Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-23
POLICE OFFICERS WERE
VISITORS At PRICE FARM
Neighbors Tell OF Seeing Men In
Uniform and City Automobile,
Driven by Waller.
SEARCHERS FIND NO LIQUOR
Price Denies Any knowledge Of AL.
legged Collusion Between Police
and Illicit Traffic I'm Liquor-May-
or Confers With Peters.
sEARCHERs FIND NO LIQUOR

That police Officers were frequently
visitors at the II. l.. Fricc farm. which
is located at the end of narrow lane
at stop 81. on the Seven Pines Road.
and that automobiles drove up TO the
farm at intervals during the after
noon and evening. was the statement
made Yesterday by ncar-py HeighhorS
OF Price. whose name has been men
toned In connection with pending
charges OF coilusion between members
of tho Police Department and illegal
importers OF liquor.
These ncighbors. who begged shat
their names be withheld. are known
10 Mayor Ains!ie and Commissioner of
Prohibition Peters. and may be call,i
TO testify in regard 10 pending police
charges.
When questioned yesterday in regard
10 his alleged connection with the re.
ports of coilusion between the police
and Illicit whisky tratiickers, Price de-
nicd that he knew anything about the
matter. He said: II have seen my
name in tho papers a whole lot but ]
know nothing about II and have Moth
ing to say.
WALLER WAS FREQUENT
VISITOR AT PRICES FARM
Former Automobile Policeman Frank
6. Waller. OF ei7 West Marshall Street.
whose resignation became effective on
Tuesday was said 10 have driven to
the Price farm as many as two and
three times 4 day. Several other 20
licemcu. whose names were not avail
able, hut who were described and "a
he Identified. also visited the Price
farm frequently. according to the
neiGhbors. Waller is described as hIv-
ing often appeared at the Price frim
in low roadster which Is known to
be city car. which he was driving
before having been reduced to u
roundsman by the police trial board
Waller is we'll Known TO the neigh
borhood because he testified before
Justice OF the Peace Hardy in behalf
OF Price in damage case between
Price and one OF his cloSc neighburs
Sometimes the policemen appeared in
Uniform. and on other occasions they
appeared in ci,izen's clothing. it =as
stated.
Mayor Ainslic. In an interview a day
or so ago, stated that several police
men had admitted going to the Price
farm. but contendcd that these visits
were legitimate. They asserted tina {;
during these visits they never saw
any liquor and that there was none
on the farm to their knowledge AS
a reason for their presence they said
that Price would often give them to-
mato plants, eggs and butter and var.-
GUS kinds OF farm produce.
SEARCH Or FARM FAILS
TO PRODUCE LIQUOR
While the trial OF H. L. Price and
Ben Jacobs. charged on cross-warrants
with fclonles. growing out of fight
in a Broad Street poolroom some
weeks ago. was going on. raid on
Prices farm by city. county and state
officers was In progress This raid
which was in the search of whisky
reported to have been stored on the
farm. was conducted by Policeman
Lumpkin. County Officer Shumaker
and Officer Staley. of the Depa rtment
of Prohibition. Nothing was found
Trial OF the case OF Ben Jacobs and
II. l.. Price. whose nght is said to
have been the beginning OF series of
charges and tountcrcharges. involving
the Police Department. was yesterday
continued in the Police Court on mo-
representing Jacobs The case will be
tried on "Wednesday, June s. and JUS
tice Crutchfield announced that he viii!
not continue 1t again. During the col
loquy which took place on the discus
sion of the motion to continue, Justice
Crutchfield announced that there was
no need for the lawyers to deny II,
because he knew that there was stall
ing" To him il seemed that there was
some hesitancy on the part Of counsel
for both men to bring their cases to
trial.
Justice Crutchheld. in granting the
continuance. notified counsel that at
that time he would have present Com
monwea1th's Attorney Wise 1T seems
TO me. from what hear. that this. cas-.
is at the bottom of all this rumpus
about the police. and 1t ought 10 be
gone into carefully" announced justice
Crutchield.
Mayor Ainsle was in close confer.
ence with Commissioner OF Prohibition
Peters Tuesday morning and again
yesterday morning. 1t Is admitted tina
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