Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-06
ANOTHER WITNESS.

ANOTHER WITNESS.
In reference to MIR. j. Frank Easts
statement before the councils on the
night Of Tuesday, December 1th, 1000.
in which he said in part:
The day previous October .Sth) l
published in the Public Ledger. over
The signature of Councilman" a card
cfltlcislng the Virginian-Pilot in Il for
mer telephone fight. The next day,
while attending meeting of the school
trustees, was called upon by MIR. Tur-
ner, who stated that 1 had by my pub
iication done injustice to the paper he
was connected with-the Virginian-Pi-
lot. l replied by saying, prove it to
me ana L will make ample apology"
lie produced number of clippings,
winch satisfied me that l was wrong
and we walked together into the Office
OF the Pilot, and he (Turner)
wrote, at my dictation, the card which
appeared in the Public Ledger of the
same date-October 9th. The question
or telephone rates was not referred TO
IN the conversation and at no time was
Air. Foote connected with the interview
either by voice or presence. From the
Nirginian- Pilot office / went to the
Public Ledger office, and there remain
ed until the paper went to press, being
censured by Mr. Edwards for delaying
II; obtained copy of the paper, and
Immediately took the train for Will
loughby Spit. At no time during the
DAY, so far as L can remember. did |
see or speak to MIR. Foote; certainly
did not talk him, nor have l seen
him since until yesterday"
hereby affirm that on the 9th day
OF October, 1900, when Mr.. J. Frank
East inserted in the Public Ledger his
N I,A "A
inserted in that paper the day previous
october Sth). that the following events
transpired in the business office of the
Nlrginian-PiloI newspaper:
shortly after my return from dinner
(about o'clocll) Mr. r. Il. Turner the
superintendent of the Virginian- Pilot.
accompanied by Mr.. j. Frank East,
came into the Virgininn-Pilot business
office, and went back to the managing
editors desk (the managing editor was
not presenD, where Mr.. East prepared
Il statement for publication in the
Public Ledger of October 9th. correct
ing his card signed councilman"
which had appeared in the Public
Ledger the day previous. At the COM
pletion of the article, Mr.. East said
that he would step into the Ledger Of
nee to see II he could get that paper
10 print II i'm the issue of that date
just about to go to press. He had
scarcely left the Virginian- Pilot office
to go to the Ledger Office before Mr.
l.. =. Foote, city editor of the Vir-
ginian-Pilot. entered the business office
of that paper. On-,his entering, Mr..
Turner told Mr.. Foote that he had seen
MIR. East, and that the latter had made
a correction of his card, and that he
tEasO was now in the Ledger office.
Mr.. Foote had also been looking for Mr..
East; and while Messrs. Foote and
Turner were talking together. towards
the front part of the office. Mr.. East
was seen TO be about to return into the
business office of the Virginian-P Pilot,
thereupon Mr.. Turner said lin my
hearing) to Mr.. Foote. Here comes
Mr.. East now" At this moment Mr..
East entered the Virginian-Pilot office.
He and Messrs. Turner and Foote be-
gan TO talk together, Mr.. East starting
the conversation by saying that he had
succeeded in getting his card published
in that afternoons Public Ledger
After some short remarks. which I did
not hear. Mr.. Turner walked back To
his desk, leaving Mr.. Foote in CONVEX
sation with Mr.. East on the outside of
the counter in the front part of the of
flee. These two (FoOtc and EasD then
stepped over to little table-desk.
which stands beside the front window
OF the Office. and talked there for some
time. In the meantime Mr. Turner
had left the office. At the conclusion
Of the interview between Messrs Foote
and East. the latter left the business
Office of the Nirginian Pilot, Mr. Foote
remaining in that Office.
I<EVILL GLENNAN.