The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
TOMACK on THE STAND.
He Tells Why He Gave Col. Stubs the
Two Checks.

| Two Checks.
The afternoon session convened at $780,
Chairman Woods: Fellow comrades and
Virginans: At the morning session Of
this committee. the following telegram
| was received addressed to me as Chair
! man Of the Investigating Committee: II
| shall be there AT three this =. NJ. and
| ask TO be heard ! never employed
| member OF the Grand Camp OF Confede-
! rate Veterans The most | ever had to
| say or do with any such member on the
| subject 81 books was with an eX-Grand
| Commander Please postpone hearing un-
! al get there. ] w. Womack.
The invitation extended by this COM
mittcc at the inception Of IT'S proceedings.
/ was a general one % all who could throw
| any light upon this Investigation. accom-
| panied by a statement that any party
who could produce evidence throwing any
| light up on the investigation would be
| heard. In view OF the receipt If this tele-
| gram this morning. we adjourned 10 this
| hour 10 hear what might be said by J.
| w Womack III he IS present he Will
! please come forward.
Colonel Smoot: Gentlemen Of the Com
! mittce: I. being a Past Grand COM
/ manfer Of the Confederate veterans or
| the state Of virginia would most re-
| spcctfullv request 20 be put off this COM
\ mittec until Mr. Wonack says who is
| that Grand Commander with whom he
I has been connectcd.S
Colonel Smoot then left the platform
| and took n scat among the spectators.
| Mr. J. ". Womack was sworn by Mr..
| D. c. Richardson. and took tho stand.
| O. By the Chairman: You will please
1 nrf "a rf ~ IN
| matter before this Investigating Commit
| tee The matter before us Is 10 ascertain
| whether any member Of the History Com
| mittee OF the Grand Camp Of Virginia. or
/ any member OF the Grand Camp OF Vir-
| einia. has been Influenced. directly or in
| directly. by any publishing company. or
any agent OF any Publishing company
| That Is the issue involved here. If YOU
| have any statements TO make pertaining
| TO that matter we win hear YOU.
4. can only speak for the American
Book Company. / am its representative.
! I have no means OF knowing what may
have passed between members of the His
| tory Committee of the Grand Camo OF
Virginia. or members OF tho Grand Camp
~ Virginia. or any member Of the din
erent camps. or any member Of the Sons
Of Veterans and representatives Of any
the American Book Company. I say. sir.
| that the American Book Company. as far
as have any knowledge have never at
tempted either directly or indirectly. 10
influence any member Of any History
| Committee. or any member Of the Grand
Camp Of Virginia. or any member or the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
O. Is that your statement
4. That is my statement. but IT is not
all desire. to say. sir.
Q. BY Judge Green: " YOU desire 10
say anything further on the subject Of
this investigation. We would like 10 hear
ii: but if YOU desire 20 say any thing ex-
traneous. we do not care to hear il.
\. / understand that. ! DO not desire
10 say any thing outside of this investisa-
ton. ] desire 10 say something in refer
ence 20 the testimony produced here yes
terday. in reference 10 two checks.
have not read all OF the testimony that
was produced here yesterday. | only
read what was published in the Washing
ton papers. ! read that this morning.
think about o'clock. As soon as / read
il. I wired 10 the Chairman of the Com
mittce that I had not employed. either
directly or indirectly think | stated
that. / can't testify MS TO the exact word
ing. but that was the purport and mean
ine Of it-anv member of the History
Committee. or any member Of the Grand
Camp Of Confederate Veterans.
was not sure that l would be heard.
had been treated So discourteously by
the Sons OF Confederate Veterans that
Qnterrupted)
Judge Green: We do not desire any
thing OF that sort.
The Witness: ! was not sure I would
IL. rI urI I me Tn cssUr usQa ha
reason / worded the telegram the way l
did. so that could be heard
Q. DO you know any thing about the
checks?
\. Yes. sir.
WHY THE CHECKS WERE GIVEN.
Q. By the Chairman: State whether
You are the agent OF the American Book
Company. and If so, how long you have
been their agent.
\. Yes. sir; / am an agent Of the Amerl
can Book Company. and have been. with
the exception OF one year. ever since the
company was organized.
win you please look az these checks
and state whether they were given by
you7
Witness examines checks handed him,
which are the same checks heretofore re-
ferrcd to)
y les SIR those NHtNh' Htie gwen ny
me-.
Q. Where were you when you gave
those checks?
A. In tho city NJ Richmond. sir
Q. To whom did YOU deliver those
checks?
A. I delivered them 70 Senator Stubs.
Q. Where. were you IN Richmond when
you delivered those checks?
A. ] Think can't be perfectly clear
about it'll think IL was the Exchange
Hotel. I cam be perfectly clear about
it. my recollection is that it was there.
Q. At what time Of the day were those
checks delivered?
A. That I can't say. ] cannot state as
10 that at all. | should say II was some
where in the neiehborhood Of noon. II
might have been later, or It might have
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