeketfs,ok With tev hitiw in,.,,,s-
ing a Conf.derats note ans irouned
IL On the Sidewalk. Az ha- saw r q
Curry negro =, :s,sassersa,a ~
preaching. Lewis eagerly sraSpea -" nm
the pocketbook. ana oneneS tr -eioicr
ing in his GOOD luck. He toId Curry
II Curry would rive him "a 10 mold
and would ret one ~ the fonna notes
changed. that he would rive him half
SSA'g 0~SSPsou tH6 uAcr' out
neiore ne nad gone far. he discovered
mat the money was Confederate and
nurryms BACK could not md Lewis.
re reported tne matter to the police,
VINO soon arrested Lewis
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scendant OF Rev, John ramsr1r A.,
rector OF ola RIandfard ..nrrh pans'
diction was pronouncea bv Rev Mr.
cambridge.
Fails in Suicide Aftemrt
j. W. Rittenberry, whita man
from chestsrfield county. In Anr,, hers
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