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

I and came here on yesterday as spec
tatOr. OF course, / knew of this investi-
cation, and / came here because OF the
interest which / felt in my friend and
the interest which l feel in the affairs or
this camp. 1 left this room, however, be-
fore Colonel Stubbs got upon the stand,
and have been besought since that time
by friends of mine and friends OF his TO
come here and appear for him i'm the
further progress of this inYestlgaVon'
because those friends believe. and be-
lieve, that no man, be he lawyer OF other-
wise, under sucn circumstances as these.
Is i'm a condition TO represent himself
properly. .u.,,.,o., -,
yesterday convinced me That the gentle-
men who are preferring these charges. or
who have Instituted this investigation,
have done so after the most careful de-
liberation. No formal charges nave peen
preferred. and the evidence yesterday Is
the first information as 10 the detalls or
the specifications.
HIS RELATIONS TO COL. STUDIES.
"Now. as to my personal relations with
Colonel Stubbs: In 1861 he and leIt the
law class in Lexington together 10 enter
upon that great struggle, side Dy sue,
with our comrades. From that day 10
this | have known him, ana nave loVeu
him, and never yet have deserleu
comrade or a friend, and never as Ions
as | live will be subject TO that charge.
So | come here without reward, or the
expectation of any reward. ana 1 want
that understood that he may not suf1er
by even the suspicion that 1 am mere In
the nav of any man. i do not know MI
i w Womack by sight, ana would not
know him from Adam were / to see MN
on the street to-day; ! do not know any
corporation or the sinpIy afIenfh here re- today to
discharge my duty as a Confederate
soldier. and as the friend ana as the
counsel of Colonel Stubbs. That invesu-
cation convinced me. II had not Known
ii
tarred stick and touch any man Win IL
and contaminate him. l VIII say that,
under these circumstances, my irlelu anu
my client has been forced tas ne WIN uo
this morning) to disclose TO this COM
mittee and to the public, circumstances
connected with his private lie Whlch ne
would gladly have escaped the necessity
of doing. But upon ms stateIneiIiI iilaue n1rn
| 10 me / told him that however disagree,
able il might be 1t ought 10 come, anu
will come this morning; but before thal
time. and in order that all the nght ~ may
he shed upon this transaction whlcn IL ls
POSSIBLE TO shed upon it, | Will ask the
nnriviIeee of recalling to the stand some
1f the witnesses who testified yesterday
in order that / may cross-examlhe thenii mem
The Chairman: / will state TO GeheIai
Hundley that the coniili'see @ i,nsei nav~ III and
lection to his appearing as counsei' anu
we are very glad that he does SO. A.,
General Hundley: l will ask that Mr'
Raughman be recalled TO the stand.
Judge Green: General, we VII, asn ation '"as as
Won confine your cross-examinatioh, as
FAR as possibie. to the subject OF the IN
yestigation we are making. and not prihe
az General Hundley: shall certainly 90 so.
NJ. uourbmnn Testifies Further.
AR Greer II. Baughman then took the
stsnd and was interrogated as Ioho"S ny
General Hunuiey. o,, oro q ,,,aphe- of
q. Mr. Baughman you are Ih9,np11 1nn,baps ps
| the book concern OF Baushindh
| <, Co. are you not! c.,,, cam
OF the Baughman Stationery Coni-
| pany. - ,,oderstand the evil
| 49, IN this case. that the possession OF
| ~ cheeks which have been produced III
eHSdence here has been traced 10 you
! originally?
A. Yes, sir. ,.,,,. fur
| o. / will ask you now, SIR Wl,noto the The
| ther preliminary, that you state TO the
on,,,r,}ttee olv, who you got those checks
| from? aoo,;ra to an
sver gave my word TO the party go.
| theyn from that he should not be brouSht
| in. and unless he releases me 9i IRON, 'a,, ans
| nromise / shall be obliged TO decline an
| sWering that question. ,,nou,
n AS a Businessman, you must KNOW
| that those checks ought either to be IN
| the possession of the bank upon WINCH ~
thew are drawn, or of j. w. Womack; IL
! not that so?
The Chairman (after consulting Win
| tho other members of the committeel' IL
| a. the oninion of this committee tnat We
bove nothing TO do with how these cheeks
| came before us. They are here, ana my
are admitted as genuine. We think .nl' sI.
| II is irrelevant to trace the checks iur.
| ther. in view of the fact that they are
General Hundey: Does the cone commin,teee
| make that decision, or will IL recohsiuer'
Judge Green: We win hear you.
WHENCE CAME THE CHECKS. !.
! . General Hundley: OF course. as some ol
| nv friends here know. l never IKE 10
areue against the opinion OF the court as
| expressed. but / think IL proper tnat
| should give the reasons why l want
get al this Information, and then ,ne
Committee, after hearing them, can losat
| their conclusions. or, perhaps, artlVe
| their decision with more ngnt IL
| is rule of equity. as all lawyers hnom;
| that persons coming into court ui
eauity i should come in with clean HANDS, na.
| Vow this Is a serious attack that mus
| been made upon the character ana repu, p,
| fation OF a gentleman of previous sovu
eharacter unassailcd. I say II Is se-
rious attack made upon IT.. and y is .
much easier matter 10 hesmirrn Ina rnA>