The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-08
the INVESTIGATION
REACHES A CRISIS.

REACHES A CRISIS.
tContlhued from First Pagc.y II
told under oath for whom they voted.
judge witt announced yesterday that
at tho suggestion aof the Jury lie WoulJ
Issue rule for a Certain person" Tor
Interfering WITH Witnesses called by The
Jury. The nahle 10 withheld 5fS
si Twcnty.fIve 4 Or more Witnesses NJ VIII be Z
subpoenacd to-day. Among them ls
Chairman . an1cs g. Doherty, Of the city
Democratic Committee. The others are
said to be members Of the committee,
influential Ward workers, candidates and
election officers,
Just what precinct VIII be under the
searchiight to-day Is not announced.
The trunk containing the ballots cast was
asked for BY the Jury, and Will be on &
Hand when to.day,s session begins, Evl.
compare the result OF the count In each
precinct With the poll Just made. a hls
WIN Indicate wherc&fraud has been cor :
5r1ltted, III It has been perpetrated at al.
The Hustings Court grand jury on
gagged In Investigating the recent nrl-
mary election yesterday completed the
work OF polling the vote Of the twenty,
three precincts Of the city. Two ses !.
sions were held, occupying IN an a ..o1ls
five and a half hours. During this tlhlc
something like six hundred voters were
nollcd as to their votes for city sergeant
ana commemorative attorney Those
nolled yesterday were from First Gay
md Second Monroe, with $50 or more from
various precincts throughout the city,
When the Jury returned to the court
room for the lunch recess SestTday
Judge witt said to them In substance
"Gentlemen, regarding certain mater
about W<,ch you inquired Saturday, !
viii statc thnt1 shall Issue a rule again!I
thn nerson mentioned requiring MIN .to
a nnoar to-morrow and jshow cause why
he' should not DO fined for contempt o.
conrt for Interfering With voters le testify
Ing before YOU AZ
4 -, trh,s direct statement explained inc me
N vs,crious paper handed 70 inc Juuss
~ J,rv Foreman Taylor SATURDAY, '.,l
az to, which there was SO mucil sl spy ,.,
ton. It appears that the jury . ntaa
formed the court that certhln narsor
M icon approached by another person
nnd coached as to how they voted. l MS
~ an will he summoned by rule 70 appseatlttSS
and 5nyn,ain why and under what clrcu.Ii-
~ a meas he Jintorfered with the witnesses
testifying or summoned 70 test !
Ask for the Trunk.
yyhen the Jury filed into the court.
3roon, vesterday and reported to the court court
10 i,si,al prior to adjournment, Twas
made clear that the poll of voters OF INC
;vn,Io,,s wards and precincts had 8 pee t,i
com Melted as far as 1t Is deemed prac. =,
cable q to carry I'll Foreman Char.es = {
Ta DIOR said TO the court: we VIII ASK
is be reconvcEed vat 1880 tomorrow
morning, and If your Honor please "
would like to- havesour trunk tne t.u,.N
containing the ballots commonwealth :.
Attorney Richardson assured lne IVY
! M @tho, rsreouest would be given ate
lion and that It, would be on hand early ar
to-day. ID "a; ~. - Mott
II was also stated yesterday that apout
twenty-five special witnesses would gpe
summoned for to-day TO appear ana .es-.
tfv before the grand jury as 70 ma NJ! tie 81
and rnmors concerning the recent prl--
mary about which the jury desired more 7,,
information. The names OF tne es WI
nesses were not made pubic LOT op 9Ns1'as
reasons. II they were printed ;thS ~
those desired, who were unwilling 70 tes-
ti iv5 co,iId easily hare placed themselves
hevond the jurisdiction OF the court @c-'
fore n subpoena could reach them, ana
nus thwartf thef purpose;fo OF the inquiry.
Among those summoned 4 for to-day rs
Mr. lanes B. Doherty, chairman OF me
cvt,, I1aT, ocratlc Commltte e. 8tMf.%Dohertyi
would not speculate upon ssthe probable
line OF questioning Of the jury. i tlhoeeu
he has any definite idea. 1t IS expecteu
that3o other members of the aCltS Sotl.-
5mtttee. and some Of the election oll.rets
md candidates in the primary VIII pc
ca,Ied before the jury to-day to undergo
a searching questioning as to their KNOW '''
edpn az the June primary Speculatlo1l
a,,on Ties upon the man against WnoH
Judge witt stated he would issue a rue,
characterization on 4 this line ls "a htlruiy
printable: 1.-THE guessers may go wrong h
Nav Summon Reporters.
1t e. said to be likely also that certain
ntawsnaper men may be summoned TO tes-.
nv 4 from whom they received certain
Information which was made the OASIS
for srenorts or guesses as to various
nhaaesi ar the poll being made. indeed
some nredlct that number OF newspaper
men nav be summoned to give speclal
Testimony in order that the jury muy ~ set
the benefit of the valuable nlorIlleio''
svouchsafed by certain voters 70 ttne y
norters, but not TO the jury.
- ~ 1,s what the inquiry has developed,
~ ono nut the juryfSand other sworn
ntnoars ~ the court knows, and they dare
~ tel, lest their own plans be defeated
win The poll Of the voters fairly com
to.athe Jury Is now prepared 70 ralrly
begn its probing y was necessary ,sa AIRY, 10
ascertain If possible whether inc WI, Q,
TIA voters had been honestly recorded IN
eacb nrecinct, and II not. in which pre-
el met did the figures returned dlffcre ma
trriallv from the drift of sentiment SHOWN
BY the partial poll It s .e estimates. ate that h,
about two-thrds of thesb,soo voters part,
cipatIng In the primary have been polled
|. v The grand Jury. In some precincts
seventy-five to eighty per cent, Of the
vote was polled. lnose testifying being
under oath. In hundreds Of cases the
voters are absent. from the city or have
removed to other residences. and for one
reason or onother could not be reached
Rhy the drag-net summons sent out for
them. Probably $500 to 1000 Of the parti'
c.pants in the primary have appeared and
stated for whom they voted for the two
officers to be chosen.
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