The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-22
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Special Grand Jury Probes Into
Rulnors Relative to Council
men Getting City Contracts.
NO ONE WAS INDICTED
J ONE WAS INDICTED
Miss Alma Angel WEEDS Mr..
Tiller-Street Committee to
Award Contract.

The special grand jury. which was
In session yesterday morning failed to
.indtct any one after probing into the
rumors which for some time pat had
RECEIVING city contracts.
The jury brought in the following
report to the court yesterday after.
noon t5e.
pc court sua of the IL III City o 81
Manchester:
We. your grand Jury. after dill
ga1i inquiry a into the rsgsppanr
city officials enjoying profits OF
listing IN this citv.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE a. GARY. Foreman.
The matter consumed some time. and
q number OF witnesses. were heard.
They includ w. y. Seal. of the News
aesr GS saS,Sew Norton s use
rotary OF the Board OF Water Commits
sioners: Frank Fry. the contractor, and
officer w. e. Waymack.
rumors Meh haa se se ree
tive to tho letting Of the contract
at the Clear Water Plant. together
Which an s Gfa IN te N News .e sa1se'
It Is true that the contract was
awarded to Mr.. Frv. who was the low.
est bidder. and 1t was said by some
o e cty a M nd was his psr'ner
in business. However. Mr.. Lindsay
was not mentioned in the contract
made. between the city and Mr.. Fry.
Before E.i the Jury took the matter up.
the matter to the bottom. and to as.
certain If there was any justification
for such rumors
Other Court Matters.
All OF the criminal cases. including
the several negroes indicted for Iy,, AS
Hadly. have been postponed until the
next term OF court.
The case OF Charles II. Myers has
been set for Tuesday. October 29th. On
motion OF defense the case was post.
poned until that the.
The veEire summoned for this term
Of o. court Is as follows: w; p. Gill. Jr,
s M p T.rEus19n 6. F. Price n "
son. ST.. Ezra S. Moody. George II.
WEIGH. 3. a. Gill. William ]. stiles, E.
A Phillips. Arnold strader. r. l. Pa
tram William NJ L!pscomb. i. p. Rob-
ssrtson. j. ". Robertson. A. F. Holt and
Thomas King colored.
The petit Jury drawn Yesterday for
the Corporation Court Of Manchester
I. Brown o f. P. p: Morton To- t ". II. wiikin.
son. ]. S. Wakefield w. o. Goode. T. r.
Jennings and T. L. Sykes.
The will Of the late II. G.. Manahan
was filed in the CORPORATION Court
yesterday. and he leaves his entire es-
tate to his wife. Sarah II. Manahan.
To Award Contract.
The Street Committee has been called
for tomorrow night. at which time
the body will take I'd the matter of
awarding the contract for excavating
Building and the site for the new post
Office.
The government has been urging that
this alleyway be cut at once SO that
the concrete wall can be erected. The
committee will also consider somi
other business.
Miss ANGEL Married.
Miss Alma ANGEL. daughter OF Mrs.
A1ollie Angel. who lived In Manchester
until about month ago. yesterday
afternoon became the bride OF Mr.. John
Tiller OF Richmond. who Is employed
as an engineer for the American To-
bacco Company.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J.. *. Jolliff. pastor of Central NJ. p.
Church. In his parlor. The couple
left last night for Washington, Balti-
more and New York.
Funeral Of DIR. Chiles.
The funeral Of DR.. l.. r. chilcs, who
died on Saturday night. took place
from the residence of his brother
in-law. Mr.. Lee TURNKEY. near Forest
Hill. yesterday afternoon at 1880
O'clock. The funeral services were
conducted at the grave in Maury Gem
etery by Rev. r. w. Cridlln. pastor
large number Of people were present
at the funeral.