The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
JUDGE CRUMP TELLS
OF LANIER'S COMFY

The fourth days session Of the legis-
lative investigation began promptly at .
O'Clock.
The court room was filed, many stand
ing throughout the three and one-half
hours Of the proceedings. Mesrs. Hill
Carter and Eppa Hunton. counsel for
the commissioners, were present.
Major Ianier and Mr.. Campbell sat on
Dne side OF the room. and Mr.. Upshur and
Captain Barrow occupied seats on the
other side.
il was learned that the following add
.ional witnesses have been summoned:
Messrs. John S. Eggleston. William H..
Sands. James stringfellow and p. L.
Parrish.
These viii testify after ex-commis-
sioner Henry Fairfax, who will be ex-
enined this afternoon. mas left the stand.
1t was only a moment after Chairman
Byrd raped for order that Judge Bev-
.rly r. I;ru:sp, President of tho state
Corporation Commission. approached the
liable in front OF the Legislative commit
tee and stood until he was sworn by Mr..
Evan r. Chesterman. a notary pu,sic.
Judge Crump then took the stand, and,
bowing to the committee. said: 'Gantle-
men, / am at the disposal Of tho com
mirtee."
Chairman Byrd-.Judge crump, you
Till now make such n statement as you
are advised TO make"
Judge crump for more than an hour
addressed the committee. relating the
troubles that surrounded the State Cor
poration Commission at its inception and
the scope of the work accomplished by
II force of clerks, which. he said. was
not sufficient to cope with the situations
which arose.
The questions at issue-namely. the
'Lanier dismissal the formation OF the
Virginia Corporation Company, the ac-
tivities OF its officers IN the Offices OF
the commission, and hts own connection
with the Virginia Corporation Company
were not touched upon during this time.
Judge Crump presented a quantity of
facts. figures and dates. hut failed to
introduce any statements which threw
light upon the subject Of the investiga-
ton. 1t was not until after A o'clocl
that he reached a point in his testimony
which related to the matter at issue.
Lanier Proposes Company.
He then said:
'.tln the first of January, the question
came up of The Virginia Corporation
Company, Incorporated. l don't remem
her the date exactly, but come tim,
during the month, at all events. and
think after the middle of the month
Mr.. Lanier told me that he thought hi
time-you see, he was in and out of m,
office necessarily a great deal in m
tion with this charter work he Was do
ing then, pretty much as he did unde
This statement, | suppose half a dozel
times n day he was in there, and | woul
refer Inquiries to him that he could east,
~ anGwer. He was in there "a grea
deal, and one evening he told me tina
he though his time was his own afte
Office hours. ] told him that II was. III
told me that he had Deen thinking abou
suggesting 10 some friends of his, an
mentioned particularly his former part
ners. Mr.. Gregory and Mr.. Campbell
who had been in the Office OF hlmsel
End Gregory formerly the promotion o
organization Of. q company Of this gen
erai character, having Tor It's object III
preparation OF papers for charters an
the preparation of reports that We're t
be sent u the commission. and til
spreading abroad OF information abol
the new corporation ami charter law
osHthe state, and dptrg work of tina
character. ] don't lanow whether thu
was the firstt conversation or not, m
anyhow he mentIoned that matter /
ne, I told him that.hisstine was his OK
after office hours. 1 think he said TIN