The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-24
Want All References to Amy
Members of Police Board or
Police Department
Workman Threatens
to Quit Right Now
With Evidence Now In Pos
session of Commission He
Lacks Sufficient On Which
to Work. He Says

The Council committee iuvcs-
eating the Police Department.
last night. by n vote OF u to- 1.
called for all that portion OF the
memoranda In the hands of the
Vice Commission referring In any
way to the Police Board or the
Police Department.
This action followed the de-
feat of the Workman resolution
calling for all tho papers in the
possession of the committee.
which resulted in an outburst of
disgust on the part of Mr., Work
man and echoed by Mr.. Seaton.
Statements by these members
that they were ready TO quit because
OF inability TO secure evidence.
strong efforts on the part of Mr.. Sea
ton. backed by Alderman Melton and
the WEAKNESS OF the other members
of The committee operated to secure
a reversal OF position on the part of
the whole committee. Councilman
English. who had previously moved
that the Vice Comm isson be request
ed 70 burn ali memoranda in its
possession. stood pat. casting the only
vote against the Seaton resolution.
Debate In Coed Temper.
The debate on the Workman and
of the taking of the testimony. was
animated though Mt all times con-
Quoted In good temper After the off,
GERS who had testified before the Vice
had heard their testimony
read and had verified II in nearly all
important particulars, and after COM
missfoners Douglas Gordon and IL NJ.
Boykfn had told of the inner work
ing of the Police department. recess
of Ave minutes was taken
After all but the attorneys and a few
others had left the courtroom, the
COMMITTEES Intending only to FIX the
workman renewed his fight for the
possession OF all the papers now in the
hands OF the Vice Commission
Mir workman expressed the opinion
that two or three members OF the
Vice Commission had taken II upon
themselves ta write the report that
the Are had been directed al i've mem =
hers OF the Police Board. and he wanted
the papers now In the comm ission' q
possession SO that he could learn the
line OF question pursued In examining
the police officers and other witnesses.
Demanded All Papers.
He moved. therefore. that all the
papers now in the possession OF the
' Ice COMMISSION ne turned over 10 hflS
committee tn be used by the Council
committee in executive session.
Councilman English moved. as a sub
stitute, that the Vice Commission he
requested TO burn the papers, Both
the substitutes and the original mo-
ton were defeated, the former by a
vote OF 6 TO /. and the latter by q
vote Of To & English, PERCUSSION.
Grandy and Rogers voted in the mega
tive and Melton, Workman and Sea
ton iu the affirmative On the motion
Of Councilman Seatou that all that
part OF the memoranda in the hands OF
the Vice Commission referring in any
way 10 the Police Department be turn
ed over TO the City Attorney and tht
official stenographer WITH instruction:
10 the later TO cull the~from all evI-
dence, FERGUSON, Gruudy and Rogers
voted with Seaton, Melton and Work
man in the affirmative
Ready to Quit.
II was during the discussion OF the
Seaton amendment that Alderman
Workman and Councilman Seaton de.
ciared that they were read TO quit
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