The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-25
BEGIN WORK
TONIGHT
Judge witt Turns Over Grand
jury Papers.
MUST BE KEPT SECRET
Municipal Investigation viii Start Out
With Examination Into Allegations
Of Capt. Chas. 0asser Con-
corning Old ST, COMMITTEES
MUST BE KEPT SECRET

Judge 8. B. witt, Of the Hastings
Court. yesterday entered an order turning
over tbs recorda In the recent grand jury
Investigation to Hon. John B. Minor,
chairman OF the Municipal Investigating
Committee, which will hold its first real
tession at the City Hall at room NO. .
tonight. beginning at $40 o'clock.
The order OF the court, in pursuance o.
The policy OF the law, which Is not TO o..
vulge the secrets OF the grand jury room,
Allows the records to be Inspected py City
Attorney Pollard under the direction OF
the committee, but enjoins all to secrecy,
IND REQUIRES safe return to the court
ORDER OF THE COURT.
The order OF the court IL as follows'
"The fudge OF this court having re.
eetyed n communication from John ..
Minor. chairman OF the joint Committee
Of investigation. appointed by the Coun.
ell OF the city Of Richmond under its
resolution approved June 49, 1903. cont
municat,ng to him a copy OF said rezo.
luton, and it appearing that the said
resolutions contain the following request.
That the Hon. s. B. Witt. judge OF
the Musings Court OF the city OF Rich.
mo "A. DO. and ID hereby requested 70 lay
beftc said committee for their intorma-
ton the evidence taken geographically
OeLOBS LILO bp0Cl01 81 o4lN JAAS 49,
rle with the clerk OF his court. or permit
tho city Attorney to have access TO the
same.
''It IL now ordered BY r,is court that
the evidence taken stenograp hicaily before
the special grand Jury, now on ME with
the clerk OF this court, be by him deliver.
ed to the Hon. John B. Minor. chairman
as Aforesaid, to be used by and open to
tho inspection and examination OF the
said special Joint committee In order TO
facilitate them In the investigation or.
dered by said resolutions and for tho use,
examination aud inspection OF the City
Attorney under their direction. but not to
be made public by said committee or I'D
City Attorney. and to be returned to the
clerk OF this court when the investigation
by the said committee shall have been
concluded"
SOME FIRST WITNESSES.
Messrs. Gasser, GUIDE and Weinbrunn.
contractors City Engineer cutshaw,
Commemorative Attorney Richardson.
ana Messrs. Talialerro and Bolton, as.
sistant City Engineers. have been sum.
moned by Sergeant-at-Arms Ruskell. and
will be the FIRST witnesses examined. Fol
lowing IS the form OF oath used:
Commonwealth OF Virginia,
To the 6ergeant-at.Arn6 OF tno SoH'
mon Council and Board OF Aldermen
Greeting: sss
We command You that you sumnon----
,-----to appear at Room 5. third
hoor. City Hall, Richmond. Virginia. a
o'clock on tho - day OF --.
1905. before the Joint COMMITTEES Of In.
vestigation created by and acting under
a Joint resolution OF tho Council OF sthe
City OF Richmond. approved June l6. 1905.
TO testify in regard to a certain matter OF
Investigation pending before to sal
committee. And have then and there this
writ
Giy4n under my hand this day
Of 1903.
Chairman Joint Committee OF lnvestiEa-
ton.
Those Councilman whose names were
mentioned in the Taliaferro letter have
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