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

J court OF morals with clean and washen
| hands. And now, when il Is suddenly
| disclosed in this trial by this witness.
| who never saw my face before this day,
| and with whom / never passed word
and IL he has seen my face, never saw
his.
The witness: have seen you frequent
| ~, General Hundley. but never had any
| conversation with you.
General Hundley: Yes; 1 say I stand
| here now TO defend my client and dee
that nothing is done here TO asperse his
! character that ought not to be done. And
| IL could show that the secrtAsry of the
camp which instituted this investigation
! has had dealings with the witness, Mr.
Womack, and has sought TO get into the
employment of his company, and was re-
fused that employment, / take II thar
you gentlemen who sit there will tell me
that 1t has some bearing on this case.
| Have not the motives OF those who prose-
cute In a criminal action some bearing
| on the prosecution? And have We not
the same right here TO know the motives
| OF those who drag us into a criminal
| prosecution? | say let us lot In the light,
and 'let Justice be done, though the
heavens fall"
THE COMMITTEES POSITION.
The Chairman: My idea was that Gene
raj Hundley desired TO make some
proposition touching the Investigation ,,abs
have him investigated here. I did
not know that he desired to re-
argue what was decided this morning.
That position OF the committee was
reached after careful consideration. And
General Hundley need not have stated 10
this committee that he. as counsel, pro-
posed to do full justice. to MI. Stubbs.
Every one knows that General Hundley
would do his part in representing MT:
Stubs without a protestation TO that
effect. 1 am very sure that those persons
who know the members OF this commit
tee realize the fact that we have an ex-
ceedlngly delicate and very tender duty
to perform, and very unpleasant one
TO us. Sitting. as General Hundley mas
said, as a court of moral Jurisdiction,
there is no one not even excepting Gene
raj Hundley himself more anxious than
Is this committee to see that justice ~
done. he Is not standing here as the
sole advocate of justice for can lay my
hand on my heart, and think every gem
tleman here can do the same, and say
that desire nothing but Justice Tine
made by Mr.. Womack as TO whether or
not II is the duty OF this com,nittee TO
investigate Mr.. J. Taylor suatton on
this matter.
General Hundley: That is what have
nothing to do with. / did not ask that.
The Chairman: Then that would end
1t. / desire TO read, however what the
constitution OF the Grand Camp OF VIZ
ginia says on that subject. Breads list
OF ex-officio members OF Grand Camp
I inquire OF Commander Warren whether
Mr.. Stratton Is a member OF the Hraha
Camp under that section?
Commander Warren: No, sir: he Is not,
and never has been. to my knowledge. =
ASKS FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
DIR. Stratton: | will ask that Mr.. j.
TAYLOR Stratton be brought here and IN
vestigated. He Is my brother ana ask
that that be done, and that Mr.. Womack
be here when he Is investigated.
The Chairman: / will state that this
committee has no jurisdiction 10 90 So
He is not q member OF the Grand Camp.
He can be investigated by Lee Camp.
Judge Green: General Hundley Is
member of Lee Camp. He can carry II
there.
General Hundley: do not propose 20
carry this matter there. or anywhere
else. i appear here as counsel Tor Colo
mel Stubbs. and when those words tel
from the lips OF the witness 1 wanted
them TO go on the record.
Judge Green: Well, they did go on tho
record. and you made all OF your speech
after they had gone on the record.
General HundIey: I wanted TO state
that | wish TO impress my views on tho
committee, and that they did not seem
TO agree with me. .
TALKED ABOUT BOOKS.
The Witness (AIr. WomaclS): would
like to state that / never understood at
any time that 1t was prohibited 70 a
representative of reputable book con-
Germ to interview the members OF HIS
tory Committee that had TO take up the
the members of the History COMMITTEES
to talk to them about books, i did nos
understand there was anything dlscfe-
dftable about that. / certainly did not
attempt to exercise any undue Influence
on those people In any manner, shape.
or form. Those / knew | knew as gem
tlemen. and l simply talked to them 20
call their attention 10 the merits OF our
bOoks-our southern books. / never at
tempted to get them TO consider any
other books al all. ! maintain that my
action In the premises has been that OF
an honorable man from beginning 10
end. Colonel Cussdns understood that IN
my talk with him.
Captain Cussons: You certainly made
no overtures TO me. Mr.. Womack. ~.
The witness: None at ALL and MAIDS
as many to you as TO anybody else.
Chairman Woods: General Hundley, II
you desire 10 question Mr.. Womack you
can do so.
General Hundley: We do not. will
ask the committee to permit Colonel
Stubs TO go on the stand again.