Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
DIR. TAYLOR RETIRED.
FOREMAN OF THE GRAND JURY TOLD
TO STAND ASIDE.
A Oueor Anomaly Presented in the Jacs-
son-Ward Election Cascs-Nine
Gentlemen Indicted.


and while some few persons may nave
known that it would take place, 1t was
surprise TO the spectators.
As soon es Judge Hughes ascended the
bench DR.. William n. Taylor tdentlst)' the
foreman of the grand jury, winch spent
several hours on Tuesday INVESTIGATING tno
conduct of certain gentlemen IN What are
commonly known a. the Jackson "aru
election cases arose to make statement;
All eyes were centred upon nm. ana
every ono Of the few words uttered ny MN
was listened to with profound a''ehVioh
and interest.
WHAT HI SAID.
DR.. Taylor said he felt It TO be his duty
20 state that he had some connection,
though not very active, with the lnstltu,
tIon Of these proceedings. Acting az United
States Commissioner he issued the war
rants upon which sono OF the arrests were
made
Mr. Peasants clerk Of the court and the
commissioner before whom the preliml-
nary examinations were held, asked Dr.
TAYLOR If ho did not swear out one or the
warrants, and he replied that he dld.
CHANGE or FoEEMEN.
Nr. G. V. Meredith who. together with
James Lyons. Esq, was present as counsel
for the defendants, requested 10 be heard
for moment, but Judge Hughes said be
did not Gaze 90 hear argument inasmuch rs
he had determined what lie would do III
the matter.
lie then told DR.. Taylor to stand aside,
and Mr. S McG. Fisher another member
of the grand jury, was sworn az foreman.
The body then retired Judge Hughes
descended from the bench aud went t. his
room, and the attorneys and spectators
present discussed the situation and ex-
changed views ~ to what the result OF the
investigation would be-.
JvDicIwF,T TcuyD AGAINST NISE.
About twenty-five minutes before 2
| O'Clock the Judge was notified that the
grand jury was ready TO report. and alter
the usual fYrmalities the following pre-
sentiment or indictment was made:
In ne circuit Catyt Of ne Gicd StdfSg # Anieri
CO for tte Eastern DtstTtct OF VTgiaia, &" nc
IpUTfh (,rci0:
Alta stated ,erm Of mo Circrl; Cour: Of the
Unite! states OF America for ine Eastern d's-
trlc, OF Virginia In The tourth circuit, began and
/ h".d al the city Of Richmond within and Tor tho
Eastern district and circuit aforesaid on the 1th
+ dgt ~ hurii in tho year Of our Lord 1890, and
4 continued b. adjournment % and including tho
I gth day on April in tho year Of our LORD leH,
[ Easttra District Of NirRnin. IS; lho Jurors OF
I the Cuitod Staiea OF America within aud Tor ne
! lastern district and enc a'ofcsaid, on tholr
/ Oath present thGt hcrctoi0rc-tp Wit on the ON
| day ~ November, ia the year Of our LORD lb,s,
| a. the ssid Eastern district Of VIZ
/ rinis, and within tho jurisdiction o.
i tlis &, Ut general eiH'i.OH was tlth
/ being heiI in ;ho city of Richmond, according
T. law, in ali the election anI vOtiug precincts IN
! the First, Second. Third, and Fourth preciucis
I in lacs-on Ward iu the SAID city OF Richmond
in the said Eastern district ant circuit a'Ore-
+ said al which said general election member
' of The iiou-o of Representatives oi tho bniiel
Siate7 Congress Wa 90 be voted Tor t. represent
The Third c0ngra s-ional dlsulct OF NTG MA IN
/ the tI!ty-nr-t United states Congress, Of which
! sa d district tho said city u hichmond forms q
/ plrt and George d. Wise aud Edmund Naidll,
a slHsfHsau tod Np Fn
specuve Ioiitich' parties 70 DO voted Tor Dy mo
dtaiined voters of tho sad concTe SsiOna district
! (, be q member Of the said House OF iop csenia-
tl.cs ia the said Elted tate- Congress Fresnn
Boiyin, H. u. smith. Ir., l.. G.. Tate Walter Black
burn, Angus Fisher. Whio rhorioI \. T.
GuigDu, j. T.. Clrriucton. Richard j. COitrollthtn
I and thefe Ia a. Of tie city ot Richmond ia tho
7 Eastern district and circuit aiorcsail' tAon and
. there lid unlawfully nnd mghciously combine
and conf tolerate with each other. and w.thOtuers
10 the Jurors got unknown, 10 hinl0r. f0iay, pre-
vent and obsttuct william Harris. Washington
/ Meade, Minor johnson, George Minis, Robert
! Banks, Willis Brown, and others 10 Inc
persons Ii known, heine then anc there cltizeuh
/ OF Virginia and duly qualified 10 vote a. me 7all
/ election at the taiI FIRST precinct IN the sali
/ Jackson Wgri IN tho said Guy of Richmond IN
flo said district and circuit aud IN tina congress
sos -ioral district Aforesaid tor tho sRi1 member
OF tho House az EcCrc csentatves 81 the sald Con
rre-s Of the SAID nited states . Dc voted Tor "a
aforesaid from voting at the sa'd election 80 hc'i
ia the said First precinct for the sall member OF
the said House Of hepree een;Guves Of the sad
United >'atos Congress cu the day Gnl year
aforosGl3---O wit, ON he 6th day Of Aofem0er,
/ A. j.. 1s9s-HcIirst the peace q HE said Unitd
States aud their dgnity, and agai lst ne form CI
Tho statute OF the said United states in such
case made and provided. 4. r. BOELASp,
United states District Attorney.
On the Testimony Of j. ". Tyler, y. II. Ncti-
/ rChr, AMI James Duncan Section 5JoO keVlsod
Statutes OF tho United Statoa
Sworn IN the grsnd-Iuiy room beiore The
MOTION TO QUAsH.
Mr.. Lyons Immediately drew no the fol-
lowing paper, making the formal motion
/ to quGsh the Indictment:
/ IAifei states rs. Bcirin aHd Others:
/ This day caIno the seid defendants aud moved
I turuei by he grand iury agBius. them upon tho
. following grouLi--to Wit:
]. mat mo said grand jury WAS improperly
2 Thnt he saiJ grand jury was improperly
summoned.
3. Ina, Tie said grand Jury was Improperly
enpanolled.
T. mat william Il. Taylor, tho foreman Of
ths said grand jury. os originally constituiedi
WAS the prosecuting witness IN the ch7e against
uhem aud the tutc1 States Commissioner UhJ
issued tho warrants O.. arrest for the said le-
fcnIsufs, and that the rRii william II. ! alIor
had formed AMI expressed an opinion as 10 tho
guilt or innocence OF the said defendants aud
the said Taylor was thereby disquained 10 act
a. grand juror IN this ca-e.
D. Because the said William II. Taylor was ir-
regularly removed from tho grand jury after
tne sad grand jury had Doou cmpanollcd ana
sworn, and he. tie said Taylor, appointed fOre-
man thereof: aul because after tho sald Iaylor
VS. so removed irOm the panel the satd grand
Jury was virtually dismissed aud new grand
/ Jury empauolled and swor.. who we're not drawn
+ and summoned according 10 law and new
/ foreman appointed-tO VII. :. McG. Fisher.
! t. Because Twelve of iEs said grand Jury did
not concur IN fnGne the said Indictment
Z. Because TIE said indictment ls irregular and
/ yoid upon It's face.
\ Because the said indiriuent does not charge
auv offence against The laws " The nited State,
bus on the contrary tho charge attempted t. 30
made f. IN violation Of the Constitution oI the
/ United States
/ D For othor manifest errors apparent on the
/ Which motion Is eDtored Of record and set
/ down TO bo argued at such time during the pres
ent term Us tho Court may diIect
TO ARGUE MKT WEEK.
This paper was first shown to the DIS
/ trict Attorney and his assistant, and then
presented to the Judge. The motion VIII
be argued next week on u day 10 Dc de-
cided upon by counsel.
WHY DR.. TAYLOR WAS REMOVED.
The action of Judge Hughes IN dismiss
ing DR.. Taylor from the grand jury was
the result of information laid before the
judge Tuesday evening by Messrs. Mere
dith and LYONS, who had aninterylew with
him with reference 10 DR.. Iaylors connec-
tion with the cases when they were hrst
instituted.
Judge Hughes, in conversation with o
Dispdfct reporter yesterday afternoon, SAID
that in the interview referred TO Messfs.
Meredith and Lyons raised objection 10
Or. Taylor as a grand juror and II was
urged that hls presence in the Jury-ro0n
was preiudiciai TO the interest OF the de-
PENDANTS. The Judge said he did not know
DR. Taylor at all ana had not heard OF ms
connection with these cases until iniorhYu
( by the defendants counsel. lie thou9lt
/ DIR. TAYLOR was, in the legal sense OF the
term. a qualified juror, but he woul ID never
have been put on the jury had he (the
judge known that Taylor had had any
thing whatever 10 do with the proceedings
WANTED A NEw GRIND JURY.
/ II Will be seen from the grounds alleged
by counsel in their motion TO quash tno
/ indictment that they do not think tue oo-
lection was removed by merely dlsnlsslns
DR.. TAYLOR after he had participated IN tue
investigation on tuesday. They. insist
that the matter should have been inNyestl-
catedno further by the present grand Jury
but there should have been new Jury,