The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-07
LANE GIRL TELLS
HYSHE WANTED
TO KILL HERSELF
Took Acid Because Of
Heart Trouble With
Meade Wade.
EFFORTS FAIL TO
HURT BUCHANAN
Charities Board Declines to De-
fer Investigation at Request
Of Mrs. Mason's Counsel.
Mrs. Jones Tells Long
Story-Refute Charges
With Record.

OF Mrs. Lula Reins Jones, who said
she had been the subject of offensive.
disgusting, obscene and brutally rude
questioning a the hands of Rev. James
Buchanan, the evidence adduced at the
hearing before the special committee
yesterday afternoon is little likely to
add materially to the case of his ac
cusers. The accused has, of course,
not been heard from with reference
to the charges made by Mrs. Jones.
st. Ursula Lane. a flaxen-haired girl,
upon whose childish features the city.
streets have already set their mark,
told Of the treatment she received at
the hands of Mr.. Buchanan Accord
ing to her evidence. he was guilty of
!improprieties toward her. However
her assertions were weakened by her
admission that she is a much bet
ter girl than she used to be, giving
Mr.. Buchanan with a woman Chris
tian worker. the credit. She declared
| that the executive officer of the AS
sociated Charities slapped her.
Love Affair Was Cause.
As to her attempt at suicide. she
drst said 1t was due to the treatment
she received while an inmate of the
house. but upon production of the
note found in her room at the time
she said that love affair with a
young man was partly the cause of her
effort to end her life. The alleged
second attempt at suicide she declared
to be merely an effort at the murder
of a. potato bug with a knife.
Over the earnest protest of counsel
for Mrs. Landon r. Mason. the
tcoramittee proceeded with its work
| for three and one-haif hours yester
day afternoon, adjournins to 3 O'clock
| to-day. Murray NJ, Mcclure, speaking
for Mrs Mason, suggested postpone
none for two weeks to allow the
| finding of witnesses and the proper
presentation of the case. He also
criticized interviews given out by
friends of Mr.. Buchanan.
Other witnesses added to the inter
est of the hearing. One of them was
extremely anxious not to tell anything
he had not seen.
All the members of the COMMITTEES
We're present. Rev. j. It. Mastin, sec
retary of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections, again sat with them.
Perhaps fifty persons were in the
room. including witnesses and charity
workers.
Asks Continunncc.
Mr.. MCGUIRE first addressed the
chair. He said that he had been re-
tained as counsel by Mrs. Landon II.
Mason. He was preparing himself to
take the case up. but found that his
Two law pdrtNerS were directors OF 5tile X
Associated Charities and did net think
he should proceed. The services of
Attorney George Ainslie had been se-
cured, but the latter had not had
an opportunity to acquaint himself
with the facts in the case. He. there
fore, asked for a continuance Mr..
Mcguire took occasion to say that
he thought the friends of Mr. Bu
chanan had been unwise in putting d
~ an al in Int al
the investigation was in progress. It
was unfair. he declared. to say that
the whole matter was caused by the
jealousy OF rival institutions.
Attorney Hill Montague, for Presi-
dent Lecky. OF the Associated Chari-
ties did not believe this proper oc-
casion for a continuance. He did not
see the improperly Of Mr.. MCGUIRE
acting as counsel The latter insisted
that 1t would be embarrassing to him.
Mr. Montague said that the matter
given out by Mr. Lecky was an official
letter.
Opinions Expressed.
Nj. MCGUIRE here presented q news
paper clipping, in which Mr.. Lecky
was quoted as saying something about
rival charity organizations. The lat
ter said he would stand sponsor for
the statement This statement alone.
said Mr.. Mcguire, constituted sufficient
grounds for continuance.
communication which has been
printed, signed by officers of the So-
ciety for Civic Righteousness, was re-
ferred to by Mr. I.ecky. He said the
work OF the Associated Charities
would not stop. and that it would be
done by a hand which was not tainted.
A postponernent. he said. would mean
r th,s
work until 1T was settled.
After a conference with the other
members of the committee, Chairman
A. w, Patterson said that when ad-
journment was taken on Friday 1t was
distinctly understood that there would
be no attorneys. The suggestion had
been made and the opportunity Of
fered, but Mr.. Goddin had stated that
he did not want a lawyer and Mrs.
Mason said she had been advised that
She had best not be represented by
counsel. An adjournment, he said.
implied recess for two weeks, and
the committee was unanimously OF ths
opinion that there should be no fur
ther continuance,
Counsel for Mrs. Mason.
Mrs. Mason said Mr., Patterson waH
mistaken---th she had said distinctly
at the close OF Fridays hearing thar
she would employ counsel she had,
however, been first advised against
this by former Attorney General wal
liam A Anderson, She secured tho
services of Mr., Mcclure early the next
morning
Attention was called by Mr.. Mcfiura
Ia the proposition thai sorlc OF ths
witnesses were not present becauss tr
had not occurred TO him that the rs-