The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-23


the carts loaded with wha. looked
pings from them. which convinced
him that there must have been sorne-
thing else beside. He had seen some
OF the stun dumped on the farm, and
there was every indication of 1t being
garbage
Order Of County Onscials.
!, Deputy Sheriff Sydnor told OF his
conference with Creery and Clerk
Parkinson concerning the action
county officials would take II garbage
were sent into the county. He said
residents OF the county had complain
ed and that the county supervisors
had passed a rule prohibiting the
practice. Mr.. Creery had asked if the
garbage were handled properly so as
to avoid being a nuisance. could IL
not be sent, and the reply was that
It would have to stop at once.
Then 1t was that the suhterfuge of
placing manure on top OF the gar
bage was resorted TO.
Chief OF Police Seay of Henrico.
said he was present when Sheriff
Sydnor called at the Office of the de-
partment. He said after the message
had been given that Mr.. Creery di-
rected Clerk Parkinson to order a
discontinuance of the hauling OF gar
bage to the county.
Major Werner said he had seen the
men going along the road. and had
asked them to throw off few bags
full of the manure for him. Later
they came back and gave him some
stun he couldn't use,
Mr.. Hirschberg asked If the wagon
had gone to the farm before returning
to Major Werners place, and was told
that It had.
Did you know whether this stuff
they gave you was In the wagon at
the time you first saw it" he asked
NO, sir" replied Major Werner.
Restlessncss Of Oroas.
Augustus Cross, clerk in a store on
Brooke Avenue. said he had seen the
carts going out that way, and wanted
some OF the manure for his place
near Greenwood Methodist Church. In
the county. He had written the
superintendent and Chairman
Whtfet. OF the board. but had not
heard from either. His persistence
however, finally reaped its reward
and he had conference with Mr..
Hirschherg. who So him at the store.
While he wanted the manure he
was not certain as TO whether he
would be willing to pay for It. He be-
lieved the carts he saw were filled
WIN manure. AttHoHEH NV utu Tph
know what they contained below the
covering Of manure.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Mere
dith, Mr.. Gross said he lived within
half mile of the church, and he be-
iieved he could dispose Of the garbage
or manure between Sundays.
Leroy SpeightA who took Commits
siouer Hirschherg to the farm In his
automobile. bore out Mr., Hirchberg
in his statement, although he did not
examine the contents Of the truck. as
Mr. HirschberT said he had done.
George W. Rogers said he knew
had simply referred the matter TO
Mr.. Hirschberg according TO the re-
quest of Mr.. Chiidrey.
w. ". Spence. on the truck when
Mr.. Hirschberg stopped him on his
return from the winston-Creeryf farm,
said the truck contained nothing but
garbage. with covering OF manure
and number of empty bags, which
had been borrowed from Mrs. Creery
at the farm and used at the stables
during the fair. The bags belonged
TO Mr.. Creery. He said he told Mr.
Hirschherg the truck was flied with
manure. because that had been his
instructions. II had been the general
instructions at the stables.
"Three-Thirds' Full
H L. lee driver Of the truck. said
the truck was about "three-thirds"
fun of garbage and the remainder was
manure He dfi not see Mr.. Hirsch-
berg put his hand In the truck. Ae-
cording to this witness, IL took nearly
all the manure al the stable TO cover
the garbage carried away.
DIR Levin. OF Hilliard Road, said
l. ha$ Is
believed was manure although he
could not say what they contained be-
low the surface.
Policeman Dunn said That he went
to Taylor's Crossing a year ago with
Mr. Creerv and then learned that he
lived on the farm near that place. He
had never heen on the farm. nor did
he know of any garbage or manure
that had been taken there. He had
been told by others that manure ana
garbage had been taken to the farm.
Joseph Stewart explained how he
had been summoned. He had heard
OF the hauling of garbage to the farm.
and in order 70 head off any city trou
bile. he had spoken to Mr.. Hirschberg
about IT, He said people in the coun-
try had told him of 1t, but he knew
nothing of his own knowledge.
He was asked by Mr.. Pollard what
the upkeep of an auto truck IL per
day. and gave as his opinion II would
he about 81 while the cost of two
horse team would he about $3.50
w p Relton. foreman of the Gre
matory who has been on the job for
twenty-five wears said the help at
the crematory was insufficient. and
that the furnace itself could not take
care OF the amount OF stuff furnished.
He said he could handle forty tons
In twenty four hours, but that the
plant was not in good shape: had to
have an additional man in last few
days TO help take care of the work.
Smokestack LIS in bad shape.
He showed that the plant used two
tons of coal day. and that four men
were regularly employed, at s22S a
day each He hopes the department
will give him another man at once.
Policeman Tignor said he knew no
more than what Ofiicer Dunn had told
him
Chauffer Caudle, Of the Administra-
tive Board automobile. said he saw a
man at the stable placing manure in
truck. and that there was very
small pile on the ground. He did not
look In the truck and could no. say
that 1t was filled with garbage.
Alderman L. r. Christian told OF his