The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-19
SECONDhONROETOBlE
FULLY Investigated.
Special Committee to Con-
duct Inquiry.
IIoBEGlN THIS AFT FIERNO0N.
Witnesses Are Summoned and
Will Have Stenographer.
FULLER MAKES STATEMENT
VIII Be More Fully Heard Later On--Al'
Officers and Witnesses 10 Court
Have Been Summoned and In
vestigation Viii Be Pressed.
Mr.. Epps Making Up
His: Case.
Witnesses Are Summoned and
Will Havs StenographeT.
FULLER MAKES STATEMENT
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There will be thorough and rigid IN
ves,,gstion into the discrepancies existing
IN the vote of the second precinct OF IMoil-
roe Ward by a special subcommittee ap-
pointed for that purpose last night by q
fuIl meeting of the City Democratic Com
1aittee.
:llc special committee will begin WORK
at -lurphy,s Hotel at O'Clock thls az
tcinoon. and is composed of the ioilo"-
ing members of the City Democratlc
Committee: Messrs. Saunders ana R, 'atRu,
ttz CLAY. w D. Harton and Leamafl. u
jackson. G. w Harton and Haake. OF
jefferson: Butler and Darlington. OF Lea
Hal, and Taylor. of Madison; Hughes anc
lpelsh. of Marshall; Brockenbrough aae
Watson. of Monroe
Captain Cunningham Hall was elected
chairman of the subcommittee, and MI.
Smith Brockepbrough was made secre-
tsrv The meetings will be behind closed
doors and only witnesses and newspaper
men will be admitted. There is no tell
Ing how long the investigation will last.
for it is evident il will be thorough ana
a long list Of witnesses have been SUM
moned They are asked to take notice
through the papers and to appear at Mur-
,pby,s at 5 o o'clock this afternoon
TO MAP OUT PLANS
The special committee named sub
committee TO map out plans II Is COM
posed of Messrs Hall, Taylor. CARING
ton. Saunders and Watson, and will meet
IN Captain Halls ..of1ice at 10 O'Clock
to-day.
The committee is authorized to employ
a. stenographer. to summon witnesses ana
indeed it is given unlimited powers ana
financial support in its work
- fall a
meeting and rescinded its action in plac-
I. ~ ttiis, siie hands OF the
uSsxecutiyc Committee, and placed IL: III
the hands OF tfe special ocna1aittee- lI
f,rdwav Fuller made a brief statement.
getting forth his connection With tho
vote in the precinct. as controversy oh
The right Of the election.
Mr.. Fuller is one of the witnesses sum.
moned before the special committed
The situation is fun of interest. and the
voters are sanxiously awaiting the re-
suit. Mr. Erps and his counsel WORKED
all day yesterday on tf1eir coh1es'. ~. .s
IN to last night had served no papers
on Mr.. Smith. .
Botl, of the candidates for sergeant
were at Murphy's with their friends last
night. liz
CALLED TO ORDER.
Chairman Doherty called the tnee,iA =, -
to order in Murphy's annex at . 0 c cloeh y
N.
cd to the roll call ,oniy len OF tneif
being absent and some OF mem
coming in later A motion was made "
6isnense with the reading of the minutes
Of the las. meeting. but DE- 1arrlfs'oii
demanded that they be read. IL aipeeai
I'd that the secretary had been s'e at'se.t.' .
aud that some notes We're made bE MI.
,sn.cbeu He had not however. written
,bem out The question here arose as
"a whether the meeting early THURSDAY J
,,orniuE was regular, and 1t was sns
fested that "A motion be made 10 reci' recois
stdor the vote by which the matieI "
investigating the tronhlcsln Second MOI MOI
roe was referred to the ESeculiVe -'o'' '1o.''-
mittee. ,.;,-;
ieees MT. Orcmay Fuller explained WY
nc was i'm Second Precinct OF monroe
ward on the might of the primary ~
raid he had experienced great uiiiieui. il ?! =
s,perintcrdent of the Waro IN se.-
ting anyone 10 go in to witness .'',. .he cou,,. :.
Indeed, he had utterly la'ieu Ia. q, W anar,,.
1rials Mr. Marx Gunst mad =sacs',''-- On
,,at,icd him and remained in for a, Wi' Wi'lits
When ,beS- got there the ballots had peei
counted and We're being tailed.
WAS TAKEN s.Slt n
54 N,eesrs. Mcl<enney and snead Neree' Nere, TAI
wing at one table, and Messrs Nie! ailu
1,oehs a, another. Mr.. Snead was taken
Ia snd asked him TO take ms place,
,,d done SO. and tailed fifteen min
- r.h.n Mr. Gl,pst, who had gone
ton,e returned and they lelt 1osstne'
4or Old Market Hall. Mr.. Cullen nae also M
tal,se6 FOR a while. MT. Pniiet saio "a, "a, 3 :
to,,, in,ens had been brought IN. be.
s,r. Snead was sick. but he declared
~, 80 opeFs was under the influence o.
,,,,,,o7. He, himself, had not ha andied any
ballots. .;,,r,..,. ~,
t.enmea MT ,othe Monroe Ward oeiesai.o' !. u
5n referring the matter 10 tiie i,aecu.is' .aN
Committee but ne tnousu s,1es ~ I.s ,xa o.
should have been consuited. ne ne /" ''. q A'a..
,,,s fullest investigation. and was IN III
a..,- responsible for. the trouble taat ''as
arisen. e,,,aa ,,
The call for the meeting slgnen .;
Nessrs. Darlington. Brockenetous., ecker 1iotss,
Folkes TaSlor and :. q o. 20.
fIar chairman of the Executive Sofnnlilt n
voc said he regretted that an investisa
.io,, vas necessary. but that II his com
,,sttee vent into 1t he should know n
f,send snd no foe. and would endeaFor Z
fathom Il to its very depth.
Mr.. DISNEY SPEAKS
r1erc was some discussion as TO the ie
r,,t,,. of the action OF the committee o.
.I'bnrsday morning, and Mr.. Disney. si de
fenaea the action of The body warmly
IN thcn moved that the body rcconside
lis action in referring the matter 70 u u
Executive COMMITTEES ms Mas a.op.s Nl1s. ;.
and DIR. Darlington moved that the .1t
,es,isation OF Second Monroe be take
III, l,v the full commits zee Messrs.s t.olke
apd raslorE opposed this. and the latte
,cnrea that Il be referred to the Execu
tive, Committee again. Mr. Peyten want
I'd fbe fun committee to take 1T siip. NJ
81. hughes thought to refer ii 10 the Who'll
committee would be to Kill any proper z
4.4stiEation. He moved as fnrt her SUI !!
etituta that the Chair afpolnt 2 menlps s,.
from each ward to take the mater VI
II. Taylor changed his motion 50 %