Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11

Tho Grand Camp history investigation
q. over. All OF the evidence in the matter
\. hssore the committee and they will
,.rn this morning the formulation OF
.t..~ report. which win be made public
..s, rs soon as 1t is completed.
rrs committee sat for more than four
,.,-s Yesterday. and the proceedings
,rs-e even more interesting than on the
,.-..eIne DAY. much evidence of highly
s.rssu5aal character being brought out.
,.,,na Stubbs was represented by Gene
,.l George J. Hundley. of Amelia, who
looked carefully after his interests. and
,.-,, In the proceedings the Grand Com
uerdsr went on the stand and admitting
tAs. commences Of the checks. which had
b.s1 presented for the consideration of
tss committee on the preceding day, said
that they had been given by Mr.. Womack
q, ,rsyment Of poker debt contracted at
p.-mireham, Ala. in 1894. and elsewhere.
lrr Womack subsequently went on the
stand and said that only $50 of the money
was IN consideration Of a gambling debit
the check for 500 having been given in
o.ymeut Of a loan made by Colonel
s,utls to Captain Henry Of the Uni
versity Publishing Company. This state
msnt. Colonel Stubs afterwards pro-
rolnced as true. and said that he had
forgotten the loan incident.
REFERENCE TO CAPT. STRATTON.
Probably the most exciting incident of
the days proceedings occurred late in
the afternoon. when Mr.. Womack. who
came from Washington to testify before
The committee and who had wired the
chairman a request TO await his arrival,
s1-Ied that Captain j. Taylor Stratton. in
ex-member of the House of Delegates
from this city and the adjutant of Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. had ap-
preached him and made suggestion con-
csming an article which he had fur
r.shed for publication, and which he
thought might induce the American Book
Company to give him employment at a
salary Of $25 per month.
Mr. Womack made this grave charge
against Mr.. Stratton without calling his
name, simply saying that the gentleman
ln question was member Of Lee Camp.
Commander Warren, of that organization,
being present on the floor, sprang
10 his feet and demanded that the name Of
the person accused be given, but before
L. could go further, General Hundley
gained the floor and made long speech,
in which he, insisted that the name be
given as the resolution under which the
committee was working had originated
in Lee Camp, and the gentlemen of that
orran.zauon were virtually Colonel
stubts's prosecutors
The committee had considered that in
asmuch as there was no evidence TO
prove that the gentleman referted to was
member Of the Grand Camp, they could
not properly investigate him, but after
General Hundley's address they decided
that they could properly have the name
mentioned, and Mr.. Womack was per-
uitted 90 tell 1t.
WOULD COURT INVESTIGATION.
Mr. stratton was not present, but his
brother DR. Stratton. was, and he asked
that the committee send for the adJutant
and proceed with his investigation, as
sgrrs the body that he was confident
that his brother had done nothing that
reelected on his honor. and asserting that
IL be were present he would court the
fullest Investigation. The committee de-
ciined, however, to do as requested, and
the investigation was proceeded with
along the prescribed lines, General Humid
Icy announcing that he was glad that
some light had been shed on the matter,
and Mr.. Womack remarking sotto voce'
that II permitted by the committee to do
30 be could shed more light.
The two sessions yesterday were at
tended by large crowds Of Interested
spectators. and though all present Ia
boxed under a high state Of excitement