Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19

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stopped at the house since l have been
there. met him there. though. he mas
been around there In the evenings good
q. DO you know whom he was visit
ing?
A. No. sir. do not; suppose. though.
Il was Captain Henry.
Mr.. Lamb What is Captain Henry's
business?
A. lie Is agent Tor some book concern.
Mr.. Edmund Christian Called.
Mr.. Edmund Christian was then sworr
as witness. and testified as follows:
Mr.. Lamp: Are you a member of X. f.
Lee Camp. No. i?
A. Yes. sir. off
Q. Where did you reside. Mr.. Christian
on the 9th of September last?
A. Eleven hundred and one east Clay
eleventh and Clay.
@. Were you there on the evening OF
the 9Th of September?
A, Yes. sir.
@. Did you see Mr.. Massey there?
A. Yes. sir.
@. Did you see any one else there?
A. Yes, sir; / saw Mr.. Folkes and Mr..
Womack.
Q. Where were they?
A. met them as / came in. / came In
from the street, and met Mr.. Womack
and Mr.. Folkes in the hall coming out.
O. From which direction were they
coming?
A. They were coming out by the street
homecoming out of the hall. met them
almost at the door.
@. Almost at the door. coming down the
hall?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Was Mr. Massey with them?
A. i don't remember seeing Mr.. Massey
with them.
@. You met them as you were coming
in; you met them coming out-those two
together?
A. Yes, sir. I don't remember seeing
Mr.. Massey with them at that time; no,
sir.
Mr.. Lecky: Did you stop Mr.. Folkes and
speak to him or not-you know him very
well?
A. Yes, sir; know Mr.. Folkes.
@. Did you stop him?
A. Yes, sir; I stopped him and spoke TO
him at the door.
Mr.. Lamb: What took place between
you?
A. really can't remember what said
to him-just a casual remark.
Q. Did you see them go out on the street
together?
A. Mr. Womack went down the steps
to the street, and waited there until Mr..
Folkes came out.
@. Which way did they go then?
A. never noticed.
A. didn't see Mr.. Massey with them;
no. sir
Mr.. Lecky: Were you at the supper
table that night?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Did you see Mr. Massey at the
table?
A. Yes, sir; sat next to him.
z. He was in the house?
A. Yes. sir.
Captain Wise: Were you at the camp
that night?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. How did you vote on the resolution?
A. l didn't vote, sir, at all.
Mr.. Werner's Explanation Given.
Mr.. w. ID. Chesterman, being sworn as
a witness. testified as follows:
Mr.. Lamb: Q. Mr.. Chesterman, you are
with the Dispatch?
A. Yes, sir
Q. Mr.. Chesterman, have you ever had
any conversation with Mr.. Werner of the
Times, in reference to how the Mahood-
Times on the night that they were in
troduced in the camp; or. in other words,
how the Times got a Scoop on the Dis
patch that night?
A. Yes, Sir
Q. How did he say he obtained those
resolutions, Mr.. Chesterman?
Captain Wise: Is this put in to contra
diet your own witness
Mr.. Lamb: No, sir. We have no wit
nesses. Captain; we are not here as plain
tiff defendant, prosecuting. or defending;
we are trying to get at the truth of this
matter We have no power of making
Mr.. Werner testify. We have had him
on the stand and cross-examined him and
him, and he would not
testify, and we could not make him tes-
tify. We are going to prove by Mr..
Chesterman how Mr.. Werner got the
Captain Wise: Mr.. Chesterman doesn't
know.
Mr.. Lamb: We can prove what Mr..
Werner told him. We have no power
of making Mr.. Werner testify; we have
tried that, and Mr.. Werner will not tes-
tify.
Mr.. Lamb: Q. Did you have any con-
versation with Mr.. Werner. did you say?
A. Yes, sir.
q. WhenY
A. This morning.
@. How did he say he got those resolu-
tons?
A. From Mr.. Folkes.
Q. Did he explain to you how it hap
pened?
A. Yes, sir; he did
Q. wish you would tell us what he
said.
A. Well, he was very anxious for me
to know that it was not true, as Mr..
Folkes said that he had ''swiped" them
off the table, He said Mr.. Folkes gave
them to him.
Captain Wise: You say you got that
from him this morning?
A. This morning.
Q. Did he come to you or you go to him?
A. He came to me.
Q. At the Dispatch Office?
A. At the Dispatch Office He said that |
Mr.. Folkes took them out of the record |
book, which he held in his hand. He |
had book in his hand this way (witness |
and took them out and gave |
them to him. fasi
Mr.. Lamb: would like to state. in |
justice to Mr.. Chesterman, that he did |
not volunteer that testimony about Mr.. |
Werner ! obtained 1t from another |
source, and put him on the stand against |
his protest.
Captain Wise: Since you have made that |
statement, will you state the source from |
which you obtained it?
Mr. Lamb: / will cheerfully. / can't /
recall. Captain Wise. to save my life; II |
IAN recall 1t ] will let you know. / could |
not recall il to save my life. / have /