Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
SAYS He CAVE SWEET
s100 AFTER WHISKY RAID
Policeman Strain, in Affidavit, Tells
Of Splitting Reward With
Brother Officer.
is STILL ON POLICE FORCE
Grand Jury Questioned His State
mcnt, but Recommended That He
BE Dismissed for "UnbccOming
Conduct"-Swcct Makes Denial.

made public the affidavit flied with
him by Policeman Charles 4. Strain in
which he duplicates former Policeman
Harry T.. Sweet.
The affidavit was flied with the grand
jury, which reconme nded the dismissed
OF Strain from the police force for
conduct detrimental to the service and
unbccominE AN officer" The grand jury
said: I'm his sworm affidavit of May
-. 1918. II true. he convic,s himself
transporting liquor. His affidavit is
not supported by the slightest testi
mony. II his affidavit is false. he is
not 1T man TO he on the force. and is
liable to indictment for perjury"
Strain Is still an active member Of
the police force. Sweet was several
times witness before the grand jury
and has denied the charges Of graf,
made by Strain.
Strains affidavit follows:
Deposition Of Police Ofircr Charles
y. Strain. made in the presence of
Major C. y. sherry. Captain George r.
Pollock and Officer T.. NJ. Bosquett. at
police headquarters. May %. 1918.
Charles a Strain: Il was asked to
80 out to Acca Station. on the Rich
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad. by Officer II. + Swcc, while
was working with him. do not
know who the stuff that We took and
member there were I'VE or six cases
'suit cascs) Of whisky. II WAS put In
Ford machine by Joe WiGCinCton
and brought TO the city and carried TO
WiESinGton's father house. don't
know whether WigcinGtons father
ives there or not. How II was disposed
NJ, do not know. | don't Know who
they sold 1t to. nothing about that
That Was when / was working with
sweet.
Officer Bosruct,: That is what
Charlie strain told me-"
strain: Il don; know how much
money WigEinCton got for it"
Bosquct: Did WirEinston give Won
any money for Sweet"
SAYS HE GAVE 500
TO POLICEMAN SWEET
strain RE gave me hundred
dollar bill and ] gave II to sweet; 7
am not surc who the whisky belonged
to-
Bosauett: 81 think tho WHISKY be.
!onsed to boy named Hamilton. VINO
hung around a lunch room / heard
mat he said he got knocked off for
nine or ten cases heard II AROUND
there In Conversations
strain: u did not know what Swoe,
"as going 10 do until ate, ne 70,
out at Acca."
bosaue,t; Tell tho CHER the same
you tO!d me-
Strain; Il don, wan, TO tel tales
but sweet said he Vas going 10 20,
back at Captain Sherry. As ,oId
bosGuett. Sweet said he 20, his info-
nation from fellow named RAWLINGS
about these boys coming in with ,nc
whisky. either two or three. fellows
from Washington, and Rawlings was
20 take them In his machine and bring
thrm TO town. When this stun
off
sweet ran down the bank and these
iei!o"s ran on. wings went on or
ana Wigsineton loaded IL on his car.
Major Sherry: did YOU help load
the whisky on tho carr
strain: Yes sir"
sherry: And where Vas !, r-,..,
CARRIED WHISKY OUT
ON NiNE-MIiE ROAD
STRAIN: 1T was carried GU, on Tho
S!ne.M!le Road. and he had 10 wake
ms father up tW:ggington's fa,hcrl."
sosqueu: How much whisky did
they have
strain; Il have forgotten. exactly.
but !, was close TO nine cases-all IN
pihts' ana don't know the fellows
name. but he was oncc a policeman a,
Hopewe!l--l don't think h. is on .bc
iorce nova big stout fcllow-ho was
over there at the time and got some
OF the whisky. II was sold to him
sherry: Did you see i, brought IN
this house" 90
Strain: Yes. sir"
sherry; What time OF night was ;t?.
strain: 1T was between 1 and :
o CLOCK III the morning. /, came on
a train that does not stop at Richmond
nut stops at Acca TO change the tram
crews mat is where the whisky was
ihro"n OF. II WAS due at Acca =
LITTLE after o'clock"
sherry: Where did you so after
leaving there"
strain: sweet did not go GU, there"
SHERRY: Where did he get OFF,"
ADMITS GETTING
MONEY FOR WHISKY
strain: Al Sixth and Grace Streets"
sherry: When did Wiggington give
you the hundred dollars-that night
OF next day."
Strain: Il can't say whether the mex,
day or day after"
sherry: Was it within wecx.s
time?'
Strain: Il can't say for sure"
sherry: "Wiggington gave you u
hundred dollars to deliver 10 Sweet
for whisky delivered at his fathers
house,"
strain: Yes. sir, for his (sweet.s,
share" -
Sherry: What did he give your.
Slfaln' The same amount"
Sherry: did you carry Sweet IN.
hundred dollars?"
Strain: "hes. sir. carried it to him
and gave it TO him"
Sherry: And kept hundred for
yourself?"
Strain: yes. sir"
Sherry: Is this the only deal YOU
were ever mixed up imp
Strain: Yes, sir. was detailed TO
work with him. and that is why
went out there with him"
Rosquett: Did he let you know
what he was going to do?"
Strain: II though he was going to
catch fellows who were bringing In
whisky. He could have caught these
-allows had he tried. He could have
waited until the whisky had been.
loaded in the machine and got them
ALL"
CAUGHT RAWLINGS AND
NEARLY KILLED HIM
Sherry: who was hired to bring this
whisky in?"
Strain: THE fellow that double
crossed them-Rawlings- drives a
gray car, a Buick six"
Bosquett: They don't know who
took ii. A day or so afterwards Rawl-
ings was caught by one of these boys
ioWners of the whisky and heatop