The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-17
$lNJURE WITT. !.
OBJECTS "a JUROR
One of the "Triumvirate"g States
That "All That Al1.the Papers
Have Printed Gives the
Entire Minority Re q
M port Except the
Names. ., \.

Public interest In the minority report
Of the recent grand Jury, In which Mcssrs.
Baugfnlan, Clarke and Lathrop lay. bare
the political conditions In Richmond and
portray the methods employed as re-
Elected through the recent primary In
vestigation, increases rather than di-
ninishes. 5 ;, t3, AS
Each days developments but add to
The current OF intense concern felt by
thoughtful men as to- the drift iii the
control Of municipal affairs. While
Judge Witt declined to allow the Baugh-i
man report to be read IN court and rc-3
fuses his consent to It's publication, the
entire essence OF this interesting and
sensational paper has been published in
the city papers and has become we'll
known. Only the names of those crlti-S
cised initthe report have not gotten out,
and these are gradually becoming public.
Surmise In the beginning as to those to
whom the minority pay their respects, Is
giving way to the discussion Of the
names Of, those whom well Informed
people now assert are the subjects of,
{censure blythe grand Jury. Il
Mr.. Saunders and Suits.
y Langua &c used by Mr.. Clyde w. saun-%
ders on Tuesday In conversation with a
friend seems to have been construed by
the latter to Indicate that Mr.. e Saunders
.flad heard that 8heis one Of the persons
TO whom the minority pays a good deal
Of attention.
Mr.. August Deltz asserts that Mr..
Saunders. when talking to him., threat
ened, in the event that his name was
used \ In the manner reported and that,
the report was published. that no would
sue for heavy damages. Mr.. Saunders
admits the&conversation, but denies that
she discussed the report In the light OF
possible reference to bin or that he -
Idicated or intended his Language to Inn.
/ ply what he would do IL hea5s was sthe
person referred to- His observation was
merely an imporsonul one. II, sa si S.S
This Incident coupled with the sTeVc-
lation that when the BauEhman report
was taken up In the grand Jury room
objection WAS made to 1t on the ground
that it would 3lnjure Judge Witt, and the
5prepara tlonS by Mr.. William IL Royal OF
a call for a mass meeting Sa turday night
to urge Judge Witt to reconsider and
consent to the publlca ton Of the report
sum up the most interesting phases thnt
developed yesterday. l
Their Conversation.
The fact that Mr.. Diotz. a well known ''1
printer of$thc city, connected the name
Of Mr.. Saunders with the "l3aughman re-
took place on the street cars on Tues
day morning between Mr.. Saunders and
himself, and has given an additional I'M
,petus to the unique situation Mr. Saun-
ders, however. denies positively that his
conversation Il connected him with the
5"Baughman report" and ayers that he
was misunderstood by Mr.. Det2.
On Tuesday morning about o'clock
Mr.. Saunders and Mr.. Dietz were pas
sengers on n Broad Street car coming
from Grove Road TO the business section
Of the city. Mr.. Dietz states that the
turned upon the "BaDghmun
report" and that Mr.. Saunders remarked
II the minority Jurors published their
report and 1t referred to him, he would
she them for $4,000. Later in the day.
at his office. Mr.. y Dietz engaged In n
political discussion with friend and
quoted tho words that Mr.. Saunders had
uttered. The remark was repeated on
tho streets, and, comlng to Mr.. Saun-
ders's ears, he denied having made It.
On yesterday afternoon Mr., Dletz gave
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