The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
Believed Strenuous Efforts viii
Be Made to Keep 1t From
Being Made Public
Only Three Named
By Commission
Report That Dereliction oil
Duty Is Charged In This Re-
port Against ether Mem
bers of Board Not Correct

Report Number Three of the Vice
Commission goes to the Board of
Aldermen tonight along with the
other reports previously made by the
commission. The latest report viii
he met at the very threshold by "A mo-
ton TO refer ii 10 a JOINT committee OF
Council and every effort will be made
to keep II from publication, it Is x sa-
orally believed.
Last night President Adams. az the
Hoard OF Aldermen said that he had
no idea what disposition would be
made Of the report. Clty Attorney II
r. Pollard Is favorable to grand
jury probe.
The papers rema II in the hands OF
City Clerk B T August, unopened.
and no one viii see them uutil they
are handed to the Board VI Aldermen
tonight
The Common Council VIII not meet
tou,ght IN special session. 10 act on
the matter, as was Indicated proba bic
Tuesday night
lsoykin and Bradley Not Mentioned.
yesterday morning The Nlrzinian
printed on authority il believed all
soIute, the following paracraph
-. NJ Mccarthy. K y Goode and
cbn Wei are the three commissioners
Implicated, Doug las Gordon. Dr W.
II Parker and T. " Thomas are
given clean slate, while against the
other two some eNideace OF derelle-
ton Of duty is brought -
The Nlrginian r. assured that Re.
port Number Three deals only with
the alleged misconduct Of Messrs No
tarthy, 1oode and Well Hence the
statement that in such report charges
Of dereiiction OF duty ar. bro,tp hit
against the other two members Gem
nlsssioucrs II NJ BoVkin and James i.
Bradley IS incorrect, no such charges
being made therein. In fact the
names Of these commissioners. Il is
said are not mentioned in this report
at all
A. to Procedure.
Relative to having an Investigation
made by the grand jury city Attorney
Pollard stated Yesterday that the grand
jury could by virtue Of it's prerogat3Ves
investigate, and return ita findings TO
the Judge OF the Hastings Court
Tn" grand jury is designed sar
such things, in connection with lta
examination OF cases NJ alleged cfiali-
nal character said the city Attoruev.
hereFer there Is suspicion that
crime no matter how slight has been
mon witnesses. and uron the evidence
acdufed present its findings The
grand jury max investigate conditions
and persons. and in my opinion the
grand jury may take up an invasttRa.
hon OF this particular matter"
Want All Due Publicity.
On the other haHd there are mem.
beers OF city Council who feel that
II there has been dereliction OF duty
on the part Of members OF the pol5ca
Hoard or the DEPARTMENT itself all evf-
oenee oethinahle should be made pub
nc, and The people should no given the
opportunity OF knowing what THAR
pubic servants have been doing 10
create such condition OF affairs
While President Adams has manned
out no line of procedure in reference
To the papers. and what final action
may be taken at the meetiue. OF ~.
board tonight. 1t ~ nkely that Soma
member of the board viii offer a rern
luton. before the paiiers have hean
read and before the envelope in which
tney are enclosed has been opened re-
ierring the question OF an tnyestfga-
Hoh OF the Police BOARD to a tos,t
committee, and that all papers reIa-
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