The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-28
SHERRY SUSPENDED
WITH OTHER POLICE
OFFICERS BY MAYOR
Bertucci Does Not Get to
Make That Trip to
Boston After All.
CUSTER CASE NEXT
Judge Richardson Is to
Act Soon Against Men
Criticized By the
Grand Jury.
DUSTER CASE NEXT

liant. bclated advantage OF his
pff#t gnti,c a. provided by the
charter Mayor Ainsltc YESTERDAY
afternoon suspended tthcf "l
Police sherry. Captain ''t9fGt
Pollock and Defective 5crfhfa''
pending the hearings I'm tue pro
poscd custer proceedings To be
Instituted probably today hS
Judge Richardson. Cher SHERRY
had pre, iou~l, suspended Police
man ~truiu who VIII also come
under the action of the judge
The entire matter il no" M I"
Judge Richardson, who, II l. ne
iiescd will issue the necessary
formal notices to the men CON
cerned tt,dny.- II This IL done, II =
expected that The entire proceed,
tnsys will have reached an end
within IA few days
The action on the part OF the
mayor. II IL believed. was pre-
Ctpitasesi by Commonwealth Nj
tofney Wise, under whose @uEges~
tIon. i, was said. the mayor pro-
cs.cdcd II had been previously
stated nv the mayor that he would
take no steps In the matter nntii
Judge Richardson had acted
This, he said, WAS In accordance
With an understanding between
the MAYOR. the Judge and the COM
monwpaIth's attorney.
Senior Captain I. ]. Mcmahon or
the Third district former chief 81 the
secret service department VIII "n-
der the rules of the department. act
as chief until the question as to jhe
future status Of Chief Sherry ~ fS-
tablished
The once force al headquarters
U{l} handle the WORK usually perform
ed by Captain George Polloyh while
the headquarters detectives viii
double up in filling Detective Ser
tuvcfs shoes
The latter did not leave for Boston
YESTERDAY a had been planned. oHf IN
his stead Detective kellam VIII take
the trip and bring the fugitive Mont
Somery back
Mayor Aiusle YESTERDAY IN sus-
p.ndinE the men wrote them each a
latter A COPY OF which follows
Richmond Va, June ?
Dear Sir have been in confer
ence with the comm onwealth's attor-
new about the contemp plated proceed
inrs against you in the hustings court
and have considered the possible en-
bsrrassme nts that might occur TO MN
and maybe 70 others by reason a.
your continuance on duty pending the
preparation and hearing OF your case
growing out OF charges made by the
grand jury.
I'm order that no one may be sub
tected 10 any embarrassment on thai
account. | hereby suspend you from
duty until the completion OF the hear
ing of the accusations which the com
monwealth's attorney says VIII be hae
as speedily as possible
Respectfully,
GEORGE AGNSLIE.
Mayor"
commemorative Attorney Wise yes
terday afternoon stated that he wat
rushing things on the papers in thu
proposed custer proceedings. HI
worked on them untl late in tn
night, and announced that he expect
ed have them ready for the Judge thi
morning.
Under the law the hearings must b.
held not sooner than FIVE days no
later than ten days after the paper
have been presented to the accused
when the date is fixed in such case al
other cases must give way, for hear
ingr In custer proceedings have pre-
cedence.
There have been no hearings unde
this law in the state, and the pro
cedure will be watched with genera
interest.
Mayor Ainslie yesterday sent let
ter to the local real estate agents
asking cooperation in Kidding the cit
I az questionable people, and urging III
names Of all persons known TO ther
10 be of unsavory reputation be fur
Wished the police department.
The real estate agents are already
{ under the law. prohibited from rent
ing houses to persons for purposes c
nrostitution. and they have, one of III
landing agents said yesterday, AWAY
kept a lookout for such persons. Ther
r. some dificulty in the way how
\ nyer. from the standpoint OF tn
agent, who is not clothed with pc
I lice power. but he can convey h
auspicions to the police, who, 1t
intimated by the mayor, will do IN
rest.
with this cooperation, it Is sal
the contamination may be minimize'
ma the city more thoroughly clean'
"a.
specia1 watch will also be made O
~ titney and auto-for hire men.
n generally agreed that much of II
VICE In the city is due to the jitne
ana particularly to the street-corn'
n tor hire auto.
n this connection. Councilms
John W. Moore announced yesterds
/ fhat he would at the next meeting
coYnmon council introduce an ordir
n rnce requiring all jitneurs 10 furnis
XII Soyads for their good conduct. an
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