Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
GRAND JURY PROBE
BEGINS TOMORROW
Will Investigate Alleged Collu-
sion Between Policemen
and Bootleggers.
WELL-KN0WN MEN CHOSEN
Interest Centers in Testimony of
Jacobs and Price as to Rela-
tons With Police.
WELL-KNoWN MEN CHOSEN

The special grand jury OF tho Hust-
ings Court which convenes to-mor-
row morning, 10 o'clock, to investi-
gate sensational charges that mem
! bers OF the Police Department have
been in collusion with an organized
bootleg gang in this city was drawn
yesterday by Judge d. c. Richardson
Of the Hastings Court.
Tho first man drawn was James r.
Gordon. president Of the Cardwell Ma
chine Company. at 1919 East Main
Street Afr. Gordon lives at HOG Grove
| Avenue. S. p. Cowardin is a real estate
broker, former member OF the Board
OF Aldermen. and lives at sol North
Thirty-sixth Street r. II. Hardesty
Is a candy manufacturer with offices
at zoos East Franklin Street He lives
at 2lo2 East Clay Street Arthur b.
Clarke is general agent for the Sc
curity Life Insurance Company with
Offices in the Mutual Building He lives
at 4o1 East Main Street L. L. Bem'ss
is connected with the firm of John
l.. Williams & Sons. bankers, and is
president OF the Richmond Trust &.
Savings Company. and OF the Mortgage
Guaranty Corporation. His home is
at III East Grace Street NJ. r. Pace.
OF SIG South Laurel Street. is printer
by trade. and a wcll-known and high
standing official IN labor circles s. T.
Bishop is a shirt manufacturer and his
place of business is at 72l East Main
Street His home Is at 25O7 Stuart
Avenue. S. T. Beveridge is a whole
sale grain man. and his homo is at
1914 Monument Avenue. James II.
Parkinson. who is the ninth man on
the jury, lives at 9OS West Franklin
Street
WISE PROMISES THOROUGH
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES
At present the attention OF the city,
which has been aroused for weeks
and which was brought to the climax
by an investigation Of the Police De-
partment by Mayor Anslie. which re-
suited in the removal from office of
former Chief Of Police ]. r. B. Sowell.
FOR "inhrmity OF judgment and discre-
tion, is now centered upon the ac-
| tion Of the grand jury. Common
wealth's Attorney George E. Wise yes
| terdey made an unequivocal announce
-ment--that he intended to have the
grand jury investigate ali charges and
go to the bottom of matter which has
well-nigh demoralized the Police De
partment.
Mr.. Wise said that all the evidence
which is in the hands OF the Common
wealth would be turned over to the
grand jury for its careful consldera-
tion. In official circles this state
ment was taken to mean that all police
men. as we'll civilians, who are
directly or indirectly connected by
these charges Will be summoned to
testify on their oath as to conditions
in
cept where such testimony would grant
immunity to suspected men.
Many men in positions TO know ex-
press the belief that the investigation
will result in an upheaval In the ae-
partmcnt. For many weeks charges
and countercharges have been made
that graft exists in the Police De-
partment and that various members on
the force are directly connected with
the heads Of the bootleg gang il this
city.
INVESTIGATION is REQUESTED
Bi DETECTIVE SERGEANT SMITH
This grand jury will investigate the
matter upon the earnest demand of De-
tcct!ve Sergeant Gordon r. Smith, al
though Comm onwealth's Attorney Wise
later stated that he had already made
up his mind that the rumors. reports
and charges had reached the stage
where grand jury investigation was
imperative and that he had determined
10 tate the matter up Immediately.
Detective Sergeant Smith was mention
ed In the Waller affidavit filed before
the Mayor as having gone with Waller
to straighten out matter with 4.
Jacobs. of 325-B North Fifth Street
II is alleged that the dispute was over
an amount of whisky which Jacobs al
legged had been stolen by IT. l.. Price,
of stop 25. on the Seven Pines Road.
When the list OF witnesses to testify
before the grand jury is made public
1t is probable that a large number o,
civilians will be called upon TO tell
the grand jury of what they know
about conditions in the Police Depart
ment. III. L. Price. who formerly went
under the name of Rogers and who
now lives on the old Luther Scherer
farm. which is reported to have been.
in recent months. frequently visited bv
number OF policemen. including for
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