The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-13
SPECIAL JURY To
GO FOR DODGERS
~ nGE sCaTT TAKES THIS MEIH0H-
OF EXAMINING HESRiC0
COUNTY TAX BOOKS.
IN RICHMOND ALSO
AUDITOR MOORE HAS NoTIFIED
ALL JUDGES IN STATE REQIEsT-
ING INVESTIGATION OF
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\ RICHMOND AL So

special grand Jury, impanelled ~
Judge II. Carter Scott. will investi-
gate alleged cases of tax-dodging I'M
Henrico county. beginning Tuesday
.TaorniEsg .s..... s,..-.-
Judge Scott gave no Instructions 10
the jury on the opening day OF court.
preferring to wait until he could talk
with state Auditor Moore. This talk
frS has Hew-4 'hagi, antf' IT ss sapcctesEs
that number Of Henrico citizens Wt4S
be called before the jury to expiafns
apparent discrepancies in the value
of their property and the amount re-
turned for taxation.
The Special Jury.
The following jurymen have been
Summoned to appear at the Henricus
County Circuit court Tuesday morn-s
ing: T. {. Redd, j. Stuart Bryan. I.s
W. Penick, w. f. Powers, f. ]. Wiz
lis, F. Conner. W. NJ. Milan. H. N.
Nelson. s. c. Freeman. "
Auditor Moore said yesterday that
he believed Judge Scott had chosen
the better way of dealing with the
question. "A special grand jury Will
h..Ne- nothing else to do bat make TINS
inVestigation" he said and IL N1
does it's work well it will have time.
Tor nothing else.
A misunderstanding seems to exist
in certain parts of the state as ~
Auditor Moores position and the
status Of the tax cases. II seems To-
be the impression In some quarters
that the auditor is going after tho
dodgers in Richmond and HenricoI
al 9ne, without reference to other parts
OF the State. while others think the
auditor Is acting without the law. VI
The law is plain said Auditofs
Moore THE grand juries are sup
posef to- make these Investigations
every year. | am only trying to nlakes
the investigation real one ana nuE5
merely a Formally, as ii has been tns
the past. My letter urging action 49,
sent 10 every Judge in the state. and@
I hope that in every city and county,
action will be taken. 1t means Nj
great deal TO Virginia"
In Hastings Court.
The Hastings court grand jury Wl3IS
meet tomorrow morning TO take ~
the investigation. Several days agesI
when matter involving the aile6e0s
tax-dodgers was presented to the Jurysa
an adjournment was had until tomOF-s
row so that the necessary papers coul4N
be- prepared by the commissioning ~
revenue These papers are new 1As
the hands OF Commonwealth Attor-a
nax- Folkes and will be turned OWL
10 the court tomorrow. The hEurees
prepared by Auditor Moore and prfnxsAI
ed in his annual report Will pc 60
amined by the jury tomorrow anQS
then the jury will go into indivsduaas
returns of Richmond citizens, a.;
shawn nv the books of the commt~-
sioner of revenue.
1t is expected that large NUM-,
Der of citizens will be summoned Do
fore the grand jury. The jury has fn9s
power to summon any taxpayer wnuNnsS
returns are open to suspicion OF De-
ing too low Where mistakes nav
heen made 1t is. prohabtss @hat AHe 49,
nayer will he allowed to make III
correction. Against those believed I0a
have made false returns the jury VIII
draw indictments. 1S
The work before the jury Is sreAFS
and II will take many days to com-sii
plete il and draw the indictments