The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13
Captain Pizzini Writes Chair
man Minor, Complaining Of
Committees References.
HAD TO FOLLOW EVIDENCE.
This IS Plea OF Minor to Board
Of Aldernne1-W. I. Dabney
Succeeds Hall.
Several ma tiers Of special interest came
:, before tho Board Of Aldermen last

s.t-At
ny =, ~. ,o,,, u Minor. chairman Of the
...i.tsa4ta, ron,mittce. rcad a -1cttcr
- . ,toin Andrew Pizzini, in which
a., s ,ta;,, claimed TINT the report did
liz. T.. t,,stico
= WI, nv 49,. "a fai,ad 10 concur in tho Com
~ Gs',,,a,, osn,,,t,on calling for tho
,.s,,a,, ~ INC law recently enacted,
!. - e.,z,,,a ,hn chn,.tar If Richmond re-
:. .,.,,.. 20 NO nonors of tho Police Board.
81 ~, 2r,r,,, nrosident. offered a rcsolu-
a., fi,,nr t,c nrice OF gas to all con-
.. 49, n7 oiphtv cents ,s,r thousand
.aat ,,stead IF. NJ q ns nj present. Tho
t tsS.. rai.,d n concur in any proposition
IS - - ,si,,r tho so1o,ics or officials and
~, 1,e,.o. - tho citv, All Of such matters
e'ai,.ot ~ ~ Tinanc, Committee for con-
M ,s. ~ .''s ~ :.
slceratloh.
n Mr.. w, 7. Dabncy was elected a mem
s@1& CAPTAIN PIZZ1N1.S LETTER.
THO letter or Captain Pizzini was read
-. "a NJ Minor amid nrofo,,nd silence.
was addressed to him personally, 1t re-
lhtcd entirely to the action Of the COM
8ndttee, and he could see no impropriety
A. ,i,,,,r - n,,hlic 4 Thcr he rond.
u i'iaAit *! - puu... ~, 70, 1nth 1ooa
HichHona, va, jan. w, ", .'oa'
"Mr. John B. Minor Richmond, va
na.es -, ,.o,, doos mo Il, justice ana r
Pa.su ~ ~ uU.' 49,. t,nn 80 = nov.
"'sh 10 eau your a.osnuon ~ =. NV :,
may set me right, if you wish TO do so.
"First-Thc report quotes me as testl-
S,.,no -th,,Hr ,vouI1 ,ot hesttnto IN b,ly
~ t,a. no,,nc,,r,,n rho test,n,onv
thc vote OF a councllman' ihe .est.ihols
SHOWS tnat me lusstlol was "she" iiio
sif soma friend of q councilman was 70
4.;oio ~ h,s friond unot 4l,o voter him,
.aie !, '..,,n,,,a ,,o,, ,,oi,o sroh con.
Sell Mouiu YOU ldAe suet - , ro,
anu 10 saw .,''ns rna 49,.
there is no testimony to tn. effect that
I would buy the vote of n councilman.
THAT SEVENTY THOUSAND,
Second.-Your report saws that Fisher
saws / testified that only $1,000 was used
ta;. this ni,rnnsn anG tI,f thnra 'rv,s ~ M
cvidence 10 show where the large d,scrnp-
ancv went 10 and thnt is n r,isstatem cit
nr ii no facts Mr' iNorthriIn;s statement
taken from the books of the company,
shows that Fisher did not charge even
the sum Of $1,000 to franchises" but
about $3.50, and the balancc, OF the $4,000
was charged to-. me for services rem
dered." and I fully explained to the COM
mittee what those services consisted Of
and went to New York to try to get inc
vouchers TO prove II, but was not sue
cessiul. however. NJ. Noltnrul, : stu. ~,
ment, taken IRON the DOCKS; 6 SHOWS tiin ~
my testimony tmnt about Ao;Uo N H., easl 81
was uaeu 20 lutt!eL VIC on'al.i i ~ ~
franchises was veriled' ana WIS ,1oti
10 Eeu put !, ~ ,I ns,, nraG avov ,osIion
Or u e ffo,
put TO me ana made every eilGrt TO assi Sc
lc "I'u h,,Ib+ far, s,,nh
,,,1,Sa,, ,a 10 fau1t nf nina and ~ :
= = nhn,,id I,a n nj is hevol /
nv comnre Hensinn
fSirncd) ANDRENT PIZHINI. JR.
II .!REpOIPT JTSTTTNIED"
Mr. Minor took the stenographic' report
If - Tic 'N evidence and read from it such
On the contention of Captain PiZzini. and
after doing so declared that in his opinion
the evidence fully justified the report and
= hat the evidence was the only thing the
IN the report He took pains to state he
was in no degree hostile TO Captain Plz-
zini and that the idea Of doing him am
injury had never for once entered his
mind He had never seen him to know him
before he went upon the witness stand.
The report of the Investigation Com
u,i,tec again furnished II few interesting
G I'm h,,.i IN es Mr. Minor moved
t uhat ~ p pe' G IN to fiie
Ma ior Allan wanted RI know If the
We ~ a>4ln aa ~, ~ vSnomors w., 9
Ieporl. as gwen ~ VIC az Mal'pen'; VIC s
VI, - w.,
was SO lalniiiar WIN VIM !. coi..'''i,v =
ne Iau not rcau ~ ~ tnt ih.pcrs; w ~,
ne JUDGED lilal ~ was oolicctS Piln'cu'
The paper was uaani.n1uSiH rgEeIVed
558 MIX, NlAoliEt IN LINES Ell
a& Mr. washer stated that ne mad under
STOOD his name had occurred III inc Cyl.
dence. ana ne would IKE 10 near thal
+ Ioruon OF me record 'edu,
Mr. Minor undertook to lind the refer
enco and readily did So
Mr. Chpley, on the stand. said he sent
Mr. Washer to New York with Mr.. Mosby
to inspect certain documentary evidence
there that statements previously made
concerning the company were not true.
MIR Chipley went on to say that at IL
mass meeting in Marshall Ward Mr..
lyWasher made the assertion that he would
never vote 10 give the Sell Company a
franchise. Mr.. Chiplev saw, Mr.. Washer
The mex, day and Told him that tho
statements against the Bell Company,
y nm fcundc6
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