The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11


he remained until womack gave the name
OF the official referred TO.
Mr.. Womack then proceeded with his
testimony. in the course of which IL be-
came apparent that the past grard COM
mander referred to in his telegram was
Colonel John Cussons. That gentleman.
who was seated on the edge OF the plat
form. at once demanded an explanation
which was at once given by the witness,
showing that there had been only one
conference between them. and that Of a
nature which the whole world might have
heard.
The witness then went on to make
statement bearing On the case in hand,
before which, however, he alluded TO the
recent investigation held by the Sons OF
Veterans saying that he would
have appeared before that body and tcs-
tined had 1t not been that he saw the
Sons had no regard for the rules Of
evidence or the rights OF man. besides
dragging in dead men 10 testify.
THE CHECKS AGAIN.
After this fling at the Sons, Mr.. Wo-
mack went on to testify as to how Colo
mel stubbs came TO have received checks
from him TO the amount of 800 and
here there was a wide discrepancy be
tween the testimony Of Colonel Stubbs
and Womack. The latters version was
that he had become indebted 10 Colonel
So, or
poker played in Birmingham in the sum
mer of 1894 The parties in that game,
he said, were Colonel Stubbs Mr.. Geo
Booker. Captain r. T. Henry and him
self. The game the witness said. lasted
until about 4 o'clock in the morning at
which time the only winners were Colo
mel Stubs. who was away ahead Of the
game and Mr. Booker. who was about
s. to the good.
At the above named hour said the wit
ness. the wearied gamesters retired. all
OF them sleeping in the same room, in
which there were two beds. Colonel
Stubbs and Mr.. Booker occupied one and
Captain Henry and himself the other
About o'clock in the morning, he
went on, Colonel Stubbs, who had to
attend a meeting OF the History Com
mittee arose and left the room. followed
shortly afterwards by Mr.. Booker. Cap
tain Henry and himself slept until
O'Clock the door meanwhile being left un-
locked.
Whom tho two aroeo IN dress Canfafn
Henry discovered that some one had en-
tered the room and taken from his vest
$40 in cash and a handsome gold watch
and chain valued at 800. Captain Henry
and himself, said Mr.. Womack, were
thus left penniess. and a consultation
was held to devise ways and means to
raise the wind. Captain Henry left the
room. he said. and shortly thereafter re-
turned. saying that he had borrowed 800
from Senator Stubs. The witness went
on TO relate that he himself was at that
time indebted TO Captain Henry TO con-
siderable amount, and that at the lat
ter's request he agreed to repay Colonel
Stubbs the $500 borrowed from him.
Under questioning Mr. Womack went
on to say that on the 18th day Of the fol-
lowing October he had been in Richmond,
and hearing that Colonel Stubbs was in
town went down to see him at the Ex-
change Hotel and rendered him two
checks-one for 5000 TO cancel the loan
obtained by Captain Henry, and the
other for $50 TO square up his poker debt.
HOW WERE THEY OBTAINED?
The facts above given said the witness.
constituted the true story Of the passing
OF checks between himself and Colonel
Stubs. He was amazed. however. no
continued. TO see these checks in the pos
session Of the committee. He himself,
ne declared. had not seen them from the
moment he gave them to Colonel Stubs.
until the present As a reason for this
he explained that he had not requested
the National Bank of Petersburg to write
up his account until a very short time
ago. when the checks paid TO Colonel
Stubs were not among those returned to
him.
The witness !ntimated at this point
that he might have recourse to courts of
justice TO compel Mr.. Baughman to dis
close wherer he got the checks.
Mr. Baughman at once arose to his feet,
and addressing the chairman. said that
a court could compel him to give the de-
sired information. but he would never
divulge 1t otherwise.
Mr.. Womack then laid the foundation
for another investigation. He charged
that not very long ago an official Of Lee
Camp had approached him in the lobby
Of Murphy's Hotel. and called his atten-
ton to an article in the Richmond Dis
patch, wherein the writer intimated that
there might be a change in the text books
used in sae schools. including histories
readers and spoilers.
Mr.. Womack said that this official told
him that the article designated was his
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