The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
Grand jury Has. However.
Barely Scratched Surface in
Its Investigations
THREE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST POLICE CHIEF
Will Be Returned as Quickly
as Papers Can Be Drawn.
Wedding During Noon Re
cess
Thy stan correspondent

(By stan Correspondent
Prince George Courthouse. Va, Aug.
i 3.-Though twenty-five indictments
were returned today by the special
grand jury empanelled by Judge Jesse
+. West TO probe violations of the
law ar Hopeweli and certain other
points In Prince George County, IL Is
the opinion here tonight that the sur
face has been barely scratched. In
dications now are that nearly $50
more indictments will be returned and
that the grand jury will be on the job
for more than week yet. The first
case set for trial, one of the three
against Lieutenant John Porter. of the
deposed police force, liz to be heard on
Tuesday. August "a. and 1t Is likely
that the grand jury will continue its
sessions even while the court and
petit jury are trying the first batch
of cases.
The special grand jury is proceed
ing methodically. taking UP the law
violations in broken doses. Nearly
dozen times the jurors filed into the
courtroom during the day. Each time
they presented one or more true bills
The largest batch of presentements
came at about 5: 80 o'clock this after
noon when eleven misdemeanor in
dictments and one indictment against
A. H. Bessie. On the Anal appearance
Of the inQuisitoriai body before Judge
West this evening" Foreman Cocks In
formed the court that the jury VIII
return three indictments against CHIEF
Henderson. of the deposed police
force. al soon as the papers can be
properly drawn. The former chief will
be charged. the court was informed
with selling liquor, operating a gamo-
ling resort. anu malfeasance and mis-
Court will be In session tomorrow
from 10 o'clock until 3. the grand jury
considering misdemeanor cases. 1t Is
probable there will be no further sit
ting until Tuesday morning.
indictments Returned.
Those indicted:
Jack Craig. running disorderly house
and selling liquor
sid Paris selling liquor at Half
way House"
William ST. Paul Puliiam. Justice OF
the peace of Prince George County
Offering bride of 500 to supervisor o
N. Reeves OF the DUPONT pessce for
protection" to certain places. and Of
ferinx brfbe of $50 to w. A. Macdonald,
DUPONT policeman; two indictments
ri. w. FUlA&TuY IVA PSff~~sAAt~%.s
accepting $40 bride. through Ida Rey-
noIds. from Samuel r. Greensboro.
John A. Porter. former police lieu
tenant. Offering s25 bride to Supervisor
Reeves: offering NJ. Dallas DUPONT
policeman. IS bride, and Offering Sn-
pervisor Reeves $50 bribe from a sum
OF $500, extorted from some person
unknown to the grand jury: three In
dictments
Samuel Safer. former policeman. ac-
ceptfng SIS from Jyhn Lemon 10 allow
him to open his store and sell liquor
on Sunday.
A. II. Besise tTony Becessi1. offering
brides of SIS each to Policemen
l. Maraglia and ]. NJ. Dallas. not tg
teatify In the case against Carmine
Battista: two indictments.
MtsAeueanor Indictments.
The following eleven misdemeanor
indictments charge the operation of
gambling devices. slot machines,
against:
A. Blumberg. o. Benizeonar. ID. c.
H. b. Irvine. r. A Flick, r. S. Farris.
d. Hudlin. Mike Redmore and H. T..
Roberts.
OF those indicted all but one. Sam
uei Safer, are out under bond Safer
was place in the Prince George County
jail in default Of $4,000 bail. A capias
was issued for Justice Pulliam.
Trial Dates Are Set.
The court before adjourn!ng set for
trial four cases as follows: One
against Lieutenant Porter. August.
"a: H. W. Pollard. August IS; Sam
uei Safer. August rs. and one against
A. H. Bessie. August 81.
When the court selected as the
first case for trial one Of those
gainst Porter. r. +. Wilson. OF PEI
t.sisburg. of Porter's counsel. endeav-
ore6 to have the trail date set for
September or Z. saying that he
would ind II nee assnry to go OUT
side OF the State for some testimony
for his client. George r. Wise. ri
Richmond, special prosecutor. re.
aisted the motion. pointing out that
the situation ID q most unusual one
and that the defendant should be
given m early trial.
Mr.. Wilson moved to court for q
bill Of particulars. contending that
the indictment Ii too vague. Mr..
Wise held that the indtctment was
SPECIFIC IN to the charge made. The
court. Judge West announced. will
hear argument on the motion for
the bill of particulars on the first
court day Of next week. Then the
court continued setting dates for the
trial OF the hrst four cases.
Starts Hour Late.
Though court was scheduled to
convene at 10 o'clock. II was not un-
til an hour later that the grand ju-
rors were called. II hal been AM
ticipated In some quarters that q
further charg>s to the jury would be
made by Judge West this morning.
but immediately after roll call shove
ed All present Judge West said:
THE jury will retire to Its room. ~
The courtroom was well, flled in
anticipation OF . further charge, but
AFTER the Jury retired and AZ VIE
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