The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-03
COMMITTEE WILL
lcen<lnusd From Page onel


meeting Of Tuesday night and that II
there was any further testimony to be
submitted or any statements to be
made the committee was prepared I'd
hear the same. Mr.. johnson then ad-
dressed the committee, concluding by
expressing the hope that the commit.
tee would have enough contempt for
the Palladium not to sustain the
charges 1t had preferred"
Attacks Newspaper.
Henry U. Johnson, attorney for DR.
Glenn, before the investigating com.
mittee went into executive session
last night, made vitrolic attack upon
The Palladium, which gave publicity
to the charges of negligence against
DR.. Glenn, In urging that the commit.
tee submit a report to Mayor Rob.
bins, generating the food and dairy
inspector.
He declared that it was not his In.
tention to have Dr. Glenn testify be.
fore the committee, as he did not con,
himself, none of the testimony of wit,
nesses heard by the committee hav'
ing in any way substantiated the
SA&A SOS ! A0 AdAA0uAuuA A0O ~ OlCA1OO
against him.
Mr.. Johnson appeared to be partic,
ularly anxious that the committee
conduct no inquiry into the methods
DR.. Glen pursued in conducting in.
spections of foodstuffs in groceries.
meat markets. restaurants. fruit
stores, confectionaries and ice cream
manufacturing plants.
Opposes Investigation.
He said that he did not understand
that the committee had a right to con-
duct such personal investigation, a
plan which would be most unfair to
DR.. Glen, as he would be denied the
opportunity Of being present to defend
himself. He also stated that the may.
or had only authorized the committee
to secure testimony at a public hear.
ing.
Mr.. Johnson furthermore declared
that DR.. Glenn was not required to act
as an inspector of foodstuffs under
any city ordinance, asserting that this
duty devolved upon the inspector of
weights and measures under an or.
dinance passed several years ago and
still operative. He admitted, how.
ever, that there had been an under,
standing that this work was to be
done by Dr. Glen.
Denies Public Interest.
Mr.. Johnson then opened fire on
The Palladium. He said one OF the
committeeman had declared that he
believed that The Palladium was &C.
tuated by the highest motives in
bringing charges against the dairy
and food inspector. Mr.. Johnson be-
lieved. however, that the committee
man was entirely mistaken in this
conclusion. Mr.. Johnson said The
Palladium was absolutely devoid OF
any public interest and was actuated
In this matter solely by selfish mo-
tives.
He declared that the reason The
Palladium had not interviewed DR.
Glen before publishing charges
against him was because this would
have prevented the publication of q
scoop" thereby detracting from its
prestige and thwarting an effort tt
increase it's circulation
He said that as soon as the attack
upon DR.. Glenn had been opened he
would have lost no time bringing an
action for libel if his client had beer
charged with corruption in Office. The
Palladium, however, had merely
charged DR.. Glen with "carelessness'
In the administration of his duties
Mr.. Johnson added.
Announces His Bravery.
Are you afraid Of The Palladium p
Mr.. Johnson shouted at the commit
teemen. Il am not. The doctor Il
not regard their action in this mat
ter cowardly, villianous and contempt
ible"
Mr.. Johnson said 1t had been sug
gested that the inquiry should be con
Quoted by a judicial body. "Why?'
asked tho attOrnov "To sarrtinn q