The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-18


y.-uo US Two qucstions-has he been
examined mere to-mgntf
| Al told YOU tnal A would not ~ any
| further.
| AR Golacn: Was he newspaper re-
porter!
A. 1 will not answer that.
q. 10y Mr Lamb: Dld he testify last FRI
day nIghtY
| a told you / would not answer any
| further.
O. Won't you say whether he testified
last Friday night or nots
| "A. No.
| %. some one told you. you say?
| A. did not say %. SIR
| o. / thought you did. You do not want
| 10 leave me under a false impression, do
| you?
lam afraid you are laboring under a
good many false impressions. If you are
| letting your Impressions from the evil
| dence that has been given In here.
O DO I understand you TO say that
| sone one did tell you that Mr.. west did
represent the American Book Company!
won't answer any more questions
q Rnt Won did say that some one told
Won ne represented book company!
a. did not say so.
Witness here left the stand.
DIFFICULT EXPLANATIONS
Mr. w. ID. Chesterman then took the
stand. ala
NJ Fo,lcs GO down to see you about
tho Massey resolutions any time after
thev were Introduced. and published IN
The Times newspaper! 49,. mara
A. Yes. sir: the very day they were
publjshed I'm The Times he came u Soo
me. ,,,
q. WHY did he come 10 see you
am under the impression ne am
down to see me about another M
but anyhow. 1t was the nrs' 'iine AZ an
seen him to know him. and ne maui d"
| explanation as TO now inc
| got into The Times.
O what explanation did he give!
a. cannot recall II now. .
n Won heard his testimony here TO-
night?
A. Yes, sir. .ora
O.-Was the explanation he gave ne'e
tonight the same as he made you
A.-Nc sir: this is the first tinle nav
| over heard that explanation " had
49,, tha, same exclamation before. 7
would have been very angry. and don't
| think he would ever have come TO my
| oeicc apain As II is. he has been 10 see
mo several time since on professional
matter and / have always treated MN
| kindly.
o'--Tbat was not the explanation he
| gave 10 YOU at the timeF
A.-Not by any means
BY Mr.. Lccky-IIave you had any con
ference with the members OF the hlstoi5
| Committee as to these Tumors: breads 20
witness the names OF the mempers c0i"-
posing the committee).
al. haven't GnnKGn
| single member of the committee on the
subject. except Mr.. Folkes, who cane
| to me and made this explanation.
nv Mr. Folkes-What explanation did l
| give yon? -.
Al have been trying to recall it, but
| IT is impossible for me TO do So
Mr. Folkes-Did I not tell you that
Mr.. Werner may have "swiped' those
| resolutions off of the desk?
Mr.. Chesterman-No sir.
Mr. Folkos-You do not remember the
| conversation very well. do you?
Mr.. Chesterman-I remember that part
very well. if you had tad mt then what
| have heard from yourself tonight, that
would have been the last ! would have
| had to do with you. because ] would nave
| been very angry.
MIR Folkes-Why. because Mr.. Werner
| got the resolutions?
| Mt Ckesterman-Because ] understood
| he got them through Encouragement
with you?
Mr.. Folkes-He never got them through
| pre-arrangement with me.
| Mr. Chesterman-in that case OF course
| could have made no complaint but II
| YOU had told me tnat he had gotten
| them through pre-arrangement win YOU
| | would have been very angry. As IL
| th.,,-. 70, ~ q
| excuse for Mr.. Duce, who had been as
/ signed To make a report of that meet
| ing.
| Mr.. Folkes-You do not remember then'
| the explanation / made?
Mr.. Chesterman-I know it could not
| have been the explanation you made
| here tonight. Anything but that.
Mr. Lecky-Did he come to you TO
| plead in behalf of Mr. Duce?
Mr. Chesterman-Yes sir
Mr. Lecky-That was on Tuesday?
Mr.. Chesterman-Yes sir.
| THE MAN WHO GOT THE SCOOP"
MIR. Clarence Werner next took the
| stand.
BY Mr.. Lamb-What is your occupa-
| ton?
Al am a reporter on The Times.
O.-Were you assigned 20 report the
meeting of the Sons of Veterans on
Monday night August Goth. when the
| Manhood resolutions were introduced?
Ayes sir.
DIN newspaper phraseology you got
| a Scoop on the Dispatch.
A-That is what it is called
Q.-!iow did you happen TO get the
upperhard of the Dispatch on that occa-
| sion?
OIL got the resolutions in perfectly
legitimate and proper way
@. How did you get them?
| A. That Is all ! can say.
| g. l will state that before you reached
here this evening the committee had very
| fun testimony as To how these resolu-
tions were gotten by Won. Mr. Mahood
| has stated as TO how they were gottch;
| Mr. Folkes has also stated and we want
| YOU TO tell us how you got them?
a. ! can only repeat that | got them
| in a perfectly legitimate way. ! would
not have gotten them otherwise.
| O. Mr.. Manhood has testified that he
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