The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-17
AUTOMOBILE Police
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early hour Thursday morning. The
conference was had by Governor
Stuart and Judge West at the Capt.
to,. II followed a series OF shorter
conferences with Petersburg and
Prince George citizens.
Patrol Road Day and Night.
Following the conference of Judge
West and Governor Stuart, Attorney
General John Garland Pollard yester-
day morning WAS in conference with
Mayor George Ainslie. Later in the
day Major Lewis Werner. chief OF po-
lice. was in conference with the
attorney general During these con-
ferences arrangements pursuant to the
reqgisiticu of Judge West on Mayer
Ainslis were completed for the send
Ing of n force of Richmond policemen
20 Prince George County.
Each will be armed with Winches-
ter rifles. carrying buckshot loads. in
addition to their regular side arms.
The guns and the buckshot are for
use In the pursuit of the highwaymen
who for the last two weeks have been
infesting the Hopewell- Petersburg
road. and who daily have become more
hold. The road has been made un-
safe for travel either day or night by
the activity of the h!ghwaymen. many
pf whom have been operating In auto
mobiles.
VIII Use Buckshot.
The auto police will give chase to
the highwaymen. and when they at
tempt To get away in their automo-
hlies the buckshot will he used. The
State and county authorities are de-
termined To drive out the bandits,
and the police sent now In emergency
viii remain on the detail until that
work has been accomplished. Sew
sral Of the police automobiles will
he used, and the road will be pa
troilea at all hours OF day and night.
To further the work of cleaning
out the bandits, Governor Stuart de-
termined TO offer rewards sufficiently
large 10 prove incentive to informers.
This morning the notice of the re-
ward will be published in Hopeweil
and Petersburg papers and today the
two cities and the road between them
will be placarded with the reward
offers.
For information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of highwaymen
the State Will pay $3.50 For infor-
nation leading to arrest and convic-
ton OF gamblers and violators of the
liquor laws $50 VIII be paid.
Three Magistrates Busy.
Despite the fact that the hid" was
clan1ped down at Hopewell more than
e month ago, there are yet so many
law violations that the three magis-
trates now holding court there are
kept so busy with the actual trial of
the cases that clerks are needed to
keep the dockcts and the records.
~f-4,Ax led
with clerks.
Governor Stuart yesterday decided
TO offer to Judge Rives, Common
wealth's attorney Of Prince George.
who is being kept busy witk .he prose-
cution OF Hopewell cases in the Coun-
ty Court, the assistance OF special
prosecutor 10 work before the magis-
trates' courts at Hopewel. This offer
will be rendered Jttage-Rtpes today,
and If he accepts 1t. a prosecutor will
be provided at once for Hopewell.
Fines collected in the magistrates
courts AT Hopewell during last month
amounted TO more than $4,000. Those
collected in the higher court at Prince
George exceeded $4,000.
Determined to Enforce Law.
1t has also been determined 70 erect
at Hopewell a large brick JAIL. that
there may be no repetition Of recent
Jail deliveries.
The situation growing out OF the
sudden development OF Hopewell Is
without parallel in the State. and II
has been found necessary to place
the States resources at the call of
the authorities of the county OF
Prince George. The closest co-opera-
ton between State and county au-
thorities obtains, and both are deter
mined that the lawlessness shall be
suppressed.
The desperate character OF the
criminals who fiocked to the new
| town In Prince George has been shown
I t.+zetfs eff times-aHd the efiieefso1
4 the law are convinced that none bu
/ the most stern measures will suffice