The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-07
West
CONFINED IN JAIL

CONFINED IN JAIL
Continued From First rago)
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1880 II he (west) woulu not attend the
next meeting Of the Street Cmntnittee,
but he refused to give the name OF the
man, and that he, the said West, was
then, and Is now, a member Of the city
Council and Of the Committee on Streets
| ig FASHION sSTARISHl, Foreman
Judge Witt told the Councilman TINT
he would have to go to jail IL he per-
sisted In his refusal tp, answer, cues
tions propounded him by tho grand jury.
ana again refusing, was second time
taken before Judge witt, who turned him.
over to a deputy city sergeant, who took
him to Jail under the following order;
Upon which report the said John 7.
West, having stated to the court he . .s1l
WHO offered him $500, the court doth.
commit him. the said John T. West. to,
the jail Of this city. there to remain until
he shall, III custody of the jatler, give
such evidence" 5} i3 si
Says He'll Stay in.
Judge witt gave orders that no ono
should be allowed to soc the Councilman
except on nn order Of the court. ana
then only IN the presence OF the 1all
authorities.
How long Mr.. West will permit him
self to remain in contempt OF court Is
a. question, but 1t Is understood That he
has declared that he will stay n. prison
q wear before he will call names. All
q fternoon session Of the grand Jury was
held, and Messrs. r. i. Peters and John:
Teefey, OF the Street Committee, were
examined. a.,
co,,rt that they had dectdedit hold all :,
at her session at II d clock to4day. and
az their request. the following gentle,
men, composing the rest OF the member,
ship Of the Street Commute e fNe re; sum
,noned5to appear and give their t. estln1ony
iii relation to such N 2as
Messrs. otway s.. Allen, ". II. Adams,
James Bahen, Rueben Burton, 8, o mn
Mann, Jr John 81 Minor, R < ,e
Wl,ittet. Jr., Harry Huber.nC. W., spicer,
r. Williams ana j, NJ. N. Allen.
OF Great Interest. 4.
C.ommonwealth's Attorney Richardson Isl
,.indly gave a representative OK Inc ~,
Times. Dispatch last night the information
Unmarried to him by $eeyeral witnesses Pc.
foro they went. before the jury ~.
He said that one of them oolns MN na
that West had informed MN Ns'.o y,
that on the night of the recent primary
when councilmen were nominated, ne
(WesD had been, approached sanger
Hall, where the returns. were PENS ~.
ceived. and offered him $1,000 to a sent
himself from the next meeting Oh t y
street Committee. This was afterSathe
body had voted Z to- between the 4, as.
phalt and hitulithic paHements. MY. " es s,
Voting for the former The witness SAID
west told him he had denounced the
man. offering the bride II, unrneasured
terms, and had told him he would ex.
nose him but for the respect he had
for his family: that the offer would
never have been made except that It was
known that.he tWest) was a poor man. !
Could Leave Business.
i Another witness told Judge Richardson
i that West said he had been offered $500
| for his vote. and that he had resented TINS
/ proposition.
4 he S' had had With West, in which the
latter talked of alleged propositions to
! bribe him. and he said the latter took
n from his rocket the key to his printing
establishment. and holding 1t up said /:
II could keep this It would vote as
they want me to vote.
: The anonymous letter, reference 10
which was made III The Times Dispatch
.
money In connection with the paving
contracts, had, nothing to do with instt-
4 tutlns the INQUIRY before The grand jury,
Knew It Last Week.
a. copy OF this letter is In the hands OF
a Judge Richardson, but he started the in.
q vestigation upon information obtained
from other sources, the first link OF
which came to him over week ago.
While Captain j. H. Redwood was
witness before the grand jury. 1t was not
hs who gavo the information to Judge
Richardson. as was stated in another pa
s per.
IL MIR, West shall finally decide to ties
tify further and If he shall, disclose the
a name of tho person whom, lie alleges Of
fered to bride him. the latter will BIZ
brought before the grand Jury and tbs
i truth of the allegation gone into.
AS to the Penalty.
3 RI he shall be indicted he will be tried
upon tho charge OF offering a bride, and
S|if convicted lie will be sentenced to thf
II pcnitentiary for a term not exceeding tei
Y years, -s
u rho case which Is now pending before
u 1.-THE grand jury is of all tho more PUBIC
4 interest, because of the trial and con-
y yictlop some time ago of Alderman Johl
|NI King, Of Jefferson Ward, OF brlbf
Il taking and because during 1.-The entire In
yestisation at that time, Judge Richard
son was yainly trying to. find out thf
name OF a man who was nlleged 70 %
in the habit OF offering ,brlbes IN con
netton With city contracts, ~ is not 9
& all unlikely that the Council may taKe
m the West matter after the grand jury
| II, Hall ifa In ttOrS the