The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-06
THE GRAND JURY
STILL PROBING.
Several Hours Ilar,l Work Put
iii Oh Jefferson Ward Alleged
Frards.
.DolNGs IN THE CORRIDORS
Lively Spat Between the Prir-
ciple Actors III The Primary
Election Drama.


ton frauds in the First Jefferson Pre-
cinct yesterday, the grand jury did not
return any indictments, Its work not yet
being completed. All of the witnesses
previously summoned, who could pc pres
ent, were heard, and the jury spent sew
eral hours talking the matter over among
themselves. but adjourned at $3.50 o clock
last night without coming to any ihAi
agreement.
The grand Jury will assemble this morn
ing at eleven o clock for further con-
siderntion of tho business before them,
and the hearing of additional witnesses.
The court instructed Clerk Christian not
to give these out for publication as the
men have not yet been summoned.
Promptly at ten O'Clock, the special
grand jury faced an Interested group OF
spectators In the Hastings Court room'
and shortly afterwards, without any sup
Elementary charge from Judge Will
they filed from the courtroom, ana INTO
the jury-room on the floor above Where
the six members prepared themselves LOT
II strenuous days work.
Hard at Work.
In the courtroom, the witnesses who
had been summoned to appear before the
jury, were sworn In by Clerk Chrlst'ah
to the number of nearly hundred. Iney
room where the six investigators sat at
the tables and propounded their Inquiries.
When the jury adjourned tfor, dinner at
2:15 o'clock, after over four hours OF
good, hard work. ffty-six OF these VII
nesses had been examined.
The afternoon session began ut 4, AMI
for three hours and half the remainder
of the witnesses were heard ana the
matter partially probed BY the Jurors.
t,,,ar f0o 0c
out a lengthy list of those whom the
Jury wished to intcrrognte at to-day's
sessions.
The WITNESSES.
Commemorative Attorney Minitree
Folkes was the first witness called for
by the grand jury He was followed by
Chairman James B. Doherty. of the
City Democratic Committee. The pri-
mary election officers were next called.
in the following order: Registrar Archle
Steiner, Judge I. Michaels and Mr.. Cohen.
V A large number of voters OF the First
Jefferson precinct followed. and were
each granted an interview of from two
to five minutes Late in the afternoon
session, the last of the witnesses so far
summoned. entered the room and said
their say.
Mr.. Joseph o. Phillips spent quite a
while with the jury, and when he re-
appeared in the corridor Mr.. Selph was
called.
The Absent Ones.
Others were accounted for by the dep
uty sergeants as follows:
L. w. Smith, not In town; w. S. Pat
tcrson, not be found; B. a. Purl<s, sick;
S. r. LIE Cler, not In town. J. H. WHIT
taker, not to be found; Joseph Stumpf,
sick; Solomon Harrison, sick; Phillip
Frama. in Europe
Those who failed to respond to their
names yesterday and who did not testify
are: - Y ists5
NJ. Fernandez, P. ]. Woody, J. F. Mil
Ter, j. ]. Murphy. ]. O. Hagan. W. john
son, l.. W. Smith, w. G.. Patterson. b. A.
Purles, S. TIE LIE Cler, III. Whitaker.
Joseph stumpf, p. Nlarroni, r. T. Red
ford, solomon Harrison J. Massel, j., =.
Burroughs and PaTrama.
In regard to Captain B. a. Purks, one
of the voters Of the precinct, Mr. selph
states that the Mr.. B. A. "Burks' named
on the poll list has been out OF town LOT
n wear. Friends of the election o1lcers'
however. state that Captain Purks IS
still visible in Jefferson Ward. put u I'
not show UP yesterday because OF ~
ness. It is asserted that captain, e.a 10,
s'N1e13 rast Grace Street, Is an aged
Confederate veteran, and mas peen
yoter IN that precinct for years.
M snluh stated yesterday that ne was
49, ~. - note several who had voted Tor
,,j,nself on the absentee list.
M. selph was the last witness Nea'u
= - Time Of investigation
~ c,oso questioning of sthe witnesses
.,,av came out: Of the!troom u was
a., ned that the line Of inquiry followed
IN the investigation was INTO t'le l', ,'.,'s
nv which Messrs. selph, Phii'ps anu III. nv
notary, W.D. Gay, secured inc a.,iau n a,s'
which were the louiiu".'ot
tested election. 49,,
some Of the witnesses stated that they
md answered but one question, namely
MS to whether they had voted Tor Mr.
Sclph. Others. apparently as the jury
deemed it necessary, were tnterrogated
concerning the at2davits,
Tho voters who testified yesterday are
rs follows: s3,.ss,t, u
linnn, l.. H. Kramer, j. H.. Woodward
". ]. creighton, Ed Bossieux, S. Poll,
~ II. Miller, Isador Shapiro r. II. Figs,
A. Jacoblni, Jr. ]. Y, Manning, a.
Blacker, j. II. Sullivan, y. Shumaker,
Joseph Parsley, NJ. II, sullivan, A. L.
Lord, Abe COIN. II. G. Ebenhack a,
Lutte, L. r. IIorl, l.. Solomon, sam ELS
ner, C. IIasscl. NJ. Levy NJ Weinberg,
Isador Cohen, John Donovan, sam Gold
stein, August Bryder, Joseph Valley
Granville Hord, Joseph Hulzler. J. L.
! Thomas Fl. L, Donohoe. Daniel Jennings,
| Thomas Chancellor. ]. ]. Robben, j. II.
Mcttert, Thomas Wesley, Sam Miller, J,
| b. Doherty, Archie Steiner, l. Michaels
John A. selph r, ]. Hamilton. A. s.
| Scott, V. r, Pendleton, j. j. Loterzo. SAM
! steiner, l., G. Haalse. r, j. Williams, r.
Il. Bowden. II, II, Adams, 7. j. Sedd. L.
| H. Cook, G. Jacoblni Pat McDonough
| w, II. Adams, a. Marks, A. Moschetti
j. V. IJaaka, ]. D. Lively r. 3, Good
man. b. IInssel A. sohrault, w. A
! Gates, W. G.. Titus Chris. Manning. Jr,
| a. Sidenherg, ], a, Carter, George Shaw
! D. l.. Smith, D. O'Sulliyan, j. L. Ehen
/ hack II. ". Slaughter, w. II. Hufncr
| Charles Mundn, b. Shumaker. II. Passa
| meneck, Gilbert Unger, r.. w. Jennings,
4 Edward Cowardn. a, Donati, W. Donau
4 r, Il. Manning q II, Matthews. NJ
| Jacohin
In the Corridor.