Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-02
SIX POLICEMEN TO
FACE TRIAL TODAY
Dates Will Also Be Set for Custer
Proceedings Against Four
Others.
LIMA POLICE LET WALLER GO
Waymack Reports That Expo
liceman Skipped on Telegraphic
Advice From Richmond.
LIMA POLICE LET WALLER GO

Six members of the Richmond l,o-
lice department who were indicted oy
the special grand jury of the Hastings
Court. which conducted "A sweeping
investigation in vice conditions exist
ing in this city. will be arraigncd in
the Hastings Court this morning Dates
for their trials are expected to be set
at this time. while the institution OF
custer proceedings against Chief of
Police {. y. Sherry. Police Captain
george +. Pollock. Detective Sergeant
Louis Bcrtucci and Iatrolman - ~
Strain is also expected this morning.
Inns latter matter. however. may 60
over until tomorrow morning
The six members OF the Police Dc
partment under indictment for viola
tions of the State prohibition law are
l'atrolmcn l.. ~ 1oSIuctt. j. w. King.
p. a. Bolton, /. G. Cousins. L. 4. Kidd
and Joseph II. Ridgeway. other IN
dictmcnts returned by this grand jury
which will be called this morning are
former Policeman Frank s waller.
who was arrested in Lima. Ohio. but
later released and cannot hc located:
NJ. :. Angle. special agent Of the Chcs-
apeakc and Ohio Railway Company
former Policemen T.. |. Hankey. G. H.
Deskins and w. II. Bunton. Deskin.
has been located, and viii! be brought
back to Richmond.
Members Of the department.: were ;us-
pended Immediately after they were in
dicted. and are now at liberty under
$500 bonds. Major Sherry, Captain FOL
lock. Sergeant Bcrtucci and patrolman
Strain, against whom custer proceed
ings will be brought, have heen sus-
pended by Mayor Ainslie pending the
outcome OF these proceedings.
Because Of the rush of other bust
ness it is probable that the oueter
action will not be reached in the Hust-
inGs Court until tomorrow morning.
Many indictments were returned yes
terday by the July grand Jury in addi-
tion to the other cases. now pending
in the Hastings Courl. and the setting
of dates for the trial of these cases IS
expected to consume some time.
Complaint against the four mon who
are threatened with removal from Of
flee will be filed with Judge y. c.
Richardson by Commonwealth's At.or-
ney George T. Wise. in accordance with
the provisions Of the custer law. They
Will be summoned to court Immediately.
The proceedings are expected to he
started as quickly rs possible, and
these hearings will be gotten under
way within the next TWO weeks. Coun-
sci have been employed by the three
men. and renewal from office will be
warmly contested.
AS yet they have received no notih-
cation that this action would be start
ed. They have been suspended by
Ia In Sli aNI bay Ian =,
the newspapers that action against
them is planned, but that is the .x
tent OF their knowledge. They i'm
mediatcly employed counsel. however.
who informed Judge Richardson that
the stcnographic evidence of the grand
jury would be expected TO be saved. in
order to lie available at the trials.
WHO SUPPLIED MONEY
FOR FRANK WALLER'S BOND:
One Of the most interesting develop
ments yesterday IN the police scandal
was the news that former Policeman
Frank S. Waller had fed from Lima.
Ohio. while al liberty on $500 bond
upon the advice of several Richmond-
ers. contained in kilograms. This state
ment was made by Detective Sergeant
Waymack, who went TO Lima to bring
Nt' pstNH " iNiShiiioHu w ihSc ~ Id
for violating the State prohibition law.
Sergeant Waymack was unable to
obtain copies OF the kilograms alleged
TO have been received By Waller. and
it is not definitely known who the
senders were. 1t is probable that tn:
detective bureau will endeavor 10 OBJ
tain copies of the messages from the
Richmond cfTice OF the telegraph com
pany.
There is also considerable interest
as to who supplied the 5000 for the
bail OF Waller in Lima. So far az can
be asccrtained. this is as much Of II
mystery in that city as in Richmond.
From one of the Lima newspapers Ser
geant Waymack clipped this article:
The arrest slip-the piece OF paper
which in Lima police circles does duty
for blottcr or permanent record OF each
arrest-says Waller gave bord in the
sum of $500. Chief of Police Roush
says he took the bond. but forgot to
inquire the name of the man who put
up tho money. How will you know
to whom to return it to when the bond
is lifted?' he was asked. oh. that's
all right the chief explained; he Is 4
tall fellow. Kinda old. and wears Il
moustache.' So there is $500 waiting
at the station for the man answering
that description"