The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-27
UPSHUR'S CHARGES AGAINST MAJ. LANIER
SEVERELYARRAIGNH HIM AND TWO CLERKS

at same place between las and $40 r. NJ,
y April Twas at oilee Of virginia ir Cor
30 e $50 NJ having HIeit for dinner
.. Ap riiG iPs-MMrl.ing cards for the virginia
II to 1890 and IL to 1925 in forenoon. and
also was writing. letters on the stationery
of the Virginia Corporation Company Gin
April i3-copled records on COMMISSIONS
form in forenoon and afternoon. Went to
rated) office before. IL and returned at
1886; soon left for dinner and returned at
Office f. NJ Of Vrsna er e co aEs
lncorporateD at 40 z. Nj.
Mr.. Tyler.
April Carried a file box containing
records OF the commission to the office
of the Virginia Corporation Company (in-
| corporated), about 0 A. M.
| April 6---When Mr.. Campbell called to
see about foreign license OF F. w. wool-
| worth & Co., Mr.. Tyler passed bunch
OF papers to him and promised to take
him the correspondence with this COM
pany. In further substantiation Of this.
| you Will note that all the correspondence
has been conducted by the Virginia Cor
poration Company dncorporated). with
Woolworth & Co. About $ P. NJ. Messrs
Campbell asked to be supplied with some
of the commissions forms, which would
be useful and Tyler promised to take
them to him the next morning.. when
come down" as he said
April MIR. Tyler arrived at 1905 A
NJ. and had been located by telephone as
at the office of the Virginia Corporation
Company dncorporated).
nounced that he would go to the office
OF the Virginia Corporation Company Gin
corporated) to work, and did 80.
April 14--Mr. Tyler came Into my office
and asked me II I had any friends con-
nected with the Jefferson Bank. at New
port News. as they were about to have
their charter voided on account OF failure
to report under section II of the tax
the years 1904 and 1906 asked him
why he did not give them the benefit OF
the same notice by letter that 1t was
customary for him to give to other COM
panies who We're delinquent.
His answer Was that he had been In
structed by Judge Crump to prepare q
list of the delinquent companies, and
upon which he was then engaged, as 1t
of such delinquents. I asked him then
to show me the list; and in great con
fusion he answered that he had not yet
begun it. told him that / knew that
was not so; because, of my own know
ledge. ! was aware that lie had made
out at least two or three pages of such
companies, ana l wanted TO see tNe llSt.
He, Immediately went back to his desk
and returned with about 100 of the paper
forms. similar to the regular. Al form
!and used as an office memorandum pend
said that this was what he proposed to
make the list from He made the further
statement that. the two or three sheets
the several hours of the commissions
| time), were for Major Lanier. pressed
him to tell me what they were. as felt
to that inquiry was. not then, nor has 1t
been up to this time, made to me- The
inference have drawn from the. above
is that he was making the list of delin-
quents, as directed by the chairman. and.
as they We're made, were passed over to.
Major Lanier. to be used by him in the
, IN +, OF the virginia Corporation Com
that purpose. would be returned to the
commission.
also call attention to the unsatls-
factory manner in which the dissolution
records are being filed by Mr.. Tyler. IL
you VIII look In the wardrobe behind his
desk. on top of the boxes on one of tha
ailu .h shelves. You Will find the records
OF the companies filing papars of DISCO
luton. Please note the manner In which
they are filed.
Mr.. Newly.
April 6-Took n letter from Mr. I,n;or
ia. American Coal Company New York.
bna wrote n M same n next day in business
corporation Company dncorporateD. -
10 AP Irn wilcox wilcox a letter from Mr.. Lanier
same oH A nafIri io,b Pa and wrote
using stationery OF the Virginia Corporn.
'ion COMPANY QncorporateD.
co,n,n, ie;@9y aaNised Inc that he was in
folk or Berkeley Offering his services Sc 10
p Err lna Ca charter ar for them for a con-
ff,S atr lt,t
told him not to do so. This may be-
ebaragg , 20 n fsn,, state i as fact.
to the l.: W Brown Gorporal.on n and rel
ceived of Russell A. Mccoy, Of Berkl.v.
AS AS MI a Newly subscribed 10 an oath tina:
practice law, and as an employe Of this
Si n,.a !, think the matter is worthy OF
!nVestlsatlon, the drawing of charter
for another being one of the functions OF
a lawyer in the practice OF his profess
an examination Of charter ENC No. css' issued ss,,s
March Il. 1904 to the Enterprise Printing
ten BY MI. Newly, and have ave- him him s;ate
what compensation he received for this
you VIII note that the charter was re-
sareh p ~ ,sn t ;Sa, Y a To ",
transmitted to the Secretary of the Com
fdgamani g on March X 1874 an acknow
to Mr.. Gum on that date.
As further evidence (Which. however,
Is In the employ of the Virginia Corpora
ton Company qncorporated), he has. in
his typewriter desk In the office Of the
commission, a supply of that company's
stationary, ready for use at any moment,
and which exhibited to discreet third
party.
Overheard Conversation.
Other employees of the commission have
overheard conversation with Mr.. Lanier
as to the compensation to be received by
Messrs. Tyler and Newly for their SER
vices to the Virginia Corporation Com
pany Gncorporatedl.
Tyler was to let Ianier know how
much he thought his services would be
WORTH and Mr. Newly was informed that
he would get what WAS due him on the