The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
IICk SCORES
I|sOhlL TRIUMPH
|ries Resolution of Vindica-
81 Through CouncilWith-
out Opposition
|jNsNlSE lNDISCREET"
ONLY CENSURE GIVEN
nsed Member Defends Self and
Cclleague in Brief but Siren
sous Speech-No Augment
ON Pollard Resolution.

Gilbert Pollock scored Il
&6eping personal victory Thursday
~ when, ia brief EUs intense
iveh. emphasized by mary n ses-
- with tightly clenched nst he lit
LILY raiiroaded through a resolution.
pletely vtnaicating himself and Mr..
IRE H. Wise. of any misconduct.
8l tiny and relatively unimportaIt
knne nj the very conclusion OF the
sutton Saved face" for the prose
ZEN by declaring the action OF the
~ accused members to have been
6nwfse and indiscreet."
5|Ae sss=l cha pter In the near great
ncilnanic scandal was brief In tie
131ro4f4A- marked come dnMH
1Sin the air OF excitement and felent-
Iness which permeated the council
amber when the probe was in pro-
@fhe resolution of vindication was
ncribe6 by Mir. Pollard and passed
xhOut inurmur OF protest. Not
member of the investigating com
I1fee rose To defend the report, of
~ body which report, incidentally
Pollock criticised rs unfair and
II In accordance with the object Of
W Investigation
Resolution Was Ready.
sxarfily had Mr. Pollock had time
Realm his seat following his state
ne when Mr.. Pollard was on. his
He reached In his inside pocket
drew forth the resolution nicely
- written Amid dead silence II %as
&aerted 10 Clerk August. read, and
Unanimously adopted.
& here was "a noticeable lack OF snth'i-
10 In the manner in which some
Z thc councilmen voted aye" on the
oetion Of it's adoption. but the fact
nafns that they did vote AYE" and
The roll cali progressed, Mr.. Pol
- leaned far back ia his chair ana
1ilsd benignls
The elifira matter was called rom
~ table by motion OF Mr.. Pollard.
IA. Pollock then spoke briefly and
|&tntedly. His remarks were extern
cFaneous. Tor Illness and business had
6nbtned. he said, had prevented him
IpuA preparing n statement as had
IN his original intention.
E1hera was nothing superf'uous In
1T he said. There were no bursts
xRafUry. no gearing. no fine deUiHT1T-
10y attempts. II was simple
Knight from the shoulder talk. with
sentences jerked out with snap.
In Pollock begged for nothing, asked
nothing He demanded
Ishis body should adopt some reso-
Mon expressing it's opinion NJ the
TrnAnct al Mr. Wise and myself In nc
ueetain terms said he. such has
bean done in the report OF thu
III investigating committee which
0<aana Enistateuents, or rather. in ad-
knneNe--unintentio Of course
18th leaves a si0r on the character
1 III. Wise and myself which. TO me is
f65arAbie-
There are several statements IN
~ report of the special committee
r41ch j wish To contradict most en-
|Anticaliy. For instance, IL says that
confessed to rendering 90 FselI-'ss
6ompesent 10 do our duty-so Guy
SIS counciimen. That IL
- true. or rather Ii p is n misstate-
INT which must have crept in bS
Ito4vertancs. ] have always declared
- no stated on the witness stand
ST ! had u perfect right To vote
- the swilis question had ] 30 de
IIeA4. / yielded that right to no man
&sI must also deny the statement
~ Mr. Wise and myself aafnttr'
king compensation TO secure th'
OF the operation OF an or
110ance. We admitted no such thing
~ such was not the case. If ~
NQee guilty of that, neither of al
ould have any right on this hoor.
-. Pollock then eAsed up htti'
- declared that ne ola not thin'
~ member OF the investigating com
etse intended to do either MI " is
1iMsAh any wrong wrong hh
eu done nevertheless. he declared
nat the report faiieo 10 orihs III
knitA RESOLUTION as 10 the eohduc
0tmSen and colleague.
"Unwtsc and fndfscreet
men came the oncring OF the reso
16on by MT. Poiiard tnat The repor
the investigating committee h'
etved and nied, and the presen'a
and adoption or the whlte
i.Stz N 4. a fx6Rs FaEea a