The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
transactions that are covered by Noa
9. and 10 respectively.
Not Criminal o1suues.

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Your petitioner is now advised that
1t 10 the purpose of the Common
wealth's Attorney 20 ask to be per-
mitted to nolle prosequi all the in
dictments pending against him charg-
ing larceny. and to find other and new
indictments charging embezzlement.
but covering the Identical transactions
that the covered by tho larceny in
dlotments now pending. most OF which
were covered by tho embezzlement in
dictments found In February, and nolle
prosecuted by the Commonwealth's At
torney on his own motion, and as to
which no motion of any kind was
ever made by this defendant; the said
new indictments. your petitioner Is in
formed to be SO drawn as to charge
each alleged offense In fifteen or more
different forms. The two grand
ouries which have considered these
matters have been able to find no in
dlctment against your petitioner upon
which the Commemorative Attorney
was willing to go TO trial, simply be-
cause the transactions complained of
were not in any sense criminal Of
fenses, as your petition Will show
Whenever the cases are tried"
The lawyer went on to say that his
client was ready for trial, and was
suffering great personal loss by de-
lay.
Colonel Mann repeated that his
client had been ready for trial. and
asked again that a bill OF particulars
be fled Ill ~
Commonwealth's Attorney Mann
wanted to know upon what grounds
the bill Of particulars was wanted
saying that the previous indictments
were each for particular act The
NJ he, I'D i.&-
was to bring the whole matter to
head, and to save the expense of nu-
merous trials
Plea by Lassiter.
State Senator Charles n. Lassiter
also of the defense, followed with an
eloquent plea in behalf OF his client
He said they desired to know the ma
ture of the charges. and were anxious
TO go into the trial. and that they
would be ready as soon as the par
ttculars were Forthcoming.
IF the commemorative Attorney
enters nolle prosequi in these pre-
vious indictments" he said, I'VE ask
that our client be forever discharged
Otherwise, We ask for bill Of par
ticulars and for a speedy trial before
any impartial jury"
Commemorative ATTORNEY Mann
stated In answer that he was ready
to go Into trial on one of the other
Indictments, but II was agreed that
the matter rest upon the new present
ment, drawn up for the special grand
jury
The motion for bill OF particulars
was made as to the previous indict-
ments. and was settled by suggestion
from the court and by mutual agree
ment that all other indictments allee-
Ing larceny and embezzlemerit be nolle
pressed II the present Indictment he
not found detective. All charges of
false report to the State Corporation
Commission have been continued to
the next term of court.
Two indictments charging false
entry, in which both Charles Hall
Davis and Carter r. Bishop are named
jointly, will be modified
Jack Lee, of the defense. also had a
motion to offer. He asked that the
special grand jury be instructed to
make a thorough investigation of
every count. without consideration Of
other indictments, and that it should
satisfy itself that there had been GRIM
final intent Si, II
Communicating Attorney Mann was
not clustered by the surprises sprung
on him He Is satisfied that the new
indictment Will cover the multitude or
sins alleged, and is still earnest in his
intention to fight the case to a finish
1t will probably be some days before
the special grand jury now in session
Will have completed its Investigation,
and further action Will be deferred
until the results of the grand jury's
findings are known.