The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-05
GRAND jury TO
!. BEGIN PROBING. IN
Sharp Inquiry Into Recent T. Pri-. Fl:
mary in First Jefferson Will
Certainly Be Made.
Az oTERs ARE SUMMONED s i q e
Subpoena Servers WereEOutsLas
Night Until Late Result Not
to Be Changed.

Proceeding under a clear. terse and and
sweeping charge from Judge witt, the
grand jury OF the Hastings Court began
Yesterday a thorough probing OF the JEFF
ferson Ward primary election ma lsl:' tier
and will leave no stone unturned IN
their efforts to discover II there was any
wrongdoing in connection with the cleo.
ton held at the First Precinct on April
36th.
The jury, composed of strong, clear
headed men, did not actually 50 INTO tNe
examination yesterday, but they outllneu
their policy. and prepared 70 pegih VIZ
orous work this morning.
No witnesses were examined, and the
only outsider who went into the room
was Chairman James B. Dol1erty, Of the
city Democ ra tic Committee. He was called
upon for, and delivered the books used at
First Jefferson. but was not put upon the
stand.
DEPUTY city sergeants John Finnegan
and ]. NJ. Macon were ordered to summon
every voter who took part IN the pri-
mary at the precinct In question 10 ap-
pear before the grand jury at 10 O'CLOCK
this morning. There are one hundred and
nine citizens recorded as having voted,
and each one will be closely questioned
as to how he voted for Councllmen and
Aldermen
a The deputy sergeants worked until "a
late hour last night summoning witnesses,
and they will start oit again early this
morning. H
Strong Grand Jury.
The grand jury is considered a strong
one and Is composed OF the following
citizens:
otway S. AIlen. foreman.
N. e. AncarroW. M
George r. Cannon.
T. Wiley Davis.
r. RyIand GWathmey.
A. Rufus Yarbrough.
Three Of the Jurors sum noned were
not present.,
r. Seldom Bruce, sick.
j. n, capers, sr., son sick.
c. ., Larus. out Of the city.
Judge Wits Charge.
Judge Wits charge to the jury Is as
follows:
III addition to the regular duties which
devolve upon you. gentlemen OF the grand
Jury, desire to call your particular at
tention to the fact that charges have been
made through the daily papers that
fraud was committed at the First Pre-
cnct, Jefferson Ward. at a. primary elee,
tlon lately held In this city. You VIII
bear IN NINA Tia l. lIle IA Wss maui w N.'S
purpose OF lnsuring honest elections N
general or regular elections apply equally
to primary elections. need not go over
all OF these laws IN detail: suffice II 70
saw that II any person. whether election
ofilcer or private individual, do any act.
such as allowing men to vote who are
not entitled to vote, or by giving or re-
ceiving bribe, or by subs titutlng frauds
ulent ballots for genuine ballots, or by
making false returns, or 90 any act py
which the purity OF the election has been
violated, he should he indicted and
brought to the bar for trial, You are here 70
10 protect not only the public but the
right OF the Individual citizen,
This is not the trlalhof contested
election nor the arena for political STRIFE
Your sole duty Is to ascertain whether or
not there has been fraud In this election
and II so,S by whom MAS II commit tied,
You are To-day the guardians ot your
state and city,&and ~ Is OF eaaal tmpor-
tance that men against whom false
charges may be brought g shoald be iyindi,g
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