The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-24

31F54llE. <1sS4llLCA1f > * AONSoS' si3sfa
EDITOR Of The. Times Dispatch: y y
refrain from 'utterIng warning and OF;
ferihg 9 protest against the sensational
publications and rumors With which tal n, II ehS
press Of Richmond has teamod for Weeks
now. These wild, and In my earnest be-
lief, sensational 4rulnors are doing Kloll-
aa her be erect Of
cal press and correspondents OF out-ot-;
But. to consider the merits Of the cas-, ease
after deliSerailea returnedl Az m As
even e,rne If ' proved u TO be Veil founded
clamor arose ina certain quarters, and the
court ,reconvened that grand jury ana a
70 inwas H faIly the prmary 81 June
Goth After eleven days elaboration that
grand jury. rs gthe result OF a poll or
lmously reported that there was evidence
Of lrrcgulnritvG and fraud In SECOND Lee
and one precinct IN Monroe Ward. q a, IS
the hrst Investigation were again in i t s
cd. and three others AS to the o., other ed
aha Entire as ev
dc Of fraud III tho other twenty-one
s;S5S as tas fEAf ssFass q aS!
p"n S9en'h in t the jury report 5udse witt
uled that such he
Of the statement. His inhibition WAS
against the publication OF this, statement
Is ay es ,spor grand esp0HI q sFahe the
trio OF Jurors might have. as q citizen,
written in communi cat Ion to tho press
VIZ ys ss In sS5eaa5s sa? Is
as = citizens, without the pro-
lection Of the ermlno OF !, t Z 9
for any reflection upon any citizen men
toned In their suppressed statement,
whereas as officers OF the court, they
b nHt Many heeve this the explanation
o i g RGyal ra Is rFh to1 in 1!s
upon the CITY Democratic Committee. the
Eeftora Board and eert Mas eEfnds
Assumn M"P hat nf 5hs true as as Mr.
ali, does. the expressions are nothing
po4ea th by ev RsS Is Within nsa the
e s pab yAPa + an
Bu a esxef rom rom pte grand NJ oS Jury ae
! desire to protest ngainst the form OF
frenzy approXmating temporary abbera-
on ar gf % oeeh H9 wheh hs hae
been plunged BY sensational rumor-man-
ufaaetHre ana against.the libeIoua char
"crooks," and the assumption that men
accused of wrong-dolng. ore guilty. A
grand, jury prcscnlment is merely an "eX
rob i bic cause Of gut no more
trial than the swearing out Of q war
rnnt. The law prosnmes every citizen 70
Is not not only unjus,iaiaabfi IS Criminal. to
n It's 9xpHss ha
aeter IS being t asssassInated BY these UNI
warranted statements, based upon lnero
s s'I Every man L. entitled to the
dence In Ills own behalf and 10 eontro-
vert the testimony against him, lie has
t,o right to procure .,counsel, and finally
senSec Th Fl pfssS 1rseoeny Cd haSo
eSSsEes had fs9nff e nsaq a S bs
hay yen not be 5 susceptible Of proof at. ali
Ana ii int sn ns ravHa
rules Of evidence, o. Or he is ACQUITTED Of
oftonte to take guilt for granted and to
characterized any man as cr.nl4a! on
as sane men men reserve sff our judgment Until
ssot assume nat s,iS eyery WV; save ourselves
paslla thai iwS yshrs ago , !rrsEa " AZ
test In two precincts. one In Marshall,
tho other In Monroe Ward. No such
Of public excitemerilt resulted. Richmond
Was not proclaimed tot the world Rs SIX
fraud' and Rotten with corruption.d'I.
for one, prefer TO believe that my fellow
citizens are as honest IS am. until HEY
to. assume this in any case.
II Is fortunate that q tragedy has not
Indulgence In libelols runors, designed 10
destroy the. charasters Of eitizens let
conrt, which fortnight ago ay{eryoIne was
praising Let rs not by implicntio1 re-
whom three weeks ago we were unluali-@
isdly commenting merely p, aea ~ our
plclon we have assumed without Warrant 4
ihas they have not done their W. duty,
ARTHUR II, TAYLOR.
Richmond, Va. "A
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