The Washington times., 1895-06-01
EVIDENCE FOR TRUE BILLS
Board of Trade Jackson City
Committee Has Prepared II.
GOING BEFORE GRAND JURY
Entering Wedge About To Be Driven
Into the Rotten Trunk of Alexandria
County-Judge KinibalPs Report of
the o'FerraIl Conference-Substa
tiaI Results Are Expected.
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The action taken yesterday by the COM
mittee of nine OF the Board of Trade which
held a meeting is the entering wedge in the
campaign begun by The Times against the
Infamous and insolent gamblers across the
river which if driven home must end in the
determination of the practices which have
so long disgTaced the Virginia side of the
river.
Itis understood that the commmfttee have
secured information to send before the
grand jury of Alexandria county on which
anygrand jury wouldfipdtru bills. Governor
O'Ferrall, it is believed, has been handi-
capped in his desire to prosecute by the
wanton disregard of duty by the official
OF that county who failed by dereliction
or design to send evidence to the grand jury
against the law breakers.
He has so publicly expressed himself
and it was to remedy this defect in the
proceedings that the Board OF Trade set
itself to work actively.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The mas smeeting, which was held by the
Board of Trade, was the result toftheagitation
instituted and sustained by The Times.
At that meeting committee. of nine was
appointed to lay the whole case before Gov.
O'Ferrall. Instead of a written communica-
ton, as first Intended, the committee ap-
pointed sub committee, composed or MI
B. H Warner, Judge Kimball, and Dr. A.
P. Pardon, TO hold personal conference
with Gov. O'Ferrall.
This committee discharged its duty IN
this respect and was TO make O report to the
committee of nine, which report was made
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Warner and Dr.
Pardon were not present, but an oral state
ment of what was done and said at the con-
ference W as made by Judge Kimball.
The session was private. After ADJOURN
ment Mr. J. B. Wight said that the report
of Judge Kimball was substantially as has
been already given to the press.
Gov. o'Ferrall expects the washington
people TO furnish the evidence on which to
convict, and it was intimated that such
evidence has already been secured by the
committee of nine.
SUBSTANTIAL RESULTS.
Mr.. Wight said that it was not to be
expected that the committee should give tC
| the public the line on which the committee
is proceeding, but that result might be
expected within very short time" SUB
stantial results may, in fact, be expected Ii
| the early part of next week.
It is believed that the first case to DC
| sent to the governor for transmission to the
| grand jury is that of a gambling house al
Rosslyn, at which agents of the committee
were present not very long ago and at which
| on Sunday a very large number or young
white men were discovered in a very small
game. 1t was not only gambling house
but liquor saloon, SO that there are two
| countsin this Indictment.
| One OF the committee said yesterday that
! there was no fear now of the publica'
ton Of the vigorous proceedings OF the
| committee, iuasmuch=as-uearly all the
| evidence desired had been collected .
| Nothing, it is anticipated, will prevent
| the conviction and punishment OF the law
breakers, except their flight from the
| county.
Mr.. F. L. Moore, who has been absent
| from the city for some days, has returned
and presided at the meeting of the commit
| tee OF nine yesterday afternoon.