The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-14
The HISTORY SENSATION.
The Startling Disclosures Of Friday
Night Widely LiCGSSld.
TWONEWSPAPGR Nm ARE SUSPENDED
Committee To Resume work Next
Wednesday Night--Probabio Line
of Inquiry to be Pursued.

The topic Of absorbing interest In the
city yesterday among all classes and con-
diuons Of people was the sensational
meeting Friday night OF the committee
from the Sons of Veterans, appointed 10
invest gate charges that certain mem oers
Of the history COmmiltec had been guilty
OF holding improper relations with The
American Book concern. to the end that
the school histories published by that
company should continue TO be used IN
the public schools OF Virginia.
As muy published in yesterdays Times
the testimony adduced was OF most eA-
citing character. and seemed TO impAcate
Mr.. Alnetree Folkes. commander Of H. J..
lee Camp, Sons OF Confederate veterans
of this city. and "A recently appointed
memb'r Of the History Committee, IN tho
transaction 10 which "a check from ina
American Book concern figured.
BEGINNING OF THE NATTER
The mater was brought to light through
the testimony OF Mr.. II. g. Duce. news
paner reporter. who also implicated IN
the transaction his associate. Mt {. Is.
West. only one side Of the case had
been thoroughly heard, however when
the committee. az a late hour ADJOURNED
until next Wednesday night
This length of time was suih'ient
elapse az the request OF Mr.. West WI,
stated that he would be absent from tha
city until Wednesday morning next l''-
torday afternoon. however, MT Mess
called upon Mr. Robert Lecky, Jf.' chalr-
man OF the investigating Committee ana
told him that, IN view Of the develop
ments Friday night, he had determined
10 postpone his trip and was at the SER
vice OF the committee any time it might
elect TO resume ils Investigations.
The committee, after considering, now
ever. determined to adhere 10 IT'S original
determination. and will again begin the
examination of Witnesses next Wednes-
day night
Tho members OF tho committee were eX-
tremely retcent yesterday. and had but
little TO say In regard TO the interroga-
tories that greeted them on every side.
as 10 tine line ON which they intended
to pursue their work.
THE END NOT YET
II was gathered however that the COM
mittee believes that they have by no
means gotten 10 the bottom Of the AFFAIR
as yet. and that they have sim a number
OF witnesses boo reserve some of them
from out Of town though they refused
TO make public their names just at this
time
about the only new development yes
terday in the interesting case. was the
suspension Of Mcssrs. g. b. West and
H. g. Duce 10y the Richmond Dispatch.
ON which paper they have been employed
n a reportoral capacity for long time
past
10 will De remembered that Mr. Duce
testified that be had seen "a check for
1928 drawn by tho American Book con-
Germ and payable to Mr.. West and also
that Mr. Folkes had received so Of tho
said check FOR services rendered.
Mr. Fokos. in the cr0ss-oxamination
or Mr.. Ducc. attempted 20 impeach that
gentlcman's testimony and besmirch his
character boy calling into question tran
saction at the Dispatch office some time
ago. as a result of which Mr.. Duce was
dismissed.
HE WAS ENONERATED.
tt developed. however through the
testimony of Mr. g.. IT, Boykin that the
affair in question had been thoroughly
Investigated. and that Mr. Duce had
been shown 90 be perfectly guiltless and
had been Immediately rcinstated by the
paper
The committee II is said viii endeavor
strenuousIy 20 verify the suspicion that
another member of the History Com
mittee, whose name has once or twice
been called into question. has received
money from the American Book con-
germ.
From tho present outlook 20 seems more
than probable that many interesting dis
closures will be made before the work OF
Investigation is completed