Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-17
'CARTHY, GOODE
AND We'll NAMED
Vice Commission Presents Spe.
cihc Charges Against Members
of Police Board.
AINsLIE ACTS PROMPTLY
Sends All Three Reports to Coun-
Gil, With Recommendation
for Investigation.

Gil, With Recommendation
for Investigation.
Following tho receipt yesterday OF
third report from tho Vice Commits
sion. submitting summary Of evidence
in it's possession tending to show
wrongdoing on the part OF three mem
.bcrs OF the Police Board. Mayor Ainslc
forwarded TO the Council the three COM
Imunications receivcd~D" him from tho
commission. with the recommendation
That the Council investigate the con-
duct OF the Police Commissioners named
in The r.por, and take such action in
tn. premises as II deems appropriate.
The Mayors communication was
placed in tho hands ot CITY Clerk Au-
gust lat" in the afternoon. II" will
lay il before the Board OF Aldermen.
which will meet at o'clock to-mor-
row night In special session for tho
consideration OF the little budget
resolution and All other matters that
may regularly come before the body.
In it's latest communication TO :he
Mayor labeled report No 3. the Vice
Commission adverta TO the statement
made by him with reference 10 report
No. =, IN "nlCn tnc commission OHcTcu
20 surrender the evidence in It's posses
SION to any properly constituted COM
nittec OF investigation. hut withheld
ne evidence from the Mayor because,
nc commission said. II had been ad-
Yised that he was without authority in
The premises
VICE COMMISSION
ACCEPTS MAYORS INVITATION
.1,..
II any one will bring specific
charge against any specific person OF
persons connected with the Police De-
lrrtment. or sill furnish evidence upon
ich charge may he sustained let
7 oe done. and appropriate action will
bc taken"
The challenge contained IN this cita-
ION was accepted b. the commission
which advised the Mayor YESTERDAY. in
X, letter signed by Chairman Ashton
Starke and Secretary +. r. McFaden.
hat the commission at meeting held
Mondaysqrisht adopted the following
repo,'S
Having been advised that the spe-
cific testimony in our possession in ref!
erencc TO certain wrongdoing on the
part Of certain members or the Board
o! Polcr Commissioners should be
committee OF Investigation. and having
learned from your statement through
tho new 1apcrs tha, such evidence II
placed In Your hands. would receive
appropriate action. the Vice Commis-
sion would respectfully hand YOU tho
acComp panying summary OF testimony
which we believe iustIncs a full in
vcstiEation."
MAYOR DECLINES TO
MAKE PUBLIC SUMMARY
The summary referred 20 fills FIVE
typewriter pages. Mayor Ainsle de-
clined TO exhibit; the document or to
indicate the character Of the evidence
that was summarized and what mem
bcrs Of the Police Board il implicated.
since h" was without Jurisdiction him
self TO Investigate III. charges. he pre-
ferrcd. he said, TO turn the whole mat
ter over to the Council FOR such dis
position as II saw Ht.
From reliable sources, however. x
vas learned that the summary impli-
Gates Commissioners Gin We'll, r y.
Goode and p. F. Mccarthy. The evil
dence. II IS stated, tends to show that
these three members Of the Police Board
have been guilty Of wrongdoing hav-
ng to do with alleged violations OF .he
laws against cominercialized Vice. The
summary alludes 20 specific Instances
in which the laws were violated.
Nowhere in the paper, It is stated.
is IL charged that the commissioners
we're guilty OF grave malfca sance, such
as accepting pecuniary reward for
conniving al law violations. Accord
ing TO previous rcpor; OF the Vice
commission. that body has no evidence
o' Misrepresentation Of funds. The
summary, il is stated. merely cites
alleged instances OF personal wrong
doing. decming this misconduct grave
enough to warrant full investigation
EVIDENCE BASED ON
POLICE INFORMATION
1t was further asserted, yesterday,
;hat report No. 3 presents n summary
based on evidence collected by the Vice
commission solely through the assist
ance OF members OF the police force
None OF the police officers who testified,
il is stated. did so Voluntarily Each
was summoned by the Vice Commission
and yielded his information in answer
10 direct questions. The summary, Il Is
understood. contains none OF the evil
dence that was collected by tho profess
sional investigators who assisted the
commission In its work
Commissioners Gin We'll was elected a
member OF the Police Board In 1910
from old Henry Ward. Commi ssioner
Goode was elected the same year from
old Marshall Ward. Under the redis-
uicting which became effective January
]. 1913. these two wards were abolished.
Tho terms OF both commissioners will
therefore expire next year without leav-
ing vacancy. Commissioners u. r Nc
earthly. with the exception OF n one
year period. has been member of the
Police Board since 1902, and represents
Madison Ward. His term expires next
June.
MAYOR TRANSMITS ALI.
PAPERS TO COUNCIL.
The Mayor accompanied the three re-
ports from the Vice Commission, whicl,
he sent to the Council. with the follow
ing letter:
March Is, 1915.