The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-11
SAYS POLICEMEN
TAKE LIQUOR FROM
TRAINS TO FARM
Harry Adalanski Makes
Startling Statement
on Case.
WALLER IS SORRY
Former Alderman De-
clares Missing Police
man Blames An
other Officer.
WALLER IS SORRY

The eye Of The srand jury vas fast
ened or the Prize farm Yesterday. X
might 10 said. frivo!ouS.y. trat tAe
grand jury eye was glued On the
farm.
After hearing from r nnmoer Of
Witnesses, aud rdn1inati7ft tn,etbet for
n while the grand ury tAsournei ia'e
in the evening 10 10 o'clock this
morning Before adjournment Fore
man Clarke hand - Clerk Walter
Christian hst ~ ~ tuesscs to ie
summoned TO- the hoAfi1g toda%. and
requested that the names be kept from
the newspaper 4acn un'ii the nen had
been summoned
we do not want The newspapers 10
print these rames. and thus give those
we summon the opportunity OF get
trg out Il reach OF the court - ID
MIR Clarke
Deputies Atkinson and La ouch Mt
once got busy on the trial Of the ne "
witnesses. whose identity will not tie
known until they appear In court to-
day
The dozen policemen and others who
h#ve been attending the hearings
awaiting a .eu41, mons before the trl-
buna! were told TO depart early in
the afternoon as they woald not be
needed until later.
Sweet on Stand. .-.44
Fbrmer Policeman Sweet was the
last witness Of the afternoon and even
ing session He MAS ciossted with the
body for about an hour What he
& disclosed remains for the present as
= sealed book. but It is urdecdpod
that he had htsle IN addition 20 what
has already come out IN the many
court hearing in which he figured
Former Alderman A. W Seupett
told the jury that Waller had stated
to him after he had filed his aihd IS
Wit with the mayor. thar he wss sorry
he had done SO. fer It contained many
false statements He said that Waller
had told him that Officer Gentry had
advised him 10 file the pa r.. Mi
Gentry denied that he had exerted
any Influence over Waller. but that
ne rad cautioned him TO be careful
what ne said in his statement. and
be sure tina, nothing hut the facts
we're contained therein
A. = Moore. a railroad guard II
was said. told the Jury that h had
seen men whom he believed were po-
iicemen, leave satcheis, pe-sUma hly
containing LIQUOR in certain pla nes near
the railroad tracks, and that later
Price would come up In an automobile
and take the satcheIs away.
hahNu f1QGpr 70 fafn.
Before going before the jury Hgrrt'
AdalanskL who has an automobile for
hire. said he had upon one occasion
been employed to convey several men
from a point near the depot To Prices
farm: that they had several satchelS
filled with what he thought might he
liquor, and that he was almost GER
tain that four Of the men were po-
1icemen, one of them now being On
the force, and the NTH man was Pric
himself. Whether this Is what the
fury wanted to see him about is not
known. as Adalanski would not talk
after leaving the jury room.
W NJ. Colquitt preceded former Of
ncer Sweet into the Jury room What
he told the jury is not known outside
the doors OF the room. although 1t
was said earlier in the day that he.
too had something to relate about
the hauling OF liquor 10 the farm.
Fearing that the public hearing of
the case OF Mrs. Ella Franklin. who
IL now on bail pending trial for trans
porting liquor might be prejudicial TO
the grand jury hearings. Judge Rich
ardson yesterday continued the case
to June rs. and Mrs Franklin renew :
"A her bail bond TO that date. 1t was
said yesterday that she, in her volun-
tary statement to the grand Jury, Inn
plicated a man connected with the po-
lice department.
II is believed that the grand Jury.
from the personnel OF its witnesses,
has about made up its mind that the
Price farm was one OF the trysting
spots of mem ers of the police force.
Those who have been called are gem
orally understood by the public, a.
least that portion OF tie ruhir which
..refs around" as having given evil
dence to that effect.
Wendenburg Is Exhonoratcd.
Clerk Christian Yesterday stated
that he wished II fully understood that
any impression made on the public
mind by certain publications that Law
yer L. o. wendenburg or his steno-
era pher. had anything whatever to do
With the diser~eara- IF ~-->s So,
.thc memorandum book taken with
certain effects belonging to Patrick
Ienahan. was entirely erroneous. This
fsct has been clearly established. said
Mr.. Christian.
The disappearance Of the pages.
however. remains a mystery. Mr..
Christian yesterday said that IL he
had the faith. he might consult soma
reputable claivoyant. palmist. phren-
ologist or other deliver into the occult
IA search of a clue. It IL quite GER
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