The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-26
Dispute as to This Mat
ter is Settled.
FULL TESTIMONY
OF CAPT. PIZZlNl# 4
Loaned Money to Councilman c
on Good Security.
NEARLY ALL OF 1T 1.58
HAS BEEN RETURNED
The Witness Expressed the Opinion.
that Not a Dollar In the Fight for M
Street Car Franchises Went to
CounciImen - Mr.. W. E. ifs#
Jenkins and Sheriff SlsA
Epps on Stand. !. Il, X

Epps on Stand. "A X $ES
&vThe Committee Of Municipal Investiga. ss
ton held another session last night, ex-
amined three witnesses and adjuorned to #
meet on Tuesday night at s o clock, y hen # III.
It'll likely that Major M. M. Martin will
be put on. The feature last night was u.
the Testimony OF Sheriff John y, Epps, &
who stated that he accepted 5000 from rs
Major NJ. NJ Martin unde a contract,
which he produced, to fight the Traction n
Company in its efforts to come on Mai b #
Street,. He testified that he kept most
Of the money though he had possibly Il
expended $500 Of 1t for the conpal,S.ss ss
Ho said It was paid In two install lltnents III
OF $500 each. and t the Traction Colm- n
spany hadsfailed In their fig hit he was to-
have gotten 5000 more 1t was not A al 81
soues tion Of what he thought his serrvicas
were WORTH hut what Mr.. Martin tlloug htsife
they were worth to the company. '
y Mr., Epps grew excited a t. one spoin and
demanded that his testimony before the n
grand juryA3be &rcad, ,Sf wh hen h Mr.. Al NJ itnori
asked him1.if he had not stifed there Il,
That he had told Mr.. NJ Martin that VI hsSs
would try and associate with him sin the b
tight Messrs. Manning, Saunders and 4
II. ~ N
y55 The chairman declined to read from the \
grand jurJ. report, and E the tness SAIL
that If such a statements wa 81 ntalncdS II
Ii,ssahts Testimony It was ntrue- # He tnd
never approached Mr.. Tay ylor5 on the sub
ject lie had tried to get the other two II
&c ntlemen named, but had found them
working for the Traction Company.5 s;
# Captain Andrew Pizzni testified again n
clearly and frankly, and he produced
some data, showing the nam les 4 OF coun-S
cilmen and city officers to whom he had
loaned money in the last FIVE years. but "
said all the transactions were upon a.
business basis. tSst ..ta5E \ III
Mr.. w. Il. Jenkins, OF the Virginia Con-
dut Company. testified, y but his evidence III
related mainly to the Epps ma tier N.
Captain Pizzini FIRST 5sfs
The meeting was called to order at sos %
I'm. by Chairman Minor and Captain
Andrew Plzzini, who testified previously,
was recalled III 4, ,5a
He said when Mr.. Fisher had written
hlm that he would throw up his fight tor
franchises here because OF an opinion
az City Attorney Pollard, which would is
render such franchises not desirable.
witness had found that Fisher was re- (!
;ferrlng to an opinion rendered by Mr.. n
Meredith wien that gentleman ~ was 4
city attorney, and that at the time Mr.
Pollard had not given his opinion 33sSI Sf 8s
The most interesting part Of Captain
sFizziri's testimony related to his money
+, ,transa ctIons with individual members OF \
the Council, and as he detailed them at
scn,e length the crowd listened atten- gi
lively. t
FULL LIST GIVEN. s.s.
Ques toned on this line BY Mr.. Pollard.
Captain Pzzini said: lsss, II,
II have held In the past five years the
following notes: i. w. Cunningham.
ss,no; James Bahen 5000; John NJ.
King Cor his mother), 81. 200.
"All these notes were secured by DEEDS
of trust on realty, duly recorded, and
all we're paid oftsin fill.
"I have also held notes OF John rs
West for $500 and 1880, secured by
corded. The mortgage at maturity was
unpaid. Mr.. West went into bankruptcy
and his effects sold and purchased by
Mr. James Bahen, to whom j loaned
Sas75, for payment on March 3D. 1908. 81
7"This was reduced to $1,4oo BY pay.
ments OF cash and note by Clyde skN ,{j
Saunders. For this balance a note 10
now in the Merchants National BanS. 4
FOR NEW YORK PARTY. 5s AZ
4"I also hold for New York party l:
n deed OF trust on property In Jackson
Ward OF G.. X, Pollock for {1,7tO and in-l6t
terest which was due In October, 1907.
the loan having been made In October.
1900.
A"ThIs was reduced by payments prior
"a maturity to $1,000, which was to %
raid In 1909, but accepted payment
rnrtly in cash and q due bill for &'oo
ar septenlber Sd, the due bill TO be paid
bv october out of a fee due Mr. Pollock
before that date
~ also hold the following notes; James
pahen, maturing November Sth, S9;0;
James Bahen, maturing Septelnber .ath,
t5oo (origlnally 5000; Reuben Burton,
maturing August 26th. $1,000: q, Is. Pol-
lock. maturing December 10th, $50 lorlgl-
rnlly sl0O); William Gibson, Jr,, matuElng
septen7ber .7th, 800 (origlnally sou;
y, r Williams. s25 Originally $5O).
ON A BUSINESS BASIS,
Questioned by Mr.. Minor, CAPTAIN. Pts-
xinI said when he had loaned John n,
King s3 Oa0 1t WAS to pay OFT a mortgage
held by John T.. WILLIAMS & Sons. and hs
was secured by n second mortgage on
&c rtaln property, King had been active
fo, the Traction Company. and witness
did not feel any special interest In heln-
Inc him, though he did not care to MAKE
,,n enemy of him, as he would be In the
Council for some time. He said EiHE was
n,ors friendly to his company after ths
transaction,
Here witness reiterated much OF hiN
testimony regarding the West and Ba ben 4
transa ctions. and passing to the Pollock
lnots for Sl,75o he said Alt wsS siYsn - 4
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