Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-10
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
ALLEGED COERCION
liirsclbcrg and Colin Request Official
Investigation OF Their
Actions.
DOHERTY HAS STATEMENT
Allegation That Hirschberg Attempt
ed to Have Jerry HaIlihan Dis
charged Because of His Vote Flntly
Denied by Koiner and Colvin.

Protests from superintendent Cohn,
of the Street Cleaning Department, and
John liirschbcrE, of the Administra-
tive Board filed yesterday with Judge
Richardson. of the Hastings Court,
will probably lead to 4 grand jury in
vcstigation of recently published
statements intimating improper inter
nicipal elections.
Mr.. llirschbcrg addressed to JudS Q
Richardson 4 personal application for
grand jury inquiry into the allcga-
ton published last Saturday to the
effect that he made efforts to have
state Library building, dismissed from
his position because Of his failure to
support certain Legislative candida &c
i'll the August primary.
Howard T. Colvin, OF the state
Legislative Reference Bureau who was
present at the Interview with Commits
Sioner of Agriculture Koincr. during
| which. ii is alleged. MIR. Hrschbcrs
sought to have Mr.. iIallihan removed.
supplied Mr.. Iirschbcrg with a signed
, statement yesterday denying in abso-
lutte terms the truth of this charge.
Commissioner koincr also joined in
declaring the story wholly untrue"
IIIRSCIIBERG ASKS For
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Hirschberg. nevertheless, declar-
ed his intention to bring the whole
matter to the attention of the grand
jury and to that end addressed to
Judge Richardson the following letter:
November 9, 1915.
Hon. ID. c. Richardson, Judge Hastings
Court. Richmond. Va.
Dear Sir-Thcrc appeared in the
daily newspapers of Saturday after
noon. November c. 1919. certain articles
having reference to coercion and using
my influence TO have MIR. Jerry Halli-
han. an employee in the state Agricul-
tural Department. dismissed from the
position he held III that department.
! There was also a statement in the same
issue to the effect that Mr.. james H.
Dohcrty. labor commissioner. held Il
statement with reference TO the same
written by Mr. iiallihan.
called personally on Mr.. James r..
| Doherty in his office on November Q.
! 1918. ut l. O'Clock y. NJ, and request ed
I that he shown the statement written
by the said IIallihan. Mr.. Doherty ad-
mittcd hnvinE the statement but said
y IL was not his property, but that no
was only the custodian of the said
paper for Mr.. liallihan rs he uIalli-
han) had no place to keep the same.
and. therefore. the property being Mr.
! tiaillhans personal property he could
not show me the paper until requested
/ by the said liallihan. I, therefore, call
your attention to all these facts and
! | will also give the names of witncssc
To summons. as follows: Mcssrs. How
ard T. Colvin. George w. koiner Jerry.
/ liallihan, Philip Bagley, James Il.
! pickerson, Edwin l.. Cox. James B.
/ Doherty
! ! would suggest that you get pos
| session OF this statement at once so
that IL may he properly put before the
grand jury 1T the proper time.
| My desire is that | court nvestica-
ton or trial before the grand jury or
any other jury that you may see fit.
and my personal request is to the effect
! that this bc done Immediately.
| Yours very truly