The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-19
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Q. Mr.. Woodhn had charge OF the as

spoke TO him about the matter, he as
signed someone else TO report the meet
ing.
A. That was on the day before-on
| Thursday.
q. Did you have any conversation with
Mr.. West that day?
y. Yes.
q. Had he seen Mr.. Womack?
a. He did not tell me that.
! .. What did he tell you that day?
| A. IL vas all along the same line-that
would have to testify that | was en-
tirely mistaken.
| Q. Did YOU have any conversation with
him on your way home from the office
| Thursday night?
] a. | walked Up as far as his house on
| west Grace street on Thursday night and
We stood outside talking for SINE time.
| | all along argued that | had told the
| committee that | had seen the check.
which / understood was Cor use with
members of the Camp. and | had men
toned Mr.. Foxes name in connection
with il. That it was my impression from
what had been stated to me by members
of the Camp that the investigation was
not going to be pushed very vigorously,
that the Camp desired to clear their
| skirts a. Mr.. Cox expressed II. and they
did not Anticipate much trouble or ex-
element.
q. That takes you up 10 Friday Did
| you on Friday carry out Mr.. Noels adj
yico7
THOSE AFFIDAVITS.
A. When I dropped into the office on
| Friday afternoon Mr.. West came TO me
| and said that IT had been decided that
we were TO make affidavits, AID not to go
| on the stand.
~
| party TO that decision?
a. No, Mr.. West had been told that
| ii had been so decided.
Q. Did he tell you who said IT had
! been so decided?
\. lie said he had seen Colonel Co
wardin and that he thought it would be
| best 10 make an affidavit ana not TO tes-
tify.
Q. Did you sit down then and write an
affidavit?
a. wrote an affidavit. Mr.. West told
me that he was going to his dinner and
would be back to the office about
o'clock.
@. Is that the affidavit you have filed
here?
A. Yes sir
Q. We're you there to meet Mr.. West
when he came back at o'clock.
A. He came back before five. He tee-
phoned me about o'clock and asked IL
Mr.. Woodfin was down yet and l said
yes. And he said ne would be right
down.
Q. Had you any conference about this
affidavit after Mr.. West told you Colonel
Cowardin had decided IL would be best
to make an affidavit?
A. Yes.
At this point Major Randolph notified
90 | % al
was at their services and the meeting
adjourned to that place. The examina-
tion Of Mr. Duce was then continued as
follows:
Q. You stated that about O'Clock on
Friday afternoon Mr. West came back TO
the Office from his home.
A. Yes. sir. Mr.. West told me that he
had consulted Colonel Cowardln and that
IL was deemed best we should make afi--
davits. that he was going home TO his
dinner and would be back at o'clock.
and would write an affidavit and submit
II to Mr.. WoOdhn. ! wrote my affidavit.
and when Mr. Woodhn came into the
Office / showed him the copy and he sug-
gested that the names OF Mr.. West and
Mr.. Foxes be stricken out.
O. was that all the correction Mr.
Woodfin had to make?
A. Yes. sir Mr. West telephOned me
was at the office. ! replied that he was,
and he said he would come down at cnce.
He came to the office and we had an ar
gument before Mr.. WOodfn as 10 the
effect Of Mr.. Folkes' resignation. | test-
fed that Mr.. Fokes had come i'm and
said he found $50 on his desk. Mr.. West
denied this very strenuously, and 1 pro-
tested
BY Captain Wise You said Mr. West
f.I hot
A. Denied that Mr.. Folkes came 70 the
office I protested.
BY Mr. Lecky You were not here the
night Mr.. Duce testified 10 that. Captain.
Mr. Folkes. Mr. West denied that
statement. and l denied 1t also. That l
believe is in the evidence.
Mr. Lecky. Yes that is in the evidence.
Witness. Mr. West went out to get Mr..
Folkes. and after a short absence he re-
turned with Mr.. Folkes. Mr.. Folkes
poured oil on the troubled waters; said
he had always been a friend Of the news
PAPER men, and that this was only a
tempest In a tea cup-or something OF
that sort-and the investigation was the
result OF factional differences i'm the
Camp. and that there was nothing In II,
and IT would amount 10 nothing.
q. lie told Mr. WoOdhn that?
A. Yes.
y. You ana Mr.. west were thefe.
THREATENED TO TELL ALL.
A. Yes. Mr.. West, Mr.. FOll<es and my
self went out into the hail. and l took
Mr.. Folkes OH one side and said. you
must stop that man from continually con-
tradicting me about these things" |
said the only thing the committee knows
is that ! have seen the check. and that
/ understood II was to be used with
three members Of the camp: and II IS not
necessary 10 drag in all OF these details
about which We do not agree; and If he
continues to dispute with me about it. /
will tell the whole story. Mr.. FOlkes said
that will be all right. and he called
Mr. West. and they went out by the
back door
o. Did he came in by the back door?
A. ] don't know.
Q. Did Mr.. West come back?
A. Yes. We went into Colonel Co
wardin's office and | submitted my affi-
davt as amended. according TO Mr.. Wood
fms suggestion. Colonel COwardin ap-
proved of the affidavit. and Mr.. West
wrote long affidavit. Colonel Cowardin
and Mr. Ellyson were both there.
Q. Which Mr.. EllysOn?
A. Mr. Theodore Ellyson. Colonel Co
wardin said nc would like to have Col
onel Cheeseman's opinion on the matter.
before these things were testified 10, and
Colonel Chesterman came down. Mr..
Chesterman was under the impression
that the affidavits were either too long or
too short.
O. Did they express what IL was in
tended TO express in them?
A. He said that they were too long or
too short that In the shape they were
in IL would suggest a whole lot OF ques-