Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-05
JACOBS PRICE CASE IN
POLICE COURT TO-DAY
Scheduled for Hearing at Same Hour
Grand Jury Re-
COnvcncS.
THOROUGH PROBE is PROMISED
Lovcnstein Promises Evidence In Re-
gard to Relations OF Certain Po-
licemcn With Illicit Liquor Traffic.
Mrs. Franklin to Waive Immunity.

Public attention is to-day concen-
trated upon the reconveninE or the
special grand jury OF the Hastings
Court and the trial of Ben Jacobs.
First Market butcher, and II. L. Price.
OF stop rs. Seven Pines Road. in Police
Court this morning. The grand jury
meets at 10 o'clock and al the same
:ime the trial OF Jacobs and Price Is
scheduled. Barring unforeseen happen
inSs the tria! will take place In the
Police Court this morning. according
to the attorneys for the defendants.
| The meeting OF the grand jury and the
trial OF Price and Jacobs are said to
be closely woven together.
II is known that q number OF wilt
nesses, whose names have not and
Will not be made public until sum-
! moned before the grand jury, will be
subpoenaed TO testify eitho- to-day or
Tomorrow a persistent report still
has 1t that Frank Waller Will appear
before the grand jury 10 confirm state
mcnt previously made by him. II was
reported yesterday that a prominent
man in this city. who bought the ticket
for Waller before leaving the city,
was to appear before the grand jury
| and testify that before getting on the
train. Waller told him that everything
he had previously said was absolutely
false. According TO this report Waller
gave this as reason for his desire
to get out OF town before the grand
jury met. as he knew that he would
be summoned to testify
COMMISSIONER PETERS
WILL BE CALLED TO-DAY
When the grand jury meets at 10
o'clock Comm issioner Of Prohibition J..
Sidney Peters and Policeman F. A.
Frayser will be on hand to testify.
When the jury adjourned Monday
night at Z o'clock Arthur B. Clarke,
foreman, specifically requested Mr.. Pc
ters and Policeman FIayser be called.
Mayor Ainslie will be within call to
inform the grand jury as to the details
of his preliminary investigation and
aid the probe in any manner possible.
Several members of the grand jury
have announced their intention Of
staying in session as long as neces-
sary 10 make a thorough and search
ing investigation. However, they are
using every precaution in summoning
witnesses. in order that no man who
has been guilty of an offense may
secure immunity by testimony before
the grand jury which would incrim-
| mate him. In order to lay their hands
on the most important offenders. the
members OF the grand jury will at
tempt to get to the bottom OF the
charges as soon as possible, even il
they permit several minor offenders to
escape.
In semiofficial circles a thorough
house cleaning OF the Police Depart
ment is confidently predicted. This is
expected because the point is made
that in their investigation the grand
jury will probably come upon the activ
tiles OF various members OF the force
who have not in reality committed any
offense. but who have been guilty of
misfeasance in Office or Of indiscre tions
which would render them unfit for
service.
MANY MEMBERS OF FORCE
WANT THOROUGH INQUIRY
Since the charges which have been
circulated about the Police Depart
men. for the last two months have
wel-nigh demoraiized the force and
cast the entire membershin under a
cloud. largo number OF members
have welcomed this investigation as
the only means for pursins the force
and allowing the blame to be pu.
where it belongs.
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire has
charge OF the sumnonng of witnesses.
and every attempt has been made to
Keep the names of prospective wit
nesscs secret. For IL the names O:
come were d:vuiged there is no doubt
but that some effort would be made
20 avoid appearing before the grand
jury. However, developments OF a
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