The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-12
SPECIAL GRAND
JURY REPORTS
After Adding S5,ooo,ooo to City
Tax Lists, Reports 1000
Offenders EXtant.
INVESTIGATION WILL GO ON
Same Jury to Be Drawn Again
in January to Conn
plete Work.

At the end of three months OF ar
duous labor and investigation, the spe-
clal grand jury Of the Hastings Court.
J drawn to inquire into tax returns, SUBJ
mitted third supplemental report yes
terday afternoon to Judge d. c. Rich
ardson. in which ii was reported that
! over and above the hundreds who have
come forward ana rectihed their tax
| able properties, there are stiu moro
than 1000 corporations. firms. CO.
partnerships and individuals in the city
OK Richmond who have failed 10 give
in for taxation the actual value or thelr
property.
since the special grand jury began
its unprecedented search into the hlu-
den vaults of corporations and lndlNi-
dual taXdodgers three months ago.
more than 100000 OF taxable prop
erty has been added TO the city's tax
! lists by taxpayers who were orisinahy
guilty Of differentiation of their hold
/ ines. This means an increase in the
city's revenue Of approximately soo'Ooo,
while the State receives benefit to the
extent OF $4,000.
To Sit Again.
In order that the investigation into
the tax returns may be made as
/ thorough and searching as possible
the report recommended that the spe-
cial grand jury. which was formally ad-
! iourned Yesterday afternoon, be drawn
again for the January term or the
} court and charged with the same du-
/ ties.
! Judge Richardson will Immediately
issue orders for the continuation OF TINS
Investigating body. The prospect is
will no occupied
with its examination through the ell
! tire month of January
So resourceful has been the worR
of the grand jury Up to the present
time that all tax-dodgers summoned 10
anpear before it have cheerfuHy Iat-
tened their tax return rather than race
! the Indictment which was threatehcu'
The grand jury in its report recon-.
mends that the 1000 taX-dooSeTs go
guilty of differentiation be glV.'i ul'Ii
+ba January term Of the musings
60. 90 correct their entries. II any
=, tbe list refuse to make the cor
items desired after having peeh
summoned before the grand jury IN
dio+r,ents will be Immediately drawn
Report of Jury.
Tho verbatim report OF the sra"u
IT, IT, tho Hon. D. c. Richardson, judge
of the Hastings court VI
of Richmond. Va; ;,, Grand
W. tho undersigned. special gram
-,,.,, which has now been In sessio"
Gov some months revising the YAK ~
bag n make this third supp'e'
re7ort n the honorable court;
h,ter the examination OF the
,,r.s we must report that there
80 900 corporations. firms. eopa'
.,oreh,ps and individuals VINO ,.a,.
raf1e5 to give in sufhcient eap
r,,,rchases. incomes and personal pf'p
,..;os (viz. stocks and bonds)-
,r,ase above mentioned parties
.,fr1- as we'll as all Others, shou,u
-,t,.an until the January term OF w
: oo,,r, n revise and correct 'he4'
49,. 90 The commissioner OF revenue.
The unfinished work OF ti,ls 49, 49,
-,rsr he completed. ard we thfreio o..
s,,orce=t that the jury TO be dra"h
- January term be charged win III
- duties as Of this grand Jul
Iso that this January grand JutS
commence az once to call witnesses
- "a ne-fecr the work. and therea1 'e'
- bare such corporations. firms co,
,,-.nerships and individuals summon
boro~e - az have not compiled WIZ" tue
~ a understood by the jury
pesuectfullv submitted
CHARLES F. TAYLOR,
Foreman;