The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
STUBBS-WOMACK


Is a representative OF the American Book
Company, and had forgotten all about
that other transaction until this merning.
when j saw Colonel Bookers statement
IN the paper. when II all came back 10
me and remembered the entire transac-
lion, circumstances and all. And l re-
member that Captain Henry Instituted
4 suit. or sent money down there to in
etitute suit. AT my advice no sent fifteen
dollars 10 a lawyer there. l can't remem-
her the name OF the lawyer, but II Cap
tain Henry we're here he would give you
The facts lie knows all OF them lie ASK
cd me what l would do in his place about
making the hotel pay him that $40, he
said he WIS robbed Of. besides the watch
md chain that he said was worth 800 !
told him ] would sue the company. lie
saw a lawyer down there. and he said
that he would go home and think the
matter over. and write him. He asked
me what would do in his place, and j
told him l would sue. Then he showed
me a letter from his lawyer which said
that he would have 10 send fifteen dollars
for costs before the suit would be insti-
tuted. ] said: Send him SIS. so that the
sust will be instituted" and he sent It,
A few days afterward saw in the papers
that the hotel had burned down, and a
Few days after that he had received a
ltllfE llOIl MS l1NltI III WHICH ne HdlQ
that the hotel had burned down, that
they were bankrupt and he couldn't make
any thing out of them, and that he had
better drop the matter, which think he
did.
AS TO CAPTAIN CUSSONS.
Now. az 20 my statement In the tele-
gram. want TO repeat II. and say. with
nll the emphasis l can put on the words,
that ] never at any time authorized any
body. nor have ] myself at any time.
Eought TO influence any member Of the
History Committee Of the Grand Camp Of
Virginia, or any member Of any History
Committee in any State in the Union. ]
tavc had good many talks with the
members Of the History Committee of the
Grand Camp OF Virginia. and I may say
that have had more talks with Captain
Cussons than with anybody else on It.
Captain Cussons: Is Captain Cussons
The same Grand Commander that you re-
ferred 10 I'm that disoatch?
fr- Yes. sir: hut did not mean 70 re-
feet on Captain CussOns. not in the least.
Captain Cussons 1 call for reading
Of that dispatch.
Mr. Womack's telegram 10 Captain
Woods. Chairman. was agair read.
The Witness: / will say that / had no
Intention whatever-did not have the
FlKnltSl lfitUlloii-Ol SdNllib duE0I lidt
would reflect on Captain Cussons. ]
never had word 10 say TO Captain Gus
sons that / would not say before any
other man, or all the men in the world
for that matter; nor he 10 me, in any
manner, shape or form. I have n high
opinion OF him. and the greatest respect
for him as n man; no man in Virginia
has more respect for Captain Cussons
than ] have.
Nor have / ever had any thing to say
90 any member OF the committee referred
to. nor any member of the Confederate
Veterans Association, that / would not
be willing to proclaim from the house
tops. / do not think that l would be the
man TO seek TO influence unduly mem
Der of the ex-Confederate Veterans. !
have such high respect for them, and
tho cause for which they fought. that l
would be the last man in the world TO do
that. And / can say truthfully that ]
have never thought of doing such thing.
and have never done such a thing
have been asked several times why
] did not volunteer to testify heretofore.
simply wanted 10 wait until the facts
came out; and another reason was that
] am the representative of a great pub
fishing concern. and | act, so far as that
s. concerned very much as a lawyer
come before body that had no respect
, Tor the rules Of evidence and the rights
of man; that would try to destroy
mans character by casting foul suspicion
on him, and by raking up the testimony
Of dead men, a thing that would not be
tolerated in a court of justice.
1 did not want to go before such
body as that but felt, when this body was
organized; that l could come before it,
ind that fhaxr xro1t11 Ia In
great measure by the rules Of evidence;
and / felt that, because of the knowl-
edge had of the chairman of this com
inittee, have known him not intimately
but have known OF him for a number
of years he knows that L have always
entertained a high opinion of him. he is
o lawyer, and l knew he would restrict
the testimony within proper bounds, and
would not require man to give away
things that our competitors would give
great deal OF money TO get hold of,
that Is, as to the amount Of our business
and SO forth.
In case 1 was called Before that body
a. G. Sons of Veterans Investigating
Committee), intended to refuse to APP
pear, but l prepared this statement for
them. which the committee can look over
If they care to do so. But after The
seemingly damaging testimony that came
bub III lne paper tnlS morning, / felt II
was my duty TO come here and testify;
that / would be protected, and the sec
reis of my business would not be drawn
out OF me and given TO the competitor
OF the American Book Company.
HE FOUGHT BARNES TOO.
viii say that have talked to Cap
tain Cussons about our histories and
have asked him what would be a salts
factory history to the people of Virginia.
] have never tried TO impose Barnes
History upon the people Of this State.
but have tried TO get IT out. My house
gave me orders three years ago to get
Barnes History out OF the State OF Vir-
ginia. have been working diligently
10 get II out, because thought we ought
10 get IL out. ] went around to the
counties 10 have them put IL out, and ali
OF them agreed TO do It, except three that
J went before. / went before the Board
OF Augusta county and besought them TO
get II out That Board. under the in
fuence OF Colonel Lilley. refused TO put
II out: rot because they thought IL ought
not 10 be put out. for they agreed with
me that II ought 10 go out. But the
reasons they assigned why they didn't
want TO put II out at that time was be-
cause IL would not be long before the
contract expired, and they thought they
would walt and see what the next Board
OF Education would do IN the promises.
They SAID that they might adopt book
and put IL I'm at n great deal of ex-
pense 10 the county, and when the Board
met that book might not be approved
and then they would he cornpalloa 10