Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
.DREWRY RUSHED
TO SANATOR|UM
Police Kept in Ignorance Until
Commission of Lunacy Ad-
judges Him Insane.
MUST COME BEFORE COURT
Foreman Who Padded Pay Rolls
May Be Sent to Marion
Asylum.

While the Police Department was
still looking for Clay Drewrv. and was
investigating Information that he had
been in Atlanta. the former superintcn-
force. now under indictment on charges
Of Illegally obtaining money by pad
ding his pay rolls. was quietly brought
fore :, commission of lunacy. adjudged
insane. and removed to the Wcstbrook
Sanatorium.
The Police Department was kept in
total ignorance OF the move until yes
tcrday afternoon. when Major Werner
and Captain Mcmahon were informed
by Sheriff j. Herbert Mercer Com
monwealth's Attorney Foltes was in
formed while arguing Il case In the
IIustinEs Court yesterday morning.
This movement on the part of Drewry's
lawyers will not. however, prevent
Drewry from being brought into court
before Judge Richardson on Monday
morning 10 face such procedure in law
as Judge Richardson may decide.
MAY BE SENT TO ASYLUM
FOR CRIMINAL. INSANE.
L
in such cases to send the prisoner to
the asylum for the criminal insane at
Marion. as was done in the case of
Frederick Blake. the bigamis,. and T..
+. RiNey. the bank president. OF Alex
andria. AS he has already been ad-
judged insane, Drewry cannot now he
tried. But. upon his recovery. he may
be tried at later date. in which event
tho plea would probably be that he was
insane at the time of the commission
Of tho oncnsc
Drcwry. il is said. went to Atlanta
on the night he disappeared from Rich
February 24-and
awok" in Il hospital in that city. He
communicated with his mother here.
and arrangements were made quietly
10 bring him back 10 tho city.
r.. l.. Rcnson. his brother law
was sent to Atlanta to bring him back,
and IN" two were met in Petersburg
by Attorney y. G. O,Flaherty and
Sheriff Mercer. who had a warrant
in his pocket charging Drewry with
being person of unsound mind
When the train arrived in Richmond
the warrant was served, and Drewry
was taken before DR.. p. d. Tucker. eos
East Franklin Street. where he was
examined by Or. Tucker DR.. Greer
BauEhnan and Magistrate !. ID. Lyle,
by whom the warrant had been issued
The witnesses were Dr. NJ o. Burke,
w. Il. Pizzini. Dr. l.. g. Fisher. Mr.
Boisseau and Mrs. Jane T. Drewry II
was brought out in the examination
that Drewry had once before been an
inmate of "A sanatorium in Baltimore
PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED
WITH GREATEST SECRECY
After the adjudcment Of insanity,
Mrs. Drewry gave bond in the sum of
$500 for possession and care of her
son. and he WAS transferred TO the
Wcsthrook Sanatorium. The proceed
ings were conducted with the greatest
secrecy. and. except by those who were
Immediately concerned. it was not
known that Drewry had returned TO
Richmond. IL was with some surprise
and little chagrin that the Police
Department learned yesterday that il
had been kept completely in the
dark as TO Drewry's return. Mr..
OFlaherty said last night that he
was too tired 10 think of notifying the
police.
Attention to Drewry's defalcations
was first drawn by James Michael, an
employee. who said that Drewry had
carried Il. ID. Tate and Richmond West
on the pay roll two weeks after their
names should have been dropped He
informed 6. q. Rlakely. accountant and
paymaster in the city Engineers office,
ana the latter reported it to Assistant
CItY Engineer Il. Il. Taliaferro who in
formed Mr.. Holling. An investigation
was begun on Wednesday,. February "a,
ana Drcwry promised to give an ac-
count of his transactions the following
day. He did not appear, and the mat
ter was laid before the Administrative
Board. and Drcwry was suspended
Detective Gordon i. Smith was present
at the board hearing, and on the next
day sworc 10 warrant charging
Drcwry with the theft OF $3.50. Later
he was indicted by the Hastings Court
grand jury on Il charge of stealing
$500. \, the time OF the hearing by
the board. q letter was received from
Mrs. Drcwry. saying that she would
make good her sons pcculations, that
she thought they were due rather 10
error than to criminal intent
1t is probable that Judge Richardson
Will make further disposition of the
case when il comes before him to-
morrow morning. Drcwry Is repre-
scented by the law firm of O'FIahcrtv.
rultOnNS Byrd.