The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-11
Police Commissioner Denies
AIlImplied Charges Contain
ed in Vice Report
Wants His Conduct
Barred to Public
Mayor Ainslie VIII Direct That
Vice Commission Investigate.
Means That Light Will Be
Turned On Whole Situation

IL there has been any Idea in
/ the mind of anyone that the
curative properties OF Hight were
to he, withheld from the police
situation i'm RiciB,oInd lint doubt
may NOW ie dispeilcd.
- Police Commissioner Douglas
s.ovvion has asked that. III far a.
he IL concerned, his every move
a. n commissioner IN J,robtd. His
request was rendered to Mayor
George tIn-lie last night and the
Mayer has designated the Vice
Commission N, the Instrumental
tty through which the in,ts>tiga-
ton shall be made.
last night Mr.. Gortir'r1 declared IA.
he wished the fullest publicity of pc
lice matters. 30 far as his connection
herewith was concerned He also
stated that he was dumb-founded by
The revelations contained in the Vice
Commission report. in 80 far as they
related to the existence OF com
mercializco wee outside the segregated
district
In investigating AIR. Gordon a; his
own request, the Vice Commission
viii have the opportunity which il Is
believed TO desire OF turning the sQu;-
light OF publicity upon the entire
Hoard Of Police Commissioners. or
upon such members thereof as ii has
found blameworthy.
That the official conduct ~ the
beard and the personal conduct of
so,ne ~ it, nanpers, wiil he the
theme upon which it's second report
will be based is now generally be-
leved.
Mir. Gordons request for n search
Ing investigation Is AZ follows:
Text OF Request.
Richmond Va. Feb, 10, isl
Hon. George Ainslie.
Mayor of the City OF Richmond,
Sir As "a member OF one of tho
executive boards OF the municipality.
and hence subordinate 10 you, az
Mayor. In general, and. more par
ttcuiariy because YOU. as Mayor, are
also eX~oificio president of that
board. appeal TO you for reasons
set out in the following statement:
In July, 1907, / was elected a mem
Der If the Board Of Police Commits
sioners of the city of Richmond, to
nil the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Ir. Thomas Whittet, of
Monroe Ward.
At that time. the Hon. Carlton Me
Carthy Was Mayer OF the city; and
shortly before that time, still dur
ing the aHCNm pency or Mr. McSarI ny,
the policy oi segregating within 4
limited and defined district the ha-
bitusI prostitutes Of the city had been
established. following long and care
fui consideration by the Police De-
partnaent In which consideration the
department, had the advice. assistance
and cooperation of d selected COM
mittee Of the most public spirited
and influential citizens OF Richmond.
including several prominent church
men with whose names and with
whose part in the deliberations your
honor is thoroughly familiar
! Policy OF Segregation.
Believing, personally. from infor-
maticn gained from the study Of con-
ditions in ether cities. both in this
country and IN Europe, and obtained
by means OF extensive reading and
frequent conversations with police Of
+. ftcers Of other cities. that the policy OF
! segregation was the most nearly prac-
teal Of AL the plans. devised for mini
mixing the meradicxbie evil dealt
with, j heartily acauiesced In the con-
unuance of that policy. At the came
Continued on Second Page.)