The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10
MAJ. BRANDER TEsTIFIES.
He Tells why He offered the Resolution
Calling for the Inquiry.

4 Calling for the inquiry.
l Q. by Chairman Woods Major Brander
\ will you please state whether you are a
member of the Grand Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans OF Virginia?
I A. am. sir.
y O. VIII YOU please state what your
Y connection with the Grand Camp OF
Virginia u.s. what official position you
| may hold in connection with the 'ranu
Camp OF Virginia, and also your con-
msction with the United confederate vet
Grams of the United States?
"a 1 will state that by authority or be-
4 vs. past commander OF Lee camp, l
a. a a member of the Grand Camp OF
V. rg1nia, and am now a member OF the
III lied Confederate Veterans
a. VIII you please look at this resoiu-
tion Showing witness resolution OF Lee
Can rp. No. ], requesting appointment OF
live sugating Committee) which was
pass I'd by X. f. Lee camp. No. j. on the
5th 'ay Of November, and state VINO IN
trodu ced It? will get you to read that
resolu ton.
A. Will state, that am familiar with
that 70 ssolution. II has been read. and
have +, Sad IL a number OF times
q. 1t was offered by you, was 1t?
a. We .. sir.
O. Wa that passed by the Camp unan-
imousy ?
A. d. ,n I tnlnk tnere was dlssehtl's
voice. 81
Q. Tha resolution. Major. reads in part
as foloy vs. Whereas. this Camp has
been info rned that some members of the
History { Committee of the Grand Camp
of Confed crate Veterans of Virginia have
been in tn empioym ent of the American
Book Com ptny. Of New York. and have
received c, ,mpensation for such employ
ment: and. whereas, II is currently re-
ported and believed that some Of these
members al Y still in the employment of
said hook c, ,rnpany. and whereas. in the
opinion Of II ds Camp such employment is
detrimental to- the growth and influence
NJ the Grand camp of Confederate Vete-
rams of Virgi mia. as well as inconsistent
with member nip on said History Com
mittee: There fore. be It resolved" and
so forth w i3 you please state what
Won know or What information you had
that induced y, W TO offer that resolution?
COL. 81 UBBS THE MAN.
A will stat that after the meeting
NJ the Grand { amp, there was a great
deal of SUNRISE al the action taken by
some of the offic, rs of the Camp. Rumor
said that the re; lson those actions were
taken was on a, count of some OF the
members of the History Committee be-
ing employed by the American BOOK
compony. Those rumors were very cur
rent through the city. so much so that
Il was the talk for several days on the
street thought yver the matter very
seriously, and weigh cd the matter care
fully before | offered that resolution: ana
having passed thru ngh the different
chairs of the camp q nd being now com
mander of the COME derate FORCES mere
I thought that IL WIS my duty. when
the rumors were effe citing NUMBER OF
men, as those must necessarily co
thought that IT was due to the members
of the committee who were not specil-
cally charged, or on whom the charges
could no. be proven. that 1t was due 10
them that this investigation should take
place. For that reason l offered these
resolutions | did II for no reason eX-
cept from pure sense OF duty my l"No
for the Camp ana the cause Oh Inc |on-
federaSy Those rumOs, OF course az
they were more talked about, set'ieo
down upon one or two Inc sons Oh
Veterans case has been disposed OF. as
Won all know and there is no necessity
for going over that.
The specific charge that | have 10 MAKE
now is against the commander OF the
Grand Camp of Virginia, Colonel James
n. Stubbs. NV reason for saying TINS Is
that have seen things that induced me
10 believe that they certainly Drihg MIN
In connection with the book company, so
that II is necessary for him TO vindicate
himself. which / hope he will do
O. VIII you please state what that IN
formation is. touching the Grand Conf
mander OF the Virginia Omp?
A. have seen n paper signed by an
! agent OF the book company. made payahie
| to Colonel Stubs. for MONEY. How far.
| OF course, that connects Colonel StnbDs
| with the American Book COMPANY am
| not prepared TO say.
AMOUNT OF THE CHECKS
O. You sneak Of the fact that these
| rnmors affecting one or more Of the MEM
| hers of this History Committee were cur
| rent: will you please state. sir. TO what
extent they were current? Were these
| rumors freely circulated about the city.s
| among the veterans and others. or not?
A. They were, sir.
c. Did you consider. from the currency
| and general knowledge OF these rumors,
| that IT was your duty, as n Confederate
| soldier, and as a member Of the Grand
| Camp TO institute measures for an in
| vestigation?
| A. I thought that in Justice TO the rest
of the committee. that the guilty party
| ough TO be brought before the committee
| and have chance to vindicate himself.
| o. You have stated that You saw pa
| pers signed by an agent of the American
| Book Company. payable to Colonel
| Stubs. VIII you state where, and about
| what time, you saw those papers?
| A. | think II was the second day after
| the adjournment OF the Grand Camp.
| O. Have you those papers in your pos
session?
| A. No, sir, have not.
| Q. In whose possession were they at
| the time you saw them?
| A. They were in the possession OF Ma
| jor n. " Randolph and Mr.. Greer H.
| Baughman.
| q. You speak OF them as papers. -
| What character of papers were they?
| A. They were checks.
.. viii you give us the amounts OF
| those checks. and the dates?
| A. They were one for 500 and one for
$50.
| Q. BY whom were those checks signed?
| A. They were drawn by j. w. Womack.
| payable TO ]. N. Stubs.
| q. Can you recollect the dates OF those
| checks?
| A. The checks can ne produced. I
| don't know whether IL is necessary to tax
my memory about that.
.. You say that those checks were
signed by ]. w. Womack. VIII you
| please state who is Mr.. j. W. Womack
and whether he has any connection with
| any book company?
| A. He Is the reputed agent of the
American Book Company / don't know
him when ] see him. and i don't know
that he is the agent OF the American
Book Company except from hearsay. /
have never seen him that l know Of