The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
HOW BELL COMPANY
.SECURE.DA CHARTER
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trims for street committeeman by his
He admitted that while the fight was
on. he had his friends on the Street COM
mittee with him at lunch or dinner near
" every day when witness was IN the
city.
Some weeks after the fight started up.
he had begun the work OF entertaining the
members Of the COMMITTEES.
Messrs, Mills, Ferriter, Donohoe,
Grimes. Mosby and Washer. had been
taken to New York at the expense OF the
company. The latter two had gone at his
request. though the witness did not ac-
company them.
II came out here tina 1t was Alderman
Louis Washer, of Marshall Ward, who
is alleged to have changed from the new
to the old company after trip to New
York, given by Bell, having had an OPP
portunity to examine the approved ap-
plances there.
one trip to New York, when Messrs.
Grimes, Ferriter and Donohoe had gone
with witness, cost the company s7QO.
MR.. RUsKELL DECLINED REWARD.
Witness could not recall who had
changed while the fight had been In
progress. Sergeant at Arms Ruskell hau
been very kind to witness In the hght,
and when 1t was over, the later offered
the former a suit of clothes. but it had
been declined. His company had let Coun-
Gilman John r. Grimes have the contract
for putting the conduits here, but It was
six weeks after the franchise fight had
been settled Witness had had no transact
tons with King, save that he had given
him free telephone service as he had done
with many others. Many Councllmen were
on the free list when witness came TO
Richmond, and he left them there and
added others.
At the dinner parties at Ruegcr's, as
rule, wine was served He had never
given any standing order at Rueger's to
allow Councilman to have whatever they
wanted at his expense. The first supper he
gave to the members of the Common
Council generally was the night Of July
Sd when the ordinance passed that body.
this was at the Hotel Lawrence about 3
o'clock in the morning. He never dined
the members of the Board Of Aldermen,
A "still hunt was conducted for votes in
that body.
Mr.. Chpley did not remember how
many trips he took to New York with
members of the Street Committee, but
did not think they were as many as half
a dozen. He entertained his guests at the
Hoffman House. Witness denies that he
had engaged in games of chance with
Counclmen and lost large sums Of money
to the after.
MR. GUNST Against 1T.
The only relative of a Councilman given
a position by his company before the or
dlnance was adopted was son OF Mr.,
Marx Gunst The latter had voted
against the ordinance, Others We're an
pointed to position, but 1t was after the
fight was over. He had never employed
any lawyer in the Council for professional
services.
Witness had never given any Council
man or city officer any money or other
valuable thing for vote or Influence in
the Council.
Colonel w. r. Cutshaw was now sworn
and said he had always opposed tho
granting OF the Bell franchise He had
never told Colonel Chipley he would
favor the Eel ordinance under any con-
sheraton, though he had told him that
he was doing his cause harm by bring
ng General Meaney here. Here Colonel
CutshRw went into details as TO why he
had opposed the ordinance, and said he
had nor Vet changed his mind
Colonel Cutshaw's testimony was very
brief and at its conclusion the commits
'ee. arose to meet asain on MONDAY
night at $50 O'clock
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The remarkable story OF q Virglnien
who has wandered all over the earth
and lost fitty-one Jobs In fifteen years
WI be told In The Sunday lines-p's'