The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-15
Public Greatly Wrought
i Over v the Wi1thfho'l'dingof
Baughman Report.
JUDGE WITS mo"
TO JURORS APPEAL
Messrs Clarke, Lathrop apd
Baughnan Held Meeting Last
Night-W Wou1d Not D obey
Command Of Court-Mat-
ter May Go to Court
Of Appeals.

For q time last night 1t seemed tha.
the much taxed Of Baughman rspor,
would become public property, and tina!
Messrs. Clarke. 1,athropS and Baughman
would disclose their ideas regarding the
late primary investigation made by ths
grand Jury. UP to midnight these gentle.
men had not determined what their course
would be. but shortly thereafter they
finally decided not 70 publish theiE
minority report. " a55%% ia 81
The excitement and discussion Of lagt
night was brought about by statement
made by Y Captain John A. Curtis, the
grand Juror who had 90 vigorously object
ed to the report being accepted by Judge
Witt. Captain Curtis on yesterday stated
tina neither he por the other grand jururs
who had not signed the Baughman re-
port" objected now to It being made pub
lic.f He stated that he thought it was the
private property Of the gentlemen whose
names were signed to It, and that they
had the right to make such disposition OF
It as they thought proper.
To Times Dispatch II man he said:
"The people will on 10y re adlnp Sit, and
don't care ~hethers It Is printed or not Il
Hold a Conference. 8sI 88
Upon this statement being made
known ito Messvs. Baug hman, Clarke and
Lathrop these gentlemen held a meeting
to determine whether or not they would
give out the report TO the press, II Cap.
tain Curtis and his friends who had
voted against the report, laughed It OUT
OF court (" as he expressed It, were now
willing to make 1t public the report would
have the backing OF a majority OF the
grand Jury. n A, ;i;. 5st3 35i
After a lengthy con nference the ..tri-
Eumvirhte''sd that the report should
not tle given out and In coming to this
decision they were governed BY the fact
that Judge Witt OF the Hastings Court
had expressly forbidden publication
4 OF the paper. IL n,
Proposes Mass Meeting.
Mr.. 9. Harvey Clarke, one OF the Sign
ers OF the report, In talking to a Tines
n 8Dispatc man said 4. "a M
We would gladly give the contents n
" Of our report to the tpubltc Every
one OF us desires to do so and thinks III
that the citizens OF Richmond should
know what our report contains. Tho "a
matters mentioned in 1t are OF vital
z importance to every good citizen and @
II no other way expedient, I9think
s5l that great mass meeting Of the u
people snould DeH called b 10 demand ~
that disclosure be made, We have \
done all we oan do. for IL we publish #
ol,rs report after we have been in
structed by the court not to do so,
we will be law breakers, and liable to
i be arrested for contempt OF court
We hope that some means may. DO $
found bv which the report 4 may be
made public.
An Emphatic "No."
Following is n copy OF the telegram
sent to Judge Witt Saturday night:
August ~, i 10o5. 5
TO Judge 8. q. Witt, NImrod Hall, Bath
Ia county, Va. (vIa &Mtllboro):
4 In View OF published interview with
Captain Curtis, we ask permission to
publish the paper we presented to you.
Can we do sol
(slsned) e. A. BAUaAMAN, ~
G. p. 3LATHRO9,
b, q. II, CLARkE..
.. Mlilboro, Va, August, 1905
70 c, p. Lathrop, Richmond, Val
Telearame received. Answer, No.
(slsned) 8. q, Will,
Judge Hastings Court.
Explains the Paper"
AS soon as Judge Wits telegram had
been received Messrs. Bnughman, L.ath-
ElfG {Esg /rlonttpueA nn Third papo gHltt5I-