Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-24
FINDS OLD DISTRICT
QUIET and ORDERLY
Chief Werner Files Written Report
With Mayor Ainslie, After
Inspection.
GoLDsBY's STATEMENT DENIED
Chief Incfoscs Letter From Captain
*. Is. Sowell, OF First District.
Saw Some Automobiles Enter Dis
trict and Take Occupants Away.

Chief of Police Werner and Captain
X. Is. Sowell. OF the First Police Dis
trlct, yesterday transmitted to Mayor
Ainslie formal statements that they
had made thorough investigation Of
what was formerly the segregated dis
trict and had found conditions To he
much improved since the district was
abolished
Ihe statements were called forth bv
the charge made recently in Police
Court by Policeman S. L. Goldsbv. of
the so-called public morals SQUAD,
that the district was rapidly returning
TO the old state of affairs.
Any statement" writes Major wer
ner. that this district Is returning TO
its old conditions is not based unon
facts that the police can discover"
Captain Sowell wrote that there was
nothing to bear out the assertion made
by Policeman Goldsby
The official statements made to tho
Mayor follow
RICHMOND. Wa, June 90. 1915.
Honorable George Ainslie. Mayor o-
the City of Richmond
Dear Sir--ln compliance with tho
request made of me that | investigate
conditions in Mayo street, formerly
known as the segregated district" I
beg to state that after visiting this
district on four nights, remaining there
hours at the time, | failed to see n man
enter any one of these houses, and
found that particular street very Quiet.
also wish to state that the conditions
| IN TINS particular district are infinitely
| better than have ever known them i'm
my experience as an officer OF the CITY
| OF Richmond for the past twenty seven
! years. Any statement that this dis
trict Is returning TO its old conditions
| is not based upon facts that the police
can discover. Ever since your order
/ police service in this district has been
more than doubled. There will be no
! relaxation in our efforts to detect and
punish offenders.
| L iDclose statement Of r. B. Sowcll
! captain First Police District.
/ Respectfully,
tSigncd) LOUIS WERNER.
Chief of Police.
RICHMOND, VA. June 90. 1915.
/ Major Louis Werner, Chief of Police.
/ Dear Sir,-Relative to the statement
made by Officer s. +. Goldsby several
days ago in the Police Court that the
. conditions in the former segregated
/ district We're as bad as before that dis
/ trict was abolished, would state that
/ l have personally made n searching in
rcstigation and Inspection of this sec
! ton for the last five days and nights.
and find there is nothing TO bear out
/ his assertion.
/ During that time ! have not seen n
/ single man enter any of these houses.
and the order on Mayo Street is as good
/ as that of any street in the city.
! On several occasions ] have seen
I autos drive up and take one or more
! occupants Of these houses away.
/ -Four Of the women on this street
I own the houses they occupy. and, OF
/ these, two are married and live with
( their husbands There are forty-onc
3 houses on this thorouShfare. and OF
/ that number twenty are unoccupicd.
Yours very truly,
! (SiGned) r. +. SOW ELL.
! Captain First Police District.