The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-05
GRAND JURY MAY
END WORK TO-DAY.
Believed Body Will Adjourn Until
Friday and Then Report to
Court.
MANY WITNESSES EXAMINED
Mrs. Hermance Declares She Will
Expose Thompson" Who Owes
Her Money.

With the same care and method tina.
beginning, and without exciting In
cident other than the loss OF Pat
|. Bowls's coat, which fell from one bal
ustrade to the other, the grand jury
reconvened yesterday morning In the
Hastings Court for it's investigation
into the death OF baby Vaughan, anu
into the conditions at the City Home
where the alleged murder took place.
Spending the morning in examining
various, witnesses, the jury. SO far as
can be ascertained from the outside.
discovered nothing new in regard 70
the murder. Additional, information.
as to the management, OF the home
may, however. have been obtained
More and more 1t seems likely that the
death of Muggins will always remain a
mystery.
1t is difficult even indefinitely to fix
the blame for the death of the infant;
1t will be far more difficult to prove
son is responsible The chief good
which can be accomplished by tho
grand jury. 1t is generally believed.
will be to recommend changes in the
management of the City Home, one OF
which will be to make one person the
chief and responsible head Of the In
stitution. The immolation OF Baby
Vaughan will thus have accomplished
something.
Hot After "ThompsOn."
The father OF the child has not yet
been called by the grand jury. and 1t
is likely that he never will be sum-
moned. though 1t is said that he is
ready to testify, and may still be in
the city. Mrs. Hermance. who first
took Muggins in upon the recommends
ton OF DR.. st. Julien Oppenhimer. was
called yesterday. What she knows
has already been published She Is
very indignant with Thompson" say
ing that he has ill-treated her, and
that after promising to pay her money
every Thursday. he still owes her. hav-
ing made but one payment. She de-
clares that she knows his name and
will publish 1t to the world.
Detectiye-Sergeant Gibson. who made
inquiry In Emporia as to Mrs Ethelyn
Gaylord's history in that city. APP
peared before the jury. What he learn
ed about Mrs. Gaylord is in keeping
with other facts which have been
were necessarily brought to light as
result of the investigation.
Session of Committee.
Mr.. Julius a. Hobson, chairman Of
the Committee on Relief OF the Poor.
was summoned. He testified as to the
management OF the home. He may
have stated that changes in the rules
would be beneficial. The State health
commissioner. Dr. Ennion G, Williams.
and Councilman Graham B. Hobson. who
had been notified to be present. were
not called. They will probably be
heard this morning.
The grand jury adjourned at o'clock,
to meet again at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The taking OF testimony may be
completed to-day. and a report to the
court may be made on Friday.
Chairman Hobson has called meet
ing OF the Committee on Relief of the
Poor for tonight at 1880 o'clock. It
Is stated that 1t will be business
meeting. and that the City Home af-
fair will not be discussed. It Is very
likely. however. that matters relating
to the institution will creep into the
discussions in view OF what has oc-
CURED recently.