Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-24
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
FOR VICE INVESTIGATION
Examination OF Police Conditions
May BE Begun This Ar
ternOOn.
GRUMPY IS MADE CHAIRMAN
Other Members and Aldermen Mol
ton and Workman and COuncilmen
English, FERGUSON, Rogers and
Scaton-NOticc to BE Given.

rho Joint committee OF seven from
&c CITY Council Will meet for the pur-
bose OF organizing and mapping out n
plan Of business procedure TO he fol-
Owed In the Investigation of the Police
apartment Of the city of Richmond
probably this afternoon.
Here are the men selected for the i'm
rortant duty by President Adams. of the
ioarh of Aldermen. and President
I'"ters. Of tho Common Council:
From the Board of Aldermen
Barton il. Grundy, Lee Ward, resi-
dent manager Galenn Signal Oil Com
many.
H. Wavcrly Melton. Jefferson ward,
Jerk TO superintendent j. r. Wood. of
tho Virginia Pcnitentiary.
William ". Workman. Madison Ward,
southern representative Associated Bill
Fosters and Distributors, and president
of the Dixie Poster Advertising Com
rany. Inc.
From tn" Common Council.
Edgar r.. English. Clay Ward. lawyer.
Edgar II. Ferguson, Leo Ward. prcsi-
don't J. w. FERGUSON & Sons. Inc.
irlnters
George W. Rogers, Jefferson Ward,
advertising agent.
Clarence a scaton, Clay Ward. wood
aud coal dealer.
COMMITTEE: ASSIGNMENTS
ARE PROMPTLY MADE
The appointments - tho committee
were made Immediately after Mayor
Ains!ie signed the joint resolution
adopted 10y tho city Council. The
Mayors signature was affixed 10 the Of
hcial document calling for the inquiry
INTO Police Department affairs in gem
cral, the conduct in Office OF the entire
membership OF tho board, and the spc-
CHIC charges contained In the Vice Com
missions report against commissioners
clifford Well. -. J.. Mccarthy, and r.
- Goode. shortly after 10 o'clock
Members OF the committee We're notl-
Ted formally by mail OF their appoint
mcnt. Alderman Grundy. who Will be
the chairman, was out of the city on
business. but Is expected to return this
morning. Because OF the absence Of the
chairman none OF the appointcos could
say definitely when the fret meeting
would be held. but several were OF the
opinion that the chairman would issue
the call this morning and that the body
would be organized this afternoon or
Tonight
FORMAL NOTICE TO DE
SERVED on COMMISSIOSERS
II is understood that each of the three
commissioners specifically accused Will
be served with copy OF the charges
while formal notice will he aiven the
other members OF the board that their
conduct In Office is To be investigated
Several days VIII clapse. IN all prob
a hil hot l,.
pared to begin the examination OF wit
nesses II will require" ono or more
meetings TO compile a list of witnesses.
and some time will be consumed In issu-
Ing summonscs and ARRANGING other
prcliminarIcs.
Until Colonel Grundy returns to the
city and We have effected organization
II is impossible TO say when we are to
begin tho Investigation or to discuss
the form OF procedure" said Council
man Edgar b English yesterday after
noon I'VE anticipate hearing from
Chairman Grundy Immediately on his
return, and. In that event. the commit
tee will hold the frs, meeting wcdncs-
day afternoon or night. In all probabil-
i,y. But we have yet to determine
when and where the sittines shall he
held"
CHIEF OF POLICE
MAY RE FIRST WITNESS
II Is likely that at the initial meeting
the first batch OF witnesses whose tes-
timony is desired VIII he listed on this
first list will appear the names 81 Chief
OF Police Werner. Detective Sergeant T.
L. Krengf and Policemen S. r Colds
by. F. 4. ca'npodonica and H. +. Sweet
II Is also quite probable that some of
IN nT1h nf Iaa
Will be called upon to explain parts of
the report which contain illusions TO
conditions but are not specific. From
the testimony OF witnesses in the first
batch examined 1t Is expected to de-
velop testimony that Will lead to the
summoning OF other witnesses.