Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
MAYORS INQUIRY WILL
BEGIN NEXT MONDAY
Ministers May BE Called to Tell OF
Conditions Hinted At in
Their Sermons.
ACCUSED MEN STILL ON DUTY
Were Automatically Reinstatcd When
Custer Proceedings Were Dropped.
Bolton to BE Tried This Morning.
BoSquctt's Case Postponed.

Mayor Ainslie's investigation Of ac-
cusations against Chief of Police
Sherry. Captain George f.. Pollock
Detective l.. G. Bcrtucri and Policeman
c. a. Strain begins Monday afternoon
at o'clock in his office. and is expected
to he replete with surprises. 1t is cx-
pcctcd by the Mayor and counsel for
the Commonwealth and the defense
that the examination and cross exam
ination of witnesses will he completed
within week.
1t was learned yesterday that dur
ing the course OF the Mayors invcs-
tiSation several pastors of various
churches who have made specific
charges rejecting upon the integrity
Of the Police Department will he sum :
moned as witnesses to testify in detail
in regard to their accusations. 1t has
been taken for granted that Rev. Fred
r. Cheanault, pastor of the Broad street
Methodist Church, who, in sermon
delivered some weeks ago. said that he
had been shown list Of ten gambling
houses. one of them within a stone $
throw from his church. will be one OF
the witnesses. The Commonwealth not
only wants to see that list. but wan; s
10 find out if the existence of the al
legged gambling houses was known to
the accused chief any of the other
officers, and. If so. whether they were
negligent in not taking steps to sup
press the alleged resorts.
Mayor Ainsie said that he had no.
yet been furn shed with a list of the
witnesses desired by the prosecution or
the defense. and tina: he was not in
position TO make any statement as
to whether any ministers would testify
or not.
ACCUSED MEN ARE
NOW on ACTIVE DUTY
At present Sherry. Pollock and Der
tucci are on active duty. Mayor Ainslic
said that since his order of suspension
was merely pending the outcome OF
Court. the men automatically rcturne.,
to active duty when the custer pro-
ceedinrs collapsed in court.
The trial of the men under fire will
begin at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
and they will be given separate hear
inGs, but the Mayor is expected to re-
serve his decision until the outcome OF
all cases. These men will again be
suspended when the trial of their cases
begins.
The State is represented by Common
wealth's Attorney Wise, George Bryan
and Murray NJ. Mcclure. of the Rich
mond Council OF Defense, and 4. Is.
Dunford, of the State Prohibition De-
partment. The defense is represented
by Gilbert Is. Pollock and Colonel
David II. Lcake.
80 ~ = -'i' LOsauetl' police
man. indicted by the grand jury OF the
charge Of accepting whisky as a bride
TO let whisky come through, was post
poncd until next Tuesday. The case
was called yesterday. but on the recon :
mendation OF the Commonwealth's at :
torney continued until Tuesday when
the trials Of the other policemen under
indictment come up in court Since
the witnesses in all cases are prac-
ticaiiy the same. this was thought to
expedite matters.
The case of Policeman =. A. Bolton.
OF the Third District, is scheduled for
trial IN the Hastings Court this morn
ing. Bolton is under indictment for
accepting and selling ardent spiri,s.
lie Is represented by Attorney r. NJ
smith Jr., Gilbert X. Pollock. and
Joseph G Nunnally