The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-19
HEARING TESTIMONY.


sent there. or VINO gent ~. "DN'a
needless for me 20 spend time goihB IA
details; ] simply van to deny IN :
most expliclt manner any connection vi
tho use OF money TO influence anybody
vote for me. or 10 vote In any way wha
eoeyer on any question. I think II a dul
10 myself 10 appear before You and NAL
this sfatment. and also 10 let the ccmmi
Tee have an opportunity Of interrOgatir
me. II they see proper. about any ma
ter connected connected with the can
paien. tApplause)
BY Chair. DO you know anything abo
the conversation OF Mr.. Moore and NJ
Delaney with Mr.. Litchneld?
a. Nothing at all. ! don't know Mr.
Delaney: didn't know there was sucl
n man in the world until this discussion
commenced before your body.
Another Edition.
Mr.. Moore is an editor Ola newspaper
or was. He wrote some articles com.
mending me for United States senator
Learning that ! subscribed TO his paper
and put myself I'm correspondence with
him. Two or three letters passed be-
tween us. I think / have been introduced
70 him. but ] am sure l would not know
him II i saw him now. Never Mt any
time was the subject OF money alluded
20 between Mr.. Moore and myself, either
verbally or in writing. After this incl
dent which appears TO have transpired,
he has never communicated with me or
alluded in n manner 10 the subject Of
money for use in the election.
Q. Is that also true I'm regard 10 the
Binford case?
A. Yes. sir: absolutely true. / never
heard OF II until / saw II In the news
paper reports. Whatever may nave been
a. ~. - Aa.rn YhA hfWhngf
respect for him, and don't believe he
would engage in any nefarious resort
but certainly / was not privy 70 IL, and
never heard anything Of IL until ] saw
Il in the papers. / desire TO state in
general terms. that every other specifica-
ton / have heard alluded 10, is absolutely.
~ true. without any knowledge OF my
part, or sympathy from me.
Q. CBy Mr.. Mushbach): IL anything was
done TO secure your election by improper
means, you say you are not aware Of
itf
a. I am not aware Of IL. and absolutely
d~isapprove Of Il. II any indiscreet friend
OF mine has r%esorted 10 such methods
A. has been entirely without my knoWl-
edge or approval.
Q. Did you ever hear Of any effort made
TO put up a candidate against Mr.. Bin
A. ! know that Mr.. Burton was put
but 1 don't know whether he would
nave voted for me or not.
Thompson-Martin.
7 notice there were some suggestions
brown out during the progress of this
Investigation that there might be conclu-
'ions drawn from the intimacy of Mr..
J. S. b. Thompson and myself. / don't
rpyuF that 1 ff1lrr ffnaargfunH tho fptpgrt
II the suggestion. but ! merely desire 10
as Mr.. Thompson has stated, in mis-
estimony, that he has been a warm
of mine for years. 1 am proud
II his friendship. and am grateful Tor
he support ne has given me, and 81 II
ias come 10 this, that a man is TO be
judged guilty of evil because ne claims
IS a friend such a mar as j. $. =. ThOmp-
ION. then1 am ready 10 stand condemned.
other matter. Mr.. Chairman. Some
was made TO my having appeared
n the recent past as counsel Tor the
'hesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
N connection with the Kent bill. Mr..
l.. Royal. j believe. was the man
wbo made that statement. i desire 20
say that Mr.. Royal is entirely mistaken.
! did not represent the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company i'm connection
the Kent bill. / represented no
railroad company In connection with that
bill. ] never accepted a retainer or ap-
Feared as counsel for any interest before
legislative body I'm my life. / am coun-
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
20 prosecute and defend suits
n five counties, for which they pay me
stipulated sum per annum. and so long
8 l practice law l am willing to take
chalmers from all good clients in The
nrsuit OF my profession. Further than
l have had no connection with the
'hesapeake and Ohio Railroad COMPANY.
never appeared as counsel for the Chesa-
cake and ohio Railway in the Kent mat
er, nor for any other railroad company.
j. G Mitchell.
J. Z. Mitchell, being duly sworn, tes-
flied as follows:
Chairman: Where do you live?
A. In Henrico county.
.. DO you know the subject OF this in
estigatiOn?
A. Yes, sir.
y. VIII you please state anything Won
know In regard TO the subject mat
er OF the investigation: have you any
or any improper means or
lethods used IN the election Of members
the General Assembly or any influence
lg then in the caucus?
A.. 1 do not know of any. l am chair
IAN OF the Democratic Committee Of
All the money in the canvass
assed through my hands.
=. Was any effort made by any one by
use Of money TO defeat Mr.. Binford?
A. Not that / know of.
=. Did YOU ever have any conference
1th anybody on the subject?
A. No, sir; the only money that was
ontributed was contributed by parties
! Henrlco who had been i'm the habit of
)~ntrlbuting, and it was not for any spe.
Tic candidate; II was just given for the
anvass. Every dollar was handled by
lyself.
.. Did you ever have any conference
18th Mr.. Sands or anybody in Richmond
getting up a campaign fund.
A. l never had any conference with MIR
l was requested by Mr.. VII
ans TO go by Mir. Hill's office. and he
iggested that another candidate be put
the field. There were two already.
.. what was the object In putting up
ore?
A. / DO not know what the object was.
did not approve of 1t. and 1t was not
Dne.
Mr.. Downing: Was that in the primary?
A. Yes. sir.
MIR. Craft, being duly sworn, testified as
Dir. Gran.
y. MT. Craft, make any statement YOU
N bearing on this Investigation.
A. IN reference 10 the charge that
oionel Moon came down 10 my county
time before the elections ana tried
influence my vote that is a lie and a
lsehOod. also. any reference 60 no....
yres coming down there ! want TO saw
al Is also a f~alsehood. never saw
olonel Moon until about the 10Th OF
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