Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-22
COUNCIL SPECULATEs ON
MAKEUP OF COMMITTEE
Personnel Of Police Investigating
BODY May BE Announced at
To-Night's Meeting.
GRUNDY ALONE IS CERTAIN
Other Possibilities Include Fuller.
Christian, Gilman, Workman, Eng
lish' Haddon, Pollock, Fuller.
Jones, RatclifYc, Seaton, Lalmsdcn.

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Ish' Haddon, Pollock, Fuller.
Jones, Radcliffe, Seaton, L,msIcn.
tending tho actual institution OF m.
~, ,,n.o''l'hE police investigation pub
nc interest centers chiefly in tho .cvc,
men that will DO selected To cond,c.
"hht may prove to be the ,nost ,no
'n"htonS investigation OF a ,nunicin,,
""partHent In the city's entire histor,.
me board OF Aldermen will meet 10.
night 10 act on the substitute resoi,
ton passed Friday night Lv Tho 60,
mon council. clothing the inycstipatI,,y
committee with the wildcat posaih,n
powers to carry It's probe TO cvory -,
vision or the police service Il, IA nr,c.
ically certain that the Hoard u'tI, ''
cur IN INC resolution by a unari,,o,,.
rotc. and tho measure VIII go M onrn 80
inc Mayor for his signature 7, y.S,I
pTohnbly he finally ratified before ~.
noon hour Tomorrow 40
siaent Adams, OF tho BOARD Of Al
Ic'7ncn. and President Peters q, 49,,
common Council. have conforro', -
ioFH!aiIy upon the makeup of III. ,,
FcstiEating committee Rcvond tho Co.,,
taihlE, however, that Aldermen n,r,
-. H'uh"E. as patron Of the Original
,ot.,lo'i. VIII he member OF tho
iinVeStigatiny body. and In All proh,h;i
ny It's chairman. no statep,cnt
othrr apuointeas has az vet l.on fn,,,
corning. 'or' h-
NAY ANNOUNCE MAKEUP
DE COMMITTEE TONIGHT
Is altogether likely that the nro.
inehtS OF the two bodice nf,or -,
substitute resolution lis concurrca ~
Ia "m"ouhcc tonight the full com
pieincnt OF the committee S,cb 49,
nouncement IL likely in view NJ u,a go
mat with concurrence to-ntrb, -
tch'urc VIII virtually he law. since Ma
mayor VIII sign the rcsolut,on 49,
matter OF course 40 "
t""ncil!nanic speculation ms IN ,,o
makeup OF the invcstIr,tir~ ~ "a"
eco pursues many lines W.h,Is 8, -
r,"'rhi'y admitted that IL woulJ bo a.,
''"Ee 10 the committee 10 os.,or
w members woll- grounded Ir -
$50, % evidence and familiar with III.
i''tchiheiy OF investigation ir e.. ,,nI,,.,
OUT that in the whole Counc,i ,hnr' a.u
u"iE Lour lawyers. and that taIer, vii,
.ncFeipre. have to be sought outsidn -:
me iesai profession before the con,,,,
'cc Is complete
Under the Joint resolution .
DC presented tonight To tbo o. ~
concurrence the president Of ~. 60
".1H rouncii Is given the power ,o ~,
r."t iour members OF the corp;,,n,
I IN, inc president OF the Board NJ Al
No. =, lHLcc members. One of In,
man Grundy Nicef
-FOUR MENTIONED Fnou
HOARD OF ALDERNEv
EN''oHS inc members OF tho ,,,,,,,
"r"hch most frequently mentioned r.
'ppo'h'ncnt TO the committee are A.
.t.. '''", ord"hy Fuller. OF CLAY Ward
ne "hI| lawyer member OF ~. r,'
y alderman LangGon r Cb.is,;"
,"h..Son Ward, and Aldermen win,
=, ''!'lan OF Lee Ward Aldcru,,n w. ~
:" y. h'hah. OF Madison Ward. is rcrnrI
n as among the possibilities !. A.
n,o,,1 ,os' ikely that the two Other
snc'hhcrs or the Boards renrceer,o,,
on mo committee will ho choson 80
~, t"uf VINO have Just been nnn,i
ne tlcket for the representative r.
NJ, nrahch contains many Names
nrhnSh has three lawyers-C.o,,,.
W. ,i,nert Is Pollock. Of Madison
W"r"' and Edgar Il. English ,,,h ~
cray Haddon. or Clay ware Az,
these are regarded as likeI, o., ~
appointment. In the case or NJ ~,
80 o"Jection is offered in some ona
'n"t ne would ind service on ~,
'iHhting committee more or lac.
embarrassing because OF tho i,,,
post in the Police Don,rt,' t"nI
he!d by his brother, George y pI,Isi.
no Is secretary TO the Police no,rh
councilman Pollock Is conceded ~ u.
member ideally fitted to take nm, -
-, :. AZ! Incoming investigation bccauss
ts eSlehsive experience in the hand
!'hE or witnesses and his knowlea.o
judicial and legal procedure y.
o'eh chairman Of more than ono ,
p"rtant committee OF investtrotion ~.
TACT that his brother Is senratar -,
INC directing body of the polio. Dano,,
',ieht' against which most of the owl.
i,. y, va "Iohsdoing is directed. may
bar his appointment ''"'
Cther nominations for
from the Council include Cnunot,,,a,
Shrter I. Jones and Edward n L,IIar
u .'aulsoh ward: Councilmep civic II
= I'atcliitc and Edgar H. Ferguson ~
eo "ard; Councilman Clarence Seaton,
If - counciiinan Claude l.. Batkins,
81 Lee; ana Councilman George II
hunnsden, Of Jefferson Ward
II, rs is now expected, tho nrob. u,,,,
ne extended 10 the whole Police Denart
''en', me committee Will have nuner
gus sittings. The fact that every mem.
S,,,, Oh inc council Is busily occupied
49,. !s,,' INC DAY with his private bust
ness VIII make 1t necessary for tho COM
mittee to hold its hearings ot nisht
COMMITTEE MAY SIT
?. :, IN ONE OF THE COURTS
~ Is believed that mono of tho rcru-
lar committee rooms Will he largo
enough 10 take care Of the committee
members. counsel, witnesses and onnr
tators. The suggestion has henn , nr,d
thht the administrative Board room 10
USED for the investigation. but this
chamber. too. il Is believed viii he roo
small. NC wv
me Investigation will in all nrobobll-
ity be staged In the Council chamber
or In one OF the courtrooms. The Coun.
Gil chamber has recently been re-
modelled ut large expense. and for
midnbie objection is expected to Its use
Tor inns purpose. IL Is believed that ono
OF the city Judges will readily consent
10 the use at night of his courtroom
ana this appears now to be the most
logical solution Of the place question.
Both the Law and Equity and Circuit