Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
ASK FULW|LER GIVE
ENFORCEMENT Job
. TO CONVICTED MAN
Staunton and Augusta Of
ficials Sign Letter to
Commissioner.
OUT ON BOND PENDING
ACTION ON APPEAL
Text of Letter Given Out by
Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Kerr.
KYLE RESIGNS HIS POSITION
Member of "Compnny- Which Set
UP Tisdnie SILL, Leaves Edu-
cntlonaI Institution.
OUT ON BOND PENDING
ACTION ON APPEAL
KYLE RESIGNS HIS POSITION
Member of "compnny- which Set
Up Tisdnie still, Leaves E:du-
cntlonnI Institution.
[specinl To rho Times.Disnntch. /

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
STACNTON. VA. March l6.-Fol-
lowing close on the heels OF the
sensation of Tuesday. when Tom Tis-
dale declared from the witness stand
In Circuit Court that six prominent
Staunton men set him up In the
brandy distiliing business. came fto
revelation today that two county and
two city officials had suggested that
Robert A. Fuiwiler. OF Richmond,
formerly OF Staunton, Federal Pro-
hibitlon Commissioner for Virginia,
give l.. p. Clayton. of this city, now
under sentence for theft, employ
ment.
Kerr Makes Letter Public.
Commonwealths Attorney H. IT.
Kerr. OF Augusta County. questioned
today regarding the matter, made
public letter he had written to Mr..
Fulwiler on the subject.
This letter, In addition to MIR. Kerr's
signature, bore the signatures OF
Carter RraSton, Commemorative. at
torney for staunton; John F. Taylor,
sheriff Of Augusta County. and X. NJ.
Lipscomb. Staunton chief of police.
Claytor has been convicted in Police
Court Corporation Court. and Circuit.
Court here. OF various offenses.
AT present ho Is under sentence in
circuit Court for theft to two and
one-hnlf years in the penltentiary.
He Is out on bond pending appeal
OF the case TO the Court OF Appeals.
The letter, which was written by
Mr.. Kerr, February l3, informed Mr..
Fulwiler that .Cfaytor desires TO
obtain employment under youSg In
your work as prohibitIon SdIreetdr.,ss
Intends i, Now 10 Go strelsht. !,
Mr. Kerr further wrote.A''Of course.
you know Clayton as well as do.
but he tells me. and 1 am very much
impressed with his statement, that
he intends to go straight and tn
make good. and he possesses an un-
usual amount 90 Intelligence OF what
is going on and how tn get results.
and under the old adage that IL
takes one TO catch one, I think that.
Ciaytor can be OF great service TO
you"
Stating that he Is always inclined
ITO 40 all can to assist man.
no matter what he has done" Mr.
Kerr concluded the letter: And
with this idea in view | am recom-
mendinx him TO you for your con-
sideration under all the circumstances
of the case"
Gave No Indorsement.
Discussing the letter today. Mr..
Kerr said. 1T is noticeable that I
gave Claytor noS Endorsement. out
made II clear to Mr.. Fulwiler what
his record is Mr.. Braxton said he
did not remember whether I signed
he letter to Fulwiler or not" The
city Commemorative attorney said
so many young men come to me for
Endorsements" that II Is impossible
TO remember them all" However. Mr.
Braxton remembers having talked wi IN
Claytor about the Endorsement. CHIEF
Lipscomb said he signed, as did
Sheriff Taylor, but each did not re-
gard the letter as an "Indorsement."
Ciaytor did not get the Job, and IL Is
understood MIR. Fulwiler practically
rldiculed the proposition.
Effective today was the resiSna-
tion of Captain L. Guy Kyle. as sec
retary to the president OF stanton
Military Academy. Captain Kyle,