Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
during the entire inves,.sa.

| position uurinS tRe entire tnveStlSa.
| ton.
Tho numerous afIldavits furnished by
the men whose names have been men
toned IN connection with the so-called
police scandal were sworn TO before
Mayor Ainslie and signed by his sec
| rotary. Miss Nerna T. Atkinson. n no
tary public, 1t was these amdavits
which caused Mayor Ainslie to insei-
| tute his police investigation and which
has ccnterei the attention of tho en-
tire city upon tho subsequent action
OF the Mayor
The 'a'hdaHits implicate former Au-
tomobile Policeman Frauk S. Waller
and Detective Sergeant Gordon =.
Smith with making arrangements be-
tween Abe Jacobs. OF 3o5-B North Fifth
Street. and ii. l.. Price. Of stop 25. on
the Seven Pines Road. in an effort TO
prevent "squealing" by Jacobs. which
would involve several members of tho
police force. Walters affidavit posi-
lively asserts that this action was
tancn upon Chief Sowelrs order to
sec Jacobs immc 6iately and hush him
up"
JACOBS WAS PAID $3.50
FOR LIQUOR FROM HIM
According to this affidavit. Jacobs
WAS raid $3.50 for whisky which he
alleged that Price had stolen from
him. Price furnishing SIS and Wal
Ter borrowing money 10 pay the other
E5. Fatroiman j. j. Smith is impli-
Gated in that he is charged with hav-
ing Informed Price that if he had any
whisky on his farm he had better get
rid of II. as he though that the farm
would be raidcd by Commissioner OF
Prohibition Peters.
Former leader OF the purity" squad.
Harry +. Sweet, Is connected with the
transaction. in that he is reported to
nave paid the $50 to Jacobs. finally
arranging the settlement and prevent
Ing Jacobs from snuealing. Waller
himself il directly charged with hav-
ing accented 50 for the safe delivery
of two suit cases and $3.50 for the
safe delivery OF three or four suit
cases of whisky for Abe Jacobs. This
whisky is alleged TO have been trans
ported in the city's automobile
MAJOR SoWELI. VISITED FARM
on AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS
In the an'davits. Chief Sowcn is fur
ther implicated. in that he has visited
the Price farm on at least two occa-
sions with Waller in the city's car.
and that he has had unsavory business
relations with Price. Hc Is charged
with having received farm produce
from Price. and in return gave Price
I blue-stecl pistol.
Sowell positively denied having or
dered Waller TO SEQ Jacobs and
straighten out the matter. but admits
mat he told Price that 1t was prob
able that charges would he brought
against him. Gordon Smith admits
that he vent with Waller TO see Ia
cohs and then went down TO the Price
farm and advised their to stra!chten
out whatever trouble they had between
themselves but absolutely denies TINT
he was in any way connected with III.
matter.
III. +. Sweet denies that he was in
any way Implicated: that no turned
the money over TO Jacobs for waller
or that he has ever had any business
connection with either. Policeman J.
j. Smith gives the lie to the charge
that he informed Price OF a probahIe
raid on his farm. In an aGduvit. NJ
S. Angle. special detective for the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com.
pany. says that he heard Frank wal
Ter swear to Gordon Smith before they
went to SEQ Jacobs that he-Waller-
was not n any way implicated in any
Illegal transactions.
RECORDS OF THOSE
WHOSE NAMES ARE MESTIoHCn
Brief sketches OF the polire REGARD.
or men whose names have heen
brought into tho police inquiry are
given below:
F. Is. Sowell. Former Chief or pr.
lice-Appointed 10 force on January :
49, MADE sergeant in December.
1901: captain, in 1914, and Chief OF
Police on January 49, 1918. and re,
moved yesterday by Mayor George
Ains!ie He was brlcklayer before
joining the force
=. A. Sherry. appointed Chief OF
foice Yesterday and former captain
OF me hrst district-Appointed to force
July H. 1903: made sergeant on Anr;I