Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-03
OFFICERS DENY
KELLY'S CHARGE
Regarding Disposition Of Moon
shine And Mayor And Com
mittee VIII Invest gate

regular llIOlllLly IIlCCllIlS Hul ,
day night that upon agreement
beween himself and the attor-
neyS representing the National
banks in Richmond the question
as to whether the bank will pay
city taxes on their capital or not
has been transferred from Gov
ington to Richmond, coming be-
fore Judge Cochran i'll Federal
court at its next session, which
begins November Is. The State
Bank and Trust Co., already hav-
ing paid taxes on its capital
stock. has asked the council to
refund the amount. The council
voted to wait until decision is
handed down from Judge Coch
ran. If the city should not Ibe
able to collect taxes on the capi
tai stocks of the Richmond
banks, it would mean a loss Of
about $4,000 yearly.
Al of the members OF the
council answered present with
the exception of ]. w. Hamilton.
Adam Kelly reported to the
council that his son, Lillard, who
was driving a taxi severe a |
weeks, had taken Patrolmen
Hardin and Turner out the Big
Hill pike where they stopped d
car. removing three. jars of whis-
ky. Mr.. Kelly claims that the
officers took the liquor to one OF
their homes and turned the man
from whom they hal obtained
the whisky loose. The matter
was turned over to the police
committee, composed OF Council
men Hamilton. Benton and Nc
Kinney.
Both OF the patrolmen yigor-
ously deny the charge made by
Mr.. Kelly. They say that they
saw car in the ditch on the
SIDE OF the road and some men
working on it. The men left,
and the officers turning their car
around saw in the glare Of the
headlight some jars of shine in
a field ION the other side OF the
fence. They brought this to
town, they say, and locked it up
in the locker at Police Head
quarters, as is customary they
say. Chief of Police Claude De
wore corrobor2tes the officers
that the whisky was put there,
and says it was poured ont later,
as he does with ali iqucr cap
tured. The officers say they
had no cause to arrest the men
as they were not near the VIII S
Ky. The officers were out that
pike at the time looking for a
colored bootlegger who wa s
suspected Of bringing in whisky.
They assert that Mr.. Kelly
charge was made for spite be
cause he was cited for failure to
take on his city license. and fur
ther because Of the arrest Of one
OF his sons for disorderly CON
duct
Mayor O'Neil and the Police
Committee state that they will
vigorously investigate the charge
made by Kelly.
Reports from city office s
show that Chief of Police Claude
Devore has collected fines to the
sum of S110 while City Collector
Dykes had received collections
amounting to $81, ,144.8O during
the past month. Police Judge
Smith failed to make a report.
According to the statutes of
Kentucky a fourth class city
may have d pardoning board for
is police court, Mayor O'Neill
appointing Councilnen Hamilton
and Crutcher to act with him on
this board which was thought to
have become necessary for Rich
mond.
Much discussion was had as to
tie sewer connection of the
property of Mamie Terrill on
Hill street. 1t seems that there
has been a great deal of kick
from that neighborhood through
it emptying into the street.
City Health Officer Bosley was
given permission to put a stop
to such conditions. The sewer
committee reported that condi-
tions on Seventh, North, and
West Main should be looked af-
ter by the Street Commissioner.
The citizens residing on West
Main near Seventh street have
been kicking quite bit because
Of the condition of a sewer run
ming behind their property.
A motion provid ng for the re-
grading of B street, between
Main and Irvine, giving Street