Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-14
MAYOR TO INVESTIGATE
YOUNG W0MAN's CHARGE
sweet and Hertucci Alleged to Iiav,
Humilintcd Girl on
Street Car.
CASE or MISTAKEN IDENTITY
iicr FRIENDS Not Satisfied With In
'crSiew in Chief Werncr's Ofl,cc.
ana Express Great Indignation at
Her Experience.

~ '''ioh against latrolmcn Sweet
ana iertucci. members OF the disband
ca purity squad" for their ;,ctiyity
~ ~ oS'ihc on Broad Street car
"oihc iiihc ago Il prominent youur wo-
man employed IN the offices of tho Life
ihsurtnc" Company Of Virginia. was
taken 10y Mayor George Ainsljc bofor.
ms departure Sunday afternoon for
savannah where II. * ATTENDING. n
'r"hcc OF mayors Of the South
'h''c ana Gun States 1t is prob
apic' " MAS stated yesterday that
charges viii b. filed against The Two
oihc.rS on the Mayors return to Rich
mond.
The Young woman wa:. ACCOMPANIED
bf 4 Giri friend when she was accostcd
ns inc TWO officers. They are said 10
may" Followed III" girl. and To have
taken "a seat behind her in the street
car FINALLY. one Of the officers at
tempted 10 engage her in convcrsa-
ton. and when She became indignant
they told her that she must leave
the car at Eleventh and BROAD streets
ne o'lc'rs were IN plain clothes. the
incident having occurred while th.v
were members Of tho former "n,,~i,y
squad"
me young woman's girl friend told
the officers that they had mad. :, mis-
lake. but this explanation did no,
SATISFY them, for they insisted that she
''i''s'. :. Truce BaSa, :;u-
pefiht:nd"nt Of the Richmond divi-
SION OF the insurance company. board
ca the ear before il reached t.Ieycp,b
ana froad Streets. and rho two yo,,np
women appealed IL him for ,ssistan..
~" "filcers finally allowed her to pro-
coed without arrcStinr her
HtD UNSATISFACTORY
INTERVIEW WITH t.uII:t.
IN" incident created rrca, iudirn.
ton whom I, h.c:,mc known .,,n NJ
''aSs personally decided to lax. ~,
mater ur. ~" arranged an Intervene
WIN thief Of Police Werner. AT which
both Sweet and Bcrtucci were nrcson,
" "tc"ihpahied tn" two young wo-
.hch 20 i,olicc Headquarters. This in
- NV. however. proved entirely nm
satisfactory. and Mr. Bass r,,n.rl:o
- conclusion that If lie had known ,ho
h'hh OF treatment he would receive ho
""uid never have gone TO haado,.r
tors. ""iuar-
Nncn The young women worc 70.
H , 70 tel OF tn. Incident i'm Tho
chici Office. both Sweet and nor,,,,
arc said To have frequently ip,.rr,,,.s.,
th"in IN their statements and ,hot
".toil Is SAID 10 have been such ,b,,
Mr. Sass finally decided To leave pa.
~" headquarters without further ,I;.
cussion. ''''' us
Major Werner. at the copc,usio,
the Interview, apoloeizcL for Swco,
~ hcr'ncci. for himself ana for Tho
1870 department. As published tho
morning after tho interview mo chic,
s"in no charges had been hrout,h,
against the two officers In answer 20
" question. he said the Interview had
proven satisfactory 10 both the com
p!tlnants and himself
several days later. -howeyar. the IA
~, W, 81 me Young woman. called upon
'irsor Hlhsiic and told him of Tho in
cid"nt. For fear of the no,nr;,,
however, h. declined to bring cbarrcs
aE"inst IN" two officers. Tho Mavo,
mas inc record OF the case in his ottico
ana II Is likely, il was stated vcs,ar'
nay that charges against tho two or-
n'.'s VIII b" brought by him when h.
returns I" Richmond SATURDAY.