Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-26
FRANK WALLER IS UNDER
ARREST At LIMA, OHIO
Policeman Who Skipped After Max
ing Sowcil Affidavit to
Face Trial.
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
Accused Former Police Chief of Ex-
changing Presents and Making
Visits TO Home OF Price, Described
as king OF the Bootleggers."

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Former Automobile Policeman Frank
S. Waller, against whom the grand jury
returned indictments on two counts on
the charge Of transporting whisky. has
been arrested in Lima Ohio. Waller
figured as the star witness in the in
dependent investigation conducted by
Mayor Ainsl!c. which resulted in the
removal from Office OF former Chief Of
Police J. r. b. Sowc!l on May c3 His
sudden departure from the city on the
afternoon OF May % was the subject
OF much comment in official circles
Waller is now confined in Jail awaiting
action by the local police authorities:
Waller was arrested yesterday by
the police authorities in Lima immedi-
ateiy upon the notification by the
Richmond police. After being arrested
he applied for bail. which WAS refused
until the Richmond officials had been
heard from. Captain OF Detectives A
5. Wright. who received the message
Informing him OF the arrest Of Waller
wired 10 the Lima authorities to hold
Commonwealth's Attorney George T.
Wise as to the question of bail
Since the report of the grand jury.
the apprehension of Waller whose
Whereabouts have been known to the
Richmond police for some time. is the
most startling development OF the po-
lice scandal which has held the undi-
vided interest OF the public for more
!,
the arrest OF Waller and the probable
bearing of his testimony when his case
comes 10 trial was the chief subject
Of discussion.
WALLER TOLD OF TAKING
sOWELL TO PRICES FARM
Frank Waller. before he took French
leave Of this city. lived at OH West
Marshall street. His wife and two
small children live there now He
first came into the limelight OF the
police scandal when Chief Of Police
Sowell reduced him from automobile
policeman to roundsman on the
police force. Waller even then did no;
hesitate TO say that he would never
go back into the ranks of the Police
Department as roundsman The rea-
son given for the dcmoiion Of Waller
was that he had been taking a woman
to ride in the citys automobile while
on duty.
few days later 1t was learned that
Waller had filed an affidavit with Mayor
Ainslie duplicating Chief of Police
Sowcll. This AFFIDAVIT also involved
Detective Sergeant Gordon p. Smith.
Patrolman j. j. Smith, Fl. l.. Price Abe
Jacobs and himself. According TO his
statement it was in the latter part of
February. during the stormy weather,
that Chief Sowell met him at the Lyric
corner. and advised him that Abe
Jacobs was getting ready to take ac-
tion against him for transporting
whisky. and II want you to go to see
him. and don't fail to go tonight"
Waller said that the trouble arose
over a dispute between Abe Jacobs and
II. L. Price over the division of a GER
tain amount of whisky which they had
transported in partnership. He and
Gordon Smith went TO see Jacogs. to see
If the trouble could not he settled in a
friendly manner. Jacobs asserted that
Price owed him $3.50 for stolen liquor
Both Waller and Smith went to see
Price. who said that he owed Jacobs
oniy so. AS result Waller bor-
rowcd the other s75, and In this man
her Jacobs obtained the $50 which he
demanded to keep his mouth shut
SAYS FORMER CHIEF RECEIVED
GIFTS FROM II. l.. PRICE
In his affidavit Waller said that he
had taken Chief Sowell down to the
Price farm on several occasions. and
that the chief had been the recipient
OF gifts of various kinds of farm pro-
duce from Price, for which Sowell
promised to give Price a blue United
States steel pistol. In the lattcr part
Of the affidavit Is the statement that
three weeks before he filed his affi-
davit Sowell met him in front OF Po-
lico Headquarters and told hin, that
these whisky cases arc all starting
up again, and IL you are all summoned
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