The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-05


action. which, 1T Is said, press
ages one of the bitterest politi-
n cal fights that has been witt
messed In this city for a Ions
time. was taken here tonight by State
Senator James p. McNichol in causing
warrants to be issued for Max Kauf-
mann. until to-day secretary to Mayor
Reyburn, and D. Clarence Gibboney,
secretary of the Law and Order So
cety, on criminal charges. The war;
rants charge in the case of Kaufman
perjury. and in that OF Gibboney libel,
The issuing of the warrants followed
the holding of Senator McNichol the
acknowledged Republican organization
leader, earlier in the day on a charge
OF criminal libel preferred by Kanf.
mann, who sought redress because hi
was named by NIcNichol in public
speech as the go-between, who had
been paid $4,000 to induce Mr.. Glib.
.boney to make raids on disorderly
houses and gambling places in 1906,
and SO discredit the administration ot
the then Mayor Weaver.
Kaufman Is Dismissed.
Kaufmann. at the hearing of Senator
McNichol, took the witness stand and
denied categorically that there was any
celved the $4,000 from McNichol. He
denied that he had represented him-
self as an agent of Gbboney. and de-
clared that the story was absolutely
false in every particular.
Immediately afte- the hearing Mayor
Reyburn sent a letter to Kaufman.
notifying him that he was discharged
from the position of secretary.
Hardly had it become known that
KaufmanL had been dismissed by the
Mayor than the announcement was
made that Senator McNichol had Is
sued warrants for Kaufman and for
for Kaufman In the case against Nc
Nichol.
Tbe warrant charging Kaufman
with perjury is based on testimony he
from McNichol when on the witness
stand.
Had Aided in Crime.
The warrant against Gibboney Is
based on the publication of a letter
written by Glbboney and bearing upon
rant charges that vilifying and false
statements were made in substance,
and to the effect that "the deponent
had aided or abetted in the commits
qn OF dyers hat
hundreds Of speakeasy proprietors,
white slave dealers, gamblers. policy
writer's and other criminals or the
s sor daTanee whs wefs With
exceptions. We're friends, allies and
tools of the deponent.
Neither warrant was served. but as
in the case of McNichol, the matter
was left to the attorneys to arrange
a suitable time for the hearings, which,
it is said, Will probably take place
Saturday.
Sensational Testimony.
D.. Clarence Gibboney. secretary of
the Law and Order Society, gave highly
brought against McNichol by Kauf-
mann. Gibboney said McNichol had
confessed to him that he and other
leaders of the Republican organization
had brihed the late Mayor Samuel Fl.
Ashbridge: that when eX-Nlayor John
knowledge. the jury which tried Sam
uel Salter for ballot box stutf1ng was
liked" and that Weaver had been
elected by McNichol and the other lead
ers ordering the crooks to turn in and
elect him.
to kaufmann in October. 1905. belep
He alleged that the money was paid
to defray the expenses of investiga-,
tion of protected vice. The purpose
was to liscredit the Weaver admin
istration on the eve Of the November
gani2ation was defeated by the re-
formers. McNichol said that the work
was not done by Glbboney. and that
he never got his $4,000 back. Gib-
honey denied that he had authorized
any. one to negotiate with McNichol.
and Kaufman denied that he had
eyer received the money from Nc
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