Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 182, 11 June 1914 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1914

RELLER DEMANDS

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mother person is a criminal act, but It does not invalidate the man's vote, who takes out his papers. Jacona admitted that he was sore lit the saloon men, who, he said, 'only tvanted to pay him two dollars a day lor his work instead of five dollars as he thought he was entitled to. I saw at once that Jacona, with a grievance against the saloon men, might well be charged by lawyers for the defense with a motive for lieing and attempting to "get even." To make a case under these circumstances I thought it quite essential to have the testimony of the persons to whom the money was alleged to have been given. I felt that we could get such testimony by a grand jury investigation. There we could subpoena these Italians, and without their knowing in advance what was wanted, question them on oath through a competent anil impartial interpreter. Wilfred Jessup. formerly prosecuting attorney, and who acted as attorney for S. Edgar Nicholson, was ra'led into the room. He agreed that my suggestion was a good one, and such was the proper way to ferret out the case. Feeling that we were all agreed on such course I enjoined on all present that absolute secrecy must prevail as to our plans, else we would fail in our purpose. But to my surprise, I found on Monday that Mr. White and Mr. Jesse Bailey, who was also present, had almost immediately reported our plans to a public committee and that the information had been given to newspaper reporters. I went at once to Mr. White's office, taking Mr. Bailey with me. I told thfse gentlemen that I was keenly disappointed at what had been done, and that it would now be practically impossible to get a case.

But even though I felt that S. Edgar Nicholson and some of his agents were j "playing to the galleries," I still de- j termined to do all that I could through I my office to make it a clean election, j Tuesday morning I got to the city

building at 6:30 o'clock, and spent the i " ' entire day in visiting the poles in the . written request that the case be dispr.lice automobile, and doing every- missed, which request the Mayor thing I could to help enforce the elec- ' granted.

Titled Backer of English Team May Play in Games For Polo Cup

Lord Wimborne, the noted En of the English polo team, of which h be called upon to take part in the g the International polo champioush Xo. 2 for the Britishers, is sufferin injured in Sunday's practice game, place to Wimborne, who is a playe

glish sportsman and financial backer e is also a substitute player, who mad antes against the American team for ip. Captain Leslie Cheapo, who plays g considerably with the eye that was and it is possible that he will give r of no mean ability.

tion laws.

Find No Liquor. On Monday Mr. White had claimed

Louiggo Tuddio was arrested at the

request of Harrison Jacona, who on election day had ceased to be a work-

that a large quantity of liquor was to ! er for the wets and had taken employbe stored In a barn in the north end ; ment from S. Edgar Nicholson, and on election day to be used in buying i also at the request of Cecil Clark, a votes. He wanted to know if I would ; worker for the drys, the charge being try to stop it. I said "certainly." To j that he attempted to vote when he did that end I made out search warrants, not have the legal right. On investililling in everything except the loca- i gation I found that Jacona and Clark tion of the barn which Mr. White had ! grounded their action on the alleged not given me. On election morning I . fact that some one had paid Tuddio's vent to Mr. White and told him the j naturalization fee. As I pointed out pearch warrants were all ready to be ; before, even if such had been true, it Figned. if he w.ould tell me the name j didn't disqualify the voter. This case of the place to be searched. He went was investigated by Attorney Wilfred away and came back in a short time j Jessup, and he recommended its disvith the report that a mistake had i missal in open court to Mavor Rob-

been made about the liquor being etord in the north end. But during the day we heard at police headquarters that liquor was being drunk in a house on North Fourteenth

bins, who acted accordingly

Weed Backs Down. The fourth arrest was that of Carmine Piccirillo. He was arrested at

the request of Mr. Weed, formerly

street, and with a squad of police I j secretary of the Y. M. C. A. and a went to the house, and although the j dry worker. He was even arrested police made a complete search, only a i and refused the right to vote after few bottles of beer were found, which j he had furnished the two affidavits

the man owning the place could well

have had for his own use. On election day proper four arrests were made. Two arrests, those of Charles Way, a dry, and Matthew Schell, a wet, were for fighting. Way, the dry, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $1 and costs by Mayor Robbins. Schell, the wet, entered a plea of not guilty to provoke, and on the day the case was set for trial Charles Way, the prosecuting witness, made

the law required. It was charged that he did not meet the residence qualifications, but he brought good witnesses to the city court to prove his residence, and Mr. Weed, who made a personal investigation after election day. came before Mayor Rcbbins and said the man had been done an injustice and the case should be dismissed. This Mayor Robbins did. I really should have prosecuted the dry election official for refusing Pic

cirillo a vote when he was legally entitled to it, hut as he said he had not been given proper instructions at Mr. Nicholson's headquarters I did not file an affidavit against him. There was an altercation on election day between Henry l Johnson, an attorney for th wets, and Rer. Stovall, a worker for the drys. From the investigation I made I felt that Attorney Johnson was iu the wrong and I offered to file an affidavit for Rev. Stovall, if he would sign it, but he has never done so, and has never seen me further. I was ready at all times to prosecute Attorney Johnson for Rev. Stovall, but it was Rev. Stovail who dropped the matter. In short, the only cases growing out of election day proper that were brought to my attention by the agents of S. Edgar Nicholson they themselves had dismissed, and properly so, and the case I was willing to prosecute Assails Nicholson, they refused to go ahead with. Now S. Edgar Nicholson reports in substance to his committee, and publishes the report in both newspapers, that I refused to file affidavits and instead promised a grand jury Investigation which has not been given. S. Edgar Nicholson closes his report by saying, "why almost three months have been allowed to go by without the calling of a grand jury is not known to the officers of your committee.' Why don't you know Mr. Nicholson? Have you ever made any effort to find out? You evidently have made no effort.

but Instead exhibit your lack of knowledge on the subject in public print. Mr. Nicholson don't you know that a prosecuting attorney can not call a grand jury; my office permits me only to ask for one. It is the duty and in the discretion of the judge of the court to order it called. Don't you know that on the morning after the election I asked Judge Fox in

open court to call a grand jury? Judge

Fox then stated that if the evidence warranted it he would call the jury, but that he believed the intense feeling should be allowed to subside in order that the investigation be one of facts and not of prejudice. I have asked Judge Fox since that time to call a grand jury. He has not done so, but he may have good reasons for not doing so. 1 can not answer for him, but he may be judging your rash statements in the newspapers as to the need for a grand jury by the kind of farcical prosecutions your agents brought into the city court. But if you want facts as to the grand jury, why don't you call on Judge Fox? He has been entrusted with the office of judge by the people of this county for eighteen years, and is eminently qualified to enlighten you on the subject. And, finally, Mr. Nicholson, if you have any information for the grand jury, why don't you present it to me on account of my office? Since the election, neither you, your committee nor any of your agents luive given me one scrap of evidence, nor the name of a witness. In fact, Mr. Nicholson, although you magnify the "election frauds" in public print frequently, and at great length, and seemingly take pleasure in the Christian task of ma1 Signing me and censuring my official conduct? Yet you have never spoken or written a word to me about the "monumental" fnass of evidence you have collected. Since the election 1 tried to make an engagement with Harrison Jacona, whose case I told Mr. White and Mr. Bailey 1 would investigate with a grand jury, but he refuses to see me. I asked him to meet me at the city building, and on another occasion 1 wrote to hiin to come to my office. He has never appeared. This, Mr. Nicholson, is all I hope I have to say. The public is not interested in a controversy between you

j and me. From now on "put up or shut ! up." If you have evidence, come to : me with it. Don't take it to some other j lawyer and don't publish it in the newspapers. If your evidence justifies a prosecution, an affidavit signed by

you will bring it; you won't have to wait on a grand jury. Sincerely yours. WILL W. RELLER.

the Better Farming association of the county will not meet with the co-operation of the trustees. Strenuous opposition has been offered all trustees politically by leaders for Cobb, as previously arranged at a farmers' meeting. Fred Davis, president of the Columbian club, a strong organization of farmers living in the district of the Columbian school

I House on me .vnaaienorougn piKe, has

started tne campaign for Wayne township support of Cobb. A man from Purdue will be in Richmond either tomorrow or Saturday

and look more closely Into the situation surrounding the retention of the county agent, it is understood that arrangements are already being made o send Cobb to another county as the state is far behind in appointments of county agents. The state extension department sent for most of the advertising material

and the cases of photographs which j

were on display in the county agent's office. The office was practically dismantled today and the material returned. It will be used in summer extension work.

CITY STATISTICS

Deaths and Funerals. I.NGERSOLL Mrs. Josephine Ingersoll. 20, died at her residence, 408. Pearl street, this morning. Her hu4 band, Edward D. Ingersoll, survives? her. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. j

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