The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13
GRAND JURY NEARS
CLOSE OF INQUIRY
Mayor Ainslie Winds Up Long
and Tiresome Day Before
the Tribunal.
MORE WITNESSES TODAY
Before Adjournment Matter of
Missing Pages From Lena
hans Book to Be
Investigated.

After bearing from a large batch Of
witnesses yesterday. closing the day
with Mayor Ainslie on the stand the
grand journey adjourned over to 10
10 o'clock this morning, when new
list OF witnesses will be on hand Fore
man Clarke announced yesterday Just
before adjournment that the jury was
not ready 10 make report. but would
meet again this morning. Then he
handed Clerk Christian a list of wit
nesses to be summoned
Among the witnesses here yesterday
were Ben Jacobs. Rev DR. J. r. Mas
tin, former Policeman Sweet Police
man w. L. Clarke. Charles r. Kelley.
Sheriff w. w Sydnor. of Henrico: Jim
ME Taylor. Major Charles O. Kiser,
labor commissioner: Policeman Archie
c, Holt, Sergeant Hoidcrof,. OF First
station. and Mayor Ainslie Sergeant
Jordan was In the court room IN an
sSer TO summons. and remained until
the jury adjourned. number OF DO
iicemen will be heard today.
There was every indication yester-
day that the Jury would shortly make
its repor. on the liquor situation. and
submit recommendations on other mat
ters concerning which the mind of the
public has been surfsited II is real
ised that In order to go into the vari-
u
liauor and vice conditions as alleged
and as displayed by the arrest and
conviction of numerous persons. the
jury would have to SIT for many weeks
and would have to summon scores of
persons, many OF whom would not be
believed on the witness stand In a trial
court
1t has been already stated by mem
hers of the jury that evidence submit
ted he hc NJ.
evidence, deductions. differences, i'm.
pressions. rumors and vague reports
VIII have any weight with the xrand
Jury.
What II wants and what the com
monweaith's attorney wants, il the
help OF the better element Of citizens.
Men and women whose word 10 a. good
as their bond. and who have the In
terests of the city at heart, who NAV
know OF anything which may assist the
jury at arriving at conclusion
The jury wants TO clear the atmos-
phere of the city. II wants to satisfy
itself that there has been lawlesan ess
among officers of the law. before max
ing such serious charge They feel
that there il much more smoke than
fame. and that Richmond In no worse
than most cities it's size. and much bet
ter than ulost Of them
This Is the impression conveyed by
Members of tho jury in their converse
tons
six new witnesses will be on hand
in the court room this morning when
the jury convenes. II Is believed that
several Of those who have already been
examined will he recalled to verify de-
tails in their fermer testimony
After the Jury has completed its In :
vestisattons along the liquor and vice
lines. II Will take up a request Of Clerk
Walter Christian to inquire into the
conditions surrounding the mutilation
of the memorandum book taken with
the effects OF Patrick J. Lenahan which
was placed in the hands of the clerk
for safekeeping. and which was taken
from his desk by some one unknown
and badly damaged, Clerk Christian
said last night he had not given the
grand jury the names OF any witnesses.
as he had none. He presumed. how
ever, that he would appear before the
Jury. and that attaches of fis office
would probably be called.