Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-04
.KOPEWELL CHIEF
IS CHARGED WITH
EXPORTING BR|BES
Judge Jesse F. West Re-
moves Police Force of
Mushroom City.
EVIDENCES OF GRAFT
ABOUND Ar TRIAL
Chief Henderson Held for Prince
George County Grand
Jury.
FIGHT BY NO MEANS ENDED
Attorney General Pollard Appears
for State by Direction Of
Governor.
EVIDENCES OF GRAFT
ABOUND AT TRIAL
FIGHT BY NO MEANS ENDED
AttOrney-General Pollard Appears
for State by Direction Of
Governor.

Determined to break up tho hich-
handed lawlessncss of every descrip-
ton known to the criminal code which
has existed AT Hopewcll during the last
four months. Judge Jesse f. West of
the Circuit Court OF Prince George
County, re-cnforced by the state au-
thorities. yesterday morning summary
removed the entire police force of the
town. The court practically took
charge of the situation az the mush-
room city. which Is located at the site
of the mammoth plant Of the I. e.
du Pont-De Nemours Powder COMPANY.
detail Of officers from the Du Pont
force was named 10 maintain order in
Hopewell pending further action
Evidence of wholesale graft on n
scale which might he compared with
that shown by the revelations in the
Becker oscnthal case in New York
city, resulted In warrants being issued
for w. H. Henderson, who was re-
moved as chief of police. and John A..
Porter. lieutenant of police, whom de-
velopm"nts at the hearing yesterday
afternoon showed TO be one of tho
heads OF the System" at Hopcwell.
7,
who appeared 10 exercise supreme au-
thority over the police force, was also
arrested. He is charged with bribery
and cxtortion
HELD FOR ACTION
OF GRAND JURY
Henderson, Porter and Becessi were
arraiEned before Magistrate George A.
Arnistead at Hopewell and. after hear
ngs In each case. were held for the
action of the grand jury of Prince
George County. Bail in the sum of
$4,000 each was fixed, and in default
Commonwealth's Attorney Timothy
Rives directed that the accused men
he removed to the City Jail in Rich
mond for safekccplnE.
Sheriff w L Bo!sseau. of Prince
George County, with squad OF heavily
armed deputies, took charge of the
prisoners and started To Richmond AZ
Petersburg Henderson was able 10 Sc
cure bail, and was released under in
structions from Judge Rivcs
Further sensational Developments are
expected to follow now that the Veil
has once been drawn from Hopewelrs
underworld. Rumors that men prorni-
nent in the affairs OF the place are in
Eolved are rife. IT is regarded as
practically certain that graft" total
ing thousands of dollars, has been
levied with regularity. and that the
authorities have evidence involving at
least several others who shared in
the "spo!ls."
POLLARD PRESENT ny
GOVERNORS ORDER
Under instructions from Governor
Henry c. Stuart. Attorney General John
Garland Pollard was present to repre-
sent the executive authority of the
Commonwealth in assisting the prose-
cution. George z. Wise of Richmond.
was designated as assistant prosecutor,
and accompanied the Attorney-General
to Hopewell
The action OF Judge West followed
conference at the Governors Office
Monday afternoon, in which the Judge.
Acknowledgement Pollard and Judge
Rives participated. Monday night
Judge West issued warrants for the
arrest of Porter and Bcccssi. and early
CONTINUED on Ninth PaEc)