The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-12
KINGS CONVICTION
HRlll|SEEISS INTEREST
Continued from First Page)

indict the three contractors and King
for conspiracy may be made when the
special grand jury reassembles, and in
this same connection it was stated that
in view of the testimony of Captain
Ciasser concerning the payment Of 500
to King by him for Weinbrunn, still
another indictment for accepting a bride
may be returned against the man who
now stands convicted.
While this Isl all ruulor, the people who
|, We're giving circulation TO it seem con-
WINGED that the grand jury will return
another Indictment against King, as a
result of the sworn statement of Cap
tain Gasser.
While no great faith is put in the ru-
NOR concerning the Indictment of the
contractors Jointly with King for con-
spiracy, it is very persistent, and those
who have thought the matter over are
strongly inclined to the belief that in
Court the grand jury will most assured
ly investigate the alleged conspiracy,
which is said to have existed between
GUIDE, Gasser, Weinbrunn and King to
defraud the city. From the evidence
submitted in Police Court Wednesday
by the three contractors is was plain
that they We're aware of the figures con-
tanned in every individual bid given to
the Street Committee for paving con-
tracts and this, in view of their testi-
mony regarding the brides given King,
is said to show beyond a shadow of a
doubt that the four men conspired against
the city OF Richmond.
ARE WORKED UP.
Several members of the old Street Com
rnittee and a number of CounciImen were
nm IN, Ioc- ,,;c
interview which appeared in an afternoon
paper. purporting TO have been given to
reporter by Mayor Taylor. The inter-
View follows:
ut looks to me like others are in that
business. 1t seems unreasonable to say
that one man should have had entire con-
troll Of the Street Committee
All Of the Councilmen seen believed
that the Mayor had been misquoted ''In
case Mayor Taylor said well known
member, did make the statement cred
tied to him in an afternoon paper
think he acted very unjustly. He has
been before the grand jury and 1 under
stand was unable to throw any light on
the alleged municipal corruption and in
view of this fact l don't think it is right
that he should come out in a, statement
so broad as the one printed.
However. ii he thinks as he is quoted.
he should certainly appear before the
grand jury VIXEN it reassembles and tell
what he knows. and not cast a slur on
the entire Council. He should specify
inst whom he thinks has engaged in
crooked work
Several other members had about the
same thing to say concerning the inter
view. and although an effort was made
last night to see the Mayor it met with
no success.
From now until the reconvention of the
grand jury and the next trial of John
NJ. King interest will continue The con-
victton apparently had the effect of in
creasing public interest instead of de-
creasing it. as was at first expected
MORE INDICTMENTS PROBABLE.
a member of the grand jury. in speak
ing of the investigations which that body
has been pursuing for soma time past.
said they would continue for a week or
ten days after they reconvene on the I'D
Of this month. He was more or less in
clined to the belief that three or four
Indictments might result. stating that he
had no doubt in his own mind as to the
existence OF corruption. The trouble. he
said. was the inability of the grand jury
to get evidence on which conviction
could be secured in the Police Court.
Instead of bringing in a bunch Of
charges" said he. numbers of which
could not be substantiated to the salts
faction of a court. it is the desire of the
grand jury to bring in just as many in
dictlnents as they reasonably suppose will
result in convictions. And this has been
the great trouble we have had TO contend
with all along.
In-view of this statement it would seem
that several other indictments are to fol-
low within the next thirty days, and in
tn meantime the public viii await the
findings of the grand jury with peculiar
interest