The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-04

prcss to sic with the committee. ex-
planning that only through the news
papers could the people OF Virginia re-
reIva the information as to the find
tngs.
We have nothing to conceal he
asserted. we want the people of the
State to know all the facts as prompt
IL as possible Mr. Patterson assum-
ed the chair. and said that In order
to facilitate the inquiry, he had re-
Guested Attorney Hill Montaguc to nd
wise the committee in sem-legal ca
nacity, and Mr.. Hawkins to act as sec
cetary. John q. winston was employed
Us official stenographer.
Newspapers Make No Charge.
Mr.. Patterson explained that the
committee had before 1T no formal
charges. and since no one appeared to.
present any formal charges, he as
stunned that the natural starting point
was the article which appeared in Tic
Times-Dispatch on Thursday morning.
stating that certain atiidavits had been
drawn Zip. Allen Potts, managing ed
itor OF The Times Dispatch. asserted
thai this paper had no charges to
make. and that he himself made none.
we printed as. news item, the fact
that there were being circulated ccr-S
tain aifidaYits touching Mr. Buchanan
said Mr.. Potts. I'VE did not comment
on them save to say ina brief way
what they contained We have no de-
Sire to reflect on DR.. Buchanan, bur
take II to be the duty of n newseaper
rs a public servant when such charges
are being given circulation that The
public should know, and that Mr..
Buchanan himself might have oppor-
tunity to answer Every possible eff
Tort by telegraph and long distance
telephone was made to reach him on
the night the information came into
our hands. have never seen the affi-
dayits, but can tell. YOU who has both
seen and read and examined them. ana
that, take IT. is the starting point
you wish to reach. They have been
read by Mr.. Mastin and Mr.. Montague,
two members of the investigating
committee, and by Mr. Lynn and John
Stewart Bryan. two others who were
asked to serve.
Mr.. Mastin. was informed, was
present at meeting at Mrs. Mason's |
house at which the aftidavts were |
drawn"
Hill Montague said that that would I
be sufficient basis on which to estab-
fish the necessity of an investigation,
pnd at this point Mr.. Goddin came for
ward and offered the chairman an en-
velope containing Ave sworn state
t,lents ION behalf of my daughter. Mrs.
Vaughan"
AHndavits Presented.
In answer to Mr.. Patterson's Ques-
lions Mr. Goddin said he was not spon-
For for the statements contained In the |
affidavits; that they were taken at DR.. |
Jandon Masons house on Wednesday |
md he did not know at whose instance
they were taken. Afidavits were re-
corded from W. I. Saunders, now an
Inmate OF the home of the Little Sis
rers OF the Poor; "'Ersie" Lane. Ken
nedy Palmer. A. NJ. Lochwltzky and
Mrs. Monte Davis. a. NJ. Lochwitzky
proved to be the only signcr of writ
len statemen; present.
Mrs. Vaughan was sworn and testi-
fled that the five offered were all the
nfhd avits she had had She told of hav- |
ing heard OF a meeting to be held at |
Mrs. Masons on Wednesday, and said |
she had heard OF previous meetings
many runlors about the Associated
Charities. and as she sometimes cor
responded for the News Leader she
went to see Mr.. Montague in regard to
the report that q man named Seigel
would give a statement to second
hand clothes bought from Mr.. Buch |
anan. She was told 10 get whatever
statements she could.
Mrs Vaughan told OF going to see !
Mrs. Mason on Tuesday. and being
invited TO attend meeting there on
"Wednesday morning at IL o'clock. She
found Mr.. Mastin. j. Samuel Parrish, |
a Mrs Bradbury and. others there. A
witness was called and questioned by |
Or. Mastin, who found she could not
write.
Meeting at Mrs. Mason's Home.
"Either DR.. Mastin or Mr.. Parrish
asked me TO write down the statement
which did. and the witness signed It, ,
1t was Mrs Monte Davis l then wrote | {
another affidavit for 'Ersie' Lane. DR.. .
Mastin wrote that of W. I. Saunders,
and Reginald Walker wrote the others. .
They were folded up and handed to me.
told Dr.. Mastin and Mrs. Mastin that ,
would publish them 1t was with q
their entire consent and approval that :
1 took them to the News Leader and :
told Mr.. Montague there that they :
belonged to Dr.. Mastln as he had paid :
for them. Beslles those l have men .
toned, there We're present at Mrs
hason's house J. II. Goddin, Mrs
Mason, Reginald Walker, Mrs Monte ,
Davis, A. NJ. Lochw!izky, j. w. Glib
bons, Justice of the peace; Mrs.
Sternsdorf and DR., Mastin's stenog-
rapher DR. Mason was not at home.
| know nothing of my own knowledge
OF the facts of the aflldavits, l had
never seen any of the people before,
but I have had women to come to me |
when | was doing charity work and
tell me that they were not treated
right at the Associated Charities"
Asked for names. she gave ;henames
OF two complainants, Mrs. Josephine
Pearl Glenn and Mrs. Lottie Baird
Snead. The first one told her that
she thought more OF herself than 20
go again TO the Associated Charities
that she had received such bad treat
ment that she would never apply
again. She said Mr.. Buchanan had
told her IL he helped her she would
nave TO leave her husband
Mr.. Baird told me that he had been
trying 10 separate her from her nus
band. Another woman who lives on
Spring Street told she would rather y
go to Jail than to the Associated \
Charities She said she had stayea J
here and would never come again. Mrs.
Fannie Seigei, of 1912 East Main !
Street, told me she would not trust
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