The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-10

Repeated Hearings In
This Case Mulhplies
he Expenses for De-
tense of Officers.

eNAoA0S - sf
. The sam OF e4,1s4.2s is the total
OF III pnblic funds expended hy the
commissions OF prohibition ~ de-
tending the employees OF his depart.
ment from criminal or other proceed
inxs. including costs and fines pai0
IN .sach cases. In addition to thf&
3S0O vas paid Wyndham n. Mere
dith. local attorney. for an opinion
concerning the rights Of inspectors
and deputies OF the PROPOSITION COM
Il, issiorier to search trains operated
IN the United States railroad admin
ietration on which ardent spirits
we're beng unlawfuily transported.
This opinion was rendered on April
&. 1919.
These facts. with full itemiaed re-
port III the sums expended on each
ease. we're presented 10 the senate OF
Virginia yesterday by Commissioner
/. sidney Peters In compliance with
i resolution adopted by that body on
j january 80. The resolution EAs m
ireduces1 hy Senator walter = Qslver.
af Fairfax
IN melton OF Senator Oliver. 500
GfSFts& ~ LIZ : eRsss1 = - = = - - -
81 NIL 3 s = oss es.ss4.sS III shs tstsl
arnoUuf 4xnended u charged 70 the
4rsIis, s36Atx heading End twin tEtAls Qe
fa6acers NJ. u, FnIi. II. r. Sweet. II.
II Y Sullivan And w. 81 Dun1arAy, M
dfcted FOR murder AfterE tbs Valley
turapike tragedy In which two noot-
len3Ssx ipst their lives LAee than
9AU0 waa expended n the ming other
cfienl Ia which the cofnmissioner or
M employees were tlefendants in
criminal or civil proceedings.
ANTICIPATED FEES
the report mentions two ..Antici-
pated fees ,tctAlltng $3.50 for pro-
fessional services rendered by attor-
geys IN civil action In which the
rUnnmt0ioner and two inspectors
were the attendants
The eases Id which agents az the
department have figured. with the
rslsss expended by the department In
each case. follow:
NJ. Commonwealth W. +. G.
payne and a. T. Hancock. Indicted In
jNot1Olk Tor perjury after tcstifying In
Norfolk police court relative to VIC
iati0ns Of prohibttion law. Hancock
'waa funud guilty In police court. but
acoAttt4d BY corporation court, both
ufa6e being vtndicAted. Total cost.
IL. sConmonweaith ~. G. 4,
lns Norfoik for stealing diamond
fi1x III s0archine premises Tor whi&-
NJ, Both acquitted No cost
so. Comm nSvealth w. william
III, " Ayne and Az II Brtcker. Indict-
e6xAn Prince WitllAp county fUr -
eauissAfid being disorderiy on.A train.
FOand guilty Nv naxistratc II wood
s6fid -. Cases appealed to circuit
ciSs1rf III Prince william county.
FAyne murdered In discharge Of hia
Auty hefore case cams up III circuit
court. PIAa Of mole contendere en-
,tsfsd III ease " Brtcker. Tctal Cost,
NJ. u ,ommonYeAlth W. william
Il, nynN, Indicted in Richmond for
feinAipus assault ON man he ar
.rAsf&d tor violating prohibitions law.
s15fesnissed In police court Total
cost A3o.1e. AZ. n
|, IEggAI14Er CASE
No. cos;atnonweaAth W. w. G.
Af1A1k III. IL. sweet, j.. n. sullivan and
WI M fmnlsxey The commissioner
1sxs of tiiis Scape follows: This
~ rQMe N Fisher's Hill. Shcnaii-
si3oNl ceunfy, March ~. 1919 - =
the xttesapt 0f the above
Afen@ antn, III * whom were
BzNSnfx tp Arrea4 m u pera0n who we're
~ Sssssptimr IN beisr4 "A ,autonaobile
! aS KilcyS splfits Into Virginia
tl0n 4 a ~ Thu. parties IN
3pA6ob iie e3s< sds arrest and
& 4 1ed nj NH The ofltceru who