Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-14

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q ney Is required to attend the sittinss OF
g said Joint committee and aid them in
said Investigation. And the sum OF
y ntnety-nine dollars $3.50. or SO much
q thereof as may be necessary. be, and
u the same Is hereby, appropriated out
of any money in the Treasury not other
y wise appropriated to pay the cXpefise
) Incident TO the making of such inves-
tigation.'
ACCUSED COMMISSIONERS
REPRESENTED ny COUNSEL
Your committee met on the 2ith day
of March. 1915. and. after organization,
directed it's clerk to notify the Mayor
and members Of the Board OF Police
Commi ssoners and all members of the
police force in writing of the time and
place when it would begin its invcs-
legations and hear evidence. This
notice having been duly served. your
committee met accordingly. attended by
the City Attorney y, this meeting
three commissioners, II. y. Goode. Cliff
Well and u +. Mccarthy. appeared in
person and by counsel. Hiram NJ.
Smith appeared. for Mr.. Goode. Robert
E. Scott for Mr.. Mccarthy and Leigh
r. Page for Mi We'll. Murray NJ. Nc
CURE appeared as attorney for the
Vice Commission and u. NJ White as
attorney for the Social Service Fedora
ton.
These ATTORNEYS having been admitted
by the committee. the taking of evil
-dence was begun and continued. with
such adjournments from time to time
.Nas were necessary, until all the evil
dence offered by any party was heard.
IN ri I,oiI
sions, at which ninetv-threc witnesses
were heard. and numerous others for
the consideration of tho evidence be-
sides satisfying Itself that all material
evidence contained in the voluminols
report made 10 the Vice Commission by
those reporting to ii, had been placed
before the committee
EVERY OPPORTUNITY
To CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES
Your committee gave every opportun-
ity TO every one interested or affected by
its proceedings to be confronted by the
witnesses testifying and to cross
examine them and produce evidence in
their own behalf. While not holding
itself to be strictly bound by the rules
of evidence as If sitting as court yet
the committee was guided by the rules
of evidence. and. in the main. adhered
. patient hearing and extended argument
by counsel. your committee, having ma
turely considered the evidence. submits
this report with the conclusions and
recommendation that seem to them
proper:
l. The report OF the committee shall
be first submitted to the Board of Alder
men, that being the proper body To
receive the report under the rules of
s the Council and Inc committee being
authorized 10 report 10 either branch
of the Council
las TO MCCARTHY
Sc GOODE AND WEI,
- .. Your committee is OF opinion that
: there is not sufficient evidence before
at 10 convict Police Commissioner u. +. |
Mccarthy of misfcasance or malfeas-
ance in office, but is Of opinion tina, his
conduct In Office has not been above
criticism.
j. Your committee Is of opinion from
the evidence that Police Commissioner
Cliff We'll has been guilty of indiscrcet
conduct In visiting houses of assigna-
ton in the city, and that he should
resign from the Boar OF Police Com
m!ssioners.
4. Your committee is Of opinion from
the evidence that Police Commissioner
r. y. Goodo has been guilty Of grave
nrsfeasance and malfeasance In Office,
and that he also should resign from
the BOARD Of Police Commissioners.
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