The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
GRAND JURY WANTS
MORE TINE To PROBE
City Home Graft Matters to BE-
Taken Up Again on
Monday.
.LovENsTEIN ON THE sTAN1
Wiltshire Also There in Con-
nection With Subcontract 4
Matter. d
.LovENsTElN ON THE sTANn'

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With the examination OF Witnesses
apparently = concluded, and when ths
court attendants were waiting for tho
grand jury. which has been Investigate.
Ing wood contract scandals and other
affairs at the City Home, to submit a
final report ana be dismissed. the MEM
bers filed into the Hastings Court at.
fifteen minutes to 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and asked Judge Witt .efoss
a recess until Monday morning. .ssf
For more than two hours and Tha1t,
the jury was alone In Its room. No
session. which began at o'clock, all
though Commonwealth's ATTORNEY.
Folkes was called In about Q o'c1ocks
remaining for thirty minutes. +Thia
unexplained delay was a bit trying fotr
those concerned. and possibly index
suspicion. When the jury came intn
court Judge Witt Instructed deputN
Folkes. but 1t was stated that he hah
gone to the State Library. This; to-
gether with the fact that he had con~
suited with tho Jury. naturally ledart6,
the impression that indictments ar6
almost sure to be returned .iS-.
LOvcnstcin ON the Stand.
In the eyes OF the public in general9
star witness yesterday was Jsadore
Lovenstein. who was dismissed by the
Committee on Relief of the Poor, after
evidence had been produced to prove;
beyond the question OF doubt that BIDS
for wood had been secretly opened
and sealed again. eMr. tLovenstein was
around the courthouse at other times
with his attorney. Mr. Harry NJ. Smith,,
who came into the limelight for tbs
first time as cousel for the former
assistant superintendent, The exami-s
nation of Mr.. Lovenstein did not.re-
uuire much time. Before being sum-
moned he declined to make any state--
ment whatever. his friends saying.
however. that he knew nothing more
about tile affair than what he had told
the committed.
Another fact came out very proini-
nently during the day. and that was
that the grand jury Is prepared tosIook
into every phase of official life at the
city Home. In his charge Judge Witt
referred to the reports that members
of Council had accepted subcontracts
from the city. The name Of Council
man w. r. Wiltshire. was brought very
into that matter when Dr.
Ennicn G. Williams created sensa-s
ton by criticizing the work of a SUBJ
committee in the matter of the Kend-
Ter contract Yesterday Councilman
Wiltshire was closeted with the grand
Jury. and Thomas N. Kendler. who had
the contract, was also questioned. Ac-
cording to the opinion, rendered. by
City Attorney Pollard the Virginia
law, which declares that no member
OF Council can be contractor-.witE
the city. does not apply to bona flde
subcontracts. Notwithstanding that.
however. four citizens. all of whom
belong to Council, appeared recently
before Judge Ingram In a chanoery
suit to hold up payment OF the balance
due Kendler. in order to have the law
reviewed by the Supreme Court
Gunst Did Not Appear.
Charles Gunst. wood bidder, WIS
wanted yesterday. but 1t was annonncrst
ed that he was out Of the city. So was
John. E. Rose, Haddon 5. Watktns.I
whose bid was tampered with, and Dr.
Thomas Frayser. veterinary surgeon.:
were on the stand. Before taking q.
recess for dinner it was said that no
more witnesses would be needed.s In
deed. when the jury came In fHatly.
for the day there was nothing said
Is to whether or not witnesses would
be summoned for Monday. 4 = -,
1t was obvious, of course. that ForeiS
man Bemis and his associates were 81
engaged in the afternoon with the tess
timony. They have been at work tor
four days. and in that time much mas
been heard concerning the graft points
which may subsequently come hetosea
n court. It is plain, therefore, that
the charges cannot be thrown out als
the moment and it is equally plalfs
that something more is desired befpFes
indictments are found, II the eyidsnsa:.
IS sufficient to justify that course-.l-tt.