Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-13
BRADLEY WILL WELCOME
POLICE INVESTIGATION
willing to Lay His Record Bare BE-
fore Any Committee Of
Inquiry.
MONEY NEEDED FOR RELIEF
Public Anxious to Place Blame
Where 1t Belongs for Practical
Collapse OF City's Segregation Pol
fcy-Expect Far-Rcaching Probe.

While members of the Board OF Po-
lice Commissioners are anxiously court
ing Inquiry rs to their conduct and
their policy regarding the aggregated
district, the women who have placed
themselves beyond tho pale are grad
haily moving out. a few, perhaps, will
remain: tho majority Of them. II they
can. VIII return to their homes or
cast themselves upon tho mercy of
othcr cities
Many, II not the majority, of tho
women arc without funds to go or TO
remain. They arc being cared for by
the state Board OF Charities and Cor
rections. Rev. J. II. Mastin. secretary
~ that board. has furnished travelling
farc TO all who applied. Ono has
asked for a ticket to Michigan. She
needed $50. II was given her. others
nave asked for travelling fares to homes
In less distant places. and their need
IS slowly being supplied Most OF them
however. do not know where they NAV
turn for help or advice. 4 dozen or
moro visited Police Headquarters yes
Hrday afternoon and asked for help
The Police Department has no fund
which may be applied 10 such use. and
thcy were directed to the State Board
VI CHARITIES and Corrections.
VICE COMMISSION HAS
PROVIDED AID FOR SOME
ne Vice Commission. In preparing
IFS report and It's Recommendation for
III" dissolution of the district did not
forget those who would suffer the most
an" upon whom the heavier burden OF
guilt would fall Tho commission,
made some provision for the unfortu
q and fI,.
transportation to their homes for four
teen women: there are six more who
nave asked for help. and there will be
many more who Will turn to the com
mission as last resort. In addition
10 providing transportation the com
mission has been called upon to clo,hc
'he women. so that they should not
return shamed TO their homes or their
friends. The need or tAcse unfortunate
women Is being made known to the
pubic. and the newspa ners have been
asked to provide them with some means
1T VIII require several hundred dollars
said member OF the commission ves
terday, to aid the women Contrihu-
lions Will be received by Dr. J. r Mas.
Tin or by the newspapers, and n rigid
account OF every cent that is spcnt will,
bc kept.
BRADLEY COURTS FULLEST
INQUIRY INTO HIS CONFLICT
Since the publication of Commissioners
W. Douglas Gordon's request for an
investigation OF his conduct az n NOM
Der oil the Board OF Police Commits
hiohcrs, Commissioner J. r. Bradley
mas announced that he courtcd the full.
est inquiry rs TO his official conduct.
What have done" said Sir Brad
ifE' VIII be glad 20 discuss. and to
explain why have done tt" Should
the board as whole fail to request
an Investigation. Mr. Bradley NAV. ns
Commissioner Gordon has done ssL nv
personal inquiry.
Though all OF them have not so
stated. IL Is generally conceded ~,
the entire membership OF the Board NJ
foice commissioners will seek an in
OUR! INTO their conduct. Commissioner
Gordon has asked for such an inves
Nsa'lon, and Commissioner Bradley has
announced that he, too. would welcome
an inquisit!on. Commissioner Cliff wen
has said that he did not care tn t,,k
Commissioners Henry NJ. Boykin has
oenied mat the board interfered with
OF hampercu Major Werner In the dis
charge OF his duties. and has ouo,a,
the police regulations to that effect
MI Boykin has also expressed hi.
Willingness for an investigation. Com
missioner ID. +. Mccarthy has said ~.
inc statement issued by Colonel Bovkin
would suhicc for him. CommissIopar
Hoode says that he does not believe
mat an httack, even by Inference was
meant by tho Vice Commission. and hn
ADDS that he has always endeavored n
perform his duties conscientiouslv ana
laithfuhy. Commissioners Thomas ana
farker have made no statements
'noush IL Is generally understood that
oo'" arc ready and willing for any
investigation into their conduct
GORDON ONLY MEMBER WHO
HAS SECURED VINDICATIoN
So far. Commissioner Gordon &c Tho
only man who has directly nsked ~.
an investigation, and his letter was "a.
ferred by the Mayor to the Vice Cor,
mission, and the latter through three
oil IT'S members. has stated that there
Wa Nus nol +" scratch OF the pen against
Mr.. Gordon's name. In the eyes NJ
the members of the commission Nr
Gordon stands free of any blame which
might attach TO the police commits
sioners In regard to the situation out
side OF the segregated district nv
which might fall upon him as an in
dividual member
Members Of the City Council have
said that If there should be any gen
eral inquiry, 1T would be far-reachinr
and exhaustive.
AS to the policy Of segregating tho
dissolute, 1t has been pointed ont fro
quently that this method of controlling
and holding in allegiance the elemental
evil was adopted only after extended
conferences and agreement between n
committee Of the Board of Police Com
missioners and n committee Of inHu
entail citizens. At the time of
this meeting the matter was thor
oughly discussed and 1t was unani-
mously agreed that segregation was
not only necessary, but that 1t was. too
the best means known to control an
evil that has confronted every form of
government since the world began.