The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-14
MORE WITNESSES
CALLED IN PROBE
Grand Jury Making Efforts to
Complete Work of Inquiry
By Next Monday.
FULL INVESTIGATION
May Not Call Charlie Strain
Who duplicates Sweet as
Receiving Present From
Bootlegger.
FULL INVESTIGATION

According TO Foreman Arthur b.
Clarke, the grand Jury Is making every
effort to complete it's labors by Mon
day When the jury adjourned for the
day at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Clarke handed the city SER
geant a list Of witnesses to be sum"
raoned for today. He said ne ala not
want the list made public for obvious
reasons.
The adjournment of the jury yestsr-
day was delayed for half an hour by
Ben Lovenstein. who was engaged In
arguing the ease of william WOODY,
charged with murder. The grand jury
made several Intellectual attempts 10
get the attention of Judge Richardson,
but true 10 the rules OF the court, the
Judge would not interrupt the lawyer
In the midst of his argument, and the
members of the grand Jury took seats
in the court room. hearing a large por-
ton of the argument.
Citizens believed to have knowledge
OF conditions In Richmond from vari-
Gus viewpoints. ware examined by the
jury yesterday. Among those whose
evidence would appear TO be more from
the standpoint of observers. rather
than from actual possession of undis-
puted knowledge. and whose sugges-
lions were sought. were Secretary
Charles II. Kelley, Of the state council
Of defense: II f. Cassidy, special agent
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company; Justice John J. Crutchdeid.
while others who are supposed TO have
more or less actual knowledge of the
situation were Sergeant Leslie N. Reid.
of Second police station; Policeman j.
F Howell and W. f. Brennan. Detec-
tive Tiller and Detective-sergeant
wiltshire. Among other witnesses
whose knowledge of Bookkeeping was
sought were Joe DeSoto. John Poerotti
and George westloe.
May Not Call Strain.
Foreman Clarke intimated that the
jury would not call Policeman Char
lie Strain. who has filed an afridavi,
duplicating former Policeman Sweet In
a deal with bootlegEers, but that the
affidavit itself would be construed as
answering the purposes.
1t is reported that Strain alleges
that he and Sweet received a present
from bootlegger, and that the value
of the present was equally divided. The
fact that Sweet had been called to the
stand and that Strain had not been
called. is taken by those who have
claimed knowledge OF the contents of
the affidavit. that perhaps. the jury
may have it's own opinion as TO the
facts contained In the affidavit, That
a man may not be compelled to incrim-
mate himself is generally recognized
as a fact in law, but IL Is said a man
who has testified may he convicted on
evidence presented by others, even
though he may have appeared before
the grand jury and made statements
which, while they may incriminate
himself, may also lead to Indictment OF
others
When asked the question yesterday
as to the probability of Policeman
Strain being called before the tribunal,
Foreman Clarke said:
I'VE have his affidavit. That Is suf-
fictent His name Is on list. be-
lieve. but his presence before the jury
is not at all necessary. The affidavit
speaks for itself
InvestiKation Thorough.
The statement made by Mr. Clarke
that the jury would probably complete
it's work OF examining witnesses by
Monday. may be taken to mean that
the present jury will 90 no further
than that embraced In the allegation
that members OF the police force have
been engaged with the hootleggers in
Illegal traffic In liquor. 1t 10 presumed
that . number Of indictments will be
returned. and that the Jury will pre-
sent accommodation. outlining pro-
cedurs for the police department and
for another jury, to be named later.
Clerk Walter Christian stated yes.
terday that he would 80 before the
jury probably today. ana ask that in
vestlgation be made into the mysterious
muttlAtion. OF the I.enRhan memoran-
dunn book. which had bean left In his
care.
II have no idea ~ 70 how the book
was taken from the possession Of the
clerk" said Mr.. Christian. 'sBut III
shall ask the, grand jury to make In
and make my statemsnt, ana pre-
sumA The Jury will summon the st.
tAchAs o& the clerks okios, and otherp
wAos hsvs handle6 tho beok.s