The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11
READY TO SUBMIT
REPORT ON PROBE
sETERAL INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
WHEN GRAND JURY FINDINGS
ARE MADE KNOWN.
INVESTIGATION ENDED
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JUDGE sOUTHALL. EXCHANGING
fNau IsITORS. FONTS OFT
ELACTICITy OF LAW As
TO STRAY BALLOTS.
INVESTIGATION ENDED

lHe May ETdnu jury WHICH Has pS1H
probing alleged irregularities In the
recent councilmanic primary is sched-
uled to submit a report Of it's flndings
TO Judge Southall in Hastings Court
this morning. 1t is predicted that
several indictments will be returned,
Involving at least two leading politi-
cal workers in the East End.
Captain Charles + Taylor, foreman
of the jury, was busy yesterday al
ternoon drawing up the report. He Is
q veteran In this line OF work ana
there is doubtless no man better quail
fed than he for such service In 1act,
the captain Is such a veteran that ne
calls special attention to his service
as grand juryman in circular ne
recently distributed among his friends
In connection with his candidacy tof
tho Administrative Board.
Republican Test1tics.
Six witnesses testified before the
inauisitors yesterday. Among these
was Joseph Stewart. member of the
City Republican Committee. allied
with the Braay- HANSON f1egenheimer
faction. Mr.. Stewart Is an employe
of the American Can Company. 1t Is
believed his appearance before the
grand jury had reference TO the re-
port that Theophelus w. Foikes'
janitor oil the First regiment armory.
who admits tampering with a stray
ballot at Second jefferson precinct the
day Of the primary. aided in packing
3. Beiridere Hall with alleged brewery
workers and others of that type at
the time the faction with which Mr..
Stewart Is allied held city conten-
tfen In that hall several months ago
when the Ailan-Moore faction were
debarred from holding their eonVen-
ton in the place AT the hour appoint
ed. -...---
Fofkes Denies Report.
MIR. Stewart resides on thurcn
Hin and has long been active In city
politics. Mr.. Folkes also resides on
) uu.4n Hill The latter denies that
he had anything TO do with packing
the hall. though he admits having
been present at the Republican meet
ing.
Another witness WAS Mr.. Folkcs
himself. He has been threatening fer
several days to tell all he knows, and
IL is supposed that he did SO when he
was tit the grand jury Fe'+sffis --------
Still another witness was Isaac
Held. deputy city treasurer. in charge
Of the poll tax department. 1t is I'M
ierstood that he was summoned as a
result of the persistent report TO the
.Yect that year after year T. W.
Foikes, who is said to be collector
for the Retail Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation. has been paying poll tASss
for others as matter OF accommoda-
ton to men who were too busy TO so
to the City Han for this purpose.
Trails FOXES Ballot.
1t is reported that the grand jury
has succeeded In finally tracing 10 its
'a!r tre tutKes' Stray hsitf t'ist~ n
has learned how IL was put in eircu~
lation. and how II came TO be IN the
hands of MIR Foikes at Second Jener-
SON precinct.
OF eta, ballots used in the resent pri-
nary were printed b. the firm Of Ware
Duke, ore of whose members Is wal
ter c. Duke. secretary of the citS
Democratic committee.
Eugene Hechler, efnploye Of this firm.
also testified before the grand .nry
Yesterday Other witnesses were
George r, Phelps, printer: Q. 4. Fran
els. proprietor OF q small store on
Church Hill. and Henry Lauterbacn,
enpToved Al lakewood cenlstery.
Evidence Not Public.
Whether Mr.. I.suterbach's testi-
rneny had any reference to the voting
of dead men who sometimes partici-
nate in elections In Virginia. and es-
aecially in the Norfolk section was not
aseertained. The testimony ri Wit
nesses is for the ears of the grand
Jurors and net for the public at large.
The present grand Jury. IL Is under
stood. will not attempt to probe condi-
tions at Fourth precinct. Clay ward,
where many veterans from the Sol
diers' Home voted the whiskey ticket
at the bidding of the bosses. it was
said the day Of THE primary How
ever, this probe may he conducted
later
II IL reported that u stray ballot
WAS ais, In circulation at this precinct
.tfn 1pntrnftsri Tx, tydr - W ~, I11Gers
Democratic committee.
Law is Elastic.
Judge Southail rechargcd the jury
and took occasion TO modify his state
nnent or opinion given yesterday re-
gfrtiing the circulation OF slates He
said that rules governing the primary
are supposed to he iftstir bv the rarts
committee. Should the party commit
tee sanction the circulation OF official
ballots. he said. the ballots could be
distributed on the streets without vio-
hating tho law, Bltt siliasinnci, as the
Darty committee has hot sanctioned
the circulation Of ballots such IA prac-
tice il unlawful and the grand jury
WAS directed to do everything In Its
power To md out the whole truth re-
gar,iing it's circulation along with any
other incidental violations which
might be brought to its attention.
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