Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11
CHECKS GIVEN FOR POKER DEBT.
Col. stubbs Makes This Explanation.
The Game Played In Birmingham.

Chairman Woods announced that the
committee would hear any other state
ments. and General Hundley asked Colo
mel Stubs TO take the stand. This was
an interesting point i'm the proceedings,
and ali eyes were turned on the Grand
Commander as he again took the wit
ness chair, which he occupied so long on
Thursday. Colonel Stubs said:
Mr.. Chairman, yesterday when / heard
those checks read / was absolutely GER
tain that the date was read 1896. With
out looking at those checks l came upon
the stand and pronounced them forgery.
My reason for that was that knew posi-
lively well that | hid not received any
checks during the year 1895 Of that cha
racter. ! was perfectly willing 10 swear
TO II. When the checks were shown to
me yesterday afternoon | saw the date
was 1894. i was then I'm a state Of UNI
certainty about those checks--absolute
state OF observation-disclosures 1 thought,
rs the sequel will show that checks OF
han In 1894. and l did not want two sets
of'checks. | was not certain. l went out
Immediately after the adjournment and
asked Mr.. George Booker. of Hampton.
q question. which was this was it 1893
or 1894 that we were I'm Birmingham to-
gether?" He thought IL was in 1898. We
traced It up and found that IT was in
the Summertime early summer, June or
July, OF. perhaps in May-that we were
in Birmingham together-lS94. | do not
recollect, sir, the exact date that ] met
Mr.. Womaek. or whether | saw him at
all in October, 1894 or whether he sent
me those checks, but want to say that
during the winter of 1S9s-'94 and during
the year 1894 Mr.. Womack was with me-
would come in company with me where
other gentlemen were, and ! received him
as SUCH / know very well that a great
many of us from Virginia and Maryland
went down 10 Birmingham together in
company with two sponsors-one from
Maryland and one from Virginia. l re-
garded him as-all right; and up TO
within two years past, when the scandal
commenced about the book concern /
had not, and l have studiOusiy avoided
having anything in this world-except
passing remark made TO him, or any
other agent of q book company repre-
scented here in Virginia; and that Is why
! said so positively II could not be 1896.
HIS COURSE CHANGED.
My course towards him and other
agents in Virginia changed from the time
this scandal commenced. Now / want TO
say about those checks The consdera-
ton OF those checks, / repeat this morn
connected with the American Book Con-
Germ. agent, or otherwise. The consdera-
ttons OF those two checks were-these
gentlemen have forced me TO come TO the
stand and tell it'll did not remember the
date of them until j saw them. At Biz
mingham, previous 10 that time, after
that time, l remember distinctly, some
time in July or August, In private room
at one OF the hotels here-perhaps Muir
phy's--we, with other gentlemen, did in
dulge. i say some time In the summer
or 1894. after the Birmingham trip, and
before the Birmingham trip. we did in
dulge when we meta parcel Of gentle
men-in games OF cards. We kept memo
randums between us; l kept a memoran-
dun and he kept memorandum
and there are others who used
to keep memorandums, and then
siderations OF those checks. / have
been forced TO make the statement that
! now make. Up,to that time. sir. not a
breath OF suspicion rested against Mr..
Womack; and. upon reflection, sir. l want
TO say who introduced me TO Mr.. Wo-
mack. A gentlemen from the county of
Albemarle introduced me to Mr. Wo-
mack, and that WAS the reason, sir. that
i regarded Mr.. WOmack as gentleman;
and that is the reason that whenever we
gentlemen got together TO indulge In
games OF that sort he was always re-
eeived: but not since the scandal has
started, that am aware OF. have ever
seen n game Of cards played where Mr..
Womack was. That IS the consideration
OF those checks.
ONE OF HIS LITTLE PLEASURES.
General Hundiey: Have you been adj |
dicted TO card-playing with gentlemen. as
YOU state? ! mean as practice?
v I
OF the little pleasures of life that I have |
induiged In for many years. When came |
out OF the army did not know one card |
from another. When / WAS at the Uni |
yersity dodn't know one from another. |
In the whirl OF political life during the |
sessions Of tho Legislature did indulge !
IN cards, and when got off here in Rich |
men.
Q. Have YOU ever played any other game
A, know nothing In the world about |
eny other game. except what IL known 1
poker
mipghafn?
A. The only game we played in pir-
min8ham was poker. want 10 say that |
we were down there of from home 4!
having good time. with George Booker.
an Alaonmian: Mr.. Henry Mr. Womack.-
ana on several occasions we were
4p gig sp,ee-not drinking, al least
mo not touch q drop; don't know tho
TASTE 81 ale. cider. wine, or whiskey: nor
n n.v ! ever touched branded peach In
,Q. Who is Mr Booker--Mr. George
~vHksr. Of Ola Point?
wfo ~; nr-oid Man George Booker,
ny Asrps the Sherwood Hotel e. Old |