The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
CAMP EXONERATED.
COL. STUBBS INDIGNANTLY PROTESTS
He Refuses to Resign Either as Commander
or as Member of the History Committee
and Will Appeal TO the Ad-
visory Council.
visory Council.

camp C0n1eQerdte veterans ulSlOTy
scandal this afternoon submitted their
report. This report was made to Col.
James n Stubbs, who as Grand Com
mander appointed the committee under
resolution, and who has figured so prom
inently in the investigation. The report
after citing the resolution calling for
the investigation and summarizing the
work of the committee reads:
''It is the unanimous opinion of the
undersigned, after full and careful in
vestigation of all the evidence taken,
that the conduct, association, and rela7
tons of Grand Commander James n.
Stubs, while a member of the History
Committee with the agent of one of the
great publishing houses of the country,
as developed by the evidence, and es-
pecially by his own evidence, has been
such as to render it improper that he
should remain a member of the History
Committee of the Grand Camp of Vir-
ginia, and that his further connection
with said committee would be incompa-
tible with the best interests of said
Grand Camp and of the Confederate
Veterans of Virginia, and of the South.
Therefore. the undersigned recommend
to the Grand Camp that Grand Com
mander James n. Stubbs be removed
from said committee as soon as pracu-
cable, and that he be requested to re-
sign the position of Grand Commander
of the Grand Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, department of Virginia.
"We, the undersigned further rep I
that no evidence was adduced III the
course of the investigation tending di-
rectly or indirectly to reflect on the
conduct or character of any other MEM
Der of the History Committee, or TO
raise even a suspicion that any other
member of said committee had ever had
any improper dealings or intercourse
with any publishing house, or agent or
representative of any publishing house.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.)
MICAJAH WOODS,
o. B. MORGAN.
w. A. SMOOT.
WASHINGTON TAYLOR,
BERRYMAN GREEN,
Committee"
Shortly after receiving the report Col
Stubbs issued the following order:
'The report of the investigation COM
mittee, having been handed me, | de-
cline to accept it's conclusions as final,
or to be guided by its recommendations
am now thoroughly convinced that this
Is the outcome of a deeply laid and well
executed scheme to blast my 1eputation
and character, and that behind it all is
concealed the hand of powerful inter
ests, alike Indifferent to the honor and
interests of the Confederate Veteran
Association, and to the character and
reputation of the individuals composing
these bodies. The fundamental idea Of
these associations is mutual comradeship
and brotherly love, and / now declare
that the whole proceeding has been in
violation of the fundamental principles
Of the organization. Instead of pro-
ceeding in accordance with the principle
of brotherly love, my accusers have
in violation Of the laws of decency and
morality secured by means of theft or
robbery, the supposed evidence of guilt
in the shape of the two checks adduced
In evidence, and without notice to me
of the nature of the evidence they
suddenly called upon me at the trial
to explain these transactions of more
than three years ago.
"The dictates Of the comradeship and
brotherly love should have induced my
accusers to first seek me with this evil
dence calculated at best only to throw
supicion upon my conduct, and to ask
an explanation before dragging me be-
fore the public, and plunging me into
this public investigation.
by the report of the committe,
am condemned by the single circum-
stances of these checks, which must
have been procured by the most disre-
putable means, inasmuch as the holder
of them refused to disclose the source
from which he obtained them, while ad-
xitting that he knew he had no right to
have them in his possession.
Let me ask. right here whether it Is
better to obtain by means Of theft the
weapon by which to stab a comrade in
the dark, or to be found associatng with
the agent OF a book company.
"I call attention to the fact that I ap-
sealed ia vain to the committee to let in
the light upon the disreputable trans
action connected with the procuring of
those checks, and it turned out that
the committee appointed to investigate,
refused to investigate, save in one direc-
ton, and in the direction Of my supposed
guilt.
'sWas the single circumstance of my
sssociating with a man of good reputa'
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brought kptc bad repute, sufficient to
Ae call doHSp upon my head, the crue
and harsh verdict rendered against mel
ST have not been treated with the con
sfderation which would have bean ac
corded to THE commonest criminal IN
theI land. It seems that 1t has beer
assumed from the beginning that was
guilty, have allowed my accusers II
snpoint their OWL committee and theil
committee hive condemned me, theil
eomrade, upon evidence that would
have not sufficed In court of law II
convict any human being, however dis
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