The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-26
Mr.. Moore Declares Mr.. Richards
son An Honorable Man, Who @
Only Saw Him Done Justice.
COL. LAWLESS HEATED
IN HIS DENUNClATlONi
Defends the Well-Known Rich-t
mond Lawyer, Asserts That
Statements Made Are S4
Unfounded and Do 0
Worthy Men
Injustice.

Hon. D. c. Richardson will probably
40 to williamsburg to-day or Monday III
to testify before the Hospital lnves-$s
tlaatlng Committee. He had not
received summons late yesterday s
afternoon, but expected to get one
last night or this morning,
Mr.. Richardson declined last night
to make any statement With refer 4s
ence to the testimony glven yes1er-
day by Mr.. j. S. Moore to the effect ss
that Mr.. Richardson's knowledge
while on the hospital board, OF Mr..
Moore's private marks on his samples $5s
led to the award OF contract 70
been able to get his bids considered.
Mr.. Moore endorsed what Mr.. Rich #
ardson had done, and said he was 55
one OF the best and purest OF men, gf33
Mr.. Richardson would only say that
the people know his character. #
Mr.. Richardson preferred not to
say anything yesterday, on the ground s
that It was proper for him to make
his first statement to the committees.
Especial from n Staff 'Correspondent0
WILLIAMSBURG. VA, May 25t---Tho.
testimony of Mr.. j. s. Moore, of Rich
mond. to-day. to the effect that he had
furnished Mr.. D. c. Richartlso soll, while
the latter was a member Of the EHster.1s
State Hospital Board, the private ma arks-
on his samples upon which he based his
bid for supplies, In order that he (Rich--ss
ardson), might test the rascal ity'' OF
the board, created the sensation Of the
day in the investigation.
Mr.. Moore's further statements that No s
believed the Governor made his appoint
ments for political purposes and that
the appointees got out of the offices al
they could, also created stir.
Mr.. Moore stated that for several years 7
he had made bids for supplies, but thar
the board seemed to discourage bids and
he stopped bidding. Mr.. Richardson ask
ed him, he said, why he had stopped and
he told him that he could not get his
bids considered.
Mr.. Richardson then. according to wtt-
ness, told him to let him have his private
mark, and when the bids came up. all
things being equal. he would SEQ that
Mr.. Moore got Justice
Colonel Inwless severely cross-Ques-a
toned the witness and asked II he did not
know he was charging Mr.. Richardson
With q dishonorable act. Mr.. Moore res
piled that he did not think so and that
Mr. Richardson was q man of the highs
est integrity. s
Under cross-examination by Colonel
I.awless Mr.. Moore finally testified that
his knowledge of any "rascality" In the
board or by the oHlcers OF the nosplta.
was only hearsay, ana ne later es$ nseas
MS expression TO iuVor't's'',.
Colonel Lawless dehouhceo the stats
ment IN resara 70 MT. ~ ~rN'c1i''ueoii htlYins
used the private MARKS on samples as
false. and branded as untrue the state-
ment that rascality obtained N the boara
and that the Governor appointed onlcets
TO these institutions oniS TOT Poitlca.r
purposes, and also that theS got ous
OF 1t all they could.
Saw No Tn1proprietv.
,ia.,,r, -, ~,
N a.swer ~ /" ~ utessp' s,,, .na 80 l., a,rao.
quo, Wi,o s'ateu ,a .ns,. ~. ,ha a ~ r,,tion
u!sresaru ol Wy lu.ss - s''9 80 ~ ~.
MT Moore stated l',as nc ,m, 1nM ~ p,nh-
prGpple's ardpon - '"' esq.,
Colonel Lawless demanded of the CONS
mittee that. Mr., Richardson he suns
moned at once to answer the cruel
attack that had been made upon his
character, and Chairman sadler In am
swcr said that every opportunity would
be given Judge Richardson to appear ana
1r.s has s bee" e1Dsss a sSsar na peos s