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

ring the examination of Major Randolph
A. l do not recall. sir. The fact is,
thought II was 1896 until took them In
my hands; because you will remember
pronounced them forgeries before looking
at them-before 1 found out anything
positively about the checks-except had
heard them read; l thought II was 1896
HE CAMB OUT WINNER.
Q. BY Judge Green: Can you remember
whether, in these large number of games
you had with Mr.. Womack, you came
out winner or loser?
A. Sometimes / came out winner, and
sometimes loser; but on the final result
i came out winner. ! presume l played
with him two or three dozen times, and
there was only a loose piece of paper
between us TO tell us how we stood, as is
frequently done between gentlemen. And
when We would come together we would
settle up.
Q. BY the Chairman: On yes
terday In making your statement
at the commencement Of your tes-
timony you used, / believe, this Ian
guage Qt was taken down by the Ste
nographer): II want to emphasize as far
size. that have never seen. never heard
of. nor ever received the considerations
OF those checks mentioned here to-day"
A. Yes. sir.
Q. AS l understand you now, you qualify
that statement, and correct Ii by admit
ting that you did receive the considera-
tons for those checks.
A. I mean to say that when those
checks were given-when l was on the
stand yesterday 1 had no idea what the
consideration was, and / was under the
impression that this game question was
settled in 1893; and / say distinctly that
the date OF those checks fell on my ears
as 1895. and those were the checks l re-
ferred TO as not having received any
consideration in gaming or otherwise.
Now l state distinctly that the conside-
rations for those two checks were gam
ing considerations. That is what / want
to emphasize.
WHEN THEIR PLAY BEGUN.
O.. In your statement yesterday you
used this language: Some one said 1
was intimate with Mr.. Womack. | am
not intimate with him. / know him as
everybody else knows him; want TO cay
TO this committee that as chairman OF the
History Committee l have necessarily
had interviews with men who were advo-
eating certain books, pleasant as they
could be. no proposition ever made TO
you go on TO state about receiving let
ters Your statement then was that you
had never been intimate with him, but
that your relations with him have been
on the line you suggested this morning,
within social games with him running
through months-or years, which?
A. 1 think sir, II commenced in the
session of 1894. do not recall-lSs3- 94,
think-may be ten or twelve months,
Mr. Chairman. / am not intimate with
Mr.. Womack. 1 have played games OF
cards with him, and have played games
or cards with a great many men that
perhaps would not be called intimate
with me. When parcel of gentlemen sit
down TO play cards. and a man comes in
and asks to take hand. 1t is all over.
He may be a gentleman, but / need not
be intimate with him. Very many people
i have INDUCED with / would not ask to
my house.
PROMPT PAY THE CUSTOM.
-. Colonel Stubs, az matter OF in
formation, when these games are played,
and money Is won, Is II customary for
the matter. to be closed up months after
wards, or for II to be settled at once, or
within short time?
A. IL Is customary for them to do the
best they can. / have seen long accounts
run for several months. but IL is GUS
mack could not pay up at once, il was
all right. / have owed little amounts
myself; / have owed from one session OF
the General Assembly 10 another, be-
cause the parties have told me that II
again. You have no idea how sweet and
InduIgent we poor mortals who love to
play cards are to each other.
.. In asking you questions about the
circular that you sent out to different
OF the History Committee, and
as to the endorsements made upon that
circular. IL 1 understand II
recommended the adoption OF
Shinns History by the Board OF Educa-
lion Of this State for the schools of this
STATE; Is that the case?
A. No. sir: that circular, Mr.. Chair
man, you are misinformed, perhaps |
5hinn's History had already been put on
he list of the Board OF Education by |
Of the Grand Camp. AS
said yesterday. / went and saw the |
hree members OF the board. Then this |
circular was issued to the officials in the |
counties. My idea was to see II the off, |
,iais in the counties would not unite |
lpon the same book that the city OF |
Richmond united on. and thereby help 70 |
ret rid OF Barnes's; IL the city OF Rich |
nond had united on Hanselrs series or |
book, would have done the |
anne thing. but I had no reference 10
Ihinn's particularly; II was simply be- |
ause the School Board OF Richmond had !
,ayed the way to having one book in |
he schools.
2. But that circular did recommend
A. II did. sir; have never thought Of |
hat circular from that day until It was
mentioned yesterday.
Q. shinn's History II published by the
american Book Company, II II not?
a. ! believe II is sir; In fact. ! have
q. You were asked nv (seneral uuns3iar