The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-02
JURY RECOMMENDS
DISCHARGE Of LUMPKIh

pisrntsal ~ Policeman NJ r. Lump
kin from the service of the city. in
the Interest ri the public good. was the
recon- made 10 Judge David
&c. Richardson yesterday afternoon by
tho grand Jury OF the hustings court
after an exam nation Of charges
gainat the officer brought to the at
ltentson Of the jury ny Commonwealth
Attorney George r. Wise.
The Judge said he would transmit
the. recomnl cndetion to Mayor George
Atnstie as the chief executive officer
cf the city ...
BESIDES tre Testimony III witnesses
the jury had before If a letter from
Director Of Public safety William NJ
Myers II Mr. Wise. giving the de-
tails, 40 they had been related 70 him
and the n,ayor Of a transaction IN
which T4umpkiu was alleged to have
received 500 from l. r. stern for
services in connection with the de
livery Il, stern of trunk which had
been seized by the police ~ the con-
tainer OF ardent spirits.
The trunk Is said to have belonged
TO Georgia mar and was seized al
Main street station as the owner jour
neyed hack South from bridal tour
He was a brother in-law of Mr.. Stern
who inquired into the matter of the
Seizure and what steps he should take
to recover the trunk I.nnpkin Is al
legged tn have told him that he. Lump
kin. could secure II for him for a
sum of money. said 20 have been 500
Later the trunk was secured through
due process of law. Sterr, Is said to
have offered the money 70 1.umpkin
who received IL later at Serns Once
In the Law and equity court today
Judge Crump will hear the petition
of Lumpkin. who has bssn suspended
from the police since last summer
asking that the court grant an iniunc-
ton restraining Chief Of Police Sherry
from hearing charges against him
Lumpkin contends tbet the Mayor Is
the proper Official to hear the case
Assistant City Attorney George Wayne
Anderson will oppose the Injunction
on the part of the city.
Indictments retIrned yesterday
were.
William Banks, breaking
James Bryant. house breaking and
larceny. Matilda Rurleigh. grand lar
ceny; William Brockington. three
counts for grand larceny: Henry
breaking and grand larceny; two
counts: Robert Brackett. grand lar
Gerry: Sam Davis. burglary; Henry
Davis. larceny from person: Lewis l.
Dellinger grand larceny; Walter
Davis. grand larceny. Harvey Farley
alias Crump. grand larceny; Rcber'
Garrett, attempt to commit robbery
Eddie Harris. malicious wounding
John Henderson. cocaine: Luke Hill
grand larceny: Willie Hopkins, grsnd
i larceny. Jack Johnson. malicious
wounding, Warren Johnson. house.
breaking and larceny: William Nor.
gan, malicious wounding: Ethel Meth,
| lev. grand larceny: r. l. Nash. at.
tempt to commit murder; Samue
| owens, entering house at night and
larceny: Thurber a. Packer, alias w
M. Sargent, alias G., f, Newhall, for.
gerry; wilbert Russ, attempt to com
nit robbery; Addison Royster. house
breaking and larceny: Harvey L. Rigs
bee. malicious wounding: Mclvir
Smith. house breaking and larceny
| j. b. shultx. bribery; r. J. Shortell
Will White. house
breaking: Mrs.. Martha Williams, grand
larceny; Cornelius Wiley. house,
breaking and larceny: Mrs. Stella
Young. alias Mrs. d, Tyler YOUNG
alias Mrs. George Gordon, grand lar
| ceny.
The foreman 81 th~ grand Jury i
this term Of court = b. ~. Gwathmey