Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-01

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! TO CHIEF WERNER
! The board refused. but referred the
! charges against Harris to Chief Wer-
ner The chief was instructed TO look
, into the matter
I Major Werner was recalled. Council
man Seaton asked him why he had
made no report to the board on the
I Harris case. The chief explained that
he had been instructed after Harris had
| been tried by the board to investigate
| further and find out whether Harris
cOnsorted with the woman in the case.
He had never been able to verify that
allegation The chief said he had not
seen the anidavits Of Mary Bell. seam
stress. employed in the Baroody home,
who testified in the divorce case. nor
the affidavit of Mrs. Ida Marable. who
occupied a house jointly with the Ba-
roodys. also a witness. Those at'idavitS
had been sent 10 the hoard
II was instructed TO say to Harris"
said the chief. that il he was seen In
the company OF the woman ne would
he dismissed from the force
! Replying to further questions Major
Werner said he regarded Harris as Il
good policeman. He had good record
| for police work.
| r. a. Baroody. the Injured husband,
I and Mrs. Marable then testified. telling
! of the scandal that led TO the proceed :
! ings for divorce.
!
IN DISORDERIY HOUSE
! Policeman s. r Goldsby was put on
| the stand by City Attorney Pollard to
relate that he had found several mem
bcrs of the police force in q house
near the viaduct. on Fifteenth Street,
J one night in 1912
| Objection was raised to the evidence
| because the incident antedated the
| present terms OF the bluecoats After
ascertaining that the men accused by
| Goldsby were not commissioners, the
committee voted to exclude the testt-
mony. Goldsby said he had himself
reported the house TO the chief the
I next day as disorderly place. The
| policemen he saw there told him that
/ they were in charge OF party or
| strangers on sightseeing expedition.
| He told that to the chief, too.
Ell that was disorderly house. why
didn't YOU pull it?' he was asked.
| Il didn't have any evidence.
Alderman Workman: "If Godsby re-
ported that house as disordcrly and
| thought il was such place, he was
,derelict in his duty.
| Certainly" responded Mr.. Pollard,
Ito whom the remark was addressed.
GO ahead and charge him with dere-
LECTION of duty
SWEET QUESTIONS CHARACTER
OF GOODIES TENANT
| Patrolman Harry F.. Sweet was re-
called. Questioned by MIR. Pollard, he
said he had made several arrests In
a house in East Main street. the men
and women being fined 500 each in To-
lice Court. and he believed Mrs. Wood
ruff, Commissioner Goodies former ten
ant, conducted tho place, although she
did not live there herself. He thought
she had two places.
The object Of Sweets recall was oh
viously to attack the character OF the
i'm a. Ell
earlier sessions good character was
| English and the City Attorney en-
iproprietress.
| While sweet was testifying Attorney
Smith asked him il nc had borrowed
sums Of money from saloonkeepers on
his beat. specifying men named Nc
! Kinley and Wcismann.
Mr.. Pollard protested against bring
| ing in Sweets financial transactions.
a verbal clash between Councilman
! English and the City attorney en-
sued. Finally the question was barred
man Sweet, annoyed by the reference
| to his financial transactions. spoke
sharply to Mr.. English. proclaimirg
with warmth that he had given his
note when he borrowed money from
saloon men on his beat. and that he
| had paid them per cent for the loans.
ENGLISH COMPLAINS
| Mr.. English complained to Chairman
| Grundy that the witness was imperti-
! nent in his remarks and his manner OF
addressing himself
"If Mr. Sweet has heen imrertinent
he will. OF course, apologize" said the
chairman.
| "I've got nothing TO apologize for"
| Mr.. English did not insist upon an
apology.
Clerk Mcdowell read the answer OF
| the Vice Commissions secretary TO the
| request made at the preceding meeting
| for the secret budget" Rev. F. r.
McFaicn. y. D., the secretary. eN
! planned that a reply had been delayed
J because Chairman Ashton Starke, Of
| the commission, was out Of tic city.
| The correspondence OH the subject be-
| tween City Attorney Pollard and Dir.
McFaden was also read.
COMMITTEE RENEws REQUEST
FOR THE "SECRET BUDGETe'
Murray NJ. Mcclure. counsel for the
| Vice Commission. then presented n
| proposition from the Vice Commission
| 10 hand over the complete evidence TO
| City Attorney Pollard and Mr.. Mcguire.
| they to extract for the Information Of
the investigators what they might
| consider legal evidence.
This proposition was unsatisfactory
| to all except Councilman English.
After an hours debate on the question
| the committee voted TO renew it's re-
quest for the secret budget" voting
down a motion offered by Mr.. Work
man to adjourn until such time as the
whole mass OF evidence In the Vice
| Commissions possession should bc
| handed over to City Attorney Pollard
and Official StenoSra pher John G. Win
! stOn.
ASK VATICAN TO ABANDON