Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11

| nj ramnhlef recommendations contained
| In the report referred to. and, continuing,
NOT IN THEIR EMPLOY.
1--WE did everything we could to drive
! away Barnes's History. As 10 the charse
| that has been made about my be'hE III
1 the employ OF the American Book Con
Germ. challenge any man 70 put MS en-, az.
couraged Barnes's History or ever en-
| couraged any particular book concern 10
| come to Virginia TO do business. On tne
| contrary. l have stood by the souInern
| publishing houses: and also ! am dong
| all can now to get up materlal LOT
F, book that Is being published by Dr. Jones
| I'm the city OF Atlanta-the editor, Gene
| raj Glenn Evans-I forget the name OF tue
| book.
DR. Jones: THE Confederate Library"
Mr.. Stubs: Yes. have now before me
| letters from him asking me 10 please
give him some information, and j want
iar-letter before the r. F. Lee Camp.
and other camps. to help me to send on
the information to General Evans. i have
done all that I could. And In conclusion
want to say-General, do you want 10
ask me any more questions?
General Hundley: I want to ask you
one Or two. / think II was stated on
yesterday by one OF the witnesses-per-
haps Captain Cussons-that the History
Committee of the Grand Camp had no
meetings, or very few meetings. Did
understand him correctly-fs that a fact
that they held very few meetings-tne
History Committee OF the Grand Camp?
A. They held their annual meetings
regularly.
A. oh. yes; very few, sir; because !
Cussons and Captain Lakewood would
always respond; but these other gentle
men. men of business, would always
write that they could not be here.
ner any contemplated meeting Of that
committee?
A. No. sir; for at every meeting l
called / was present and no one was
present sometimes but myself. 1 was al
ways willing 10 call meeting whenever
any OF the other members wanted Ii.
O. Have you ever In any manner put
any distractions in the way OF securing
a history fair to the southern cause-se-
curing Its being placed on the list Oh true
histories?
A. / have not sir; but 1t has been my
lifelong work to see a southern history
north Of Matons and Dixons line kept
there by Chinese wall. and our chill
dren taught only from southern books
That is all / wish TO say. and That has
been my aim.
General Hundley: have no further
questions.
THE BIRMINGHAM GAME.
The Chairman: Colonel stubbs. you are
a member of the History Committee OF
stand from your testimony that you are
also a member OF the History Committee
of the United Confederate Veterans; Is
that so?
o. So YOU occupy that position on the
two committees that are charged with
the interests of recommending proper
histories TO be used in the South?
A. Yes, sir.
O. AT the time that you say you had
this game of cards with Mr.. Womack,
was not the convention Of the United
Confederate Veterans in session!
A. In Blrmingham-yes, sir.
Q. You think it was then and there
that the consideration arose that resulted
in the giving of those checks
A. Partly; yes, sir ! said partly
rectly, that in that game or In some OF
those games played Ia Birmingham. Mr..
Womack and Mr.. Henry were present?
A. l am not certain. sir. whether cap
present, at every game, but they were
present at some Of the games.
Q. They were both present at some OF
the games?
A. Yes, sir. .
O. AT that time as l understand it,
Mr.. Womack represented the American
Book Company and Captain Henry the
University Publishing Company?
"A.
O. Did Mr. Womack and Mr.. Henry go
with you TO Birmingham?
A. | think they met several OF us al
Danville. Mr. Chairman. think they met
us at Danville. They went into Birmlng-
ham together with me. sir.
@. Do you recall whether they stopped |
at the same house or hotel?
A. They did, sir.
OCCUPIED THE SAME ROOM.
@. Did either one of those gentlemen |
H. NIT NyOIl
A. / wired TO Birmingham think, Tor |
a room. Mr. George Booker, an Alaba- |
mian. Captain Henry Il don't know the |
Alabamian's name. Captain Henry, Mr.. |
/ think. four or five days. Mr.. Booker, | |
think, left before / did. / do not recall
now. sir what time either OF the other
gentlemen left; but / think, sir, l came
and my impression is that those
other gentlemen must have gone by the |
Seaboard Airline into Norfolk. think
| remember hearing them say that was
the route they would take but l cannot
recall whether they came back with me
or rot.
O. Do you remember whether Captain
Henry or Mr.. Womack were in any way
officially connected with the United Con-
federate Veterans Association?
A. Mr.. Chairman, want to say this:
That / do not think Captain Henry was
a soldier / am under that impression.
w
mack went out and returned to his room
with q badge on-a tin badge. one or
those handsome badges they had down
there: any member who was down there
will remember them-with the name OF
the regiment on them. He came back
with one of them that had on II, i think, |
Second Kentucky Regiment. company
in the presence OF several
gentlemen standing around he said, L
think. This is a. nice badge TO carry
home TO show what command we were
in" and i at the same time went out
and got one for the regiment that my
brother was in-I think the Thirty-fourth
and my same old company, but
did not get one for myself. as / aha
not belong 10 the company at the close
Virginia.
q. Colonel, suppose you knew at that
time that Womack represented the Amer
lean Book Company. and that Henry rep
the University Publishing Com
pany?
A. did. sir. never had the slightest
suspicion of anything wrong about either
Of them. I looked upon them just as l
would look upon any lawyer that was
a company, that was con-
Versing with me. l was as innocent as
lamb. so far as any suspicion being cast
upon me for speaking to these gentle
men. -
q. The question l am about TO ask.
am sure. is not a pleasant one to ask,
but il is in justice TO yourself, sir, as
well as ourselves. to get at the facts. 1
will ask you this question: Did, or did
not. Mr. Womack pay any part or the
whole OF the expenses incurred by you
N going 10 or coming back. or while you
we're in Birmingham?
A. No. not one dime; nor any other
nan;I paid IL out OF my own pocket. as
poor as / am. | am as poor as any man