Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-07

joking while he was talking. and !
passed on" said Goldsby
How about Mr. Mccarthy" uucs
toned Mr.. Pollard. Did he ever say
anything to YOU about Il Matte Lee in
Mayo Street,"
MCCARTHY OBJECTED TO
GIRLS ON THE STREETS
II think that he said TO me once Are
you fellows noticing what is going OH
around there" ] would lik. to saw her.
mat on one or two oocasions Mr. Me-
earthly has pointed out to mo young
girls he didn't think should be running
around the street. lie told me they
ought to be looked after must say
thought well of him for that-what nc
said about these young girls running
around.
Then Mr.. We'll, in 1914, called my at
tention to a house on Fourteenth street.
lie said he thought there was some
thing wrong there. Shortly after that
the house WAS pulled.
Attorney David Meade White counsel
for the Social Service Federation. be
gan 10 question witness regarding re-
marks made by Mr.. Goode. such as The
police are showing poor Judgment. -
when Attorney Smith objected
we want TO know" persisted Mr.
White whether you would have ar
made remark like that: whether you
would not have taken him in for in
terfering with YOU"
WOULD HAVE REGARDED
ItEMAItk AS INTERFERENCE
MIR. Smith again objected. The com
mittce finally voted to admit the uucs
ton.
Goldshy replied: IF citizen had
done that. I think ordinarily, would
: int off or
Asked by Mr.. Pollard If he had not
been aware that liquor was sold in the
segregated district witness replied that
he believed Il because he had frequent
l. seen beer unloadcd at the doors OF
the houses.
Mr.. Pollard wanted 70 know why
witness had not arrested the women on
piled that he thought others had the
same information that he had about
those places: he had no orders To make
arrests. so he let the places alone.
Closely examined by the attorneys
witness said he had never seen any %
the three accused commissioners visit
any of the houses In the district lie
further admitted that he did not lax
seriously what Commissioners We'll had
said TO him about the Coles house. lie
said he preferred to take II az joke,
although he thought Mr.. We'll might
be serious.
GOODE OBJECTED TO LOADING
PATROL IN MAIN STREET
Under fire Of questions from MIR.
Smith. Goldsby admitted that when
Commissioner Goode requested him not
TO load the patrol wagon in Main
street, after raiding "A suspected room
ing-housc, Goode had given as his rea-
son for wanting the wagon loaded In
the alley that the patrol blocked traf-
&c in Main Street. That was the oc-
casion when Goode told him the police
were using bad Judgment. 1t was on
Saturday night, when traffic was brisk
in that section.
+. y. Campodonico. six years on the
force, followed Goldsby In the chair.
Witness said he had done special duty
I'm 1872 looking after disorderly houses
and young street walkers He re-
pcated the story told Ny other Wit
ncsscs preceding him about Goodies
visit to the Office OF Chief Werner. lie
said he had never seen any of the Po-
lice Commissioners enter Il house OF
ill-fame In the segregated district or
outside.
WE'LL TOLD OFFICERS JOCULARI.Y
TO KEEP AWAY FROM HOUSE
He told Of encountcrine Commits
sioner We'll by chance while he was
walking along with Goldsby. We'll
spoke TO them in Jocular way, say
ing: Now. see here. if catch you out
there on Second Street, ID il don't
XII YOU" This statement provoked a
loud outburst of laughter from the