Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10

Ict US eIhse All tne confederate oIban...na
lions: Go ahead and write the resoluti,o
and let me see II. and will second II.
i was again out OF town for sevefa
days. When I returned he showed m
the resolutions. j made several altera
lions, changed one or two words. and h
said that Judge Christian wanted to alte
II. We met here In this room; yudg
Christian made the alterations and pu
the resolution; 1t was seconded by Majo
Brander and myself, and unanimousi
adopted.
NO ONE ELSE AFFECTED.
Those are the facts I'm the case thai. ar
known TO me from beginning 10 end.
think IL was about the first Sunday u
October or the lst OF October, that IN
conversation with the member OF IN
History Committee took place. i nav
no knowledge OF anything improper o
any member OF the Veterans COMMITTEE
except Colonel Stubbs nor OF any mem
Der of the Sons committee except Mr.
! Foltes.
The question whether a special charg
should be made against Captain Stubb
and exonerating the other members o
the committee was discussed. and MaJo
Brander said that he had made charges
against nobody, but asked for an inyesti
| CATION to bring out the facts. We nave
been asked hundreds Of times who were
the charges made against. and replied
that we made no charge against any
| man, but that we requested an invests
the request, because he was the father OF
the resolution, and that when the com
mittee met we would find out whether
there was anything at the bottom OF the
| investigation or not The citizens of this
| city and State have, | am satisfied, i'm
| plicit confidence I'm this committee, and
! whatever their decision IL will be fina
! and satisfactory. So far as | can recall
this history comes up To the present
| minute. / am ready TO answer any ques-
ton l know personally or that l can give
| you any information on.
THE CHECKS PRODUCED.
Q. By Colonel Taylor: You stated that
| YOU had seen certain checks purporting
| 10 be drawn by AIR Womack or some
| body to the order of Colonel Stubbs. Are
| those checks in existence. or can they
! be shown in any way TO this inyesti-
| eating committee?
| A. The checks are in my possession and
| can be produced. But they are not pur-
| porting to be signed by anybody. They
| are signed by Mr.. j. w. Womack, the
agent of the American Book Company.
@. BY Chairman Woods: Can you pro-
duce them?
A. Yes, sir: have them. CWitness
produces two checks.) There is one check
for 800 and another check. sir, for $50.
Major Randolph was asked to read the
checks, all that was on both the front
and back. and he did so, adding that the
checks were put I'm his hands for GUS
tody. TO be used during the investigation,
and that this was his only connection
with them.
q. AS | understand It, seeing these
checks, and knowing that Mr.. WOmack
was at that time, and had been before,
and for years before. agent and business
manager i'm Virginia for the American
these checks payable to Mr.. Stubs, you
could see that IL was your duty as a
veteran TO have an investigation Of this
matter made2
A. not only felt II my duty as a vete-
ran, but as Virginian and a southern
man to have an investigation, and If IL
was crooked to have the proper man
punished for IL. That is my feeling about
IL. and has been ever since this inyesti-
cation was started. 1t is my duty, and
the duty of every man belonging TO Lee
Camp, 10 have the honor Of that commit
tee indicated.
Major Randolph referred again 10 in
tervlews he had had with DR.. Jones, and
was asked: You said that i'm an inter
view which you had with a member of
the History Committee. this member of
the History Committee told you that
Colonel Stubs was In connection with or
In the pay Of, the American Book Com
pany. What member Of the committee
was that?"
A. Captain NJ. w. lakewood. He said
that he believed It; he didn't state IL as
a fact, because / asked him whether he
could prove il. and he said he could not.
Q. He was the member of the History
10 be able to prove 1t when the report OF
the committee came in; and when you
saw him afterwards about the time of
the report he said that he still believed
it?
A. Yes. sir.
Captain HaxIewood's Adverse En-
dOrsement.
Major Randolph now stood aside. and
Captain Lakewood was next called. He
had come as n member OF the History
Committee, and not expecting 10 be called
as a witness. Captain Lakewood eA-
planned how he became the historian" OF |
Pickett Camp and continued: II was a |
delegate to the meeting OF the Grand |
Camp at Charlottesville. and was there |
elected TO the History Committee Be |
leving il to Oe my duty to examine these |
histories and see il | thought there were /
any errors in them, | took up Barnes's |
History, and soon found it was not proper |
to be taught in our schools. 1t was taught |
in Richmond and that is the way | took |
that up first. appeared before the School |
Board, and tried To get them to stop |
using that In the schools. | then under
TOOK TO examine Shinn's History, and
found it was full of errors, especially as
to the Army of Northern Virginia. | /
have never undertaken to examine into
the other armies, but the Army OF North
ern Virginia l am very well read upon.
wrote a criticism of that history, and
showed IL to the chairman of the History
committee, Mr.. Stubs. and he borrowed
IL from me; don't know what DISPOSE
ton he made Of it afterwards. About
April. lSst-that was last year, received
D letter from Mr.. Stubs stating that he
nad written circular letter to the His
tory Committee, and asked me if [ had |
ever received II, and stating how il was
10 go around to the various members OF
The committee. L had not received IL at
That time, but some time in June / did
receive that letter and was surprised
when L read 1t TO see that il was resolu-
mons carrying out my criticisms and en-
lorsing Shinn's History. L was surprised
criticism OF that history. There were
ieven members Of the committee at that
lime. My recollection Is that three of the !
committee approved the history. and
hree did not, assigning as their reason,
recording TO my recollection. that the
natter ought 70 be presented to the
irand Camp. Shinn's History. you will
is published by the American
Book Company. and so is Barnes's. or is
'wned by IL. Being the fourth map 10 do
20 on the committee, | made an endorse
hent on mat circular agreeing with those
Nho SAID that we ought not TO endorse a
history without submitting IL to the
irand Camp.
Captain Lakewood then read his en-
orsement on Colonel Stubbss letter i'm
fhlch ne said Shinn's History was no ,
etter than Barnes's; exhibited a letter
e had received from Colonel Stubbs ex-
laining why he issued the circular about
hinn's History, and after saying that |
e was the last one 10 endorse the circu-
ar which he gave to Colonel Stubs !
aptain Lakewood continues:
81 want TO say in regard To the state
lent of Major Randolph that | do not
amember making that statement hut |