The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-23

Counsel for Captain George T..
Pollock, after the custer hearings
had progressed considerably be
fore Mayor tAinsEie yesterday, and
adjournment had been taken 10
s O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, ex~
pressed confidence I'm the ability
of the defense To dtsproye all evil
tsence adduced, With the resultant
aequittai of the accused officer.
But the commemorative at
t0rney and his associate counsel
could not see IL that way. They
felt confident that the testimony
already presented must be suf.
ficicnt to give the mayor a chance
to form an opinion,
Old stagers who filed the city
cirs court room, where the
hearings arc being held. saGciy
shook their heads as the witnesses
told their tales. Council for the
accused officer sought 10 keep
back much OF the evidence that
tended To pry open the door of
the family closet. and In this ef-
fort they were aided by the law
yers on the other side. But wit
me@ses would. whether intt ntion~
ally or not. let little things slip
through, which. before ii jury.
might not he admitted as evil
dence, but which must in this case
produce. at least, an impression
on the mind of the mayor. ON
whom rests the final decision I'm
the case
Policeman Clarke. one of the
house men at second police sta
ton. was the first wit ness. He told
Of having received phone mes
sage on the night OF November
25th. 1911, which conveyed u pa
thetic story. The voice over the
phone was that of woman, very
much in distress, according to the
witness. In an excited manner
she told of furious husband
heating her. and besought the aid
Of the police.
Otficer Clarke. accompanied by O.
seer Taylor and Squire Purdt
mounted the patrol wagon and dros
-apidly to the number indicated b
he IS O s" signal over the 'phon
Mr.. Clarke rushed up the doorstep
rang the bell, and the door was oper
I'd by Captain Pollock.
Policeman Is Surprised.
Il did not know he lived there
,aid Clarke
We went In. There We found til
captain and hts wife in the midst {
4 quarrel. 1t took us some time :,
pacify her. She wanted TO get
warrant. and Squire Purdie had se'
sral times started TO write one, Sh
anally decided not TO swear out III
warrant when she learned that sh
would have to appear in police cour
I'VE tried 10 quiet Captain Poilocl
He was in an awful condition. an
while we were there he drank a lars
quantity Of liquor which he took frol
/ bottle on the sidehoard. Finally
said:
~ will end 1t all. and grabbed
pistol. which he pointed to his hea
and was about to fire, when SPUR
Purdie and Mr.. Taylor took III
weapon away from him.
The captain was finally persuade
10 get away from the house. He IA
stated that his wife had said If h
touched her again she would shoe
him. He got into the patrol wagol
went to Second station, and was show
% a room in the upper floor. Late
il was learned that he had gone dow
he steps from the southern end of I'll
station and had disappeared. He ha
not been placed under arrest, and til
policemen did not search for him"
During the delivery of this test
nony, Lawyers David Leake and CT
bert X. Pollock. representing Captai
Pollock, sought to restrain the Wi
1ess. Counsel for the prosecution pre-
.ested that they did not wish famil
matters to be dragged into such
Ease, but that they simply wished
sustain their charge that the accuse
had been under the influence of ir
.oxicating liquor ana was, therefor
unfit to hold a position on the polio
force.
Squire Purdie was introduced,
sorroborate Clarke.
Tale OF Sergeant Jordan.
Sergeant Jordan told of havin
found defendant in an Intoxicated cor
1ition in his office on February
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