The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-19

defeat the resolutions. Did he tell you
that in substance?
A. lie did not.
! =. What did he tell youI -. 49,.
a. He told me that on the nlsnt Una,
/ the Sons Of Veterans defeated tne Manoo'l
resolutions, Mr.. West told MN ,llat ~
meant or Was worth or son's'" das or or
two SUBSEQUENT thspeto he saw Mr.. West
have check which Mr.: Yves, perhaps
] told him was from Mr.. Nomacn' ., per
maps he saw the signature, 90 hv' recoi-
| lect which. MIR Duce did not tell me az
/ any time OF any statement that hau oeeh
made to him by Mr.. West or ANYBODY
else, as to what use was 20 oe , iliaGe ot
| that money, except Mr. Mest statement
| thdt II was personal loan. A..
! y. Did Mr.. nuce say 10 you tnat Wnen
he returned to the office on the nlsht the
Mahood resolutions were deIeated mat
! Mr.. West said there was hundred dol
| lars In IL for him.
| a. nave just repeated H.
.. What did he say about thatF
A. Mr.. West said II was true.
q. Why did ne make such a statement
as that?
a. lie said he had asked Mr.. Womack
! 10 lend him some money ana ne expected
! 10 get II that week, and his explanation
! for the use OF that remark was that it
was a thOughtless one. without signin-
canoe; but that ne expected to get from
Mr. Womack that week a loan or about
Q. Did Mr.. West admit to YOU that he
did exclaim: THAT means one hundred
dollars to me?"
A. Yes. ! think he testified that here.
O. lie did state that he expected 10
get 500 from Mr.. Womack?
A. He did: he always coupled that
with the statement that II was borrowed
money.
THE NORFOLK PILOT SUIT.
Mr.. Robert Walton then took the stand.
Mr.. Lecky: Mr.. walton. where are you
employed
a. At present / am working at the
Flanhart Printing Company.
Q. Are you a printer by trade?
A. I suppose so: I don't know whether
everybody dubs me so or not
q. Were you ever IN the employ OF the
Dispatch Company?
q. Did YOU learn your trade thefeF
A. Supposed TO have learned II.
q. / did not know there was distinc-
ton.
A. Well. there are various classes. of
all businesses. Some people claim they
are what they are not. ! don't know
whether | am what 7 am supposed to be.
q. DO you know Mr.. clyde *. West!
A. Very well: / was employed at the
Dispatch Office when he ilrsl came mere.
@. Did you know his brother, Clarence
A. Very well.
Q. Were you employed on the Dispatch
at the time OF the Norfolk Pilot suit?
q. Did you ever hear Mr.. Clyde b.
West say that he received money for col
oring the reports to the Richmond Dis
patch OF that trial.
A. No, not Mr.. Clyde West.
Q. Did you ever hear Mr.. Clarence
West say 80?
A. You have got that wrong. II was
Mr.. Clarence West He came down there,
and unsolicited by anybody-there were
eighteen or twenty people in the room.
] came here unsolicited. did not want 10
give any testimony against anybody III
anything, / am closer friend OF the
Vests than / am OF Mr.. Duce. But
think Mr. Duce has been prosecuted here
tonight He Clarence Vest came down
there. as near as / can recOIect. one Mon
day morning about u o'clock. and unso-
licited by anybody. he made statement.
This is Mr.. Clarence West, not Mr.. Clyde
West
q. Where is Mr. Clarence West?
A. He Is dead; was one of his pail
bearers.
Q. Did you ever hear Mr. clyde West
make this statement?
A. / never had any conversation with
Mr. Clyde West about II at all. Mr..
Clarence West made the statement that
Mr. Womack paid all the expenses 10
New York.
@ DO YOU know whether Mr.. Clyde
West went To New York?
a. Yes | know he went there; at least
his brother told me so; / didn't go with
him.
Mr.. Boyd Young was then called 10 the
stand.
Mr.. Lamb: What is your occupation?
A. Printer.
g. Where do You work?
\. At the Dispatch office
9. How long have YOU been there?
\. Four years last August
Q. DO you know Mr.. Clyde b. West?
\. Yes. sir
Q. Were you at the Dispatch office
when the famous suit Of Massey VS. The
Pilot Company was being tried?
Q. Did YOU ever have any conversation
with Mr.. West I'm reference TO that suit?
A. Sir. clyde West?
q. Yes.
a. No sir might have heard Mr.. West
kind
Q. Did you ever have any conversation
win Mr.. clyde West in reference TO the
reports from that SUITE
A No. sir.
9. Did you ever have any conversation
Win him in reference 20 his trip TO New
\. Yes sir
Q. When was. that
\. Wen. | had "a conversation with him
in the last two months
@ What did he nay in that conversa-
\. wen. he was telling me about the
good time he had. the fine wine he drank
and all such things as that. He said
eyerything was paid for. it didn't cost
q. Paid for by whom?
Company.
q. That was about two months ago?
a. wen, between two and three months
ago.
q. BY Mr.. Lecky: How many were In
that party?
4. There was four
g.. by Mr. Lamb: Did the American
BOOK company pay for everything
a. Ihdt s. what he told me.
-. 10 whom was the American Rock
Company setting 'em up 10 Mr. West
or 10 one OF inc other three?
y. ! suppose n was Mr.. West from what
he said There was several i'm the party
down al Mr. Burke's restaurant when the
conversation took place. in front of the
bar.
Q. Who was in the party when Mr..
West went TO New York?
THEY SET EN- Up"
\. Ills brother and two sisters.
.. Which brother was that
a. The one that is now dead Clarence
.. And he said that the American Book
company set EN- up 10 all Of them?
4. Ihat is what he said.
T. by Mr. Lecky: Did the American
Book Company make any present to any
BODY In that party?
a. can't tell you about that: don't
know that ever heard him say.
.. by Mr.. Lamb. How long ago was
that trip, do YOU know?
a. No. sir. but IL was shortly after the
suit in Norfolk. 1t was in the summer
think in the month OF August.
1879, wasn't it?
a. / can tell you that. sir.
u ~ Mr.. Lecky: You saw no jewelry
tnat had been given TO any member OF