Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-17
State TO- PROBE FURTHER
INTO OMITTED Ryan TAXES
Attorney.Gcneral Pollard Not Will
Ing to Accept Proposed Com
promise Settlement.
DRUMMoND EARNS BIG FEI
Examiner OF Records to Draw APP
proximately $4,000 IL Settlement
II Confirmed-Attorney Lee Con-
= frrs With Pollard as to Situation.

While John L. Lee. attorney for II.
w. Orummond. Examiner of Records.
who reports Thomas F. Ryan. multi
millionaire OF Virginia and New York,
due the state S1b9,575 In omitted taxes.
expressed himself as satisfied as to the
correctness Of the report. Attorney
General Pollard said last might that
tho Commonwealth would not he pre-
pared 10 accept the figures until an in
re.ugation had been made. This course
"ii' he pursued not only In ;he case OF
aIr. Ryan. but in all other instances
Sherc there IS reason to believe that
the State has not received it's full
share OF taxes
Mr.. Leo. whose home lis IN Lynch
oury. came to Richmond yesterday for
q conference with Attorney-General
Pollard and Auditor c. Lee Moore. as
che representative of tho Examiner of
Records. lie indicated that Mr. Ryan
rns willing TO accept the report az In
tLasiblc property and income. omitted
fro,r taxation for the eleven wears 1904
20 I3li. inclusive.
RYAN WILL. NO1 CONTEST
PENDING ADVANCEMENT
When the Board Of Review Of Nelson
County met to pass on the examiners
report. Mr.. Ryan's attorney. J. Iinslcy
Coleman. was present and assented TO
Mr.. Lee's request that 1t be accepted
and certified TO by the board. This was
taken to mean that tho iti-millton-
aire would not contest the omitted as
sesImeHts. undor which he Will pay
S33?3'B TO Nelson County In addition
to sl6o.675 into the State treasury.
II regard the report as complete and
think IL should BIO accepted without
hesitation" Mr. Lee remarked in dis
cusslng the matter. Mr.. Lee added that
he had been Informed that the omis-
sions heretofore made by Mr.. Ryan In
reporting his holdings for taxation
were largely the result OF advice of
counsel who had mistaken views as
to VirBlnia's tax laws. Attention was
also directed to the fact that much of
Mr Ryan's wealth III, made w Of such
holdings AS United States bonds. ma
tional bank stock. and other securities.
! which are not subject 10 taxation In
Virginia
FEE OF EXAMINER TX
sAIDLrO DE AHOtT s22.oo0
The Zee Of Examipsr Drummond in
reporting the Ryan omissions is cst-
mated ut $4,000 II is Understood that
Mr.. Lee will be compensated by the eA-
nminer with tne-half this amount tor
his services as legal adviser. During
his Investigations OF the Ryan hold
INCA, Mr.. Lee said that he had been
met by a spirit Of fairness. and thar
there had been ar earnest effort to
remedy the errors made IN previous
assessments.
Acknowledgement Pollard takes the
position that the State cannot accept
any report withou, the closeEt scrutiny
ma to its correctness. He VIII insn-
,ute such inquiry regarding the in
thnEible holdings of Mr.. Ryan ana
others reported delinquent as the cir
,umsthnccs may demand.
II was made pin!n that the Attorney
GENERALS once would not countenance
49,. compromise between examiners of
.rtcrd nnd delinquent tns payers. and
INA, any such agreement tx null and
rold AZ the same time. there is no
,uch thing as completed assess-
,ncut" and the state is not cstoppcd
from investigating by the actions OF
an examiner.
The Attorney-t;enerai reiterated pre-
yious assertions to the effect that he
would use all the power vested I'm him
10 protect the Interests of the state
und TO see that the state secured all
omitted taxes which arc collectible.
The Ryan report. together with sew
.ral others. Will be considered by the
State Advisory Tax BOARD ,his week