Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19


| DIR. Lecky: The statement wa.
that Mr. Folkes came 70 the oe,,. "acs
told Mr.. West that he had found q. ~na
| his desk. - %
| Mr.. Folkes: Will state 10 g..
Wise that Mr.. West denied thai s,. IAN
ment and l denied il also. I hs,'a'' e'
| that is In the evidence. NTs
Mr. Lecky; That Is In the eyldebe.
| Mir. Duce: Mr.. West went ON, !.
Mr.. Folkes. and after a short abse,.. 81
returned with Mr.. Foxes, and Mr. pai. -
poured oil on the troubled water
said he had always been a friend =, ~. ne
newspaper-men. and that this NJ ne
story in teapot or tea-kettle ara :, 4
| the investigation was the result 80 &'
tonal differences In the camp. ana -.
there was nothing In It, and II ~
amount TO nothing. '4a
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
Q. He told Mr.. Woodhn that. ana w..
and Mr.. West were there? wv
A. Yes, sir: Mr.. Folkes and Mr. W..
and myself went out into the hau. ara ;
took Mr.. Folkes on one side. and I go.
"You must stop that man" Il u,es
stronger term than that "fr,.
contrad:cting me-" said the only IN
the committee wants known Is thai
had seen a check and understood II Va.
to be used for three members on 49,
camp, and II was not necessary FOR n. -
drag In all these details about which -.
do not agree. and IL he continues h 4,
so / am going to tell the whole sioy, :,
MIR. FoIkes said: THAT Will be all risb, .
He went with Mr.. West through ~.
back door Of the Dispatch building
Q. Did he come In the back door,
A don't know.
Mr.. Lecky: Q. Did Mr.. West CON,
back?
A. Yes, sir. / went into Colons ~
wardin's office and submitted my affisv,,
Q. Corrected?
a AS amended IN accordance with n.
Woodhns suggestion, and Colonel Cov,r'
din approved the affidavit. Mr.. W.y
wrote a long affidavit, and Cosr,i
Cowardin and Mr.. Ellyson were there,
Q. Which Mr. Ellyson?
A. Mr.. Theodore Ellyson. Co'o,s
Cowardin said he would like 10 har.
Colonel Chestermans opinion on tbs
matter before those things were signed
and attested. Mr.. Chesterman cans
down, and was under the impression th,,
the affidavits were either too long or n,
short.
HIS AFFIDAVIT.
Mr.. Lecky: Did they express what Va,
intended to express in them or ala l.y
express more than was intended 70 a.
press?
A. He said they were either too lorf
or too short in the shape IN which thsy
were submitted; that II would suggest
a whole lot OF questions 70 the commit.
tee, and the committee would naturally
want to know why the men were no,
there, and it would appear that the De.
patch was trying 10 screen these men.
which they were not; so / said that Il
was my belief that the investigator
that we were just as anxious 10 ge, ia
Of the investigation-that 1t would no,
be a very searching one, and Mr. Ches.
terman said IL that was the case, then
the shorter the afiidavits were made the
better, and I dictated a short AFFIDAVIT
to Mr.. Chesterman. A good deal Mr.
West struck out Of his. There was some
further consultation. and eventually h,
affidavit which l wrote was
Mr.. Lecky; That affidavit that yo1
dictated 10 Mr.. Chesterman-was that the
one that we have here now?
A. No.
O. That was not the one. Now. give Q,
another one. Who did that displease'
A. | don't think It dlspleased anybody
@. who was it that found fault with ~
A. Mr.. Woodhn, l think.
Q. Then you wrote another one. Tel
us about how you happened to write he
other one.
A. Mr.. WoOdfn then took the AFFIDAVIT
10,
man. and made one or two suggestions
being cognizant OF the facts OF tne case
and that was drawn up and then an
other gentleman came into the otce
@. Who was that gentleman
A. Mr.. Taylor Ellyson.
O. He Is an officer OF the Dispatch
Company?
A. Yes. He dictated another affidavit
They were sil very much the same, 'la
then I went and wrote out The aihdayi
which was the same as / had dictated 70
Colonel Chesterman, with Mr. Wooihns
suggestions.
O. Is that the affidavit that you nave
got here?
A. Yes.
CAPTAIN Wise: What was his statement
in reference TO this one that you hA's
got here?
A. That affidavit is the one that one.
tated TO Colonel Chesterman, Win W.
slightly altered, and one @
two suggestions OF Mr.. Woodhns car
ried out.
O. Did Mr.. Taylor Ellyson dictate =
certificate for you 10 signl .
A. No: IL was just all along the Se.'
line; except different ways OF putunB ~
O. When that paper was sisntl' vi
West, yourself. Mr.. Woodnn, MT SoNa,
din. Mr.. Chesterman, Mr.. Taylor Eiy'oh.
and Mr.. Theodore Ellyson had al seen W
A. Yes, sir.
O. And IL met with their opproVa4i ~
met with Mr.. Taylor Ellyson's appioFn.
A. 1t didn't have anything 10 90 Wa
their approval. Ii met with my app'o'3-
@. So, Is that your statement
A. Yes, sir; that is my statement
O. One OF the first questions We 800
you when you were on the stano on IT,
day night was. was that paper sec.'s1
from you by any pressure brought 70 20
upon you by your employers or any O-'
else?
A. Absolutely not. -,...,-
q. / notice you have tho misle1
here-that you were misledE
A. Yes. sir. -.
Q. Have you any reason 10 change your
from those that were h'1'
on last Friday night?
A. No.
Q. Now. Mr.. Duce, since the iuuOuu.
ton OF that paper-who was thal P'P'
delivered 10 this committee by
A. / don't know. / didn't see u w
livered TO any one In that ONCE.
Q. You made oath TO IL?
A. Yes.
@. Who did you deliver 1t first 10 ai's'
you made oath TO it2
A. can't remember that. whether !
rave II back into the office or whether
gave il to Mr. Boykin.