The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-31
EXPECT THREE
WILL VOTE TO
TURN Them OO1
Believed Majority Of Com
mittee are Against Poll n
lock and Wise a
EVIDENCE CONCLUDED:
NOW TO FRAME REPORT'
George Bryan Expresses Opini6
That Councilmen Should Have
Declined Fee or Resigned.
Both Make Statements.

with the evidence all taken In flAN@3
Poilock-M ise investigation, and wtt1|
only few executive session of t4l#
committee remaining, the first II - d
held probably about one week hencG
II Is rumored at the city hall that - N n
investigators stand three to tMMN4
against the accused councilmen-
According to the reckoning o. ss55
shrewd politicians who have foti0p@#
ed the probe closely. three Of the
committeeman wifi vote for 0uat1uM1
Messrs. Pollock and Wise from their II
civic berths on the ground that th9X#
used their influence as cuuncttmey3
over DR. Levy and that they weEe
more or less influential in secuf1nu
the amendment of the dairymen's prs q.
dinance allowing the feeding OF olmS4S
tiliery waste to cattle. sssa
The other two members, Ii IL Co.
elared, take the ground that IL The
accused were guilty OF any wrong m&a
all II was matter of professioInA
ethics, and that their fault, II thex4
was fault. was one Of the hAMMK1
and not of the heart. Slssss
Opinians Moulded. sS&
That the opinions of At least thrN4Ss
of the investigators have already beeMsa
moulded was evidenced by their OWN
declarations Monday night to the Ct
tsCt liul IUey Uiu not Al&ll 10 n
any argument on the case. 2
Il don't need any argument" Gml4s
Councilman Lynch, who throughoa9
the session Monday night was parties
uiariy strenuous IN his Cross-qu eStton~s#
Ing, directed in an apparent EFFORT ~
fix tneradicahly the guilt of the aE-!
cused. Mr.. Lynch said he needed no
more discussion To enable him to form y
his Judgment and intimated that Mf-s4
! Ntzt uIir
would he guided by the evfdenoe
alone.
This attitude seemed also to be het4sI
by Councilmen Brown and Miller
Messrs. Pollock and Wise sseInSs
| rather EN- parrassed at the ahf2p&
shutting on OF their prospective Q1S
fenxive arguments. Their faO&
frightened, however. when ChairEaaz
Ricnardson, of tfe investigating
board, spoke.
Il want 20 assure You gentfeM6n
that you will be shown every couS-
tesy and given every opportunity to-
state your side OF the case he d.
elarud
Later Chairman Richardson. in -
Spouse to query as 20 when t1AA
next meeting OF the board would ~
neld. replied that since several dAyM
would necessarily be consumed t1M
transeribins tue evidence and -
ranging the data already In hand. thN8s
committee would prooaoty be unAb14
to meet before the expiration of 0a
week. Z
This makes the probable date Of thna
next meeting Monday, June y. Th4Q#E
meeting, as all others in the futuE4kI
Will pe OF an executive naturs aHfo
hence be held behind closed doors
This was decided on following n1O~a
ton of Councilman Lynch. E%
became Tee or ifesign.
The testimony Monday night Wa48
a series OF ethical discussions. connteNx@
Ing aispulatise statements on the pA&~A
OF Messrs. Wise and Pollock aM4-@
Health Officer Levy interspersed WikMM
frequent interruptions and potntMM
questions BY MIR. Lynch.
On one occasion the latter, fOltuX
ing an interruption of Mr.. Wise, WM&M
was testifying in his own behalf, aatA@
II don't mind these Interruptions. &&NHa
Wise. All | want Is facts 8s#3
Facts are all you Will get f1uMXS
me- responded MIR. Wise, win c0I
siderable heat sS5
Intricate hypothetical question:
az TO the legal ethics regarding 4M
!acceptanc.s- "a fee by the at39egL& =
councilmen in the matter under df
eussion occupied nearly two hOuM
when Messrs. George Bryan and
w Patterson, both well known At1c&
news, testified. Both these gentlem1*
were of opinion that the two cuunc
men had been at least indiscreets
torney Bryan In response to diES<
question said that III his optutQ&&
Messrs Pollock and Wise should etfh43
have declined their fee or restgn4Ms
from the council M
On cross examination by M. WMM#
he stated that the entire matter WNXS
purely one OF personal opinion N
which attorneys differed greatly
declared finally that the matter 49,
one that could only be settled ~ fM
man or men concerned, with ths4S
own copsciences. Before leaving &&
stand he volunteered the declarAl1M
that he was convinced that any uQj<
sible FAULT OF the accused counc1 II
had been OF the head and not a.
heat lie knew potn 10 DC n0hN4
men. si
Mr.. Bryan in his direct testtx4Q
quoted a passage from the st4futMM
which 1t IL set forth that an attcx
in representing client IL requtre
make known that repreaentatloh1 ~
parties concerned. 3ss. 8a
Mr.. Lynch interrupted and waMS
IL know whether or not Mss~rM H.
lock and Wise should not have krM4
told Health Officer Levy theT
been paid 20 represent the dAiey
when they were seeking peIM5y
from for the latter TO be allows
feed distillery waste to their cattA
Mr.. Bryan hesitated momenk
then declared: 1T seems reAeqN
10 me that DIR. Lsvy should hAve
ixed without being told that the4~
attorneys were not working Tor M
ing" S|s.s
Councilman Brown then waxt4
know II he tBr0WnT not n
torney. should seek a aimllat
it would be reasonable 10 suppc9
he was being paid for that sefx
Mr., Bryan said Il would n01g
uaat an a. considerable fe41th
plain the difference.
Bryan. and concurrsd =