The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-08
|CRAND JURY Report
May Be MADE PUBLIC
May Reach Council ! Through
City Attorney.
MANY WANT II READ
Members Of Both Branches Anx-
ious to Hear it.
MANIFOLD COPY WAS MADE
The Delivery of This to City Attorney
Said to Take the Matter Out Of the
jurisdiction of the Hastings
Court and Open Up
Way TO the
Council.
MANIFOLD COPY WAS MADE

It now develops that a fight will be
made in the Council on the payment OF
the account of Mr. John w. Winston for
SoiO for stenographic work done by him
Tor the Hastings Court grand jury, which
Drobed into alleged municipal corruption
for twenty or thirty days some two or
three months ago. In this same connec-
tcn it was learned that a duplicate copy
Of the report was made and will be turned
over to City Attorney Pollard, and it is
within the power of the Council to de-
mand of him the document. il they desire
to learn of its contents.
Although a number of the City Fa-
thers will oppose the payment of the
bill for more than one reason, their OBJ
jections will amount to naught, as Judge
Witt has authority to Issue a writ OF
mandamus and compel the city to come
up with the money.
A NOLUA1INOUS REPORT.
The stenographic report Is one of the
longest ever made in Richmond. the type
written matter covering between 900 and
], ,C0J pages. In case itwere made public
it would require any one newspaper pub
]ished In Richmond over six days to
Print 1t, unless its size WAS materially In
creased, even though every age was used
during the period mentioned.
The fact that the report has been type
written in duplicate is not generally
known. while it has never been suspected
that the City Attorney would be furnished
with a copy of the investigations. This
last statement will be received with sur
plise by the entire Council and the public
at large, and an effort may be made to
have the report turned over to the city
clerk for reading at a future meeting
1: is well known fact that the Board
OF Aldermen is anxious. to hear the con-
tents of the report. Will s@laembers Of I'll
Common Council arc equally as anxious
that the proceedinssR {efore the grand
Jury. be made public, a.V result OF which
it is not at all imprSoable that steps
iii the direction of having the matter
made public will he taken at the meet
ing of the upper branch of the Courcil
next Monday night
WANTs8IT MADE RECORD.
I'll this connection it8may he stated that
a number of members of the Common
Council who voted against the resolution
of Alderman Minor to instigate another
investigation favor making the grand jury
report a public record and should the
Board of Aldermen take action calling
upon City Attorney Pollard to furnish
TIE Council with the duplicate that was
made for him. 1t would no doubt be con-
Cured in by the Common Council.
Commemorative Attorney Richa ardson
said yesterday afternoon that a duplicate
had been made and would be given to
the City Attorney. He was asked If the
Council had the right to call upon Mr..
Pollard for this report, but did not COM
nit himself. However. members of the
Council who were seen in regard to the
matter were of the opinion that inasmuch
as Mr.. Pollard is a paid official of the
city he may be required to furnish the
renort. especially since it leaves the juris-
diction of the court when It is turned over
to Mr.. Pollard.