Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-14
GRAND JURY |ND|CTS
ANDOFF|CER
Attorney Lovenstein With Patrol
man Lurnpkin Are Returned
on Five Counts.
BOTH GIVE BAIL FOR HEARING
DR.. William A. Moran and
Colored Girl Were Principal
Witnesses in Probe.

Eve indictments. two against At
torney Benjamin Lovenstein and three
against Patrolman N. F. Lumpkin.
we're returned yesterday by the spe-
cial grand jury called to investigate
alleged corruption in the Richmond
Police Department.
Lovensiein IS charged with conceal
.ns and compromising an orense" in
two instances while Lumpkin faces
similar misdemeanor charges in .wo
indictments. and in a third is accused
OF receiving bribe, which constitutes
felony.
In the felony indictment against
Lumpkin it is charged that he accepted
$50 from DR.. William a. Moran to
advise contrary to his duty as an Of
hcer OF the State in liquor case. in
which DIR. Moran and Ethel Mozart.
colored. were involved In the first
:nisdemeanor Indictment against the
patrolman 1t is charged that ne knew
OF the fact that Ethel Mozart kept
liquor for sale and accepted certain
sums from DIR. Moran to conceal this
from the prosecution. Similar charges
ere made in tho other Indictment re-
garding alleged storing OF liquor by
Dr.. Moran at SIS North Seventh street
Attorney Lovenstein IS accused OF
having accepted certain sums in ar
agreement TO conceal and compound
Ste alleged offensss .. DR.. Moran and
Lumpkin's Bail $4,000.
Lovenste!n was in the city Hall at
the time the grand jury reported and
Immediately gave $500 bail in each
case brought against him. and hear
.ng was fixed for Monday. June Is.
judge Richardson requiring $1,000
security TO cover the three counts
against the patrolman.
Director OF Public Safety Myers
n trH In al that I,,tc a.
had been taken toward fixing date
for his public hearing OF affairs OF
the Pol!ce Department; 1t was in
e rely upon the speed With oersh wsInh en he
! court acted in the cases OF Ioven-
stein and Lumpkin. Acceptance o.:
hats. alleged to have been given many
policemen and detectives by Loven-
| stein. is declared 10 be violation Of
Police Departments regulations. and
punish BILE at the discretion OF the
yesterday tina, no action had been
taken In these cases and such prob
ably would be withheld pending the
result OF Director Myers investiga
| tion
Grand Jury Ia Discharged.
i'ade In any OF the indictments re-
turned by the grand jury yesterday.
and the jurymen were discharged hv
Judge Richardson after acting in
which indictments were returned.
II is understood that the testimony
Of Or. Moran and Ethel Mozart re-
suited in the indictments OF yester-
day. DR.. Moran is an optometrist fhi
optician at 1T23A East Main Street.
and lives at 27o4 East Franklin
street. Records show tna; DR.. Moran.
~-th the Mozart woman. figured in
Police Court in March on charges Of
storing LIQUOR. They were arrested on
March by Prohibition Inspectors
rall and Sweet and Pairo!mon Lump
kin. according 10 the records. After
continuance Dr.. Moran's case was
dismissed. for rea sons not stated on
the record. and Ethel Mozart waived
examination and was sent on to the
grand jury. where the case is still
pending.
Attorney Lovenstein WINS Counsel.
I.ovenstein was attorney for Dr..
Moran in the Police Court proceed
.ngs hut is said TO have retired as tn"
Colored womans counsel after her
ease was sent 20 Hastings Court.
Harry Sweet was one OF the witnesses
be fore the grand jury. and it is as
serted that his evidence in connection
with certain suggestions alleged to
have been made TO him regarding his
testimony in the Police Court cases.
proved one OF the features Of prosecu-
lions action before the jurymen.
The Mozart woman is said to have
hama former employee OF DR.. Moran.