Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-13
use and sale Of ardent spirits and did
80 conduct himself as to encourage
violations Of said laws.
CHARGE OF NEGLIGENCE.


and while as such Il police captain in
said department failed neglected and
refused TO discharge his official duty
In the matter of investigating COM
plants OF law violation and failed to
maintain proper standards Of efri-
cheney among his subordinates in tho
discharge of their duty and that ho
encouraged while n member Of tho
said police department and while rs
such captain of police and chief OF
police violations Of the criminal laws
OF the state Of Virginia by his associa-
ton and intimacy with the proprio.
tors OF questionable resorts and per
sons not of good fame.
Fifth: That he tho said G.. A.
Sherry while a member of the police
department of tho city OF Richmond
and while as such n captain Of police
and chief of police Of said city failed
and neglected to discharge his duties
in the matter OF investigating and
informing himself as to tho personal
and official conduct of the subordinate
members Of the said police depart
mcnt.
Sixth: That he the said G. A.
Sherry while a member of the police
department OF the city of Richmond
and while as such captain Of DO
lice and chief OF police of said city
failed ind neglected to discharge his
duties in the matter of tho investigat
ion personally and through his sub
ordinates as to tho location OF houses
Of i'll fame gambling houses and ques
tiOnable resorts tho suppression of tho
same according to law and the arrest
of tho inmates and frcquentcrs of such
houses and resorts and persons not Of
good fame.
Seventh: That IL further consider
alton of this complaint it is prayed
that the written report of the grand
jury made to this honorable court OH
the % tn day Of June 1918 may be
read and considered ESQ far as it re
fers to the said c. A. Sherry as full
ly as if herein set out and made Il part
hereof.
"And your complainant will ever
pray. etc,
GEORGE T.. WISE.
ATTORNEY for the Commonwealth, City
Of Richmond Virginia.
CHARGE AGAINST POLLOCK '
"Your complainant George T.. Wise
attorney for the commonwealth of the
said city respectfully represents that
i, George e. Pollock an officer and
member of tho police department OF
the city of Richmond Virginia with
the rank Of captain of police having
been duly appointed by authority OF
Jaw has forfeited said Office and
should be ousted and removed there
|. from because--
i "Wrst: That he did while a nom
; Der of the said police department..
both when on duty and when not on
. places both public and private be in
a state of intoNicatfon produced by ar
dent spirits voluntarily taken.
, Second: That while Il member Of
. the said police department ho did
. knowingly and wilfully misconduct
, himself in Office i'll that ho was on
, divers occasions in the presence OF
his SuDordinatcs in tho said depart
mcnt guilty of disordcrly and demon
aliHing conduct and did thereby dis
credit his own position and did en-
courage other members OF the said
department to he guilty of such con
duct to tho de.rimcnt OF efficiency
and discipline in the enforcement Of
law.
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"Third: That he did while n mem
Der of the said police department,
knowingly and wiltully misconduct
himself in Office in that he did Mt
divers times and places visit and as
sociate with lewd women whom he
know TO be such thereby encouraging
immoral conduct and violations Of
law.
"Fourth: That he while member
Of the said police department by the
use of ardent spirits by conduct that
was disorderly and rcprchensible and
by association with persons not of
good fame did encourage the vicious
and the immoral in the commission Of
unlawful acts and did fail and neg
=; lect so to conduct himself as to JUS
tify his further retention and employ
mcnt in any capacity as n member OF
the said police department.
CHARGE AGAINST BERTUCCI.
"Your complainant George e. Wise
attorney for tho commonwealth Of tho
said city respectfully represents that
l.. C. Bertucci an officer and NOM
Der Of the police department. Of the
, city Of Richmond Virginia having
: been duly appointed by authority Of
law has forfeited said office and should
he ousted and removed thcrcfrom be
cause:
First: That he did knowingly and
'wilfully neglect to perform his duty
In that he did while member Of the
police department OF the city of Rich
mond fail to render proper assistance
in the arrest Of certain persons en-
gagged in unlawful gaming said T.. G.
Bnrtucci being then and there pres
cnt while another member OF the said
department was endeavoring to arrest
the offenders and hu such failure to
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