Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-25
POLLOCK PROVES
GOOD CHARACTER
Many Witnesses Tell of His Eff
ciency in Conduct of
Office.
WILL TAKE STAND HIMSELF
Expected to Deny That His Visit
to Murphy Hotel Was
Improper.
WILL TAKE STAND HIMSELF

Jury charges against Captain George
Z. Pollock which WAS resumed yester
day afternoon at i:30 o'clock. was the
unusually large number OF witnesses
testifying for the defense. the unques-
ttonablc high standing Of most of these
witnesses and the uniform tribute
which they paid TO the character and
e!hciency of Captain Pollock.
Thirty-one witnesses. all of them in
timately acquainted with Captain Pol
lock for long time. testified in his
behalf. The testimony OF w. Douglas
Gordon. well-known newspaper man.
formerly connected with The Times
Dispatch and now editor of the Norfolk
Ledger Dispatch. was characteristic and
expressive of the evidence given by a
large number OF men who represented
various professions and many walks Of
life. Their testimony was that they
had known Captain Pollock for many
years. that he was one Of the most et-
hcien, men they ever knew. tha, he was
uniformly and naturally courteous and
Kind. and that they had never seen him
under tho influence OF intoNicants.
POLLOCK AND WIFE TO
TAKE WITNESS STAND
The testimony OF John l.. Powers.
mouse detective at hurpnys Hotel.
which is conceded to be the most dam
aging evidence offered against Captain
Pollock. has not yet been disproved or
discred!ted. the evidence OF the de-
fersc having been entirely confined TO
character witnesses. What course the
defense Will pursue has not yet been
shown. However. the announcements
Of attorneys for the defense that Cap
tai Nd lt ,,sg.
last witnesses TO take the stand is
believed 10 indicate ;ha, the defense
Will attemp, 10 prove that Capain Pol
lock was al Murphy's Hotel on legiti-
mate business Oh the night that he was
ordered TO leave by Mr Powers
Besides Mrs. Pollock and Captain Pol
LOCK-. other witnesses to be placed on
the stand by the defense are as fol-
lows: Carlton Mccarthy. Charles W.
Cordes, OF the Evening Journal. j.
Taylor Robertson. Of tho Evening Jour
nal: G. II. Tompkins. Henry g. Dicker-
son. H. T. Ezekiel. W. NJ. Watkins and
G. G. Mullins. Besides th.. thirty one
witnesses who testified for Captain
Pollock last night. the Commonwealth
agreed to the proposition OF the at
torneys for the defense to permit the
names OF thirty-nve adGi, ionai police
officers TO go H. tho record AS char
acter witnesses for Captain Pollock.
". Douglas iordon was the mrs,
witness called. Ey agreement win
attorneys. Mr. Gordon, who WAS sum
moned from Norfolk was allowed to
appear a witness for Chief sherry
Also in order that he might not
have to make another trim from Nor.
folk. Mr. Gordon appeared as ctar-
acter witness for Captain Pollock AMI
Chief Sherry.
REGARDS POLLOCK AS
MOST EFFICIENT OFFICER
The testimony OF MIR Gordon was
as follows:
with the exception ot four years
spent In college up to July lal.,
lived in Richmond all my lie. | ar:
forty-two years old. ] was a ne,rbe.
OF tho board of police commissioners
for eight years, up 20 tie tin.c the
board was abolished. For the first
five years ] served on the board 7 saw
Captain Pollock every y-somctimes
twice 4 day-ard so far "a know, he
is the most efficient man in that ca
pacity | ever knew"
On crosse examination. MIR Gordon
admitted shat he knew nothing OF Can.
tain Pollock's personal habits. except
rs disclosed by his work as secretary
OF the Police Department. lie said
that his testimony was general in
sofar as it applied TO the last three
years of his service as mnmter of tie
board of police commissioners. MI
Gordon served on the board until it,
was abolished N 1910
At this point MIR. Gordon was al.
T..
Chief Sherry. which is the last case
on record before Mayor Aiuslie Ir
reply 10 questions. he said that he had
known Major Sherry since 1905. He
said that he had voted for Major
Sherry to be made sergeant, although
he was not a nembe- of the board
when he was elected to the force as
policeman. Major Sherry was re-
garded by the board. and the general
impression was that he was high
type Of man. high type Of policeman
and high type of "a police officer. Hs
was certainly regarded as such by me-
Mr.. Gordon told of the election OF
Major Sncrry as captain on the police
force. The vacancy of captain occur
red just about the time the board
was about to go out of power. He
voted and recommended that sherry
be made captain. But in view of the
short term of service the hoard was 10
have, 1t was agreed to leave the ap.
polntment to Mayor Ainslie. ard the
result was the appointment OF Sherry
as captain.
The Commonwealth then introduced
Automobile Policeman Archie c. Holt
as witness. Policeman Holt told
about the night i'm November, 1917.
which Witnesses for the Commonwealth
testified to as the night Of domestic
violence at the home OF Captain Pol
lock and tho night when he was
brought to the Second Police Station
in a patrol wagon in order to pre-.
vent further trouble at home"
Mr.. Holt said that he came on duty
late that night and he was told about
the trouble at Captain Pollocles home
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