The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-30
GRAND jury IS
named \ |. | ! !. {. | J by WITT
Acts Before (: 7, Mass i'j:' $ ]. Meet e:
ing Committee Makes. IS.
Request. Rec u4lIe'3 ST.
PERSONNEL DOES.NOT
PLEASE w. L. ROYALL
Commonwealth's Attorney Rich.
ardson Comments On Judges
Selection-Mem embers Are Men
Of High Standing in the
Community New Evil
dence Will Be Given.
81 q. Purcell, e. g. Leigh Jr., 5,5
II M. Ruthsrfoord, G. D. Larus,
j.. g. Mosby, M. 9. r Rosenbauf11,
~ e. PhIlllp1, w. J.$WestWood
George r. Cannon.

Judge Samuel 3. Witt, Judge OF the
Hastings Court, who Is on q hshipg trip
at Nimrod Hall. in Bath county. an
8 nounced yesterday the names OF the
members OF the grand Jury for the Sep
temb Der term ot his court The list OF
#thc citizens who compose the jury Will
be scanned wlth'intense interest, because
OF the fact that the September grand jury
will take up the question OF election frauds
and pass upon the same evidence as that
contained In the much talked Of "Baush-
man Report.
Colonel John B. Purcell Is president OF
the First National Bank, head Of tho
wholesale drug firm OF Purcell, Ladd T.
Co., and ex-president Of the chamber
OF Commerce. s5ty Si35$ $ts h N 5gs5,
Mr.. Egbert G. Leigh, Jr.. is president Of
the Southern Manufacturing Company,
cx-prcsldent Of the Chamber Of Commerce
and q capitalist. FSt7i @s,S
Mr.. Thomas NJ. rutherford is director
in the First National Bank and capi-
talist. 3t y, Il,
Mr.. G.. d. Larus Is vice-president and
director Of the Capitol Savings Bank and
head OF the large tobacco manufacturing
firm Of G. D. Larus 6 Co.
Mr.. Junius B. Mosby, is director in tho
First National Bank. the Virginia Trust
Company and Is head OF Gthe large dry
goods firm OF j. B. AIosby & Co.
Mr.. Morton B. Rosenbaum, is Il capi-
tallst. 4 director in the Planters National
Bank and the Virginia Trust Company.
Mr.. J. E. Phillips is plumber.
Mr.. w. J. Westwood is n director in
the Planters National Bank, and a
wealthy brick manufacturer.
Mr.. George Randolph Cannon Is dlrec-
tor in the National Bank of Virginia,
and is n retired capitalist
care Able Men"
Commonwcalths Attorney Richardson
was seen late last night and asked IL
he had anything to say regarding the
grand jury appointed by Judge Witt.
Judge Richardson replied
II did not know whom Judge Witt
had selected as members Of the grand
Jury for the September term until 1
saw the names this afternoon. The judge
selects the grand jury and the clerk
Issues tho summons for them by lis
direction. I presume the judge has for
warded to the clerk the names which
appeared in an afternoon paper, but OF
this have no knowledge.I regard the
men whose names are mentioned as
amongst the ablcst, most upright and
representative citizens Of the various sec
9tlons Of the city in which they reside. /
feel well assured that they will ably,
{impartially and fearlessly discharge all
the duties devolvlng upon them without
reference to any political bias.
Have you any new evidence that you
will bring before this new grand jury?'
THE stenographic report OF the evil
dence taken, before the last grand jury
has not yet been placed In my possess
sion. When i read 1t over It may con-
tain suggestions which I5will doubtless
pursue. AS to what additional evidence
I shall bring before the grand jury, 1t
would be improper for mo to say In
advance. shall endepvor rs far as
practicable, to eliminate all political ques-
,tlons from consideration, and merely fol-
low out tho limo Of duty which devolves
upon mo to bring to Justice those who
havo violated the criminal laws Of tho
land.
The "Baughman Report"
WAS there anything In the 'Baugh-
man report that was not practically in
the report presented to the court by the
last grand jury?"
AS to that report must decline to
speak. On that subject have nothing
more to say,
y have been endeavorng since return
to town to obtain additional evidence
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