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

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his testimony previously given, as indi
Gated. His testimony was as follows:
| would like to state. Mr.. Chairman and
| gentlemen, that the last time ! was or
| the stand I was asked the question as tS
| whether I met any one when / came ou
| of the home at Eleventh and Clay, and
| as II is utterly impossible for me TO re
member everything which transpired
many weeks ago, / stated that did not
| remember that / came out with anybody
but, since reading my evidence. my
memory Is refreshed, and did meet ;
| gentleman as / came out OF this voard
| ing-house at Eleventh and Clay.
Mr.. Lamb: Q. Who was that gen.
| tleman?
A That gentleman was Mr.. ]. w.
| Womack
@. Where did you meet him?
| A AS we came out
q. Did you meet him out In front Of
| the house?
A AS we'll as I remember, met him
| In the passage as l came out.
Q. Met him in the passage?
A. Yes.
Q. OF the house in which Mr.. Mas
sey was?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr. Lecky: Q. Where was Mr.. Wo-
him-which direction, from the street or
from some part of the house?
A. He joined me as i went out.
@. He must have come out of tho
house at the time?
A. AS we went out, he went out-yes,
sir.
Q. Was Mr.. Womack a boarder at
that house?
A. l could not say; would not sup
pose that he was
q. Mr.. Massey was boarding there?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Lamb: @: How far did you walk
with Mr.. Womack after you came out?
A. About one squaEe; then he went on
down his way and Bwent my way.
O. Can you explain how IL was that
you forgot that Mr.. Womack was there
when he was the most important man
figuring in this matter?
A. might explain that, Mr.. Lamb:
did not pay much attention to the occur
renee and / can't remember every lit
tie thing that happens, and / just asked
the committee to permit me to make
that correction.
MR.. VESTS ABSENCE.
Mr.. Lecky: Did you say. Captain
Wise, that Mr.. West was in Norfolk
yesterday?
tdpldln hlSes 1eS, SIT.
Mr.. Lecky: He was there for the pur-
pose Of getting some evidence?
Captain Wise: l think he was there for
the purpose of getting some evidence.
Mr.. Lecky: We will proceed. Captain,
up to the point at which Mr.. Vests tes-
timony may be involved. We had the
first meeting Of this committee on Fri
day. At the special request of Mr. West
it was postponed until Wednesday; then.
at your request on last evening, we did
not allow any witness to go upon the
stand that affected his testimony; but
the facts are just these: That we are
here to investigate rumors seriously af-
fecting the character of several men,
bers of our camp and the Grand Camp
of Virginia, and we do not feel that IL
we dispose Of all the evidence within
our reach tonight and have sufficient
time to take up this West matter, that
we should again postpone rne case. for
the reason that, until the verdict OF this
committee is made public these men are
condemned by rumor. and II Is in JUS
tice to them that we intend to proceed
as rapidly as possible. With that un-
derstanding you can defer any argument
until we arrive at the point Of putting
that testimony on the stand; then we
will discuss 1t. 1t may be that other
testimony will consume all the evening.
| hope that you think that Is fair, Cap
tain?
Captain Wise: 1 do. sir: 1 do. ] don't
think all your decisions are correct, but
I think you have been very fair.
Mr.. Lecky: We have the law with US
on one side, and the rest OF us know
very little of anything.
Captain Wise: / don't agree with you
there. Q4aughter)
Mr.. Lamb: With which, Captain?
Oaughter)
CAPT. WISE VOLUNTARY COUNSEL
Captain Wise: Mr.. Lecky, | would like
to say that 1 appear as counsel for Mr..
Folkes; / do that voluntarily. / want
IL understood ] am not here as any paid
attorney. l have as much interest in
this question as anybody in this hall,
and l have as much interest In its pro-
per decision. will do as much for the
protection of the Confederates against
Misrepresentation as any man. and
think | have just about as much inter-
est as any other man in that direction.
| appear voluntarily for him because he
Is a friend, and also. because l think
that every young man in his position
ought to have a fair and impartial hear
ing. and / think he ought to be aided
in bringing out these facts and for that
reason / volunteer.
MIR. Arden Howell Testihes.
Mr.. Arden Howell was then sworn as
witness and testified as follows:
Mr.. Lamb: Q. Mr.. Howell, what is your
business?
Al am secretary OF the Title Insur-
ance Company.
O. Where did you live, Mr.. Howell, on
or about the 1st of September?
A. lived at the southeast corner Of
Eleventh and Clay streets.
O. Who kept that house? Did you board
there?
A. boarded there with Mrs. Morris.
O. Did Mr.. Massey live at that house
or board there?
A. He very frequently boarded there;
yes, sir.
o. Do you know whether or not Mr.
Massey was at that house on the 9th of
September?
A. 1 couldn't tell you whether he was
there on the night OF the 9th Of Septem-
ber.
o. Could you tell me whether he was
there on the night that the Massey-Ma-
hood resolutions were defeated in r. Il.
Lee Camp, No. IL
A. Yes, sir; he was there.
@. Did you see Mr.. Massey that night?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you see Mr.. Folkes when he
came there?
A. No, sir; didn't see Mr. Follkes when
he came there, that / know OF.
O. Did you see Mr.. Folkes there?
A. / saw him leaving there; yes. sir.
O. Whom was he with?
A. He was with DR.. Massey and ]. w.
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