The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
New Grand Jury Returns
True Bill Against Hen
rico Treasurer. Elect.
FIR RAYSER NOW
JUMPS IN RACE
Will Run in General Election if
Nominee Is Disqualified Jury
to Meet To-Morrow Form
ally to Prepare Indict-
tnents- Many Wit
nesses Examined.
nesses Examined.

nesses Examined.
Henry c. Hechler, treayurer- elect of
Henrico county. and his son7in-lau
New.on l.. Gentry. were indicted again
yesterday by the grand Jury for viola
tion of the pure elections law. From
10 O'Clock in the morning until 6:20
O'Clock lii the afternoon, the Jury sat
without intermission-or dinncr--and
examined between thirty and forty
witnesses. Commemorative Attorney
Wendenburg was called In at S o'clock.
remaining for tMrty-f1ve minutes.
When the members filed into court
the foreman announced that they had
Indicted Hechler and Gentry. but that
the formal Indictment had not been
prepared and put into writing. Judge
Scott. therefore. ordered recess until
to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
number OF counts was not made public.
Waited Long for Report.
+ In hts charge Judge Scott practi-
cally repeated what he said to the
other grand Jury, which brought in
indictments against Hechler. Gentry
and Atkins. Within few minutes the
witnesses were called III and sworn.
County Treasurer F'rayser being. the
nrst man examined. FROM shen ti: uut..
late in the afternoon the others went
IN, some remaining put q rev minut minutes
and otners Tor haAf an hour or more.
ENpectlna an early report, Judge
Scoff remained In his office.
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early, drifted away. weary from the
long delay, and none. save the court
attendants and a reporter, were pres
ent when Judge Scott was informed
ofticially OF the findings. Except for
tho fact thar ono memher wanted "a
catc,, "a s.ao o,c,ock train the inv
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ffayser s ~ 1tAee. a'e
More important to many politicians
OF Henrico than the action OF the Jury
was the announcement that County
Treasurer w. B. Frayser, whom Hch-
Ter defeated in the recent primary. had
filed his pledge as candidate. asshe
afterwards stated. to be recognized
only in the event OF the disqualinca-
ton OF the nominee. From the word
ing OF the pledge this conditional prop
osition does-not show on its face. It
reads
"As required by section 1::A of
the Code, I hereby notify you that
II Is my intention to be a canditinte
for the Office OF treasurer of Hen-
rico county at the general election
10 be held on Tuesday, November
8, 1902
"If Mr.. Hechler is considered the
nominee of the party when the elec-
tion takes place" said Mr.. Frayser. III
will not run. I merely filed my pledge
as precautionary measure. 1t had to
be In to-day. and II the county COM
mittee should disqualtfy Mr., Hechler
there would be no regular Democratic
candidate In the race. simply want
to be In. position to stand for the
party In the event that Mr.. Hech lers
name is thrown out"
John w. Turner has already entered
the contest as an independent. but he
and Mr.. 8Frayser are not exactly in the
same political boat. The latter .re
ceived the next highest vote in the
primary, and he naturally thinks that
he will have good show should
Hechler be thrown out, still the re-
COrQ puts llm Gown as an Out-and. out
candidate for the office.
S"Could Win II In Prison.s
So far as the political conditions Of
lienrico concern Mr; Hechlers they are
extraordinary to a degrees is plain
on ITS iace , that notwithstanding the
nouple lhalctlnehl ne mas a poWerfui
oaa ~ .ne No.ers ,s inuee 9. some I, o.
az :. ~ nv
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a prison cell on the day OF the elec-
ton he would win over all competitors,
which would brlng to head one OF
tue most renlaKaoie ana dramatic sit-
ua.iohs mn me pol.tlcaI ahnals OF VT
s.na sant III tsha = ~ , ueus. ABOUT tne
ana 80 ,,tai nmt ~ ,.n,r, ~, ..aas
,nry @ cna r imine. M t,a ~ III. -
narsecntinn a, nmro nnI s,nonla ~. ~
friends have used II FOR a1l ~ is wort,,1 4
and they are whooping things I'M In
mater what happens the general I'M
preston IS that he has all the best OF
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