The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-20
APOLOG|zESF0R
SLIGHT TO POLICE
Lieutenant Bradley Rctracts Ac-
cusations Which Mayor
Ainslie Resented.
WAS LONG TIME COMING
Naval Officer Took Three Months
to Decide on .Amendc
Honorable.
WAS LONG TIME COMING

1t took three months for Lieutenant:
w. w. Bradley. Jr.. OF tho Reserve
Torpedo Division, United States Navy,
TO apologize TO tho Mayor of Rich
mond for letter addressed to him
last June containing limitations which
Mayor Ainslic construed rs an unwar-
ranted reflection upon the uprightncss
and integrity OF the clty's Police De-
partment. But the amende honorable
came yesterday. and was courteously
acknowledged By the Mayor. and
everybody is happy.
The story runs back 10 Juno 10.
when Special Off Ger NJ. s. Angle, Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, ar
rested E. l.. Sockwell and o. E. Adams
FOR trespass He took the men to the
County Jail, where they were confined
until June %. 1t developed that the
men were disorders from the torpedo
boat BaSley, stationed at Norfolk. and
they were finally delivered 10 the gov
eminent authorities. Rewards of so5
each were paid by the government
for their return.
Rnps City Police.
received
letter from Lieutenant Bradley re-
citing the grievance that the two men
had been imprisoned by the local po-
lice and had been kept in jail without
trial, and without being given an op-
portunity to communicate with their
commanding officer. for seventeen days.
Under the circumstances. tho lieu
tenant wrote, it appears that some
persons seemed to be capitalizing their
positions on the police force TO obtain
the rewards offered by the government
for the delivery of deserters.
Mayor Ainslic took umbragc at once
and wrote 10 Lieutenant Bradley cx-
planning that the city police had had
nothing TO do with either tho appre-
hension or confinement OF the men
that the county police alone figured In
the case. and that he expected an
apology for the reflection upon the
Richmond police department
Goes to Secretary Daniels
The lieutenant replied In long com
munication. claiming that his original
letter TO the Mayor contained no re-
nection upon the Richmond police and
declining 10 apologize for an orense
which. he claimed. he had not com
United. The Mayor, intent upon clear
ing the good name OF the police SER
vice, took the matter up with Con-
=
the case before Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels.
There followed an interchange OF
letters between Secretary Daniels and
Lieutenant Bradley and between
Mayor Ainslic and Congressman Monta-
que. in which the slight offered to the
Police Department formed the central
feature. The Mayor advised MIR
Montague. Mr.. Montague advised the
Secretary OF the Navy. and the Score
tary of the Navy advised Lieutenant
Bradley TO make amends FOR his mis-
take. The lieutenant remained OBJ
durate, but finally gave in.
Lieutenant Apologies.
Yesterday the Mayor received the
following letter:
Reserve Torpedo Division,
Annapolis. Nd Sept. II. 1918.
Sir.-Refcrring to my letter OF June
80, addressed TO YOU regarding the ar
rest and detention of two dcserters
from the l.. s. S. Bagley. then at the
Navy Yard. Norfolk. Va, am pleased
to assure YOU that ! fully realize that
neither you nor the Richmond police
had anything whatever to do with the
matter.
very much regret that. through
lack of knowledge OF local conditions
and transformation regarding the sub
ject, | addressed this letter to you
thinking that all such matters would
come under the authority OF the Mayor.
Very respectfully
w. w. BRADLEY Jr.,
Lieutenant l.. S. ". Commander.
The Mayor. Richmond. Virginia.
The Mayors Reply.
The Mayor replied as follows:
September 10. 1918.
Lieut. w. w Bradley. Jr. Reserved
Torpedo Division. Annapolis:
Sir.-I have received through the
Secretary Of the Navy your letter OF
September IL. addressed to me. and
beg TO say that ! consider 1T n proper
and satisfactory apology for your let
ter TO me Of June 80.
Very respectfully yours,
GEORGE AINSLIE,
Mayor.