Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-24
ARE SUED
As RESULT OF RAIDS
Mrs. Anna Loving Asks Damages
From Goldsby and Cam.
pOdonica.
WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST
Case Was Dismissed In Police Court.
Werner Says Police Department
Will Stand Behind Officers, Who
Acted In Good Faith.

j AS the result OF raid early Sunday
morning on the apartments and ar
rest ON a statutory charge OF Mrs. Anna
/ Loving and boardcr. T. Il. Gentry
suits for $1,000 damages were entered
against Policemen Goldsby and Cam
p"donica yesterday in the Law and
Equity Court by Mrs. Loving. Mrs
Loving Is represented hy Attorney Ben
jamtn l.OvcnStein
Attorney Lovcnstcin charges that tho
raid and arrest are an outrage upon
society. Major Werner, Chief of Police
stated yesterday afternoon that he
would back both policemen to the full
extent Of his power, and that their
interests would he protected by as
many attorneys rs il might be ncccs.
sary TO provide.
No declaration in the suits was filed
but Mr.. LovenStein charges that the
policemen entered Mrs Loving's apart
mentS at Sill East Broad street with
out warrant. that they went TO her
room and ordered her to get IN and
then. before she was fully clothed
hauled her To the First Police station
CLAIMS OFFICERS
ACTED ILLEGALLY
The attorney says that the officers
had no grounds for their action that
they proceeded without due process OF
law and authority. and that they made
themselves liable by entering a private
apartment without the proper papers
He states that Gentry was Il bOarder
in Mrs. LovinE's apartments and that
he roomed with Mrs Gcntry's brother
The arrests took place between and
o'clock sunday morning. several hours
after the squad had visited IA house on
North Tenth Street aroused the neigh
borhood and departed without making
an arrest When Mrs. Loving was
taken from her room she became hys-
hui
was summoned to attend her. When
she recovered she was taken to the
police station.
On Monday morning Acting Police
Justice Griggs dismissed both Mrs.
Loving and Gentry. after hearing the
evidence OF both officers AS the casa
was closing Policeman Goldsby told
the justice that Gentry had confessed
to him. but the court declined to hear
the officer further
GoLDSBl WAS WITNESS
BEFORE VICE COMMISSION
/ Policeman Goldsby has attracted
much attention in recent years by his
devotion TO work on such cases and
he has gained something OF rcputa-
iion along the line OF his sDecialtv
Campodonica, who. before his enlist
ment on the police force was "A MEM
Der OF the City Democratic Committee
has also given some attention to the
same line of work, and when tho pub
lie morals" squad was appointed they
were detailed for the special service
Since the establishment Of this special
squad It's members, who work In plain
clothes. have been unusually active. and
they have made several arrests In
addition 10 his other activities. Goldsby
is mentioned as one of tho men who
furnished the Mayors Vice Commission
with much valuable information. lie
Is regarded good officer.
- TO the right OF entrance of police
officers into private dwellings, apart
n"nts or rooms. II has been held by
IN" courts that no officer may enter
unless h" have with him a proper
warrant. which he must read upon
demand. II he attempt TO force en-
trance. unless he be fully convinced
at tn" time that n crime is being COM
mittcd. he stands the risk assumed bv
any other intruder. Such a case came
up 10 the supreme Court from Dam
Vile many years ago. and the house
holder who shot ard killed a police
man entering his house without war
rant was held 10 he innocent.