Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-04

the matter up, and to-day's develop
ments are the results Of thorough in
Nestigations. which have been in prog
ress for several weeks George e
Wise. of Richmond, will be associated
with Commonwealth Attorney Rives
In prosecuting these cases and others
which will result from the investira-
uons into conditions at Hopewell.
which will be conducted by a speciai
grand jury, which Judge West. of the
circuit Court of Prince George will
impanel."
The date for the converting of the
special grand jury has not been made
public.
ATHEISTS WILL. NOT
END HOPEWELL CLEAN-uP
IN the meantime the Investigations
oE detectives and the Du pont police
force will continue II was made nlnin
ny the Acknowledgement that the ar
rests Oh henderson, Porter and Becessi
would not end the cleanup" of Hona.
we'll by any means.
Governor Stuart announced last nirbt
that the situation at Hopewell is in tho
hands of Judge West and the county.
authorities of Prince George. In the
past week Judge West has conferred
win Inc Governor on several occa sions
1t was agreed that the matter Of law
enforcement at Hopewell should be left
entirely TO the judge Of the Circuit
court with any assistance he might re-
uuire from the state authorities. Judge
est has been in close touch with Ar
torney-General Pollard also for severo1
weeks 't''
Henderson and Porter were appointed
Speeial county officers of Prince George
oy Judge West early in July The ac-
ton was taken on the recommendation
of an association OF business man -,
Hopewe!l. ON Monday of last week
henderson was a member OF marty
which called upon Governor Stuart and
urged that the Commonwealth leave
hopeweii in the hands of the local au-
thorities. They said that the police
force was adequate and that conditions
there were improving" and that with
IN thirty days Hopewell would be rid OF
all undesirable characters
PLACE is Still.
RUNNING WIDE OPEN
information rs to actual conditions
at the powder plant town Yesterday
was TO the effect that the place was
running as wide open as ever. No in
structions were given the Du Pont man
detailed for duty in the town as tn
thelr procedure, and, as only ten man
were available for this duty, no GEN
eral roundup of the denizens of its un-
der world is expected immediately Tbo
Du Pont company has a force of 40
men policing its grounds, and the Off
GERS have been unwilling to undertake.
the task OF maintaining the law in the
territory surrounding the plant.
attorney General Pollard said last
night that he was informed that when
the Du Pont company completed addi-
tons TO It's plant now in the process
or construction. that its payroll would
be S2.5O0,000 Il month. At the present
time II is Sl.250,0o0 a month There
are 4'oon Greeks, 1900 Italians, hum
dreds of Syrlans. Hungarians. and. in
tact. almost every nation in the world
represented in Hopewclrs cosmopolitan
population. Both Mr.. Pollard and Mr..
wise appeared very much impressed
with the open defiance of the law mani
rested on every hand at HopewelI and
expressed themselves as thoroughly in
accord with Judge Vests sweeping
orders in removing the police force and
placing the Du Pont men In charge