The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-02
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The Election Cases Will.
BE Pressed Most
Vigorously.
MANY WITNESSES
ARE SUMMONED.
Whole Precincts Testified Yes
terday, and Others Will Be
Questioned BY Grand Jury
To-day Judge Witt or
fering Body Every
Facility. NJ

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!, BY far the most In teresting development
yesterday in tho investigation OF the re-
cent Democratic primary by the special!
grand Jury was the announcement that
hereafter Mr.. William =. Royal, at whose
K instance this election Inquiry was insti-
tuted, is to assist Comm onwcalth's s Attor-5
ney Richardson in the prosecution Of the
persons already Indicted and those who
may be Indicted nt the Inquiry now In
progress. u Is Understood that Common X
wcalLh's Attorney Richardson promptly
assented to the request from @ citizcn that
he permit Mr. Royal to act with him In
these cases. Mr.. Richardson, It is stated.
was very willing, not to say glad. to have
Mr.. Royall's assistance In this matter.
Aside from his ability as pleader and
his vigor and energy as a prosecutor. III
Royal is an interchangeable worker and Is
already IN close touch with the recent
( primary and familiar With all ts details
from recent analysis and investigation OF
his own. His retention for the prosecu-
tIon doubly assures a vigorous pressing OF
the cases to be tried.
A total OF slightly more than 500 voters.
! most OF them from First Lee, Second Jet-
ferson and Fourth Alidison Precincts. and
some tardy or delinquent voters OF First
Lee and First Jefferson, yesterday re-
sponded to the summons. and atter being
sworn by Clerk Christian. testified before
the special grand jury Of the Hastings
Court now engaged in investigating the
local primary OF June 18TH
Besides these voters Mr. F. e. Ebel,s q
+ member i, OF the City Electoral Board y
Commissioner OF the Revenue c. "a. sIta Va
kIns and Ave deputies employed N his
Office wern called. sworn and ushered into
the secret chamber, where the nine
3 sphinx-llke Jurors are engaged IN PROD
inp. These official witnesses consumed
more time than almost all the voters VINO
deposcd. 81
Poll Tax Matter.
The testimony OF the witnesses from the
oG,cc nj the commissioner OF the revenue
5it is practically assured, related 70 the
matter OF the assessment OF persons LOT
X ,oll taxes. That duty devolyes upon the
commissioner and his clerks. and the iace
that they all testified and occupied the
attention OF the jury for an hour IS re
rarded as conclusive evidence that tneir
.
~ voters. In fact, It is regarded as GER
tain that the grand jury is looking mo
l8thn matter OF the prepay ent OF iPoii
ta,es by others than the persons assessed
Herewith The law requires tltt pat q ma. ~,
shall personally pay his pol, taxes' AK 1 ~
Attorney- General constructs thls 70 'ne.n5 meal
thar he must pay the tax out o. M 1l's y" -
means. II this construction DC sco'le.,, -,
tho burden will be on the common WeNi.n y,
4 10 show that the voter did noL, e., ploN.ue
& the funds with which 10 pay. .t','. ~ H. H.
so ~ ~ thc present inquiry along this line
III ia believed. la to ascertain " ,.lp.a',
40 ~ the candidates were active IN pay T.
~ mol, taxes for prospective voters.
' - ,s understood, and 1t is not oen'eu'
49,, sone OF the candidates or thelr
saa,,,,as'o or friends paid the. poll taxes
~ ters other than themselves. nut ~
snch GASES the persons paying col'eI.uu c..u
thnt they did SO merely as an accoilllt.oo..
ton to voters. and that the lunus "e1e -.
supplied by the voters thc.ns1.N So 60. ao -,
= onnsnrs TO be the purpose OF me grhna
I,,rv 10 ascertain whether or no. me
aan,t,os Of any incum bent or the friends
~, any other candidate in the primary
rna,d ihe taxes OF any voters, certainly OF
pn, pnw considerable number In that event
y. - arnected that the names OF the
ncrsons for whom such payments were
rr,ade will be taken, and these pe1so."
viii be called on to state Nuruer ous.
whether or not they furnished inc tunus
with which to make such paylneh's'
Wanted to Know Methods.
Foreman Taylor, Of the grand jury. an.
nounced publicly yesterday tnat ceI'a'n
members of the electoral board NAG oeen
summoned because q memoer o. ts!e ivy
dssired to know In detail the method OF
{,idp
likely that the board will be asked 10
4 testify upon whose suggestion or recon-
mendatIon certain Judges and clerks were
namod Mr., Ebe, n member OF the
hoard. was examined at considerable
length Yesterday. 1t is believed his tcs-
timony related entirely TO the manneE,
and method Of selecting election of1tcers
Mr.. Ebel will not, however, confirm TINS
belief, v
! There was persistent rumor around
the scene of The investigation yesterday
that "sorncthing Wrong" was suspected
or had been discovered in the election Of
The second precinct of Lee Ward NO, 6oS
West Broad Street, but no positive con-
firmation Of the report could be hhd
If discrepancies between the vote re-
turned and the grand jury poll have been
unearthed It Is not admitted. on the
contrary, there Is excellent reason 10 be-
y UcYe lldt lHe STtIllu July HdS NV Nhpu-
lated its poll Of the precinct yet, and
therefore cannot be aware Of such dis
,repances. II was reliably stated yes
erday that the jury had tahplated Moth
+ lng, and would not contrast their poll
4 with the returns until the voting lists
II each ward had been exhausted This
Is conc ession TO the convenience of the
.itizens. The grand jury, It can be Off
sally stated, wishes to complete the ex-
Y animation of voters in the poll being made
before 1t does anything else. This plan
Will subject those summoned to the Least
practicable Inconvenience. II appears,
therefore. that the rumor as to probable
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