Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07

! done my duty to the best OF my ability.
! know nothing concerning the order
/ which is said to have been given the
members OF the force on a police hulle-
! tin over the names of Chief Werner
! and Captain McMahoa."
Commissioner Thomas was asked the
reason for the shifting OF street SER
Rcauts from the Second and First pre-
cincts. He said that the matter had
nothing whatever to do with the Vice
Commissions report. and that II oc-
Cured just nj this time because 4 sub
committee of the board had beer cor
Sidcrng the change FOR some time and
happened 10 recommend the change at
the last meeting of the board II WAS
done TO familiari2c the scrCeants with
the various sections Of the city. 20 spur
them ITO Il closer attention to duty by
placing them in relatively strange sur
roundings, and thus to Increase the
efficiency of the force. he explained.
GooDE DENIES ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF REPORT
An absolute denial of nil knowledge
concerning the Vice Commissions re-
port was made by Commissioner II. y.
Goode when he was asked for 4 state
mcnt.
Il have not read any of the papers.
and | am glad ! have not" the COM
missioner said. with Il smile. Il do
not know what the report contained
nor do | really know that 4 report has
been filed. have absolutely nothing
to say, for | suppose the commission
knows what ii is doinG, and | will wait
until am attacked personally by the
commission before saying anything.
II am of the opinion that the COM
mission is combining itself entirely TO
efforts toward aholishing the segrc-
gated district. l have been told that
All members of the Vice Commission
II
and that some of them have not been
Informed MS to when the meetings were
to be held. After tomorrow l might
have something to say" Commissioned
Goodc remarked as the interview was
about to close. Il am going to gather
go off in the country somewhere. so I
can read them carefully"
WE'LL DECLINES TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT
Commissioner Gin We'll was ap-
preached for an interview but en-
phatically refused to discuss the Com
missions report or any phase OF 1t.
Efforts were made to sec Commits
sioners II. NJ. Boylin, ]. /. Bradley
and u. f, Mccarthy, but neither was
ut home nor could they be located mt
various places about the city last night
The order found on the police bulle-
tin of April Is, 1914, and referred to by
Commissioner Parker as II Joker. di-
reefs that all officers shall report to
their precinct captains their suspicious,
rs to houses regarded as gambling
houses or places of common resort
before any such house is raidcd by tho
police. This order prevents n patrol
man raiding house, against which he
may secure evidence on short notice
Ia explaining the most recent order
OF the Police Board, Commissioner
Thomas refers to the one which yes
terday caused Sergcants Johnson, Mar
rim, Shumaker and Clarkson. OF the Sec
ond Precinct, to he sent to the First
irccinct, where they will replace Ser
Seants Sherry, thinner. Waymack and
brown. The latter will perform their
duty IN the Second Precinct. 1t was
said that many recent robbcries and
the apparent lack of discipline ncces-
stated the change. Tho order became
| effective yesterday afternoon at
o'clock.