Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11
STUBS AND W0MACE
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| ed around the tdDlt. l. hIOW Il HuHucu
| over TO Mr.. Womack.
| Q. Then. Mr.. Womack is mistaken, ac-
| cording to your recollection, in saying
| that Mr.. Henry came back and said he
| had gotten 800 from you?
A. have forgotten that. But do know
| that Mr.. Henry came to me, and wanted
| money enough to go home on and pay
| his board. and / loaned 1t to him. My
| recollection Is that he was going West
| somewhere from Birmingham. / want 10
| check was given. Mr.. Womack has made
q statement that 1 think is correct. i
| know heard them say: Now. Womack,
credit me by $500"
| MR.. HENRY ASKED FOR 1T.
| O. BY Judge Green: Did Mr.. Henry
| come out and ask you to lend him the
| money?
Q. What time was that?
a. oh, don't know the time-about
| or half-past 3.
@. Did you see Henry before you saw
Womack?
A. oh, yes, sir Henry told me about
| the robbery. My impression is that he
| told me he lost sl25 in money and hand
some gold watch. That accounts, as /
Womack, and the $500 check was given in
that way. But some of that check was
certainly given for the consideration L
have stated. and the so check was wholly
gwen In that way.
q. BY the Chairman: In your state
ment made this morning you said that
you were at Birmingham several days,
and played at different times, and that
you played thereafter with Womack; and
according to your recollection, as IL then
was. the consideration of these two
checks was the result Of the games al
Birmingham and thereafter, and you
stated that you went with him part OF the
way to Birmingham. / Will read you TINS
fata ont odd.
ask you TO explain it: II have never seen
n check signed by the American BOOK
Concern; have never had an interview
with them in any way. shape, or form,
my intercourse or talk with Mr.. Womack
i have not laid my eyes on him certainly
since the Grand Camp OF Virginia, and
saw him once. / believe. during the Grand
Camp" The clause in the testimony
desire TO call your attention 10 Is this:
"And three or four times Is the limit OF
my intercourse or talk with Mr.. Wo-
mack" What was meant by that ex-
preston. in view of the statement you
made this morning?
HE MEANT ABOUT HISTORIES.
A. I meant in connection with the his
tories; three or four times about the his
tories. / mean IL now. | talked with MI.
Womack frequently on other subjects,
but / do not believe that Mr. Womack
mentioned histories to me more tnan
mentioned histories TO me before 1891,
and on occasions OF the Grand Camp-he
has been attending the Grand Camp and
made statements TO me about histories.
He has never talked to me about histo-
ries more than three or four times, apart
from the Grand Camps-one time was at
the Exchange Hotel; another time,
think. perhaps, at Murphy's; L don't re-
member the places but three or four
times he has had interviews with me on
the subject of histories he represented.
After that time / have had interviews
with Mr.. Henry. l have seen him two
or three times since / came from Biz
mingham. He was the accredited agent
down there for HanselPs series. Since
tina, day | have never seen Mr.. Womack
about those checks in any manner, shape,
or form, and l have never. never had any
intimation that Mr.. Womack intended 10
approach me I'm any other way than as a
gentleman.
Colonel Stubbs then stood aside
The Chairman: II there Is a citizen
present who knows any fact pertaining
10 this investigation which Will throw
light upon II, we invite him now TO come
forward and make. his statement. Is
there any gentleman here who can give
us any information upon the question
before us? II so. now is his opportunity
TO make his statement.
(After a pause) Gentlemen. there Is
no further testimony to be given I'm this
matter. The committee will now adj
tourn. and. as soon as practicable, will
make known the result of their delibera-
lions So far as these public meetings
are concerned. the committee is adj
iourned