Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-14
GRAND JURY HOLDS
CHIEF HENDERSON
DePosed Head of Hopewell Po-
lice Force Named in Three
Indictments.
EIGHT FELONIES REPORTED
Magistrate Pulliam Charged With
Offering Bribes-Sensa-
tons May Follow.
uBy "A staff corresponden,.>

io NAoJ A'oiio".
/ 'Hy staff Correspondent
FRINGE GEORGE COURTHOUSE,
! w. August l3.-Indictments charging
former Chief w. d. Henderson, Of the
| Hopewen police force, with malfcas-
| ance and misfeasance in office, selling
! li9uor and beer without a license and
! conducting gambling house. were re-
! ported by the special grand jury in the
| Circuit Court OF Prince George County
| latc TINS afternoon. No report was
made on the information in the hands
/ OF the prosecution regarding Hcnder-
sons connection with the bribery and
graft revelations. which brought about
the removal of himself and subortlir-
/ ates from their official positions by
| Judge Jesse +. West,
In addition to the Henderson present
inents, there were eight indictments
for felonies and fifteen for misde-
! mcanors. making twenty-six in all re-
| turned by the grand jury in connection
with the investigation OF lawlessness
| at Hopewell. -Four OF the felony cases
were reported on Monday afternoon,
| but the formal indictments were not
presented in court until to-day.
TWO INDICTMENTS MADE
AGAINST JUSTICE PJLI.IAM
The indictments for felonies were:
Two against William 81. Paul Pull
! liam. n Justice of the peace Of Bland
district. Prince George County. charged
with offering bribcs TO officers
! Three against John 4. Porter former
| lieutenant OF police under Henderson.
! for offering bribes to officers
| Two against Antonio II Becessi
I ,l,,r
| 10 officers.
| uel Safer. for accepting bribe from
merchant at Hopewell for 'protec-
| ton.
one against former Policeman II. w
Pollard. for accepting a bribc from a
poolroom proprietor
After the indictments had been re-
| turned. Judge West ordered capias
| issued for the arrest of MagiStratc
! rulliam. who formerly presided over
! the Police Court AT Hopewcll and is
| connected with several OF the leading
/ families OF Prince George County. lie
! is the only man held for felony who
| had not been taken into custody but
! he has been under surveillance for the
= past week
JUDGE WEST SETS CASES
| FOR TRIAL THIS MONTH
over the protest OF Richard T. Will
! son. of Petersburg of counsel for scy-
| eral of tho defendants. Judge West sct
| the trial OF four OF the men charged
+, With the more serious offcnScs for sue
! ccsSivc days. beginning Tuesday Au-
| gust % Chmmonwealths Attorney
! Timothy Rives and Special Prosecutor
| George T.. Wise. OF Richmond. AN
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tried first on An Indictment charging
him with giving .. NJ. Reeves. super
visor OF the Du Font police. So In cur
rency as the rake of" fr6m certain
! gambling houses. This money was
! marked by Rccvcs and sent TO Gov
/ ernor Stuart.
| Mr.. Wilson. YOU don't want more
than a week TO prepare for these
! trials?" Judge West inquired OF the
! attorney, when the latter stated that il
! might be necessary for him or his
| partner. Richard III. Mann. United
/ States district attorney. TO 20 out OF
! the State To secure important evidence
! for the defense Mr. Wilson asked
! that the first OF tho cases in which he
| is interested be set for day early in
/ September. The court made it plain
| that no unnecessary delay in bringing
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ated, and what may prove TO be the
! crucial case in the investigation-the
| s"5 bribery indictment against Porter
| was set for Tuesday. August n
The other cases set for trial were
| the indictment against Pollard for
| August 25: the one against Safer. for
| August 26. and one against Becc:;si
| August -.
J n 10 icIn ;,,l
! ments charge the defendants with. the
| operation OF gambling devices, prin-
| cipally slot machines Four others are
| against keepers of road houses, half
| way between Petersburg and Iopewcil
| charging each with selling liquor with
out n license and conducting disorderly
! resorts. The indictments reported
against former Chief Henderson arc
| for misdemeanors.
/ OTHERS MAY DE INVOLVED
I BY PORTER's INDICTMENT
/ out of two indictments against
! Porter may come sensational develop-
ments. which will involve other men
not heretofore publicly connected with
| the bribery revelations. \ count i'm
each of the two indictments not set for
/ trial charges that Porter and certain
other persons. whose names were un-
known to the grand jury, conspircd to
eXtort $500 from "a certain person"
and that by offering officers of the On
Font police force various sums Of
money, the former lieutenant sought
TO influence them against the perform
ancc of their duties as sworn officers
Of the law.
ATTEMPTED IIXTORTION WAS
CONNECTED WITH MURDER