The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-18

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Folkes. Is Mr.. Nahood correct?
had no conversation with Mr.. Ma
hood about them.
O. Did you get the resolutions through
Mr.. Folkes?
A. 1 got them. That Is all care 10
say.
0. Through Mr.. Folkes?
A. / did not say that.
n Did Won nick them of OF the table?
A That would not be getting them In
a legitimate way. / hardly mink
q Did Mr.. Folkes give them 10 you?
A decline TO say any more than !
have already said.
O. BY Mr. Lecky: MT werner az
newspaper man. YOU were present snu
heard tho discussion relative TO those reso-
buttons. did you not
A. Yes. sir.
q Did Won observe that the Dispatch
had a representative present?
A. I think I was the only newspaper
representative present at the time these
resolutions were offered. The Dispatch
reporter NAV have been present earlier.
O. When YOU applied for those resolu-
tlons were they not in the possession OF
Mr.. Nahood. the secretary?
A. | would not like to say for GER
tain.
Q. Did Mr. Mahood say that they were
not TO be published?
A. As ! have said before: 90 not nave
any conversation with Mr.. Mahood at
all.
Q. Who did you have a conversation
with that night, in reference to the res
olutions?
A. Well. 7 can only go back 70 my orig
inal determination not TO say anything
further
Q. VIII you tell us who you did have
conversation with in reference to the
resolutions?
A. No will not say anything more.
q. Did you return those resolutions the
next morning. after publication?
A. did not keep them.
q. Where did YOU deliver them?
a. That is another tack in the same di-
rection 1aughter. and l must politely
decline.
q. Was there a gentleman presert
when you left those resolutions on the
table, Would II assist You 20 recognize
the place. in that connection?
a. ] could moi say that il would.
AVOIDED THE MAJOR.
Major Randolph Did YOU not tell me
the day after the resolutions were printed
that YOU got them from Mr.. Folkes. and
! office?
A. I don't remember that. II I did.
| would tell you.
@. That was on the day OF the pub
llCdtOn-en IlfSNtN.
a. ] think. Major won't say for GER
| taln-I saw you on that day but kind n
J avoided you. as YOU were not In very
| good humor that day. G.aughterl
Mr.. Lamb. Where did you take the
resolutions from-from some ones hands
or from the table?
A. i got them in a legitimate way.
| U1aughter)
Q. Did YOU mako the request Of any one
that you be allowed to publish those reso-
lutions?
A. / did not sneak them Of. Oaugh-
@. Did YOU make request Of any one
for thcm2
A. You need not ask me any further.
O. BY Mr.. Lecky: Mr. Chesicrman has
inst stated on the wilness-siand (and Mr.
Mahood and Mr.. Folkes has alsol how
| those resolutions came to he published.
Mr.. Chesterman stated that Mr.. Folkcs
went to the Dispatch office 10 explain
on behalf Of one of tho Dispatch reporters
how The Times got that scoop" and
he stated that II the same explanation
had been made to him by Mr.. FOlkcs
then as has been made here tonight, he
would have become very angry with the
man who wa'o the exclamation. Now
you know what creates anger in the
breast OF "A new spaper man in regard TO
scoops. more than do.
A. | have had some experience on that
point: hut | do not know what took place
|, between Mr.. Chesterman and Mr.. Folkcs.
and cannot say anything about the mat
ter
Q. Was IT understood tina you were
TO return those resolutions before q
O'Clock the next morning TO the gentle
man who gave them TO you?
A. | do not think so. | would not make
any certain promise to return anything
before Q o'clock in the morning. Laugh-
teri
Q. When did You return those papers?
A. ! could not tell you.
Q. Did you return them on Tuesday or
Wednesday?
A. | could not tell you now: ! did not
pay any attention to it: ! did not think ]
would be hauled over the Goals on such
small matter. 0aughter)
q. You say you got them in a legitimate
manner. What do YOU call legitimate
A. If you will permit me. ! VIII answer
that in a negative way. would not con
slider it legitimate to take anything that
did not belong TO me. daughter
@. What implies gift?
A. ! don't think there is any gift in
question
O. Would you consider it legitimate 10
take them of Of the table. when some
one had put them there
=. I'~der some conditions mi0ht
Q. Would you consider II legitimate 10
take them unless some one gave you per-
mission?
A. ! guess not.
q. You guess not. Can't you say posi-
lively? Would you or would you not
a. / think / answered that before by
saying what | would not do so.
q. Those resolutions were gotten by
reason Of some one in authority allowing
you To have them; is not that so?
a. ] had them.
Q. Won't you tell who that person
was?
\. ] do got care TO.
q. Was 1t Mr.. FOlkes?
A. cannot say any more.
Q. Was II Mr. Mahood?
a. | cannot say anything further.
Q. Who had the resolutions when you
last saw them?
A. / saw Mr.. Manhood reading them.
q. Did he read them all the evening?
a. No.
g. Where did YOU get them from?
A. What is the use Of asking me that?
/ have made up my mind on that point.
O. You won't telly
4 No. sir I mean no disrespect.
Q. DO you know this gentleman sit
ting here (pointing 20 Mr. Folkes)?
A. / have never had the pleasure OF be-
ing introduced 10 him, hut know him.
O. Was he sitting at the table when
YOU returned these resolutions?
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