Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
PETERS SPENT $4,000 TO
DEFEND INSPECTOR HALL
Prohibition Commissioner Furnishes
Senate With Accounting Demanded
by Oliver Resolution.
PAID $500 FOR OPINION
Goes Outside Of Office of State Legal
department to Determine Rights
or Observation-Disclosures Received
$1,000.

Prohibition Commissioner j. Sidney
Peters spent S3.534.3s to defend w. g
TALL hh1i fo prohibition agent. in his two
po2t as slod loG mu,deI. according to a re-
compliance with demand for an ac-
cG4,rinelns G,iysr by Senator Walter Tansill
aadition to the costs TO the State
through its regular channels.
Commi5sioner Peters, complying with
resolution adopted by tho Senate on
January 30. nled an itemizcd statement
showing public funds expended by
him. or which he has contracted to
from criminal prosecution and in Ect-
tinE legal opinions from other than
rneguiar EMPLOYEES or state officials.
or will be spent when pending cases
are disposed OF.
Commissioner Peters restatcd his de-
department in prosecutions arising out
or the enforcement OF the prohibition
I'm every instance prosecution OF
suits arose in connection with the dis
charge or duty imposed upon these
officers OF the law" saio Commissioner
them only afterra thorough investiga-
ton had convinced me OF their in
Hall Case r. Costly.
The Hall case, which involved tho
trial OF one OF four prohibition agents
charged en- d,, with Staying, two suspected
II
andoah County, on March 2s last. was
the most expensive TO the Prohibition
tpeeP;artR2ent: tre5P;n there having been two
Louis o. wendenburg, of this city,
for professional services at the two
$1,000 walton & Eva Walton one rseeived sSm cd
$500 and. Meetz & DidiaRe $500 for r
their professional service at the same
The balance Of the os ssss4ss sea was ss'suo ae:
counted for by railroad fares and hotel
bills for Witnesses and other legal
In one case cemmissioncr Peters
has gone. outside OF hia Office oflthe
State lekal.d epKrtiae1t. get an opin.
eled feas This Be cts Rsid ,sS5 ya far
Inspectors and deputies to search
being unlawtully transported.
Defense OF Agents.
Other expenditures for the defense
E: {; Payne and 4, L. Hancock.
eor eosTfee ,1a lRFsF'.s!s n Corporation
ring in Norfolk. acquitted without
ehslged ws fyns assault ana A And l. aaeqssty gpsss,
Sendnct sS2I,1,i on train. tried in Prince
~ 40 pAiu ~ SIaNudll NldCKay lot pro-
fessional services. Payne was killed
before the trial of the case, and Bucker
was acquitted.
"; =. pavns. charged with felonious
S: L. Chase and J. J. oliver, charged
with violating the prohibition law.
aequitted in Police Court Of Richmond
at an estimated cost OF $3.50
S. L Chase and J. j. Oliver. charged
with highway robbery: acquitted at
charge is still pending. and II is esti-
mated that it will cost $3.50 to defend
the men,
Boyd against ]. Sidney Peters. W. E.
alleging false arrest as the outgroWth
OF raid conducted by deputies: In
which an Illicit still was captured In
operation In MecklenburE County. was
defended by Charles T. Ricks. and f.
ticipating a fee OF $50 to the former
and $500 to the latter.
c. Fl. Coakley against J. Sidney Pc
ters. W. G.: Hall and J. n. Sullivan, in
Hanoysr County. alleging damage to
building from fire during raid. de-
Tended at an estimated cost OF $50.