The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19
Fuller, in Advocacy of Grand
Jury Investigation. Hands
Mayor Severe Roast
Story of Shames
Now Well Known
Three Commissioners Charged
With Misconduct. Which
Means Their Elimination
From Public Life

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After some discussion, engaged
In manly by alderman Pullcr aud
Alderman arundy. the Board Of
Alderman last night adopted r
resolution introduced by Colonel
Gfundy, creating IA special Joint
committee OF live. two Aldermen
and three members of Common
Council To take up the iaborS OF
investigating the cunduc. of menu
hers OF the Police Board, rs sug-
gcstcd by the .dsyor in II message
concerning the reports of the Vice
Commission.
immediately upon adjournment
of the Board. President Peters. OF
Common Council. called that body
10 meet in special session 1T \
O'Clock tonight, tn act upon tile
matter.
After such action. If Common
Council ,opcur~ in the resolution
adopted by the Board, the conn
nittce will he named and that
body will begin its work.
To the surprise of many citizens.
many of them lawyers, the unusual
action nf suppressing the report Of
the Vice Comm ission after 1t had been
presented to the board, was taher-
Alderman Mitchell, after President
Adams had stated that the report
would be given the newspaper men.
arose and ceclar that he knew OF
no such procedure as that contem-
plated ny the president. and oh}ect-
ed in a strenuous manner 10 any oDo
seeing the report until IL got into tho
hands of ,,te special committee. Al
dertnan Christian agreed with Mr..
Mitchell and, upon a vote, the re-
port was withdrawn from the pub
lie and was gain placed in its origi-
nal envel2pe and sealed by Clerk Au-
gust.
Again Vote ia Suppress
Acting uror a protest by the news
pa per mon. President Adams, who
said he was perfectly willing to turn
the report over to them. called the
body together again, Alderman Pow
ers moved to reconsider and again
ts}e resolution of Alderman Mitchell
prevailed.
While tho report was not made pun
lie ii is known that but SIX names
are mentioned in the paper. In adj
dition to the three com issioners.
Goode Mccarthy and Well the name
OF a weli-knawn local politician. that
OF the mana ger of social club on
lower Main Street and the name OF q
business man. in whose place 1t was
arrest of "A man charged with an Of
Tense by delaying an officer until tho
offender had made his escape, arc
mentioned
Reference i made to the politician
because OF his activities in opposing
wort, OF the police: and TO the club
manager. ny the fact that reprehen-
Ahle conditions are permitted in and
around the club"
1t will be- shown that one OF this
commissioners had rented property to
persons bent upon immoral conduct:
thai another made frequent reference
to his relationship with women Of all
compiexions and to the third II dis
rectng the police to overlook certain
nrr~ry- IF questionable frtst- e.
Wanted Grand Jury Probe.
Alderman Fuller objected to such
a step, and insisted that the proper
place for the papers in the matter and
the investigation was in the grand
Jury room He referred in emphatic
language to the part taken in the
whole affair by Mayor Ainsiie, wis,
he said had transferred something
that belonged To himself To the should
ers Of City Council He cited instances
of similar nature in which Judge Witt
had taken the matter in his own hands
aaC placed them before the grand
jury
y
the situation more than | do said
Mr. Fuller, ION account Of the names
of those connected with 1t, and on
account of the unsavory publicity 10
gives 10 our city, If this line Of fn-
vestigation is pursued. Il will lead to
publicity not at all welcome to those
who do not care for such things. and
the effect of such publications can but
be detrimental to the morals and
minds OF youth.
Many Citizens Present.
There was large gallery OF ctt-
liens present. Most OF them were
well-known business men, while there
We're a number of curiosity seekers.
and a number OF mem bers Of Common
Council brought there by COMMITTEES
meeting and through an interest In
proceedings which would revert to
them later.
Much appointment was shown
when it was found that the evidence
connected with report No. 3" would
not be read. When this procedure had
been settled upon there was a siam.
pede fer the door,
After the board had disposed of tbs
Little Budget" b refusing to enn-
cur with Common Council. the rAes~
sa sc fEem the Mayor was xeast, y. ..sss 80
As Clerk August was about to pro-
coed with the reading Of the IhrsG