The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
Exp,ains Reasons Through
Chairman and Council and
Matter Postponed
Chief Werner Star
Witness Of Night
EorToborates In Part Statement
Ia Regard To Coode Made
Before Vice Commission.
Ainslie on Stand

Tho Council committee TO in
yee1gAte The ofaczai conduct Of
nnaunbcrs Of the Board. Of Police
Cummissk0ncrs and OF the entire
Hoakce Department began It's
WoEk Inst night by posspontng
A0e1on On tn request VI the Vice
unnanaiss10m - b relieved VI the
order 10 produce the rest Of the
evidence in ms possession and by
haAr1ng tho testimony Of Mayor
Ainskte, four mcmhers Of the
viOo Commission and Of Chief Of
P0iir,e Werner.
There were no sensational de-
valOpinnrtts, although Chief Wer-
Ier sDrrofornfGxi much Of the
evidence aslduced by the Vice
uOsnmi~si0n against Police COM
missioner (soode.
The consittee meet. next on
IhMrssiny night.
After MAYOR Ai1slis had testified.
sellinG ~ the appointment Of the
Wee Commission. Chairman Starke,
IT the commission. WAS asked what
answer was to be made 10 the COM
ralstee resolution ASKING for all docu-
asaAsstars evidence In possession Of the
commission,
Eiarke Heads Reply.
tshairmaa starks read his reply,
declaring fnat the documents In this
l,owSesSssn OF tie commissions In fr-
TeiesAnt su the sassssen I'M hand ana
M fshle astv III the nserhid and aa-
iAefrua rus Committee voted unsni-
snoussy not To insit at this time upon
fi.s production OF the evidences.
Chief Werner was the star witt
ness 81 he meeting. which began
shortly after ) oclock and continued
until IL O'Clock. SIX witnesses tes-
isf.ing. The chief. after relating the
Alstory ~ the segregated district.
declared on one occasion Commits
sloner Go ,ds had attempted 10 inter
fee with the department in the per-
formance OF It's duties and that sew
erRi officers had complained To him
OF interference on the part of Com
missioner Goode. Asked TO explain
his meaning ne said that on one oc-
casion, after housa on North First
Street hal been raided and the In
mates arrested, Commissioner Goode
came into his ONCE and wanted to
know what the hell you mean by
Arresting Aunt Mary" Mr.. Goode
continued. said the chief, as follows.
Il gave friend card TO the
house last night and II he had been
caught he would have thought that
put up IA job ON him. Besides, you
might have caught me there"
About tie time. the chief testified,
O6icsrs G0dsby and CampodonIca,
who made the raid. entered and
Commissioner Goode turned upon
them with the same remarks.
On cross-examinaticn Chief Werner
declined 10 admit that Mr. Goode
might have been joking, He insiste d
also that such statements are bound
to have their effect upon officersd
Asked TO Nome ouch officers. he de-
clined. He had ordered the place
closed Elk months ago. he said.
Police Complained.
Ofiacers krengle and Sweet or
Duke, and Policeman Tucker. he said,
are the men who complained that
Commissioners Goode had interfered
with them IN the discharge OF their
duties. Two OF them. he said. had
told him tha. they had run into comy
missioner Csoode in the segregated
diatrict and that he had wanted TO
know w1at they were doing there.
Chief Werner WAS closely auizxed
regarding the raid of Sunday upon
Eotto's place and was asked IL the
fact that the committee investigation
WAS about to open had any significance.
hs had had his eye on the place for
some time, but had only recently been
able to secure the necessary evidence.
tt came, he said, from women whose
husbands were spending all their
money there.
d Attorney Scott. representing MIR. Me-
carthy. read several orders issued by
the Police Board showing that reso-
buttons had been offered by Commits
sioner Mccarthy and passed instructins
greater activity on the part OF the pc-
llca In Keeping women of III fame OF
the streets and others relating to the
sirtcter enforcement OF vice laws.
Hiram Smith. attorney for Mr..
3oode. pressed Chief Werner closely
regarding his responsibility for the
existence OF houses outside the seera-
gated district. why" he asked. did
sou not Investigate conditions before
the Vice Commission asked you for an
officer for that purpose"
Many Places Raided.
chief Werner replied that he had
given instructions and that number
81 places had been broken up.
rs II not true asked Mr.. Smith.
sthat Commissioner Boykin gave you
tho location of two of these houses on
Broad Street and instructed you Ia
break them up..
II Instructed Captain Epps to do so,''
Wae the reply.
Chief Werner was closely questioned
NY both Attorneys Smith and Scott. but
fnslsted that the alleged remarks of
c0Aamissioner Goode would have effect
on the police.
rs mayor xtnsffs waS the frst witness
sailed, but before he began his tes-
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