The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-26
MAI, werner PRAISES
WORK OF POLICEMEN
Gets by with Minimum OF
Disorder.
ATIoN UNDER CONTROL
Few Arrests Are Made and None Are
From the Ranks Of Visitors to City
From Distant Points--Much Good
natur~ed Noise.

This base been one IF the most re-
markable Thanksgiving Days in the
history Of the department There has
not been an accident of moment. nor
has there been an arrest which may
amount to anything important. 1 at
tribute this to the faithful work and
the keen observation of the men OF
the department. Every man cheer
, fully and faithfully performed his
duty I have kept in touch with the
situation. and l have observed the
work OF the men. Doing additional
tours Of duty they nave done exceed
ingly well, / feel that but for the
good work of my men there might
have been accidents galore, and there
nigh, have been many arrests Of peo-
pie who were to leave on the mid
night trains. Many Quarrels werd
ouelled in their incipiency. and many
nights were headed Oft The cool
heads of the men deserve notice. not
only by the department. but by cit
izens generally.
There were more strangers in tho
city than. upon any recent similar oc-
castor. and I am proud Of the show
ing made by the men In my depart
ment want to take this occasion
to publicly thank them, and I will at
the proper time commend them to
the Police Board.
Il want to say. too. that the be-
havior and demeanor of the thousands
OF strangers in the city deserves COM
mendaton. They gave the police lit
tie trouble. and acquiesced in the in
structions and advice of the men Of
the force In word everybody tried
to make the occasion pleasant. and
the help Of all. aided the police, with
the result that there was little mis-
behavior and little. cause for strenu-
Gus work on the part of the police. -
Statement OF Major Werner. chief of
police. to a Virginian reporter
Many little Drunks.
There was little placed on the police
station dockets yesterday and lasi
night The principle thing placed
thereon showed that spirits had beer;
not only in the air. but all around.
There we're seventeen cases Of drunk
enness at the First Station; eleven AZ
the Second, and six at the Third Most
of the cases were local and the
patients were permitted to get home
by midnight.
Inc otner cases worth mentioning
were:
John Brown and Buck Hopkins,
colored. were arrested and carried t
the Second Station for being disorder
~ and gambling.
w. r. Haney was arrested on the
charge OF holding up j. r Clemartie.
and taking so from him, He was
landed at the Second Station.
W. \. Robinson WAS charged with
Ia King s. belonging to +. +. Hatcher.
Russell Mingleton. colored. vas ar
rested for shooting a pistol in the
street, He though 1t was permissible
to Use firearms on Thanksgiving Day.
Alleges Big Robbery.
Lille Coles, color ed. d denizsn II
Mayo street was taken to the First
Station on the charge Of robbing w
{ j. kilmart jn. of Petersburg of n roll
of money, amounting TO $50. and a
note valued at $500. She said she
ould explain the situation in Police
! Court today
/ 9. c. Taylor WAS arrested for TAX
i ing an automobile from in front II
Monroe Terrace belonging TO DR. T.
NJ Haines. The auto was recovered
and Mr. Taylor will explain in Police
Court this morning that it was simply
a joke.