The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-19
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office. -l
q. That was the last or the week?
Yes.
Q. That was six days before you went
| on the stand first? ~.
| Yes
| q. SO that all that you are going TO
| tell from now on was within six days!
Yes
Q. That was on Saturday. Did you
sec him on Sunday?
| A. No
| q. Did you see him on Monday
A. | saw him on Monday. yes.
Captain Wise. Which Monday are you
| alluding to?
Mr.. Lecky: That was the Monday pre-
! vious TO our first examination heiu Oh
| Friday: II was Monday OF last week.
The witness: | don't remember seeing
| Mr.. West on Monday. or course sa"
| him. but / don't remember any conVersa-
| ton We had. | was very much ulsturpeu
| by our talk on Saturday night, ana sun
| day | was a good deal worried aoou, II
| and on Sunday night | asked MI Noel
| advice about IL. because / felt that l hau
been incautious in mentioning 'he lac''
| j was under the impression that my coh-
| fdence had been betrayed. ana consurt,
| ed with Mr.. Noel about 1t, ana asked
| 10 insist upon my right as a newspaper
man. and refuse to testify II cailed on.
We had quite a conversation. lhe next
day in the afternoon. ! met nr' oiNe9'
on Monday / met Mr.. Folkes.
@. BY Captain Wise: You mean last
Monday week?
a. Yes
TALK WITH MIR. FOLKEs.
Pv Mr.. L,eckv, Was II on Monday that
you saw Mr.. l>kes?
a. Yes; / had two conversations Win
him.
o. Suppose YOU repeat the conversa-
tions you had with Mr.. Folkes?
A. The last time | met MIR. foiKes was
early I'm the afternoon | don't remember
lust what time. ] was talking 10 MI w e
G. West. the architect, on Clay street
Mr.. Folkes came up and 1 excused my
self 70 Mr.. West. and Mr.. Folkes and |
walked up to Broad street. anu "'o"e
down to the City Hall.
Q. That was the conversation that end
ed at the City Hall?
a. Yes.
. Have you any reason to change
your testimony from that already pre-
sented?
a. No.
o. Then the committee will skip over
that. Now as to the other conversation
A. Tho second conversation was IN Lee
Camp Hall at night. The adjutant OF the
Grand Camp. Sons Of Veterans had MT
Folkes resignation as member OF the
History Committee. I was there 10 repoIt
the meeting. and I copied the letter anu
shortly after 1 had done so Mr.. folkes
came into the hail. We talked on tne
floor Of the camp. and then we went back
ufaI talked L
Mr. Folkes said Wa had better not DC
seen together; and that we had better
go out different ways
O. That was on Monday?
4. Yes. Mr. Folllcs asked me IN PRINT
ing his resignation, TO make state
ment i'm connection with II that ne was
an eminent lawyer and that his practiCe'
which was increasing very rapidly' might
lead him 10 have transactions with doom
companies. and that therefore. his posi-
ton on the History Committee was not
altogether proper. and he resigned because
1. ccnnicted with his business.
Q. Did you have any furtner CONVEX
eation with Mr.. Folkes during that even
ing? ~, .,,,
netting There was a committee OF the
Sons of Veterans
o. Did you put in the paper the lacts
that Mr.. Folkes asked you to place
there ii.
Al asked Mr.. Folkes II ] might write
g.. -, ,s an interview. lie said under no
circ,netanceg lie wanted me TO make
a Main statement J did not see very
we'll how could do so. but put IN what
was agreed upon.
O. You had a conversation AFTER the
meeting Of the Camp?
\. Yes. sir a meeting or committee
was io session. Mr.. Folkes sat near the
committee ana / went where he was.
O What did you tell him, or what did
he tell you?
A He made use Of the expression IRE
ferring TO his letter. 'some people amt
half smart" ] remember those words.
c. Did you agree with that proposition
s Yes. | thought he was about right.
U.aughter)
o. You had 10 further conversation
with Mr. Folkes that night
A. No. was urder the impression that
the effect of Mr. Folkes' resignation
would be to do away with the need for
the investigation.
q. Did Mr.. Folkes tell you that he
thought his letter Of resignation would
do away with the necessity for an IN
vestigGtiOn?
A. No, he did not tell me that in so
many wcids
g. lid you make your report 10 Mr..
WO0diin. or to FIR. West?
:. Mr.. Woodfn.
O. Did YOU nave any conversation with
Mr.. West that night-Monday night?
4. / cannot remember.
O. Tell us what was told you on Tues
day. and on the Friday that you testi-
fied?.
4. on Tuesday or on Wednesday
morning, | am not sure which il was IT
became evident that the investigation
would be proceeded with.
Q. After you got the evidence that the
committee were going 10 proceed, did
you have any further conversations with
Mr.. West?
A. Yes.
Q. What did he tell you?
WILLING TO Go AWAY.
A. Mr. West left the Office and walked
up Bank street | overlook him and we
stood talking for long time at Ninth
and Bank in front OF. Ruegers. | said,
West. / am afraid ] am going TO be
summoned to this Investigation ! was
afraid Furthermore. that the investiga-
ton was the outcome of some remarks
! had made in going around getting data
for the history article | had written IN
the Dispatch since the meeting OF the
Grand Camp. He said that he had rea-
son 10 believe as much. and he could
not think what he had ever done 10 me
that ] should have told anybody what he
had said to me. ] said 10 him that l was
very sorry and that | would do any
thing 10 get him out OF H.
Q. Did you suggest going away from
the city?