Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-17
TO RESUME TONIGHT
SONS INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
40 CONTINUE THEIR INQUIRY.
MANY WITNESSES SUMMONED.
Some Interesting Testimony Is Ex-
pected from Them-The Grand
Camp Committee-Colone1 Fitzger-
aId VIII Probably Serve Thereon.

The Investigating Committee appointed
by the Sons OF Confederate Veterans 10
inquire into the charges OF bribery That
have been preferred against certain men,
| bers of that organizations History Com
mfttee will meet again tonight in Lee
| Camp Hall, and continue the examination
of witnesses. This investigation. which
had It's origin in a resolution offered in
Lee Camp some time ago by General l.
| A. Brander has awakened much interest
| in Richmond. and. indeed, throughout the
State. and a large crowd OF spectators will
doubtless be on hand tonight.
A large number OF witnesses have been
summoned by the committee to appear
before them, and the testimony, from all
| that can be learned, bids fair to be equal
ly as sensational as that given in last
Friday night. It is expected that both Mr.
Folkes, who has been prominently men
| toned in connection with the case, and
Mr.. Duce, who figures as the prosecuting
witness, will again take the stand, and
that both will give additional testimony,
and Introduce witnesses to corroborate
their statements.
GRAND CAMP COMMITTEE.
No one seems TO know just when the
veteran committee will meet TO investi-
gate the members OF the Grand Camp
History Committee. Captain MicajSh
Woods. of Charlottesville, is the chair
man, and IL is presumed that he will soon
issue a call for meeting. AS Captain
Woods cannot come 10 Richmond until
after December Sth, as has already been
explained, 1t is possible that he VIII ask
to be relieved from serving on the com
mittee in order that some one may be
named who can sit with the body at an
earlier date.
Captain Elicit, Acknowledgement of the
Grand Camp, has not yet heard directly
from any of the committeeman save Cap
tain Woods He dosen't know what ac-
ton will be taken concerning the delay,
but SAYS he expects Commander Stubs
here to-day, and that he will probably
give some definite orders concerning the
investigation.
COLONEL FITZGERALD TALKS.
Colonel j. p. Fitzgerald, Of Farmville'
the only appointee Of the five who has
not vet signifed his acceptance Of his
assignment on the committee, was in the
city yesterday, and while he has not yet
decided to serve, it is thought more than
likely that he will do SO. To Dlspatch
man, who saw him for a short while, ne
said that December 10th would. ne
thought, be a very good time TO begin the
investigation, as the Grand Lodge OF
Masons which will meet here on the TIN,
will conclude its business on the 9th, and
most of the members of the committee
are members OF this body, and VIII De
prepared to stay here and go on with the
inquiry.
In reproducing Mr.. Henry NJ. Tyler's
letter to Mr.. Minetree Folkes, concerning
his conversation with that gentleman
with reference to the Massey resolu-
tions, the Dispatch compositors made a
typographical error, in which, instead OF
making Mr.. Tyler say he was not one
of Mr. Massey's supporters or opposers,"
the word approvers was substituted Tor
opposers.