Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-17
FIRST DISTRICT To Be
!. GIVEN GENERAL CLEANUP
Houses OF Ill Fame and
Gambling.
siAsTIN REPORTS on SURVEY
Allen and Frayscr in Charge Of
First District Suuad-Waters and
l.umpkin Transferred to Second
District-Many Arrests Expected.

After a comprehensive survey Of vice
and gambling conditions in that part OF
the city lying east OF Seventh street
and north of the river, Or. j 7. Mas;n,
secretary OF the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections. filed htty-pasc
report with the state Council OF De-
Tense yesterday. The report WAS not
made public. but will be turned over
TO the Richmond Council OF Defense,
headed by George Bryan. for such &C
tion as may seem desirable.
The district embraced i'll the survey
IS known as the First Police District,
and WAS formerly presided over by
Captain (. 4 Sherry, appointed Chief
oi Police on the removal of Major
Sowel The appointment; OF Chief
Sherry was sharply criticized by the
grand jury, on the ground that ne had
not taken the proper steps to stamp
out vice and gambling ia his district
when precinct captain
At the same time that this repor,
was fled general shake-up in the
work of the so-cailcd purity squads"
was ordered by Acting Chief OF Po-
lice T. J. McMahon. Policeman f. ".
Allen. who succeeded Harry T.. Sweet
as chief Of the purity squad" and
who has been working in the West End
for some time. was transferred to the
First District, and furnished with post.
tive orders 10 wipe out every house
of i'll fame in that section of
the city. and also every gamh'ne
resort. Allen took with him Policeman
EHraN hc !, .,i
working for some time The active
campaign will be begun ;mm ediately
in the FRS; District. which the grand
jury reported to be the worst district
III the city.
NJ. F. I.umpkin. OF the First District.
nave been transferred TO the Second
District,
MAsTIN'S REronT is
SAID TO he DRASTIC ONE
The report OF Or. Mastin chairman
of the enforcement committee Of the
State Council OF Defense. was filed at
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
Office Of Executive Secretary c. Il.
Kelley. The report is a voluminous
one, covering many typewriter pages.
and will he taken under immediate con-
Sidcration by the Richmond Council Of
Defense. While the report has not. as
yet, hecn made public. II Is undcrst to ID
TO he a very dras-ice one, covering II,
detail thorough investigation OF vice
conditions in the First District an,
police activities which have been in
cidcnt thereto. with recommendation:
from the committee OF enforcement fnI
future action in the matter OF tn,
elimination of vice. particularly a.
'commercializod" vice. in the City. Or
Mastin heads his report with the SIX
nifcant title. Cleaning Up Vice"
In Police Court yesterday mora,
ing Elsie Patton. Maria Mason Jcs.
sic Herbert and Mabel Amos who
were rounded UP at n carnival in Ful,
ton on the charge of being questionable
characters. were all placed under a
good behavior bond Of Sion each for
the period of six months. In addition.
the Patton girl was committed to the
city detention home for treatment on
the recon- mcndni!on Of the Health De
partment.
IN tho case Of Walter Adams and
Minnie Daniels arrested At =. coming
house at 3l3 East Clay Street ui, the
charge OF being persons not Of good
fame. hy Policeman ] J. Daugherty,
g girl was sent to the detention nome
after being examined by physicians of
the Health Department. adams was
placed on good behavior bond for s3no
for siN months Henry Low and Mary
Daniels. the Younger sister % the
othe- Daniels girl. were also tried
They were held for the Juvenile Court
Low is charged with contributing 20
the moral delinquency ~ the girl