Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-17
RICHMOND POLICE
WILL GUARD ROADS
AROUND HOPEWELL
udge West Requests Aid of
Mayor Ainslie in Meeting
Unprecedented Situation.
GOVERNOR PREPARES
FOR DRASTIC ACTION
'pecial Prosecutor and Clerk for
Hopewell Police Court to
Be Named.
ALDW1N MEN ON GROUND
tuart Offers. Rewards for Arrest OF
HiRhwaymen and Liquor
Sellers.
GOVERNOR PREPARES
FOR DRASTIC ACTION
MEN on GROUND
tuart Offers. Rewards for Arrest of
Hi2hwhymen and Liquor
Sellers.

Richmond police In uniform are TO
iirol the road between Hopewell and
etersburg in an effort TO put an end
tho robberies which have been
equent in the past few DAYS
Drastic action to break up continued
"lcssress at Hopewell will be taken
Governor Stuart who ls working in
lrmony with Judge Jesse r. West Of
10 Circuit Court OF Prince George
ounty, In which tho powder plant town
located. Reports made to the Gov
nor show that open violence. includ-
e series of automobile hold-ups,
her highway rohbcrles and shooting
trays, are on the increase, while
her violations Of the law have de-
eascd 10 some extent
The action was decided upon at an
,tended conference Wednesday night
tn" Executive Mansion. IN which the
oNcrnor Attorney General Polla I'd.
ie executives legal adviser and Judge
'est participated, II was agreed thai,
Ie present police force is inadequate
handle the situation. and more police
-otect!on w;!l be given at once by
ie Governor as a result Of the repre-
'nsa'ions made 10 him. Other def
to steps were also decided upon by
70 Governor. These include tho Offer
of rewards for highway robbers.
Nuor sellers and gamblers. ana tho
Ter OF special prosecutor TO repre-
NJ the Commonwealth in criminal
!als Al Hopeweli
iCHMOND POLICE
TO GUARD ROADS
\ detail OF uniformed officers from
ie Richmond Police Department In
ltomob!les viii patrol the roads be-
rcen Petersburg and -HouaM:ail-. fol-
wing n series Of hold-ups by high
aymen who are infesting the much
a"c!ed routes between the two points
ldge West has prepared Il request 10
ayor Ainsiic. OF Richmond. for the
'tai!. which VIII probably so on duty
'day Attorney General Pollard CON
'rred with Mayor Ainslic and Chic.
Polio" Werner yesterday regarding
lie matter. and the necessary officers
III be furnished
The officers will be armed with VIM
'ester sho'suns. charged with buck
lot, ana Viii he prepared for any
nerGcncy The robbers have been
sing automobiles to make their
'cape from the scenes Of the hold ups
The hold-ups on the Hopewell- Peters
Irg road have been occurring with
armiaG frequency within the last two
Three weeks, and the Governor has
.ceived large number of complaints
.garding this phase OF the situation
OVERSOR OFFERS
LARGE REWARDS
In addition TO the police pa,rol on
he roads. additiona! policemen and a
lmber OF secret service men will be
aced on duty in Hopewel, and vicinity
pr the purpose of enforcing the laws
he Governor has been Informed that
zen violence is on the increase, and
iat intoxicating liquors are being dis
snsed in large quantities under cover.
lille resorts for women Of question
pie character remain open.
/ In the Petersburg and Hopewell
awspapers to-day the Governor has
aced advertisements Offering re-
ard OF $3.50 for evidence leading TO
lie arrest and conviction of any per.
Dns guilty of highway robbery in or
)out Hopewell or OH the road leading
p Petersburg.
\ Another advertisement will appear in
he Hopewell paper, in type sufficiently
4rge to attract the attention of for
igners. Offering a reward OF So5 for
I. formation leading to the arrest and
,nviction Of any person engaged in
:lling liquor or in violating tho
,ambling laws OF the State.
ALDwIN DETECTIVES AT
WORK IN HOPEwELL
II N ha1invnd fyr
pntemplated by the Governor regard
tg police protection for Hopewell. al
hough no announcement has been
,ade. T. L. Felts, who. with w. G.
,aldwin. is the head of the Baldwin
,eits Detective Agency at Roanoke.
Z hich has had n detail of men at Hone
ieil FOR a month. will be in the city
p-day for conference with the Gov
NOR. MT. Baldwin was in Petersburg
iesterday.
!! The Baldwin detectives. under Cap
LIN Il. II. Anderson, did effective SER
zee Tor the Commonwealth during tho
/ 4vestigation at Hopewell. and it is re-
lrded as probable that their services
III! be engaged further to give Hone
tell thorough cleanup" which will
,rve as warning for the future.
HARRISON MAY BE
K SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
b The Governor has offered Common
N ealth's Attorney Timothy Rives. Of
srince George County, the services OF
n special prosecutor for the potice
purts at IIopewell and will also an
.oint clerk of the Police Court IN
fe that the records OF fines and prose-
iitions are kept with care. The time
ID Judge Rives Is entirely occupied with
be trial Of cases at Prince Georre
courthouse growing out Of the In
kstigAtion by the grand jury which
III still in progress. and he has no on
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