Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-15
GENERAL HuNDLEY's CRITICISM.
lie Reviews the Investigation and
Takes Issue with the Committee.

General George j. Hundley. who
defended Colonel Stubs before the In
vestigaung Committee. has prepared the
following critical review of the case for
submission TO the public. This is given
below:
II this case was pending in court
Should not carry IL into the newspapers.
have never done such thing, and think
s. would be improper 10 do so, but this is
: ease that property comes before the
public as the tribunal Of last resort, and
] now proceed to lay my clients case be-
fore q discriminating public by a calm
and temperate review of the whole pro-
1t Us examine, first, the scope of the
ilyssugatiOn, its aims, and objects. 1t Is
supposed. or alleged, 10 have had It's
origin in the idea that some member or
members OF the History Committee, De
Dg iu the employment Of the American
BOOK Company, had hindered and OBJ
f,uotel. and were then engaged IN
tilt-rng and Obstructing the efforts or
The Grand Camp Of Confederate veterans
O. Virginia 10 have suitable and truthful
histories Of the great struggle between
tls states. placed upon the list or books,
end lu the hands of the schOol-chidren
o. Virginia. This much Is clearly gain
tlel from the resolutions under which
The committee acted and from Chairman
N0O-s's address.
SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION.
As TO the scope Of the investigation, let
L, heac Chairman Woods himself. he
says.
"Iae Investigation. gentlemen, that we
have to make to-day Is one IN which
great latitude will necessarily have 10
De allowed in the statements made. We
are not sitting 10 prosecute any one. we
arc not sitting with charges distinctly
preferred by any official body with d
view of investigating any particular IN
L.'-laL Our scope IS a large one-to see
whether the rumOrs said 10 be noatlng IN
lte community touching this History
Committee are true or false. and we are
u End what these rumors IRE. Ihe gem
Yemen on this committee VIII douDtless
Desire this matter 10 be probed 10 the
ili,1M As far as We are concerned, we
tha. cndeayOr 10 conduct this investiga-
l9l and reach our conclusion without
!,ef favor or affection"
And YET strange 20 say, il soon became
manifest that the rumors which had Deeh
iftey circulated for days and weeks pre-
NJusy 10 the effect that this invesuga-
llu was aimed at Grand-Commandes
s'l01s alone. had suddenly crystaliized
lLio fact
THOSE CHECKS.
suddenly, and without the slightest
Warning 10 Colonel Stubbs or his friends,
lit InstigatOrs and promoters of the IN
le.tgdtiOn produced before the commit
tte ile supposed evidence Of his guilt'
!a no shape OF two checks drawn by j.
W. NOmack I'm his favor, son the same
t.y-tO Wit. on the 18th day Of october,
.,i lhe one for 500 and the other TOT
= Let IL be remembered that the m
t-taioIs and promoters OF the inVesti-
taagn knew Of the existence of these
Saecss as early as October last, before
tAt meeting OF the Grand Camp, at Whlcn
i}I0lcl Stubbs was elected Grand Conn
uatleri that they sat quietly by ana
sIo@ed him TO be elected 10. that high
position. without disclosing their know
.lte Of his supposed guilt 10 his and
thtif comrades. In proof Of this / mere
gly,e from Mr.. Greer III. Baughman's
=, Mr. Greer II. Baughman testified as 10
lhe t~o checks that had been put In
..,leence. lie said: Il saw the checks
>. ot some time early In October, some
5iHe preceding the meeting OF the Grand
lamp. i showed them 10 one person.
tpldln John cussOns-at that time. l
Fe h4Fe since showed them 10 several
D.htis-three others Is my recollection.
70 not remember further than three"
THAT WAS THE TIME.
,.slrely that was the time TO investigate.
. MFesiigation were necessary, whilst
We piaud Camp was I'm session, and WAS
.D.ul 10 DestOw the highest honor in It's
- upon one whom these gentlemen
.oeineo unworthy 10 hold 1t and with the
eeiy same proofs which they subsequently
Possession
surely that was the time for Jupiter
s1liahs 70 arise In his might shake his
buip, tb,,,sldl ysldl locks. and let his reyerberaung
tbst ~ IeSound through the hall. Surely
l Nal was no time for Achilles 10 sulk and
c. hls tent, when the honor OF the
=. anu camp was al stake. Why did they
80, .a4l uhul Colonel Stubbs had been ele-
800 70 this position. and then level all
~" oa&ts III himg And when they did