The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-26
ACCUSED OFFICER
MAKES DENIAL Of
ANY WRONG DOING
Captain Pollock Declares
Was At Murphy's
On Business. .
lust FAMILY ROW
Scene At Home Result
Of Trivial Occurrence.
Case Now in Hands
Of Mayor,

Hearings in the case OF Captain
George Z, Pollock came to an end
yesterday evening at O'Clock b
consent OF both sides, the case was
submitted without argument. although
Commonwealth Attorney George +.
Wise indlcared a desire 10 speak foi
about fifteen minutes. None of the
other lawyers in the case on either
side felt argument necessary and the
mayor took the matter under CON
sideration.
The case of Charles Strain will be
taken up tonight a & 80 O'Clock to
be followed probably by that againsi
lie eCtlVe~Sergeant LOUIS Bertucct,
The feature of yesterdays session
of the mayors court was the state
nlcnt of Captain Pollock A number
Of character witnesses had been heard,
and several witnesses inrrebuttal, par
sIcuiarIy concerning evidence submit
ted by Sergeant Jordan, which Had
been assailed by the defense. Captain
pollocks statement IN his own defense
was characteristic and somewhat pic
tareaque He was emphatic in his de-
niais Of wrong doing in connection
~ f-t-43-4 s4astts Re
Terrea ia by witnesses tor the &C
cusegs.
phasizing has remarks in his display OF
earnestness were particularly impress
s.ve. In "a tone OF voice clearly dis
tinguishab bic III Every part o. the court
room he denied O:egspces that had
been drawn concerning t.is par,ic!pa
tion in questionable gatherings and
scenes and particuiari1ed in each.
Little Family Disturbance.
In reference TO the scene at his
4 y a No. a.
Second district. on the occasion upon
which a telephone message had called
the police, he said that the whole af
fair was simply "A family row. owe,
a trivial matter in which he showed
lack OF control OF himself He said
the row arose over the fact that HI
had gone home late, and his wife hae
ehided him, and then an amusing race
as to who should turn on or off this
light occurred which wound up III
a most distressing scene
He denied that his condition al
Murphy's hotel, as told by Special or.
ficer John Powers. was an indication
of reprehensible conduct. He declared
/ that the ladies whom he met at the
hotel We're friends of his family. ant
that he was called to their room or
a matter OF police business He sale
he would not disclose the names Of
the women, for innocent as they were
of misconduct, the mere publication
OF their names would mean disgrac.
before the world. One OF the womer
was sick, he stated, and she was ir
that condition when Mr.. Powers en-
tered the room.
THE city can have the position
hold before l will reveal TO the worlc
the identity of the two women" he de,
clared dramatically.
Concerning the incident at Madison
and Broad streets. when a woman.
screams startled the neighborhood, h,
explained that he went into the hous.
with friend whom he had met aftel
having missed car. and that the fac
Of the woman screaming meant moth
Ing. as nothing transpired out of tn,
ordinary.
Following up the general denial o.
all the charges of misconduct. witnes,
reverted to the charges that he hae
been drunk on various occasions
while on duty in his office. He de
clared that he had never appeared ii
his office in an intoxicated condition
and denied specifically that he hac
taken anything 10 drink. either in hi
Office or anywhere else. during tn,
period referred to by witnesses wht
said he had been in an intoxicated
condition in the office.
At Prices Farm.
Captain Pollock said he had beer
to Prices farm seven or eight times
& Had gone there with former Police
man Waller, of whom he was yer,
fond, and with whom he frequent,
might have been seen, as he was al
| expert automobile mechanic, and h,
!. had occasion often to get him to re
pair his Ford car.
Il didn't know Price" said Captain
Pollock. Didn't know who he was
except that his farm indicated that i
was being conducted like a prosper
GUS and energetic farmer would con
duct one" He had gotten eggs ant
vegetables from the farm, becaus,
they were Cheaper than he could ge
elsewhere.
One day he met Detective Sergean
Wiley upon return from the farm
a and when he mentioned where he mac
Il been. the detective told him all abou
Price.
ar tald. WILEY that Wa. 1laa h,