Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-04
JURY FAILS TO FINISH
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
Hastings Court Inquiry Believed to
Concern Certain Book COniis-
Gated in Liquor Raid.
ADJOURN UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
Many Witnesses Arc Examined, but
No Report Is Made in Lcnnhan
CaSe-UtmoSt Secrecy Is Observed
During Hearing.

The grand jury in Ilustings Court
adjourned at $50 o'clock last night
after having been in session since II
o'clock, without arriving at decision
in the consideration OF special mat
tcrS." which commemorative Attorney
Wise has placed before it. Next Mon
day was set as the day for resumption
OF the investigation. and in the interim
n number Of new witnesses will be
summoned. and others who failed to
appear TO the session OF yestcrday'wiII
be brought into court, If possible.
The jury took up, il was reported.
the charges against L. J. Lenahan. who
was recently arrested in connection
with the seizure of sixteen barrels OF
whisky At the Southern Express Com
pany warehouse. Liquor cases com
priSed the mass OF matter with which
tho jury had 10 do yesterday. for upon
reporting to the court they returned
true bills against Edward Turner,
James Callahan. Eva Campbell. T..
1annuzzi. Steven Mason. and Junius
Riddck. all of whom arc charged with
transporting ardent spirits.
GRAND JURY Is HEADED
by L. II. FERGUSON. FOREMAN
The bill In the case against Ryland
Vaughan, charged with drinking in n
place except as provided by law, was
returned ignored.
The grand jury which is making the
investigation is composed of l.. II. Fer
Eusson, foreman: +. II. CARRIER. c. a.
Dietrich. Reuben Burton. Burnett
Lewis, S. l.. Bishop. J. l.. Phippen, w
Miles Cary and James II. Estes.
Before this body there was sum-
moncd yesterday long array OF
witnesses to inquire into a matter
about which all spoke with batcd
breath. which even those usually init
mate with the business OF the courts
could only refer TO as "the investiga-
ton it Is generally believed that
the matter before the grand jury is the
prcsc ntmcnt in the case against r. j.
I,cnahan, and incidentally tho calling
OF long list OF witnesses in order TO
establish true bill in this case.
There was produced before the grand
jury n we'll handled book which was
taken from the person OF Lonahan ut
the time OF his arrest. and which il is
believed was used in tho conduct OF
the alleged handling of ardent spirits
MANY WITNESSES ARE CALLED
DURING INVESTIGATION
The witnesses who were summoned
Yesterday by Deputy Paul La Touche
to appear before the jury were:
Detective Captain Wright and Ser
gcants +. c. Bailey and &. T. Tinslcy.
Southern Express Company: II. L.
Hclig, 91o East Marshall Street:
Colonel Joseph Button, State Insurance
Commissioner; John T. Hogan, 22S
South Fifth Street; G. q. Billings. 1903
Floyd Avenue: Percy X. Brccdlovc.
10i South Pine Street; w. Il. Law
renee, 2o3 South I.ombardy street:
Robert o. Walker, 10 South Vine
Street; T.. p. Ryan. North Cherry
Street; S. X. Woodfn. 2s0l West Grace
Street; J. T. keenan,. 1903 Hanover
Avenue; Ernest Eubank, 200 Floyd
Avenue; Louis G. Rocchiccioli, 701 East
Main Street; James T. Phillips. Jr, 23O5
Floyd Avenue; Charles a. Meter. .
South Eighteenth Street. and Clifford
Smith 1919 East Main street.
AS indicated by the returns made 20
the court at the close of the session
yesterday the grand jury may have Il
varied number or matters under CON
sideration. While the Lcnahan case
was generally believed TO he the matter
which was taken up in the invcstiga-
ton of yesterday. ii is not to be con
Guided that all OF the witnesses sum
moncd appeared in relation to tina,
case.
Many OF the men who were in court
yesterday and who waited in the hall
way outside the Commonwealth At
torncy's office for their turn TO be
called before the jury. chafcd and be-
came impatient at being called in the
Investigation, and grew indignant At
being called into court in Il matter
which was generally believed 10 be the
Investigation of q liOuOr case