The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
Chief Werner Makes Request
After Captain Barioot
Prefers Charges.
OFFICER TO FIGHT IN BOARD
Started to Resign as Result OF
Grundy Case but Subsequently
Changed His Plan.

Following his announced inteatlon %
reslguing from the force after Cap
tain So 5 Barfcot mad prcierSad for
nal charges against hira OF Conduct
unleromlus au officer HntroiWau H. ~.
jennings stated last night that be nsu
determined 20 NShr iro casc 90 the end.
Eally 80 inc AFTERNOON he wrote his
resignotion 70 hc presented - tine
Board y Police Commissioners. int he
changed his plans after beirg urged
by triends 70 stick At the time h. do
ciared that ne wnlld tight the effort 10
dismiss him from the department Jen-.
nius- had his written r.sisnui.ou IN
his pocket
Tie specifications IN Captain Bar
ZOOS charge against Jennings aliege
that ou september the patrolman
rnrsci and abused Carter B. Grundy.
fon ~ Alderman Barton u. Grludy.
while hc was a prisoner
Werner Promptly Acts
Whom Chief Of Police Wcsucr was
nppr!sed that Jennings hal reconsld-
nred his intention TO quit The forco he
announced that ne would confer with
Mayor Ainsiic to-day and recommend
The officers suspension from duty peud-
ing his hearing before the commissions
ers In cases OF this character il is
necessary for the Mayor ex-onci,
member os the Police BOARD aud its
president. TO act Jennings was not on
duty last night being Excused at his
own request
Just when his case wil come before
the commissioners IS not known They
VIII hold n special session tomorrow
night for tho purpose Of nlling a va
oancy ia tho force. ana whether jon
ningHs case VIII be taken up is NOT
known 1t is not regarded as likely.
however. Jennings said that he would
p whilc. 50 that he could prepare his
defense. 1t is probable that he may
retain counsel.
Captain Barfoot made formal re-
port 20 Major Werner when Grundr
was dismissed IN Police Court on tho
charge or refusing TO move and resist
ms arrest preferred against him SO
Jennings The testimony brought on,
was most damaging to Jennings. ana
in submitting The case Assistant civ
Attorney Anderson. for tho pros,ct-
ton. admitted that the case arainst rho
defendent had not been made out. ANA
It was dismissed hy Justice Cfutch-
hcld
Saw Him shoot A smith,
on the witness stand Grundv tcsti-
ned that with j. -. Patton. Jr.. he cam.
upon Jennings about o'clock last
Monday morning in Broad Street below
She Memorial Hospital. when tho Or
fcer was in the act OF shooting at "A
man who had ESCAPED frorn him
The witness said that Jennings nred
three times point HANK at the fugi-
tive. In running the latter had drop-
ped his hat. and angry because his man
had escaped. Grundy nvorrcd. gen-
nings jumped upon the hat and kicked
1t into the street
At this point Grundy and Patton in
uuired whether they could be of as
sistance. and wero angrily told by len
nings to move on they replied that
they were waiting for a car, and after
again telling the young men to move.
Jennings is alleged to have roughly
grabbed Grundy in the collar and drag
ged him across the street to a patrol
box There Grundy said Jennings hit
him several times over the head with
his INST while waiting for the patrol
forcing him to cry lin anguish"
Probably the strongest witness for
Tho 6efnnse was Francis j. Smith. n
draughtsman. of sos North Fifth Street,
at whom jennings shot three times.
Thought Omccr WINS Drunk
Smith testified that he was accosted
by jennings. who inquired whether he
had made certain remarks about his
being drunk or having the appearance
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