The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-17
for years. He, made the remark! In the
heat Of sdlscusslon."st {. 4.
Mi. Saunders's Version, n

! . ~ 'faHs q . VI
heat Of a discussion
Mi. Saunders's Version, "
81 Mr.. Saunders was seen a this home last
night and asked to make q statement re-
garding his CONVERSATION with Mr.! Dictz.
Hc dictated the following
~ was on the street car with Mr..
Dletz and we were talking about the
grand Jury matter. said to him
that had heard that Messrs. Baugh-
man, Clarke and Lathrop, the three
q minority Juryn1en,5 had consulted 4
lawyer regarding the publishing Of
their report, and that he had advised
them that they would be liable for
damages # the report was published.
* We talked on, and as he got off the
car said that 1t was dangerous
thIna for any one to publish sIanterous
reports about citizens OF Richmond,
and that II anyiHone said anything
about me WOULD get DAMAGES
ut was not said In connection with 4
q the qrand Jury natter, but was a gem Is
eral statement Of fact. Intended to
say that ! thought that any one who &
81 rad been siandered had a right to sue
for damages" 5g
Call for Mass Meeting.
Following fast upon the Dietz- Saunders
incident came the announcement from
Mr., Royal that he would make an At.
tempt to hold n great mass meeting o.
citizens to protest against the suppression
Of the "I3aughmnn Report, and to peti
lion the judge of tho Hastings Court =
make public this interesting paper. = ne
call for the mass meeting wis Postet
In the business office q lhe times DIS
patch yesterday afternoon. ana nov
awaits the signatures Of those who ar'
IN sympathy with the movement Th'
cnll reads: ..E
| "a mass meeting Of the citizens Q
Richmond Is hereby called to take; lnt|
consideration methods for securing pur'
elections In this city. J,
rhe plan Is to hold the great mass
! meeting in the Capitol Square IN frol
OF tie Washington monument. on ga
! urday night ut $3.50 o'clock at lea'
| thrcc speakers VIII deliver short addresse
after which n resolution Will be ofrert
asking the Hastings Court 70 disclose
| the Information Furnished me gflna .]uf
REV. ". r. L., Smith, pastor. OF J. y
| Second Baptist Church. has coflse'ntea
| speak nj the lnnss-meetnsi me otH
speakers have not yet been he!eetea -
4 Royals letter which ls published pelo'
sets Out III lull IllS FEAoSH' ~" ~ =
mand for the "call ITO arms
Doing Detective Work.
A. story that has been much ana free
discussed, Is that Juror Baughmpn we
out OF his way to gather evidence
tho information of the grand Jury, a.
i that on one occasion he was seen arr
midnight in carriage With i3ayl1fsls 11pl
brother Of Claiborne. Epps. NJ n, - 4 ~
A friend OF Police Commissioner Chr
Manning, was the authority for the stol
but when a limes-pispateiE man call
upon Mr., Manning toask u he had ma
such a statement. he replied; y ma
nothing whatever to say regafd'ng =
; matter"
The Dispatch Is AZ q position
state tlat Mr.. l3aughmnn explnlhea y
!, occurrence TO The members q me Bra
Jury in the jury ROOM He haa gone nno
midnight 10 tho Western Union 1Llegra
Office on lower Main Stree, 70 sehd
message, when on his WAY NUM-
mel Mr., icpps driving. who pfefea
lake him home, Nh. Raugilnaan asseI.
that he was not engaged AZ 'detec.,Y
work and that his drive WY iMt; "
to HIS home had noiconnee'lo on "ilh
affairs then before the grand jury Y
1t has been learned from an & e x.
II source thai despite the fast thnt fni
+ has had II that one member q TIE ~
: tnrl Board Dgures largely an spe t'lsu ~