The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-05
lut..y controlled working majority OF
the committee having charge OF the

lut,.ly controlled working majority OF
the committee having charge OF the
matter.
Mr.. Manning asked Mr.. Bemiss II they
! bad not talked freely during the time
rumors OF crookctness were going around,
and tho latter sud Eyes" and was
excused.
Mr. Manning now took the stand and
was questioned by Chairman Minor.
Upon looking into matters spoken OF
at the last meeting, witness said hr had
found that some OF them could not pc
substantlated, and therefor, ne woulo
prefer not to brIns them to the atten'
ton OF tho committee.
He apolog!zed TO the committeeman
other than the chairman and City Attor-
r.sy Pollard for language used at the last
meeting. He thought these latte: gen tic
men had treated him badly, though NC
did not know that II was Intentional
Roth assured the witness that they had
no intention OF treating him unjustly.
AS TO RUAlORS.
Witness said he had lost his temper
to testify as to rumors. Chairman Minor
and Mr.. Manning had quite q lengthy
collouuy, but both OF them kept N
good humor. Mr.. Minor here said thai
Mr., II. E. Montague had been summoned,
though he was ont OF the city He and
Mr.. Manning agreed that Mr.. Monta que
probably knew nothing more OF interest,"
to the, committee.
Major M. M. Martin took the stand and
testified as to Judge Richardson's letter:
Witness said he expected tEse .had bag
convcrsa tIors with, Mr.. David Allnslie
WITH regard to correspondence between
himself and MIR. Wilson. OF New ork.
hut he had never said that Wilson E',!o
any letter In which witness had saio
lie controlled certain counclmen, nor d!o
Wilson hold any such letter.
Major Martin Ind before him a state
ment OF money spent her. In franchise
lights and he took occasion to say that
whenever It was possible to do 80 Mr.
Fisher Ina put his (wtness') name
opposite items.
ono item was $4,000, alleged to have
gora In bonds and money to witness
Captain PIzzlni and the Virginia Con-
dult Company. Another was s2b9o o.
which witness got $3.50 for legal ser
vices. There were n great many other
Items charged to witness and Captain
pizzlnl. He testified as to the alteration
OF MIR. Manning that he had SUD 20
Messrs. Meredith and Bcmiss that ne
controlled cour cllmen, and said nc nag
used no such language. @
'"rhese gentlemen say they 40 nor re-
call that + made any such statement.
and am sure ! could not nave uoii'
so,' said the witness.
SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS.
Witness said that in the estimate no
had made s35o0oo or 100000 Included
$4,000 Of second mortgage bonds che rye
able to Mr. Fisher and not accounted for;
~, had understood that Mr., Fisher had
said that this went IN way whlch y
wns not rroper for him to disclose to
the counsel for the company In the final
| settlement.
"r wanted to get backja he had I'm.
properly taken" said the witness nu1
| did not t,.,
In answer TO a question, Major Martin
said he would pay no attention 70 any
statement made by Mr.. Fisher. Ho
did not regard him as al all tru NJ -,
LJc now left the stand. and the COM
mittee went into executive session, after
Mr. Minor had stated that CAPTAIN Pizzln'
was sick and, could not appear.