Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-10

day. and l saw gambling going on.
On Friday I went back and took Paul
Bcattie with me, but while we were
watching. q man passed and looked
hard at us, and l told Bcattie that
L guess 1t is all up On Saturday |
went to the station house and Ser
geant Sheppard told mo that there
were orders for me. Yhc orders di-
rectel me TO report back in uniform
at once. 1t was on May IL. l said
to Sergeant Sheppard: Damned If
I'll do it, wrote out my resigna-
t!on but Sergeant Sheppard advised
mo not to take such action. On Sun.
day I saw Major Sowell.--"
Objection entered by the defense
and sustained by Mayor Ainslie.
Attorney Bryan then asked the
witness: "From whom did you under
stand the orders to go back in uni
form proceeded?"
Captain Sherry ordered me back
to uniform. His name was signed to
the order"
why did he do it. Mr.. Swcet?"
Collection by the defense sustain
ed
DESCRIBES RAID ON MAIN ST.
POOLROIM
Tell all you know about tho raid
at S2S East Main Street"
Turning to the Mayor, Sweet de-
clarcd, '1f you don't let me tell all
I'll tell none Of it. I was ordered
back to uniform as soon as l went
after that place.
"On May 22nd Captain Sherry got
n phone call from the Second Sta
ton to be at Seventh and Franklin
streets. He took me with him and
we met Policemen J. J. Harris and
A. G. Holt. We didn't know where
we were going then.
Captain Sherry took the back way
and Holt ana l got in in time to get
$262 and arrested Wilbon, Gates and
Sampson, who were the proprietorS.
The case was called in Police Court
and continued. While there Captain
Sherry said to me: "Thoy're all
good fellows and I would like to get
them off, They were discharged in
Police Court and got the $500 back.
Later on n lady phoncd Sherry
that one of her relatives had been
getting liquor at SOS East Main st.
Captain Sherry told me to tell them
that he didn't want to arrest them,
but that il they had any liquor they
had better get rid Of it. I called
Sampson downstairs and gave him
the message"
CHARGES SHERRY WITH PRO
TECTINGi POLICY SHOPS
In regard to the specifications
charging Chief Sherry with protect
ing policy Joints" Sweet said:
every few policy joints were ever
pulled in the First District. I know
that policy was never bothered The
last two complaints were handed to
me by Captain Sherry, who said:
You know what to do with them
Course | knew what to do with them
to stay away from them as far as
+ could"
On oss-eXamination. Sweet adj
mitted that the fact that Captain
Sherry was in uniform at the time
! of the gambling raid on the Bucket
| Of Blood" was q good reason for his
; going to the rear but said that the
superior officer should always lead
! the raid In addition he admitted
/ that in compliance with Sherry's al
legged request as to getting the men
! off, his testimony in tho police court
was "weak."
I Mr. Smith then asked him IL 1t was
not Justice Crutchfield's fault.
! Sweets answer was: Crutchfield
| often convicts mon before they open
: their mouth, and you know 1t as we'll
as anybody. l have often heard You
| tell him so. Sherry told me to be
: light on the men, and | made my
: testimony light.
HAULED OVER GOALS If POLICY
! SHOPS WERE RAIDED
! Continuing Sweet admitted that
! Sherry had given him orders to clean
I up houses Of i'll fame and asserted
! that in this Connection the First Dis
trict was superior to the Second. He
; said that If policeman pulled Il
! policy joint he was hauled over the
Goals, ordered back to uniform, or
. ordered from one beat to another"
; Mr.. Sweet, did not the same con-
; dition as to policy gambling exist be-
! fore Captain Sherry was captain7"
asked Mr.. Smith; and when Sweet
refused to answer, asked: Did you
know of any policy shops that you
! could have broken up and did not
; break up?"
AT this juncture the Mayor insist
! ed upon Sweet answering the qucs-
ton. and Sweet holly exclaimed:
Mr.. Ainslie, you know what
! would happen if we radicd policy
! shops"
, At the conclusion Of Sweets testi-
] mony, the Commonwealth rested its
, case and the defense insisted upon
! the calling of Policemen ] J. Harris
and A. G. Holt, witnesses for the
prosecution. In compliance with
! this request the Mayor summoned
| Harris.
Harris told Of his part in the raid
| at S2S East Main street, which in this
particular as to the nature and re-
suits was practically the same as
Sweets, and said that the reason
/ for the continuance was that ba 20