The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-03
MAY WIND
UP TODAY
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Chairman Ruffln Thinks the
CommitteeWiil Get Through
HECHLER ND TODD
Charge Against These Two Are to Be
Heard--Mr. Wendenburg's Expense
Account-A Small Riot at
Negro Dance.

The Henrico Democratic Committee
will meet to-day at the courthouse, with
the expectation of completing It's end of
the investigation into the alleged frauds
and Irregularities In connection with the
recent primary.
The session will begin at 10 o'clock In
the morning. and Will probably continue
through the day. Something may turn
up to carry the hearing over into next
week. but It Is hoped that this can be
avoided. The committee will take UP
the last of the charges and try to settle
them at once. There are no new ones
that 1t can so into; 1t could not. for
( that matter, go Into them IL any more
were brought
Nothing further will turn up said
Chairman RufTn last night. I'VE expect
to get through tomorrow
The special matter before the commit
tee to-day Is that Of the charges against
II. c. Hechlcr and w. j. Todd, both OF
whom were in the race for treasurer.
Mr. Hechler holds that the committee
Is going beyond Its powers when 1t goes
into charges brought after the expiration
of the time limit STILL he Is ready to
meet them, and he courts fun and
free investigation. He viii be repre-
scented by Messrs. O'Flaherty and Fulton.
II IS understood that Mcssrs. Mere
dith and Sands, the attorneys for Mr..
Brauer, will be present to press the
charges against Mr.. Hechler anc Nr.
Todd. They have already expressed their
willingness to be OF any service posslpie:
It is a question what VIII be zone II
they do not appear. Mr.. Rufiin SAID lasl
night that In this case the clai ses
would fall and the committee would
90 70 Mr.. Todd. who Is the next highest
man on the ticket.
Messrs wendenburg and Todd have
both filed statements OF expenses auii. .,
1he primary, together with the rls'a o. ,..
that they have not v'oia hs'r -" t,xes his
dale law. Mr.. Wehdenburs t!Aes i!s
r.rsa account at s691o and Mr. TODD
at @l3l.45.
The aftermath of negro dance. when
wound UP In knock-down ana ulas-o ~.
f.pht amounting to sInail-sizeu 49,
will be aired Monday before Saun
is Sixteen people nave oee''
are in tall. IT,. 1,
rha dance occurred Monday night IN
cydney How the row started nooooy
knows. but start 1t did, and before ,oiie
things were going a, "A merry pace. rvs
tolls. razors, blackjacks and o'ncr Wea-
Ions of all sizes ana SOL 70 49, 49,
several persons were hurt. 1nciudihg !N .i-
Z he Hall ncro woman. who was cut
in the head John Lewis, colored man.
Who was struck with a lamp and pain,
f,,lly injured. and a white boy named
1eber. who was a half-square from the
scene of the disturbance, and VINO was
slightly hurt by flying bullet AN IN
known negro man was also hurt
II is said that saloon in the neishoor-
hood of the dance hall is what did the
work. The dancers loaded up on beer and
corn whisRey and then got down to bus
1r,ess In great style. The residents IN the
reiehborhood were in a state OF terror
until the county officers swooped down on
the hall and scatteed the rioters. The
names of the leaders were obtained and
n number OF them have been arrested.
They will all appear before Squire Lewis
on Monday.
MarcelIus Jones was before Squire
Friend yesterday charged with trespass-
ing on the property OF j. FL. Caldwell and
stealing five bushels OF pears. He was
found guilty Of trespass and fined So.
He was also fined 81 and costs for steal
Ing the pears
Thomas Johnson, the wild man captured
a few days ago, has been sent to jail to
await the arrival of authorities from the
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