The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
Former Manager on the
Stand Nearly Hours
NEVER CORRUPTED
ANY CITY OFFICERS
Entertained Street Committee
men After Many Meetings.
ALSO TOOK THEM
ON SEVERAL TRIPS
Secured Services Of Local Politicians
and Paid Them Well for Creating
Public Sentiment for His Com
pany Another Meeting
Monday Night-Witness
and City Attorney.

and City Attorney.
from time to time, and there are some
interesting developments being brought
out.
Colonel Hunt Chipley, now OF Atlanta.
but who managed the fight for the Bell
Company when the latter was applying
for it's franchise at the hands OF the City
Council, was the chief witness last night
and he was kept on the stand for nearly
two hours. Colonel Chipley made fine
witness. and several times he and City
Attorney Pollard who was examining him
IL d some rather spirited passages. Colonel
Cutshaw followed Colonel Chipley. but his
testimony was brief. and related mainly
to his strenuous and persistent opposl-
ton to the ordinance. Colonel Chipley had
testified that Colonel Cutshaw told him
IL he. would keep General Meany away
he. Colonel Cutshaw). would favor the
Bell ordinance. This Colonel Cutshaw de-
IlleQ, ana ne Sifld Ilc IIdu iiNuS . ,oPPoSsN
the Bell ordinance.
TOLD WHOLE STORY.
Colonel Chipley took up the fight from
its inception and told OF his entire con-
nection with 1t. When Colonel Cutslaw
had concluded his testimony the commit
tee arose to meet a gain on Monday hight.
There will likely be another session on
Thursday night. when Mr. Fairfax Mon
tague will tell of his connection With
the fight.
The testimony of Colonel Chipley last
night was spicy at times. and was heard
with the closest attention. He told how
he, on behalf of his company had em-
ployed number Of leading local politi-
clans for the purpose Of creating public
sentiment for his company, and said how
much ne had paid to each.
He related the story of suppers and
New York trips. and said he pretty gem
orally entertained his friends on the
Street Committee after their meetings
when he was In the city.
His story was very interesting one.
and he repeatedly stated that he had
never paid any Councilman or city off,
GER any money or other valuable thing
for his vote or influence in the fight.
DETAILED PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting was called 10 order at
6:35 O'Clock by Chairman Minor and a
quorum of members answered to their
names. 1t was stated that Captain Hall
was out of the city and therefore could
not attend.
Colonel Hunt Chipley, general counsel
for the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. was sworn, having appeared as a
voluntary witness, Colonel Chipley was
examined by Mr.. Pollard, and said he
had had charge of getting through the
Bell ordinance.
Asked by Mr.. Pollard what he had
found 1t necessary to do in order to get
the ordinance through, the witness re-
viewed his actions at some length and
gave a brief history Of the fight. lie
said Colonel Cutshaw had told him that
if the latter would keep General Meaney
away from Richmond the City Engineer
would help witness in the matter of
settling the differences between the
Southern Bell Company and the city OF
Richmond He had declined the propos-
tion, and had not afterwards conferred
with the City Engineer.
Colonel Chipley said in the opening OF
the fight he had learned that the City
Attorney had determined to prevent. II
possible. the consideration of the Bell
ordinance, regardless of its merits. There
was here considerable cross firing be-
tween witness and the City Attorney.
Colonel Chipley demanded the reading of
an opinion of the City Attorney to the
Street Committee, advising against tax
ing UP the Bell petition until there had
been a settlement In the courts, and It
was finally read by Mr. Pollard
Then followed another warm colloquv
between the Messrs. Chipley and Pollard
III which the latter said the former was
imagining a great many things Golonel
Cbipley declared that lie was not mag
ming anything, but was telling laets,
and the chair nterposed 10 say that me
witness was DEPRESSING from the supJec''
THOUSAND APIECE,
Witness said he had secured the services
of Messrs. Manning and Saunders at sl,oo0
each: that Hon John z, Epps. Messrs'
Humphrey Calder, j. p. Pettis. and Eu-
gene Walton We're also paid. MesSrs,
Phil Shield and r. L. Montague Iau
acted in legal capacity. and We're paid.
CAPTAIN A. Pizzin. Jr,, had heen a
friend of the company, but ne dlo not
know that there had been any financial
transactions between captain Fizz'ul a'u
the BELL people.
His company had been opposed by the
city Attorney, City Engineer, chairman
of the Street Committee and others.
"Among other things" said the witness.
eve took people on various trips during
the fight"
He said the people employed were en-
pected to create public sentiment In favor
of the company. One name he had failed
to call was that of Mr.. w. P. Leaman.
He had been paid $500.
He said he had asked nor one to ID
anything wrong
The money had been given as fees, and
no one was asked to corrupt Councilmcn
He thought between $1,000 and 5000 had
been expended in lunches. dinners. and