Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-12
ADELANSK| CHARGES
POLICE WITH FRAME-UP
Says They Arc After Him Because
He Told Truth to Grand
Jury.
HAULED BOOZE TO PRICE FARM
Now Accused of Having Whisky in
His Car in Which Two Soldiers
and IA Woman Were Passengers.
Sharp Passage in Police Court.

Facing trial in Police Court on July
90 on three charges. Harry Adelanski
yesterday asserted that he is the victim
of police frame-up. Adelanski is one
of the principal witnesses against the
four policemen indicted by the grand
jury on the charges of transporting
whisky. He is jitncy driver by oc-
cupation and was arrested early We'd
nesday morning by Plainclothesmen
Waters. Brown and Anthony. and is
charged with being n person not of
good fame. transporting whisky in an
automobile and soliciting women for
immoral purposes.
Adelanski. who is now out on 500
bail vigorously asserted his Innocence.
His case was called for trial in Police
Court Wednesday morning, but con-
tinued at the request of Attorney T. b.
Dunford. of the Prohibition Depart
ment. At the time of his arrest
Ade'nEski had in his car two soldiers
another man, and woman named Mrs
Annie Creekmore. of 400 North Second
Street. Benjamin Lovenstein. attorney
Tor the defendant, was fined $40 for
contempt of court when tho case was
called. Mr.. LovenStein said that his
client could prove that the whisky
found in the automobile belonged to
the soldiers. Since the soldiers might
be transferred at any time and there
he asked that their evidence be taken.
DUNFoRD OBJECTS TO
HEARING FROM SOLDIERS
Attorney Dunford objected and Jus
tice Crutchneld sustained him Ixovcn-
stein then asked that the case of one
OF the soldiers he called. This was
done and Mr.. Lovenstein fired cues
ZION 10 him as to the ownership of the
liquor. The answer was favorable TO
the defendant and was objected to bv
attorney Dunford. The ire Of Justice
Crutchheld was aroused when Mr. Dun
tord declared the asking of this nucs-
ton to be Il subtcrfuge. The Justice
reminded Mr.. Lovcnstetn that hn h,d
previously told him that he would not
near this evidence Mr. Loyensta,,
sa'o' know YOU did. but asked hin,
the question and he answered it," For
mat fine you $40" said the Justice Mr.
LoNenstein paid the fine
~, "eh asked as to what he meant
pE frame-up, Adelanski said.
iolice are trying to fix me-" H.,
saio: because testified against four
" thenn In the recent grand Jury in
ta'Eation and caused them to be in
u'ctea Tor violation of the prohibition
law: These men were F. l. Hanky :.
N'"d' !. q: Cousins and J. II. Ridc-
way | told the grand Jury tha, 7 w.,
hired by Cousins to haul four r,ins ~
WhlSKE from Fifth and Byrd Streets
where Inc grips were taken from ,
ram on the Richmond. Frederick.-
o"rs ana Potomac Railroad tracks
SAYS POLICEMEN ALWAYS
HELP ONE ANOTHER
Hter the suit cases had been
paced In the machine. Cousins. Ride.
way and Kidd. together with IarIy
rice got into the car and directed mo
20 orife to Church Hill. while narky
MO was attached to the Second Dis
l'ict' returned uptown. In an alley
near Cousins's home in the East END
nc three policemen alghted with ono
Oh lhe Erips. | drove to Prices f.,,,
win the other three grips, that man
gong along with me-
after was in court ycstcrdav ,v.,
lawyers came to me and intim,t.,,
'hat II would let up on tho foi,
policemen they would do all they couIl
10 get me off when my case came ~,
s"ih' told them that would NOT
10 anything Of the kind; that ! wouII
continue to tell the truth just as h,
always done" ''
Hdeianski was reminded nv a friapa
mat the policemen who arrested him
were not implicated in any wav win
49,. asses pending against the four IN
''Stihss Court. THAT makes no diff
'erchce. he replied, you can always
'""nt on policemen TO help one an
o'her when they land in trouble"