The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-16
CHARLES E. TAYLOR,
w. 8. LYONS,
n. L. PETERS,
JOHN a. CURTIS.
Opening Sentences.

The above statement was shown last
night to member OF the minority SIDE
and one OF the signcrs OF the l3ansnfnan n
:. report" He smiled az he road the denla!
4 OF Jourors Taylor. Peters, Curtis and
n LYONS that they did not know that the
& Haueilrnlan report was to be presented TO
IS Judge witt. \. ~. SSf
'.The denial is very singular he said
.'and We will make only this statement:
!, "Referring to the card published by
Jurors Taylor. Curtis. Peters and Lyons.
we herewith present the opening sentence
OF the minority report: 49,
"Rlchmond, Va, August u, 1903.
"ro the Honorable Samuel 9. Witt Judge
of the Hastings Court Of the City OF
Rlchmond:
"The undersigned members Of the spe'
clal grand Jury beg to submit for INC
information OF the court the tol'oW'ne
faets, which we think should be brought
"a the attention Of the court
An Exact Copy.
"Th,s is an exact copy, and speaks
,or itself. It was addressed to Hon.
q e. witt, In his capacity as judge OF 5tae
Hustings Court
at Is difficult to understand how this
could have been read In the hearing OF
the grand jury without every Juror VI,
Outstanding that the paper was prepared
TO be, presented to Judge Witt ~ court.
If they did not SO understand ~ ! ! is
+ puzzling TO know %hfit ''ey utu mn" =
vas written for.
."rbIs opening sentence gave them due
4 notice OF the purpose for which the
paper was written. and the intention
OF the signers. Il
Four Rough Drafts.
# is known, that four rough drafts
ro r,ouus pouphuoan reDOrt we're
written and passed around the jury room.
The ideas as set out in the drafts did
not meet with approval OF the majority
i of the Jurors. so that Messrs. Baughman,
Lnthrop and Clarke met and formulated
The rcport. about which there has been
So much discussion. Three 'cpries of this
now report were made by Miss Bolton,
stenographer4i the employ OF MT,
z Baughman, and OF these three copies
one has been destroyed, leaving but two
in existence Ono is In the vault Of the
First National Bank, and the other Is In
tho private drawer Of q large private
y safe. aaSiai4't
Might Prove Injurious.
There seems not much chance Of the
report being published for some time TO
come One prominent citizen, who wields
an immense influence In tho clty's af-
fairs said yesterday; 4
II do not want to see the Baughman
report published, for think 1t would
injure Judge Witt and be hurtful to tho
dignity OF the Husting's Court
IT think however the gentlemen who
signed that report should appear before
Judge Witt and insist upon new grand
Jury being called 10 hear the disclose
ure they were prepared to make"
It was learned from trustworthy
source last night that the report pay !.
its respects to the Electoral Board ano
a certain city "Boss, connecting the two
in a way that would make highly sensa-
tlonal and interesting reading to the gooo'
\ citizens OF Richmond.
A gentleman. who has read the re-
port, said Of It:
nThe story set out In the minority re-
port Is enough to make every honest olt,-
zen ashamed OF the administration o' MS
city. II Is a tale Of graft and knavery
that Is appalling, and It ls, the story o'
how one man Is fast becoming the all
powerful boss Of the city. This man
has corrupted and schemed until ne mas
weII.nleh accomplished his Infamous
ends, while thoss above him have pc.
come his tools, It's a question Of era't
and the division Of that graft With the
names OF the men Who are grated"
J This is a portion OF one phase OF the
renOrt, }f ttg EatsAf as3JI tt