The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19
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be dispensed with. and Alderman
Grundy offered a resolution creating
joint committee Of five 10 investi-
gate the charges preferred by the Vice
Commission.
1--WE must at least he sire Of our
premises. This body should have
been advised OF what brought the
mttter UP. The personnel OF our Po-
lice Department IN equal, If not bet
ter. than that in any city OF It's size.
IT, men and women IN the Vice
Commission are as honorable and
heightened as any in t'le city. But
the men and officers of the Police
Department have their rights by law
The statutes provide that they may
or must suppress crime, and stop
wron. doing. and that II they are in
terfered with they slave the!g re
uourse
IF the poncemen of the city are
.nterfered with in the conduct OF
their duty they have the Mayer, the
Police Board and the courts. and they
can make their peace with them.
The people will stand by the Mayor
and the hoard. and the police Will
be held ND when Il is necessa y To
establish tAt integrity Of the depart
ment or the individual
What started ell this? The news
papers GIDAASTleG w ttAF "a N'f'N
commercialized vice was going on In
this city. and public sentiment was
crystaiized
aoa.am tAe Mayer.
~ mRyoralty campaign was immt-
nent and a Vice Commission was
named why WAS this donef 1t "a
needless to ask We have II mayor
and a police board, representing the
various wards of the city. The Mayor
IL member Of this board with power
To do everything except TO vote unlesa
there is tie. The duties of thu
Mayor are defined in section ioa2 OF
the Code lie shall zee that the duties
OF every officer OF the city government
are property performed. The Police
Commissioners are officers of the gov
eminent The Mayor has every right
"a Investigate every rumor corcern-
fns the Police Department.
but here he is putting IL up TO
rs Who named this Vice Commission
That body is creature Of the Mayor
I'D they do their duty Perhaps too
well. Did they do their work Yes
and Reported to the man they work cd
FOR. Now We are asked to Investigate
1aen aud conditions referred 10 in the
summary accompanying report No. 3
AS this body knows when the
question Of an appropriation To de-
fray the expenses Of the Vice Com
mission came up. ] opposed 1t. said
Il was not necessary. ] stated that
- 80. -, .ras
,his cry, bat that '"~te was rsu
,isht a'Sti = Nleie ~"
t, ueH'. A"e. a"y D'e .tt
wing ~ ny "a W
resulted In the discovery OF thisr
Evidence could always be had. Now
tie Mayor asks us to Investigate three
eoflHa'Ss,o'fi a.,
S"oh'" i"'t~"~ NJ.
II anF' Hih@ heeo. vns w
"hoie otl'' ,'l'eh' T'ou,1 wy ~
Eafeo- We nave no @NsI'oi''s w.
F"stifate me ponce i"iNe 'a' -
up 10 IN" follN" b"aru, We 81
3nto thi9 I'Nss -E'''"'' 7""'''''"S '''
will follow
THINK the 'ou!lrl, s"va'H pasS
resolution ASKING Iuuse ~, "a "''''
20 call q special graha jury !" H 80.
ugatc the renee - I,a' M
me fe'"il'''4' "ua'4'', 49,, tr,,,a..tsatfn,.
mission is nat fn' anDs - " u
be haa ~, "n",e -, ynu
under hfe or p'"p,' "' .,nt
invest iga'l"'' ne ,, "u,E - IT..
- To ark 1n'lEe NJ, .' ,,a ,''4 t,,r,
This wo"Id leave the member. .1' r,.. or
thls pco> tte' T." -. at.
ness OF moment AN~' Nv" - $50
give w hfhe 20 per .' t..e e,.,,.s
qaree IN the
business -,, ,,,a
II the evidence eoh,a'heo ~ ,r'
sumInarE before us ~ SUI 80 ~ ~
NestiGafton' theu u ~ S"".S Il
to demand SUSPENSION OF me Ho9-
pected persons IN ~" meantime
Puii"r's Suh~''"f~.
Mi ruler then INTRODUCED MS
luton as SUBSTITUTE '"t ,n"' "'ie''"
~ Colonel 'rundN' as Ioho"s
BE # ~ S7iV"d "F N" '7Hh'h ~ 'HH
City or Richmond me common 'oo"-
ell concnfTin&
That f"r obvious re@sohs' IN" ron .
'orabit Jnd.e on IN. 'lnS,'hhs ,ouft OF
the cry O f'ehnoho. ''' nm" ne III
herf by. most f"speo l'u'iF PEI '!oHea 70
immed'FteiF Fop"hel sprCiu' an"
Jury u lnvestEate lne cInclal ceno,ic'
OF the romeo ItP.I .'ne"' 81 tue CIV
81 I1chm"HG ana or tue H'Ho'fs 81 INC
Board Of ioi'ee commissioners OF sa'a
Aiy-
M. Fuller AZ IN" onty AdeFna p
voting Tor ne resolution N"tars
CHRISTIAN. C'Hman. Grumpy Guhst
siIte het] Nielsen. Paul fn~'is WORK
t1an~ I'd Adams voted against the res
9iai3ou
Colonel tTTAN ~. IA pf - hing ftE