The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-04

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tfookSd work in the award feiec-
trio contracts for the city,
I Nr. Meredith still ohiecting strenn-
ouAiy. Judge Ingram ordered a re-
co1s for ten minutes in order that
4 might be explained to the court ex-
K Acfly what Mr. Scott intended TO
bring cut by his questions.
Make the Paper Evidence.
When court was reconvened MIR.
Scott presentedsa series OF pages from
different copies of The Idea. includ-
Ing covers carrying local cartoons.
His intention was to have these pages
accepted as evidence. If all the state
ments contained in the articles should
: b acknowledged BY Mr.. Yoder as writ
ten by him.
Mr.. Yoder." querried Mr. Scott
you endeavored TO get as wide a cir
cuiation as possible for The Idea. did
you not?''
II object" said MIR. Meredith
The articles you wrote were in
tended to win circulation
mot always. Sometimes there were
articles that / knew would hurt the
circulation"
The witness declined to be drawn
swayed hi min publishing The Idea
Replying TO questions by Mr.. Mere
dith, witness said he had never been
thepuhlishedt scatakf shr shrdIcmfwy
actuated by malice in writing any ot
the published attacks.
Mr.. Yoder asked permission to cor
rect that portion OF his testimony
given Thursday afternoon in which he
defined the term CRATER" He said
he WAS confused at the time and
did not mean 20 sa< that a CRATER"
IVES necessarily a crook"
Heard Character Not Good.
Harvey Clarke. who was member
OF the grand jury that probed the
primary election frauds in 1905, was
called lie said in reply to Mr..
Merediths questions that a Few days
before the election cases were heard
by the grand jury, Mr.. Saunders. ac-
companiea- hy-John- A. eTese7-a
newspaper reporter. now in New
York, called on him at his store
Mr.. Saunders remarked to him that
ne fSaunders) had been Informed
that II was charged that Saunders
was responsible for the appointment
OF one Of the alleged dishonest cleo
! ton clerks, Saunders assured him
that IL was not true. He replied that
he did not think IL was in good taste
for Mr.. Saunders to come to him TO
discuss the matter. knowing that he
tCiarkel. had been drawn for the
grand jury. Asked II he knew any
thing about the character of Mr..
saunders. witness said he had heard
that II was not good
Thinks Saunders Honest,
DIR. Charles V. Darlington. member
OF the city democratic committee. and
physician tn the State penitentiary.
was the next witness He said that
In the last fourteen years he and
Saunders had been pretty consisten;
opponents In the committee He
told OF esif he had received from
X. c. Williams. Mr.. Williams was
looking for evidence against Mr.
Saunders TO he used in the pending
suit. Witness told MIR. Williams TINT
he DID not krpw of anything crook
cd Mr.. Saunders had done. He had
always found Mr.. Saunders a de.
ternlned and persistent fighter, but
always fair. He had never known
Mr.. Saunders 10 be anything but fail
In his campaign and election methods
DIR. Darlington added that in the
opinion of the majority of the people
the conduct and influence OF Mr.
Saunders in politics Is good
What majority do YOU give saun-
ders2" asked Mr., Meredith do YOU
think siStyr'fve think he is good ia
thfrty-ffve who think etherwise--in
Clay Ward. for example -,
Yes, that would be about fair
: estimate. great many people who
think Saunders. exarte a had iAAt4eae.
In politics do not know him we'll"
Didn't you take part in that 1905
mass meetinw--the Royal meeting
which denounced Saunders
believe not. may have been
favorable 10 II. but l cannot recall
that was an active figure"
Mr.. Mercdith's Fec.
T., L. Bemis followed DR. Caring
ton In the witness chair. He was
asked II Mr.. c, v. Meredith was EN-.
plcyed by the Richmond Traction In
terests. He said Mr.. Meredith was
employed as IA legal adviser. He add.
ed that no attempt to conceal the fact
was made at that time. On the con
trary. publicity was given TO the con.
nection of Mr.. Meredith with the com.
pRny. He said there were many con.
ferences. Mr.. Meredith took part ir
at least two OF these conferences.
What was Mr.. Meredith's fee ir
that Traction natter" asked Mr.
Scott.
II object said Mt Meredith.
"Mr. Meredith said yesterday thai
II was $4,000. I merely wished &c
show that he Is mistaken" said Mr.
Scott
''This Is simply an attempt 10 mis-
me up In this affair" remarked Mr.
Meredith,
Mr.. Bemiss said he was intimately
associated with MIR, Meredith through
ont the fight for the Traction fran
chtse Mr.. Meredith being retained as
q legal counsellor. He could not re-
call any specific meetings between
Saunders and Meredith. but he was
positive that Saunders and others
were acting under the direction OF Mr.
Meredith and himself
Nothing to be ashamed of was
done" said witness. lit was all le-
gitimate. my part as we'll as yours
1t was always on our mind to watch
everything that was done. so that
nothing improper would occur"
When Mr.. Bemiss concluded his tes-
timnny at 2 r. NJ. recess was or
Gered until $3.50
Says He VIII Sue.
Mr. Yoder sends the following COM
rnunicatioa to The Richmond Virgin
IAN;
Editor Of The Richmond yirginian.
Sir. Immediately on the conclusion
Of the present court proceedings,
will take steps toward entering suit
sgainst the publishers of the Times
INapatrh for one of the MANY false