Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
MIR. FOLKEs MAKES A SPEECH.
He Apologies for His Brothers Re-
marks and Corrects His Evidence.


Before the committee convened Grand
Commander Cox raped the body to or
der, and said Mr.. Minetree Folkes desired
to submit some remarks. Mr.. Folkes then
took the platform, and said:
Mr.. Cox and Chairman Lecky l desire
to make a statement which l want to go
on the records of this investigation. All
young men are liable to make mistake.
My brother, Mr.. e. c. Folkes, on last
evening, burning, no doubt, with indigna-
ton at the charge which had been made
through rumors against me, endeavored
to defend me before the public and before
the audience. In doing that he attacked
with his unruly tongue three of my most
intimate friends. / have come here to-
night with no solicitation from any man.
save he himself, TO make complete
apology to these young gentlemen, ana
TO assure them Of an error which he made
in attacking those gentlemen, and to as
sure them that II was an error of an
unruly tongue. / am satisfied that these
gentlemen and the public will not CEN
sure him, although he may deserve CEN
sure; still the people of Richmond are
not all uncharitable but they will eX-
tend to him that charity which is for
giveness for what he said In the excite
ment of the moment. / desire to state
for myself as TO the reference to Chair
man Lecky that he is a warm friend OF
mine, who has shown his friendship In
more than one way; and ! desire TO say
in reference TO him that there could be
no prejudice In Mr.. Lecky against me IN
the slightest, because / believe him TO
be my friend, and 1 believe him to be
judge unbiased.
THEIR FAMILIES GOOD FRIENDS.
With reference to Comrade Lamb
against whom charges were made in a
hasty moment by my brother, in so far as
7 had supported the opponent of his
father for Congress, that he "had it IN
for me-" / desire to say TO Comrade
Lamb that have no malice towards him,
and I am sure that he has no malice to-
wards me- Nobody is more intimate with
nv family than the family of Lambs, for
to-day an old friend of both families told
n,e that the Lambs and my family had
been knowing each other for years. and
for time immemorial, and, he stated
for at least hundred years; and j desire
10 tell Mr.. Lamb in his presence and be-
fore the public. and to go on this record,
that / am satisfied that your friendship
will lead you to give me clear and I'm
should have made this remark, but. my
friends, you can see that any young man,
Iaboring under excitement. would say
things that he regretted in the future;
for. as matter Of fact, my brother was
not only friend of young Lamb, but he
fought for his father against me.
With reference TO Comrade Spence.
while there was no charge made against
him. | desire TO state that / am satisfied
that Comrade Spence will give me fair
trial: and, summing II all in a nutshell, i
am satisfied that these three comrades Of
Taa Camp-comrades of mine and COM
rades OF those veterans who fought with
nv father IN that bloody struggle-will
Give TO his son a fair and impartial trial.
and will not settle or form any verdict
nnon rumors unless they are well cstab-
lished.
20 make one correction In my evidence,
which / read over this morning. desire
to state that / made a statement In refer
once 10 meeting a gentleman as / left
,sIaventh and Clay; II Is impossible for
ne to remember at this time every little
tncsdent that occurred. / statHd at hat
.i,,,a tnat did not remember coming out
,,,,th any gentleman. i desire 10 state
shot that was an error. Since refreshing
INV memcry | am prepared 10 say that
Ala meet a gentleman as / came out OF
that home, and desire to change that
nortion of my testimony, ana 10 nave
/, read that did meet gentleman. Win
this statement I am satisfied that these
comrades will give me fair trial, and
fiat Mr.. E. C. Folkes. through the proper
channel. and that Is the press VIII make