The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
PROOF OF GUILT
SADLY LACKING
IN |NVEsT|GAT|0h|
Testimony Taken at Firse Ses-
sion of Inquiry Not Damag-
ing to DR.. Buchanan
HEATED OUTBURSTS
MARK PROCEEDINGS
Strong Animosity and Rivalry In
dicated-Mrs. Mason Declares
Meeting Was Held for
Discussion.

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the committee appointed by PreSt-
dent Lecky of the Associated Charf-
ties, to investigate the organizations
and the official conduct n charac-
ter OF Secretary James Buchanan At
its first meeting Friday afternoons
shows GieSe to be the facts:
That intense animosity was har-
bored by j. H. Goddin. of the Puts
nam Mission, toward Or. Buchanan
and the Associated Charities; that
Mr.. Gordon made frequent structures
on DIR. Buchanan TO mis- daughter.
Mrs, Annette Godding Vaughan. = res
porter for the News Leader. that She
attended a meeting at Mrs. LandonA
Mason's home last Wednesday. wheu
a number Of people gathered TO dis
cuss rumors they lad heard q
the Associated Charities and DR.
Buchanan: that she got possession Of
Ave affidavfts made by disgruntlc0
recipients of charity at the hands of
the secretary and tool them to Tbs
editor Of the News Leader: that the
editor of the Times-Dispatch got
wind" IT the fact that the afternoon
paper mad the story and printed Il
Thursday morning to escape being
scooped.' and thai the whole mat
ter was given premature publicity
and the people who assembled at Mrs-
Mason's home were put In h light
OF making or considering charges
against DIR. Buchanan, hen 40 =
matter of fact they had merely me
to talk over the gossip derogatory 70
DIR. buchanan.
Four-Hour sitting.
The committee sat patient for four
hours listening to statements that
the Witnesses believed they had hAaras
made by persons who were not pres
| ent at the investigation The sesstuM
was p~unctuated with heated ~outbnkxtNs
and flashes Of anger Ind t1texxeeea
J Vaughan. Although hall q dozen Wit
neEses were examined. nothing de1ft~
gatory to DIR. Buchanan was proven.
The nearest approach to a spectff0
charge was Col. A.. M. Lochwitzsky'e
statement that he, more s~entinaen-
tai than Or. Bucifanan," would not
have been as strict and stern" with
the inmates OF the Associated Chart
ties building had he been in charge.
Each witness examined gave Lbs
names OF others from whom they
had heard rumors of III treatments
mismanagement or other allegations
against DIR. Buchanan. TIE m
devoted considerable time to taktn9
ktio 81 VA ASeG -E
| that the men and women
by the witness be summoned to the tn-i
yo~stlgation which will be resumed -.
4 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The committee 10 composed q
Chairman A. w. Patterson. Il O.
Miller, Jeftry Montague. r. A. Lam
aster and O. A. Hawkins, with h
Rev. J.. It. Mastin. secrtary OF thu
State Board of Charities and Correc-3
tiuns, sitting to listen to the testimony
but without being identified with tn!
COMMITTEES. Attorney Hill Monta9uAka
counsel for the Associated CharifteM
appeared to question the Witnesses
and conduct the inquiry in a regular
and orderly way. John @. Wtnst0M
was engaged as oficial stenographeES
1t being the intention of h commttN9
tee to review the record after the N.
vestigation closes. 4
- Mfr. Beeky Explains.
President Lecky opened the inveoss
tigation, which began in the gyms
nasium of the Associated Charities
building. Fourteenth and Franklt1E
streets. with n statement OF the cir
cumstances ne~cessitating the inquiry
He called attention to the fact th44
the Times Dispatch on ThurodAX
printed a story to the effect tha&I
charges and afidavlts against DR.
Buchanan were In existence and thm&
he as president of the Associates
Charities felt II his duty to havgTn1,
investigation at the earliest mOmeHea
He declared that the records n ar
ployes OF the organization would -
at the disposal OF the commtttAol
during tbs investigation and that ~
asked the fullest possible inquiry.
I'VE have nothing whatever to cor
ceal from this committee or thA
public" said Mr.. Lecky. w WON'T
I the people of the State to kHeW-4xk
the facts as promptly as possible.
that reason l invited REPRESENTATIVE
Of the press to sit with the c0mmteH15
SO as TO get the facts first hand n12E
give them to h public. / WianR
thank you gentlemen of the comma
tee for responding to my request
serve. Your task Will be. u~npteaNnM<
at best, but It will be a duty to
public. the State and the AaDoClnf~
! Charities, for we wish to Hy
whether we have acted wisely 2z6
selection OF a secretary OF tha A
ciated Charities and whether ~
digent and worthy OF this comNnMm4
have been treated with the con8t0&
ton TO which they are e~ntitle0.
Mr.. Lecky then fled with the
mittee the articles from the I3U&
Dispatch in which first referenc9
made 10 the charges and afidAvtkn&
several other newspaper ciippinuM1H3
Chairman Patterson Raid TINT
view OF tho fact that the TtmeosN
patch had spoken OF the chaFu44M
lafBdavits and seemed to know
they were. he thought Il up t4#
Times Dispatch to produce tho
to give the COMMITTEES something III
nature OF an Indictment ~ infUe
tion to work on.
Why II Wsa Printed.
Mr.. Allen Potts, managing ed1t11&
the Times Dispatch, arose Ar4A
planned thar no was ~rehpona1n9&@
what appeared in that payer
1t had made no chargea W
agatnat d. Buchanan. Ne Hc1&
h E1n1d exfzafH