The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
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oues. Did 1t result in any actual
economy?
Ans. cannot say that 1t did. but that
was our intention. We found we could
not dispose OF Captain Barrow, and that
rendered the attempt worthless.
Witness then told OF Mr.. Stuart's
employing a raee clerk at s125 month.
and of his paying half the salary. He
supposed 1t would save time. he said. in
doing away with detail work OF the office,
for Lanier had been handling the char
ter work before the new order OF things
went into effect.
account of the methods employed blythe
commission IN handling the various
branches of the routine work.
He said that the first intimation he
had of any trouble In the Office was when
Major Laner cama to him and asked
permission to leave the Office He gave
as his reason for asking him for per-
mission. that he was on such bad terms
with Mr.. Upshur that they did not speak
except when 1t was absolutely necessary.
Later. Major Lanier spoke to Mr. Stu
art about this same matter.
Cues. by Mr. Byrd:
Do you recollect that Mr.. Upshur came
to You and told you that Major Lanier
had proposed that he (Upshur) take stock
in his company?
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pany and told me OF the nature of the
services that 1t would render. He said
that Major Lanier had talked to Judge
Crump. who had approved II.
was busy. but l remember that he
came to talk to me with n view of asking
me what | thought of it, I remember
that he conveyed by his manner that de
did not approve of the plan, but he did
not say so jim so many words.
said that L thought that clerks in the
office had no business owning stock in
any such company. and I think he said
There was no need of you to say that, :"
or something like that.
80, That was all i knew OF the matter. !
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! know that Judge Crumn had ,nv CON
| nection with II. nor did I know anythinp
of the company until Mr.. RovaIl cams
to the Office TO ask for a copy or the
charges on behalf of his client. Major.
I.anier.
Mr.. Fairfax here went into an account
of the .charges'' filed by Mr.. Upshur
on April 18th and why the charges,
were not considered at once. for tho req
son that one or the other of the COM
missioners was out of the CITY. CONTINUE
Ing, he said.
On May 9th, after Office hours. Mr..
Upshur was called into the office. Mr..
Upshur made his statement. Very few
questions were asked, and Major Lanier
was then called in, after Mr.. upshlr
had gone out
Major I.anier was asked a great num-
Der OF questions. He said that Mr.. Up
shur had tried to drive him out OF the
office. and had never wanted him there
We saw that the chief clerk and first
assistant clerk were on the point of a
fight, and that we were up against very
serious proposition. Major Lanier stated
that he regretted that he had embar-
raised the commission, and that he would
not act in such manner again.
No Idea of Doing Wrong
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nier repheo tHat "hat Juase crutnp said
vas True
Mr.. Fairfax then told OF the ex-
animation Of Newly and Tyler. He
said that S~py felt that he had done
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innocent: that some days later Mr. Up
shur asked that action on the Charges"
he delayed, and that Mr. Upshur filed
additional 'charges," which caused them
Witness continued: I'VE then dat.r
mined that l.anier and the Others should
ed by Judge C,rumn slat,ng t,a ,easn,,
n while npo Major ,,,n,er ia . aa.u
had TO go, even II he mad f Neon , ,'a
cent"
Mr. Fa,rfax then ,o,d az r,,d.o cr,,-,.
leaving the city and Of Mr.. Royal lg' de-