The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-30
No Demand Will Be Made for
Papers Not Pertinent to Pro-
per Investigation Of Board
Two Bodies
Will Cooperate
Cou lcil Committee Will Make
Full, Fair and Complete IT.
yestgation, Its Members De-
clare--Probe Begins ] onight

Members of the Special Coanrtt
Cennsaitte< on Investigation of Po-
lice Department stated last nisht
that they were ready 10 proceed
tonlxAt with the Investigation. and
that IL would he full. fair Fnd cem-
giste-
=. The committee will meet Mt
o'clock In the city Circuit Court
reOm. The session will he open to
the p1biic. II il nsderstood that
the committee reserves to itself the
eight Mt sny time to clear ta~ Rooms
and 60 fnse executive sessfon. aad II
In also said that the conduct of the
spectators will In sarge measure
guide tbc Investigators rs Ia open
or closed dScr~.
SO far as could be learned last night
frosn four members Of the committee.
the gossip ccncerains the demand upon
the Vice Commission 10 produce them
pa9ers,s is mere gossip. There viii
te .ne -tleinSuA." t'ur even request for
any papers the contents OF which are
not prrftue 10 the business In hand.
II Is not believed the wee Com
lxisstoE will decline TO produce airy
20 ncr 81 its possession required by
the committee II is believed ;he two
ood'es understand each other fully
flss tsfa{t e1tN WILL. N1FTt fRNafkA LtifEN
men end
t1<,uns iin,an Iinglisls Talks,
II FIRE fSea w@ al have IN mind
sid committeeman Is. Il. English iasf
nigi1s. : Is to .nulir. into the eonnec-
iiais i,ef xeen members Of the Police
Department tor police hoardp and
comrlsfeial.xcd or any other kind OF
vice. X Is Dot IN 'ho province o. this
committee 10 inquire into the status
e RIA - sfx.s. f~,A,n
.he part a1y Of OUT police officials
have. taken IN Its maintenance.
we r.aay not De he'd strictly "a the
red light district. bat we may iu-
q,iire lato the conduc. Of our or
cials ID correction with any other
unlawful thing we are not here for
the pu~pose OF establishing the fact
that vice exists. The Vice Commits
sion was named for that duty, aud
il secrrs to have fully established the
fact Now 4 is Jap 70 US 20 convlcc
or acouit"
We do not waat ell tie so-caled
NJ yers~ and afidas-its in possession
Of the Vice Comm .ssion. said Mr..
Ferguson
"Tney. aould prove nothing to Va.
We expect TO work upon the theory
Of actual witnesses and personal tes-
,irony. hope we may get through
tfG N9EN ~ VIC o4tAsttS
1--WE 10 not want the Vice Com
mission 70. give US anything but that
which bears directly upon tire matter
ne have before ua--that of the con-
ncct!on " members OF the Police De
partrlent with the vice conditions or
she city. The committee IL not de-
signed for the investigation OF condi-
,;ons. but OF people"
Mr.. Scato., Agrees
WA ~yUTaSsei
the Same views q go put forth
bv M. English end ~, ferguson.
Our commit ~ ~, going into
an this sc-cal,ei s'th," said Mr. sea-
ION The Wee Commission under
stands ia, and we think we UNDER
stand 1t. We shall! do our best 20
get at the facts. and no obstacle
,nay thrnst Itself In our way re-
viii be no withdrawing, wha'eVer
when asked the question. DO you
want the accumulation OF papers. COM
monty called 'riff-raf' now In the
hands OF the Vice Commission, 10 De
read before the committee MT Rogers
saiA. he didn'. know what was meant
nv .riF-YafY." but he had asked SINH
lar question the night Of the orEan'-
yatiou of the committee. be cause no
couldn't see what the committee
wanted with an accumulation Of papers
Of the character he understood those
Under confederation to be.
This reply plainly meant that Mr..
Rosers felt there was no necessity OF
having the mass Of 800 pages" OF
,frcunnstantial. accumulatIve and other
styles of written matter before the
Committee.
al, We want" said Mr.. Rogers in
,lgsnlissif,E the matter, is that which
may touch upon the particular case
in hand
city Attorney Pollard said yesterday
that il II turned out In the course
81 tho Investigation that there were
pAcers Iii he. possession OF the Vice
Commission which might prove or
value to the coYnmittse. aud the vice
Commission we're disposed to ignore
The request OF the committee for a look
al such papers, proper procedure could
be taken to compel the production OF
the papers.
II hardly think it necessary to the
investigation. however" said Mfr. Pol
lard, "at this time to have the papers.
The committee Is to Investigate men.
not conditions"
Fed Names Mentioned.
II was said Last night that, rumor
to the contrary. the mysterious pa
pets. In the hands OF the Vice Com
anisston. were not rolls Of names OF
men and women, and that there was
scArcely dozen names In all mem
toned in the entire accumulation Of
EVIDENCE. 1865 1.y.s . - - 81. 'e =.
..rhis should set at rest the minds