The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10

Concerned. those are the whole facts ~
the case. "A far as capt Hazeiwoou =
concerned. that is all have 70 say, NJ,
jor Brander has made his statement, anu
Major Randolph has made his statement.
! think the report OF 81 will snow tna' .ie
object we had in view. especially III 'ndt
report OF 81 was this. that the tiihe na9
now come, has finally come wnen i i'
History Committee can be on sci w
fore the Board of Education anu WIN
the Board OF Education TO maze tnsIr ,e.
port, to 60 before the next bodruLlnliS
committee to go before the next boaiu
with six histories to present 10 tneW-Wdss
the aim | had. OF finally getting ria ot
Barnes History. That Is all ! kho" ~
IL. have tried very hard; nave triee
my best since have been CHAIRMAN ~
the committee 10 do what 1 eohlu iot
the schools OF the State. ! regret eA
ceedingly that | have not dohe hhort.
know one thing-that ! DO ho' reHieih-
Der having more than two OF tnree taihs
publicly with any agent-hr' No,n'SN anu
a gentleman by the name OF hehfg:
have had talks with them publicly ana
II was their aim. from what tney salh
TO me. TO have their histories by ooutn-
ern authors. brought down nero 10 'ni mi
Southern country; and nave uonc az
could to get rid of Barnes history.
would take any history rather tnan
Barnes. The Eclectic History-Who Is ihe
author Of that, Doctor Jones! Ill,
Dir. Jones: II Is published by IhalnHsr
VI j
iectonable book; II has pictures IN ~
though. that are very attrdctiNe 10 the
children. | have tried 10 get tnat pu' out
Of the public schools. am ashahsu 70
say, however, that il Is III some 81 w
public schools now. As for Mrs. Lee
history. 1 will say that | have done as
much 10 get that In shape as any one
could. / was the first TO advocate u ue-
fore the L. V. G. ! think J mao the ina"
uscript of il shipped to me by express.
JpbnGnn A. %. a
showing that ! thought II Was a nrSt
class history. | think you VIII iinu II III
my report. endorsing the b. r. Jonhs ,.
! Publishing Company. IL is elther III tlas
or the L. V. c. report. don kn1"
which But / remember | went 10 MI.
Waddey and asked him II he did not MINK
II would he right 10 endorse southern
publishing houses. and he said. res, ana
did II; but as far as receiving any eon,pm
sation from the American Book Concern.
or from any publishing house OF tneiI
agents. / have never yet received one
dime for that.
DO NOT REMEMBER
The Chairman: III | understand you. you
deny that Enforcement on the bhck vi
| each one of these checks? You deny thal
| IL is in your handwriting?
A. | deny emphatically that ! can re-
call. to save my life. anything In refer
ence to those checks Of %, | cannot recall
them 10 save my life.
A. Yes. sir
@. Is the endorsement in your hand
writing?
A. IA is very much like II. but | cannot
recall ii TO save my life; II | could only
get TO my check books or my letters J
ould certainly say 10 that. have no recol-
ection in the world OF those two checks
None upon the face OF the earth' MI
chairman. | mean TO say TINS, that u
those checks are genuine, | cannot recall
hem to save my life. That was three
years ago this october. ! want 10 say
his that the American Book concern, or
Mr. Womack-are they signed by him as
agent?
The chairman: They. are signed simply
J. W. Womack
Mr.. Stubs | want TO say emphaticaly
hat ! do not recall now, In any way,
shape or form about those checks. 40
say that they were not paid 40 me; II
| hey are genuine they were not paid TO M
~ Mr.. Womack as agent Tor the book
concern. and had nothing TO do with the
book concern. The Legislature was not
session then-that Is In 1894. ! do not
.ecali H. But | want to say this. Judge
Green asked me a question if the endorse
mcnt is anything like my signature. II -
ike my signature. but cannot recall II
1 10 save my life. Suffice II TO say. II they
are genuine checks | cannot recall them.
! When | heard the checks read out. until
/ / came 10 the stand. ! thought they were
! dated in 81, but | see they are dated
| in 81
| The chairman: The endorsement on each
! check is in these words Pay 10 Planters
! National Bank j. " Stubs. | VIII
| ask you to look at those checks again.
I sir and state whether or not the whole
| endorsement is in your handwriting
| Mr.. Stubbs Mr.. Chairman. have look
! ed and looked. and ! would say. sir. thdt
| ii is very much like my signature. put
| YOU ask me the question If | remember
| anything about them. and | do not Re
| member. sir anything about these checks.
| Ii may be my signature. but / do not re-
| call It. All OF IL. | imagine, was written
! i'm the same handwriting. | should say
| IL was sir. And | will say. .urther than
! that. that what little funds | nave had
| since | have been a man (Which has been
| very Ittle) ! have. think all the time,
! with perhaps one or two exceptions, what
| little banking business ] have done ma 5
| been through the Planters National BANK:
J 1 want TO come out and tell everything
| know-that is my bank. ! cannot recall
| those checks TO save my lie. one thlng
| / do know. that il II is so, and the BANK
| will show IL. Of course that | nave sot
| credit by 1t from the endorsement on II
| / should suppose sol should say II !
| did get credit by it-Of course ! did. be-
| cause the bank check shows it-that has
been three years ago-What mat was SlNti
/ for | have no idea, gentlemen. mean 10
| say emphatically that / never was pdld
! bv Womack one cent i'm the name of the
| American Book concern. | have never
| seen check signed by the American Book
| concern. have never had an interview
/ with them in any way. shape or form. ana
! three or four times j. the limit OF my
\ intercourse or talk with Mr. Womack ]
have not laid my eyes on him certainly
| since the Grand Camp % virginia, and
| saw him once. believe. during the Grand
| Camp. 7 want 10 say further than that.
! that / know Of my own know 'd1e INA
| book Of Fields was handed To tile dif-
| ferent members Of the committee. ana a
| purer better man does not walk than Or.
| Tucker under God Almighty 8 sun. Col
| onel Williams. gentleman and "A scholar.
| Colonel CussOns. enc Of the highest men
| I ever knew-all members OF the commit
| tee and they said put 10 on the lat. Or.
| Tucker commented ON some omission, ana
| then said by the way. ! am mistaken;
thought IN was Omitted-it was something
| about the soirquet OF General Stonewall
! Jackson. and h found il In foot-note.
! | want 10 say. Colonel Cussons and Cap
I tain Lakewood. being the only two that
| have been able TO be prompt in complying
! with my request. that we mad very
Z fine meeting. had two or three meetings
I in the hall Of the Senate chamber, az
( which the Superintendent OF Public In
1 struction was present. At those meetings
4 we had Professor Mcclure and. | think,
| the leading educators in Virginia: and
| also down at the Exchange Hotel. at q
meeting. we had the professors from the
! different COLLEGES go Virginia
THE FIRST NEWS.
! The Chairman: II seems that on the
! ter 10 Judge Christian. which was read
Mr.. Stubs: After I came here TO the
| Legislature.
The Chairman: Yes. sir. Judge Chris
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