The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
the. Mayors list as q contributor. knew
nothlng of tho fund. and was no longer IN

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A witncsse named sehurm. who had been
summoned, had questioned tho authority q.
sergeant.at-Arms Ruskell. and demanded
that he DO summoned by the Henriso s.i,
thorities. city Attorney Pollard held that
tho committee had ample power anywhcre
IN the state, and the sergean! .at.arms was
directed to report the recalcltrant witness
to the Police Court. -
Z. H.. Kemp. Jr, a dairyrnar. gave w ~ 10
the fund for attorney ices, bn, kne "a t tho
swill business" He had heard tnat .neto
vas to be an Investigation and ina. curtis
had started it,
to the attorneys fund. understood that the
fund wa. to get permission to use sweet
swiil.
1--WE thought possibly the Health Board
had never looked into whether sweet swiu
was a good feed ho testified. "We tnouEn.
the ordinance was optional with Tue Heai.n
Board. It seemed TO have charge OF GARY
matters He paid his money 10 MT. Delt.
rick. who told him that the attorneys had
gotten permission to use the sWiii. ae naa
BEEN feeding the waste LOT years anu
Thomas peane paid his contribution to Mr..
Barnes after Mr.. peitrick told him IN
to feed the swiil. He didn't know OF the
attorneys employment until the permission
was secured. He had never been reported
for FEEDING swili; and d,a no, use l :. a, no.
III Ar. De,trick said II might be used.
Thanked for Check.
T. II. Farrand, a $50 contributor. sald .na.
Dairy Inspector Strnuch had told him that
"in a short time" he would be able TO use
the waste again and hc paid his money 10
Mr.. Kemp. and got a motto OF thanks from
Mr.. Deitrick. 80.
permanent permission" he said. The stub
OF his check book showed payment on
March ie. ~
tha, what Dr. Levy said went-that he was
the man to give the permission. nc nan
known for years that there was an o'oi-
.sTha, was why we got Mr.. Wise and MI.
pollock 10 sec II We could get the inspce.
Tors to allow us to feed IL IN our sSau.ss
withou, being intcrfered with. ! went VIII
Mr.. Dei,rick TO see Mr.. Wise in January.
Nj. DERRICK told Mr.. Wise we would siye
sf6y1 for the permission. Mr.. wise wouicnt
take the fec. bu, SAID ne Wou,a ,A y wbat
he nas 10 do. We left it TO him to deter
mine what was necessary and d'd not thf9"
any limitations around what ne was 70 hnd
r,s Of IL and collected the money. the
witness didn't know whether he would nave
Maid anyway. whether the permission haa
been secured or not. MT. DeitricH' ne sa'a'
handled all the money anairs
..sfr wise told us that he could not en-.
TO serve IN connection win mo Iepea.
or an ordinance. bp, that no Wouio s,ssdd
get us the permission. Or. Levy NAG ss.a
Ina. .uill was good II properly fed, but no
dIdn't let us use IT,. 80 the only way s.eHasu
TO be to employ a lawyer; He d'd no. ~,
wers councilmen. but simply as attorneys.
" L. Brittle, a 500 contributor, was ons
n. the star witnesses for the deiense, anu
was on the stand until a late hour. ne
that Mr.. Wise WAS employed TO
eo.one-ate with DR.. Levy In getting ms
letter or permission from whatever source
such a privilege should come.
ar ,ho,rht 4, Or. Levy would recommend
said the witness. 1T would rave on
I understood he could onIS recon-,
nersr mad an interview with Mr.. Pollock.
,ut talked with MFR. Wise after the Iayios
,asc. AS soon as ! said any.hins ap9 pa. h. he
,ouldn.t touch II; that he wouldn't think
# such a thing: wouldn't touch any Zee on
anything connected with the eonneli ! sara
didn't know he was in tile Council. de
he would work for what permission ne
,ould secure through the Board OF Health.
.tThen you employed Mr.. wise and paid
money to secure the influence OF Dr..
.evy to an amendment OF the ordinance!
lsked Mr.. Pollard.
That's just IL
In answer to SIR. Wisc's question the Wit
Mr. peitrick and Mr.. Taylor employed
ir. Wise. and knew nothing OF the terms
II the original employment. he was win
NJ. DIETRICH at a subsequent conference
you recoiicc,." asked Mr. Wise, that I
,tatcd very posidvei. thai ! could not have
my connection with any matter before ne
Won were willing to pay 1890
or this privilege. but that would only
,ccept $500. Do you ~recoiiect that ! stated
Rat seemed TO be expected 10 rende. a
loubIo service, one before the Health Board
md one before tho Council. and that I cut
he Zee in half and took the work before
he Health Board?"
III that. You even said you would not vote
IN the ordinance in tho Council as YOU
we're our attorney
The committee then rose TO meet on Mon
,av night at S o'clock. when Mr. De!tTlck
VII be the FIRST witness.