Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01
IORNEY POLLARD
THREATENS TO QUIT
Ints Charge of Favoring
pe Witnesses in Police De-
partnent Investigation.
tE BOARD ON DEFENSIVE
fissioners Acquitted Police
Harris, Though Court
nted Divorce to Baroody.

bnts Of controversial discussion,
hg questions Of procedure and
imissibility of evidence. ami
argument between members OF
vestigating committee and the
ys, an accusation that City At
Pollard was proceeding beyond
ovincc In prosecuting sOme Of
kncsses and defending others, a
from the City Attorney TO with
and report to the city Council.
Iebuke administered to Police
Jet by Councilman Edgar u.
who complained that Sweet,
In tho witness chair, was i'm
to him. were some Of the
ess spectacular incidents that
he proceedings OF the Council
c investigating the Police De-
last night.
st midnight. then adjourned
week from next Friday night.
opting a resolution renewing
st on the Vice Commission for
ret budget" Under this reso-
he Vice Commission is asked
hdcr the 500 pages of evidence
'ossession, so that II may he
by the City Attorney and the
OF the Investigating com
ho shall extract from the
lata All the evidence having
ing upon the official conduct
Frs OF the Police Department.
MENTION Is MADE:
OF THREE ACCUSED MEN
kfeAscemingly intcrminablc con-
rsy that accompanied the hearing
few now witnesses and few
u recalled to give testimony in
|tal, the three members of tho
e Board who arc specifically ac-
In the Vice Commissions report
st escaped bare mention. ONLY
the roll of the Board OF Police
nissioncrs AS body was called
I times in connection with GER
oard meetings did tho spectators
the names OF Commissioners
Mccarthy and We'll.
IS in tho session City Attorney
l. In the course OF spirited
ent over the admissibIli,y Of
e which he presented in an cf-
show wrtrtt Inc Poliee BEARD had
faithfully performed It's duty in
ng with tho case OF Policeman
ts. correspondent in the Earood,
'ce case. declared ihat IL was his
|tion 70 show that the members
be board. who tried Harris and
led TO dismiss him from the force
|c face OF the evidence before tho
l. were guilty OF malfcasancc in
is charge places on the defensive
member OF the board except To-
COMMISSIONS W. Douglas Gordon.
was prevented by business from
ding that particular meeting OF
'oard. Captain George l.. Pollock.
was called b. the City Attorney
stiff. from the records as 10 who
present when the action dropping
Harris case was taken called tho
s OF Commissioners Bradley.
"a Boykin, We'll, Goode. Mccarthy
IsIoN ON
tCauirriL or HARRIS
id the fac; that the record
show recorded vote on tho
- OF dropping the Harris charges
mat there had been no di-
OF the commissioners present
'idcntiy voted for tho motion
fs ~the allegations on the
at the charges were not sus-
brit of this specific allegation
tsancc, which ncccssarilly in
Pii EXCEPT Commissioner Gordon
lizard flied nunher of exhibits
|e form Of documentary evidence
Q EXHIBITS Included two ordinances.
OF which shows that members OF
police board are members of the
, the Chancery Court record of The
&c case In which Baroodv. a
N. was granted decree against
wire on statutory grounds. and
Ss OF tho Policc Roard dealing.
Sss tried by the board.
A29n had been summoned at
request ~ give testimony
the Harris case. Fly an
20 similarity OF names.
Bell, saleswoman i'm Broad
rtment store. was served
E. bpoena The Mary Bell
now in Philadelphia. The
icy caused the annulment
mons as soon as he learned
stake from officer Gerring,
the paper.
TELLS WHY
hENGEL WAS REINSTATED
Commissioner Thomas. the FIRST
rskuttal called to the chair
told of the reinstate =
We Krcngel as mem
force and the reason
rcngel convinced him
- cd his life and habits,
Eager for rcinstate-
Night prove his sin
\wn his previous
Scott, counsel
lie, objected to
omcthinS that
rguing that 1t
declaration OF
\yas not sus-
that what
that no
cate him
z with a
ton case