The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09

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members OF tho grand Jury leave little
doubt that he will be disappointed.
The grand Jury got down TO the real
work Of tho inquiry yesterday. For seven
days they had been engaged In tho rou-
tine work OF polling the voters OF tho city.
Twenty or moro special witnesses had
been summoned for yesterday and 1t was
thought that tho poll had been nban-
doncd. About n hundred or more voters
appeared, however. and the work OF prob
Ing was deferred untl these could be
recorded as to their preference for SER.
geant and for attorney. Meanwhile the
special witnesses, some OF whom had
been before the jury once already, were
Impaticntly awaiting their turn to UNDER
20 the inquIsitorlal ordeal and BIO done
with It. Many criticised the jury's action
In keoping them waiting while Ill these
voters were given precedence
Some OF the special witnesses summoned
for yesterday were on hand In response
to the summons, and wenrlly waited from
1890 until 1890. md again from Until
GAS r, NJ, without being called. After
having lost the whole day, they left With
the prospect OF another day OF waiting
before them Some Of these were impa-
tlent to be at their business places, but
they had to accept the situation With as
much grace as they could.
Commissioner OF Labor james b. Do
hcrty. whose office is just across the
street from the City Hall, was In the
hall all day awaiting the call OF the
Jury TIc was not called at all. Whcil
cburt iiijournm at dusk Common
wcalth's Attorney Richardson told air.
Dohcrty that no might remain at his
on1ce to-day, and when called Tor "
tho Jury. would be notified. Mr.. Doherty
Is chairman OF the City Democratic Com
tmttco and has been n member of that
ttx,dy-4 Tor n dozen yen RS. "a Just what his
tcstlnny Inns reference 10 It Is difficult
to state, and he will throw no light
upon 1t,
May Indict Several.
With the end OF the lndutrIns nearing,
| speculation Is again rife as To the prob
able findings of the Jury. THE most
| clearly and stronGly3dsnned rnn,ors In
| cl,ldc ono that three precincts arc under
| suspicion hut which three run10r does
| not specify They are said to be In Lee.
| Jefferson and MorshnllJbnt this IS large
| " conjecture. It Is not asserted with
any dcnnitcness that, there have been
cross frnnds in all three if In any. but
| that EirreEilariHes are iSEuspccted there.
| This IN ference Is sustained in pnI, by tho
names and residences OF the Witnesses
and tho relation some Of them bore 70
| fro r1,uniclnnl contest. IT Is not be-
| 1,e,ycd by those IN close touch With tho
ottuation hnt irregnlaritics sufficient tf
! revcrse the result Of he ballot CONN.,
have been discovered anvwhcre hut thai
| in two Of ttrec p~oc'ncts there ~ sfrohn
Snsnicon TINT tho law has been violated
IT is reported thnt at least fonr an ~,
ross'hlv seven or ''ght innicA,le .,, w ~,
he returned when the Jury tm'hns ~
Anal rcnort. who will be indicted y
,.o,,ld hardly lbe fair to state N tnf
nncnrt,lnty and secrecy with when TN
,,rnc,ccd Il, = Is shro,drd. 1T ia said. now
ever that certain officers OF cert'oh y
ono and poesihly In more no one nre
j cInct will he among the inh'cten' ~
i other likely to be indicted ~ sasd % d
n man who voted, though heaind no
,,oid Ms noll tax end Iwns not. n quail
aod voter ut the precinct. The r,,n1o
ia ncrsI,tcnt TINT one OF the condldnto
n tho recent primary may also nave y
a answer an Indictment, but there Is 50 ID
~ dcBnlte basis for this Jrulnor nor !
4 thn nrecise nature OF his nfcnsn5 s''3""
j L Another point on which the Crane
+" ,ury is said to have turned Us caicl l'
i light Is report that certain persons re
4 s,dnr In tho county and not entitded :
wntn II Richmond participate II tho prl
mary Whether the evidence as TO ines
smsnicons has been, sufficient to warrnn
n indictments can only be contectiulrfed'
Sat Up With the Trunk.
rho grand jury held three session
,,estordny. consuming In all about seye
ana ono half hours, The first begansn
5I1o;3O And continued until lao; the sec
& ond at a. continuing until $40, nnd IN
third from about $40 until 10 !,
rho forenoon sitting was chiefly con
sn,ned in polling tho 100 or $50 voter
Who appeared and thereafter ono
two of the special witnesses. The sec
ond or afternoon session was devote.
4 10 5depositions OF witnesses especial
called by reason Of their suppos>.. ~.loW'
4 odge of certain matters Into which "
Jury was particularly lnquirns ~
list OF witnesses was not ooncludea wne
at GAS the Jury announced that a.! 9, ON.
witnesses might 10 until 1880 n NJ, le
day, AZ the nlsht session ,v .he st cor
7 jury sat up with the trunk Wnlch, W
tains the ballots no witnesses peln
+ called, 4,
| Whether tho Jury has begun q recoul
of tho ballots In the cnirte CITY 30 y
as The vote for Commemorative httol
/, ney and sergeant Is concerned, or Wae.!
er It is merely taking up those OF 3
! precincts under suspicion with q We
"a comparison With the jprys POL. i
not positively known, With about -, q,
ballots to be counted and eight ealu
:, dates dates in one contest ard three y q z,
, olhor tho Jury has before y ta ~ J, ~
= will require many hours Work, = u u,
I noruoIposed 10 canvass the vote, q y
= whole city prior to further WofM, 70 -
I rsrarded as more likely that the 70 Y
viii viii be canynssed by precincts, J, p IS
dence being given to those allesea ~
After the hundred and od a. wf fWent
: had been polled yeslesslasyy or &c called
t tx ISL Vas not concluded wheI coz ,o1
e adjourned FOR lie day, Those y,sem wmo "I
~ presentsIn response 70 IN sulm., nvt a. :
y More not called apA must ~ elofe ''ss