The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-26
MAYOR A|NSl|E FIRST
WITNESS FOR PROBERS
Summons Issued For Him and All
Members OF the Vice Com
mission.
HI Is READY TO TESTIFY.
Mayor Aiiislie Is Willing to Give All
Information lie May Possess.
First Meeting Next Tuesday
Night.

Summonses to appear as witnesses
before the joint council committee Of
investigation Tuesday night were pre-
pared yesterday for service upon
Mayor George Ainsiie and all the
members Of the vice commission.
George &. Euskell prepared the sum
monsts upon forms made out by City
Attorney Pollard, of which several
hundred copies were printed yester-
day.
Mayor Ainslie and members Of the
board Of police commissioners were
formally notified last night by Clerk
Alfred Mcdowell, Of the City Coun-
Gil, win meet Tuesday night 10 in
vestigate the board and the entire
police department. Similar notice
was served upon every member of
the police force.
The First Witness.
Mayor Ainslie and members of the
vice commission will be the first wit
nesses called. The mayor will prob
ably be placed on the stand when the
committee meets Tuesday night to be-
gin the taking of testimony. Mayor
Ainslie said last night that he was
ready 10 respond to any cali and TO
give any information in his power.
He knows no more of the evidence in
the hands Of the vice commission
than others who have read the re-
ports made 10 him. He has never
attended but one meeting OF the com
mission. he said, and that was at the
time of organization.
The notice to the mayor, the mem
hers Of the police board and the mem
beers of the police force reads as fol-
/ lows:
Form of Notification.
To the Members of the Board oil
! Police Commissioners of the City OF
/ Richmond, and the Members of the
/ Police Force of the City OF Rich
! mond:
/ You. and each of you. nre hereby
notified that on Tuesday, the both day
of March, 1915. at the court room oil
the Circuit Court of the city of Rich.
mond in the City Hall (second fioor)
Mt o'clock J.. NJ, of that day, the
Special Joint Committee appointed ir
pursuance of "A joint resolution oi
the Council approved March 20. 1915
viii meet in order to carry out ths
direction OF the said resolution, name.
! ~, 10 investigate the official conduc
Of the Boare of Police Commission
ers and each member thereof, anC
the official conduct Of the member.
IF the police force of the city of Rich
, mond concerning matters and thing!
contained in the report and papers re
ferred TO in said resolution. which
report is on hle with Alfred II. Nc
Dowen, clerk of Council committees
in room 3ll. CITY Hall. Richmond
Va. subject To the inspection Of yoi
land each Of YOU If you so desire; ant
concerning ALSO the misfeasanc ol
! malfeasanca in Office of said boar
and members thereof and the mem
/ bers of the said police force. which
| resolution requires tho said Specta
Joint Committee tn report the re
suit of the investigation SO to be mad
TO either branch of the Council will
their conclusions, and such recon
mendations as they may deem propei
in the promises. And IL the said in
TeStigation be- not completed on til,
day above mentioned the same vii
be th@n and there adjourned from
time to- time at the Same place o.
some othef place.
A4FF ED H. MCDOWELL.
Clerk of Council Committees.