Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-05
TO SIFT THE RUMORS.
GRAND CAMPS INvEsTIcATIHa
COMMITTEES MEETS TUESDAY. 4
PLANS NOT YET HAppED OUT.
The Sessions May De Held I'm Lee
Lamp HafI-How the Inquiry Cams
About-Many witnesses to Ne susss
moned-PcrsonneI Of Committee. 4


Veteran Committee appointed to investls
gate certain rumors rejecting on the
loyalty to the organization Of sone mem
Der or members Of its History Commit
tee, VIII assemble az Murphys Hotd coa
conference, and II is their purpose Ia
begin the investigation on wednesday
morning, II practicable
No arrangements have yet been made
for the ommittee-indeed. II is not yet
determined at what place they win meeo,
but It is likely that the sessions will b
held at Lee Camp Hall. The memberu
Of this organization are anxious that
their commodious and comfortable hall
shall be used for this purpose. and II n
their intention to offer Il to the commits
tee, IL ii be possible for .hem to DO So
The hall is leased, though, for almost
every evening of the month to various
organizations of the city, and IL the oonss
mittee intend to sit at night IL will boz
come necessary to secure the consent
OF these organizations before any tendsn
OF the hall can be made. III II is impos-
sible TO secure Lee Camp Hall, the
committee will In all probability sie
either at Murphy's or at the PowhataQ
Club.
GETTING A LIST OF WITNESSES 4
Captain Thomas Elicit. Adjutant-Genes
raj Of the Grand Camp. has been busy
for some time getting together HIST %
witnesses who will be summoned to ap~
pear before the Investigating Committees
and several gentlemen who were prou1f~
nently identified with the Sons investign-
ton are actively at work collecting evil
dence to be submitted TO the committee II
cannot now be learned what they expsce
TO prove, but 1t is understood that some
interesting disclosures are likely to be
made.
THE committee who are to conduct the
Investigation are men OF high standing
in the State, and will. undoubtedly
prosecute their inquiry and probe TO the
very bottom of the rumors without fear
or favor Captain Micajah Woods, on
Charlottesville, lawyer or eminfm
ability, IS chairman of the committoas
and he has as his associates o. D. Mory
gan, Of Petersburg, businessman q
prominence; Major WaSns
ington Taylor, well-known merchaM c1
Norfolk; Colonel W. A. Smoot. O. weaithy
citizen Of Alexandria. and Judge Berry,
man Green of Danville. one OF the moss
brilliant jurists OF the State.
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
This committee was appointed SONS
weeks ago. The investigation ts tho out>
growth of q resolution offered In Leo
Camp on the evening OF Friday, Novcms
ber 5th. by Major T. A. Brander ana
amended by Judge George l. Christian
which reads
"Whereas. this camp has been informcd
that some Of the members Of the History
COMMITTEES OF the Grand Camp OF cone-
federate Veterans OF Virginia have been
In the employment of the American BOOK
Company, of New York, and have re-
ceived compensation for such employ
ment: and. whereas, IL is currently re-
ported and believed that some OF mess
members are still In the employment or
said book company; and, whereas, In the
opinion of this camp, such employment
is detrimental to the work and inhaencQ
of the Grand Camp OF Confederate Vete4
rams of Virginia as well AZ inconsisteny
with the position OF membership on said
History Committees:
"Resolyed, by r. r. Lee Camp, No. y
Veterans. Of Richmond, Va.s
That the Grand Commander be respects
fully requested TO appoint committee 20
thoroughly Investigate these rumors. "a
far as they may affect tho History Com-
mittee. or any other member or MEMBERS
of the Grand Camp. Confederate veterans
n Virginia, and we respectfully request the
Grand Commander OF Sons Of Confederato
Veterans OF Virginia TO take similar action
in their organization. and that this conf
municatlon be forwarded officially 70 the
grand commanders, requesting pronW
action"
xyataro ffup pa edfatelv took
,ognizance Of the resolutions, ana Grand
Cox appointed committee.
who acted also for Lee Camp sons afxt
conducted the recent Investigation, WIN
which the public Is quite familiar.
Grand Commander Stubbs, OF tho Vete-
-ans' Grand Camp, was away rom DIS
nome when the resolutions were adopteds
md hence it was some time before ne
made his appointments. He requested
ZEE Camp to recommend the members OK
he committee, and this request. was
complied with by the nomination OK
Aessrs. Woods, Morgan, Taylor, smoot'
md Colonel ]. J.. Fitzgerald, OK farm-
lille, Colonel Fitzgerald declined 70
serve. and Judge L. r. B. Wright. OF
essex, was named. he. TOO, dechneo
he Office and then Judge Green WAS
.bosen He accepted, and the COMMITTEES
vas complete.
WHY THE DELAY.
n had been intended that the commft-
ee should meet last month. but Captain
Woods was unable to give the matter at
ention at that time, and he consented
n sarve with the understanding that the
ommittee should not begin its work until
december Sth. OF course his wishes were