Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-23
GRAND JURY S|11.|hG
INQUIRY INTO MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
RESUMES WEDNESDAY.
KING CASE ON OCTOBER 1sT.
pate Agreed Upon by Attorney. for
Defense and commonwca1sh'.-At-
torney-snmc Grand Jury in scs-
sion, Except That MI. crenshaw is
Absent.
RESUMES WEDNESDAY.
KING CASE ON OCTOBER 1sT.
bate Agreed Upon by Attorney. for

The grand jury, the same that returned
an indictment against cx-Aidcrinan hins,
seassemoled in the Hastings Court yes
terday and were resworn, but did not
resume the inquiry into the alleged mum
.inai corruption Instead, the day was
devoted wholly to consideration Oh 'ie
eases certified 10 it by the Justice court I.
Tho investigation will be resumed Wneh
.hese criminal charges sent up from Tue ne
Corporation Court have been disposeo Oh.
This will be Wednesday, unless the cases
~st remaining to be considered consume
more time than those acted on YESTERDAY.
The witnesses have not been summoned
ret for the resumption of the lnVesuga-
zion. it being not quite certain that the
grand Jury will be able to hear them
on Wednesday.
DATE OF KING TRIAL.
The court yesterday set the trial OF
John NJ. King for the first day OF the
October term of the court, and the Wit
.esses were recognized for their appear.
nee on that day. This decision was
made by agreement of counsel MI
Kings attorneys, Mcssrs. Wyndham II.
Meredith and Hill Carter, and Common
weaith's Attorney David c. Richardson
Tie date fixed is acceptable to all. and
InJess some now unforeseen contingency
Should arise the case will be tired b*
iurv beginning at the time specified.
ONE MEMBER ABSENT.
The grand jury is precisely The, one
summoned some weeks ago. save tnas
Mr.. S. Dabney Crenshaw, one OF the
Jurors, was not present this time. he is
detained at home by reason of fractur-
ed leg, the members being III plaster
cast 1t is not known whether ne VIII
be added TO the jury or not when the
Investigation into alleged municipal cor
ruption is resumed. 1t is not at all neces-
eary, however. that he should be, and II
es rather unlikely that he will be present
at all during the term Legally, this Is
a different jury, though its members are
the same as the former one, with the
single exception noted.
commemorative Attorney Richardson
stated yesterday that the jury had nm
ss.led all, ut half the number OF cases GER
1ificd TO it in one day, and he anticipated
that it would to-day finish up the nifty
six cases for consideration. In that event
he expects that the investigation will be
resumed Wednesday morning. In answer
to a further question. Mr.. Richardson
stated that the witnesses had not been
summoned yet.
BE GLAD TO HEAR HIM.
Asked as 10 the report that the at
tendance Of a paving contractor from
Washington as a witness was desired he
stated that the attendance of the man III
question could not be enforced. but he
did not deny that the presence of the
contractor was desired. If he chose to
Gene. No REQUEST had been made for his
presence. however.
How long the grand jury Will De AZ
work on the investigation is probemau-
cal. While he did not say SO. the Com
monwealth's Attorney intimated that it
might finish its work in week. All de-
ponds however. upon the disclosures that
may be made by the witnesses to be sum-
moned.
NEXT SUBJECT OF INQUIRY.
The general impression is that the next
subject 10 be taken up will be the matter
of contracts awarded by the Street Com
miuec That does not mean that there
was necessarily any wrong doing In the
award of those contracts. It is merely
an inquiry winch will eXonerate all inno-
cent men from any suspicion of crime or
Official impropriety. The inquiry is court
cd by the members Of the council. That
the investigation will be searching and
service Of the grand jury are sufiicien,
guarantee.
The preparation Of the report OF its pro-
cedure and a statement Of its scope and
results will take considerable time. it is
anticipated. Altogether. it is not regard
ed as at all probable that the grand
jury will finally report and adjourn be-
fore next week.
INTEREST NOT SO GREAT.
Interest in the resumption Of the in
Ves.igation was not SO great or general
yesterday as before, it being known tc
many that the grand jury have other
work on hand. There were present, how
ever a crowd OF witnesses summoned TO
testify in the felony and misdeneanor
cases set for consideration yesterday. |
Only the Commemorative witnesses ar.
heard In an ex parte proceeding such as |
::llis, the only object of which is to- deter |
mine whether the testimony is sufficiently |
strong to warrant the arraignment and |
trial of the defendants.