Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18
MANHOOD AND FOLKES
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAdE-'

snonsible for the Dispatch's not se,uhs
the resolution. A gentleman . iofses
who. but one who was interes,eo IA w
matter, came up to see me, or sem 10
uord do not remember which, 10 COINS
49,. 60 eco Colonel Cowardin about the
matter went down to see him about
n and told him that one OF the reporters
had failed to get those resolutions anu
the reporter claimed that one OF our COM.
rades had gone back on him. Coionei
cowardin accepted the explanation out
stiu blamed the man who was sent 10
the meeting. Then told Mahood ina.
the Dispatch raised the micniel hvou,
not getting those resolutions we nsu
talk, and / may have SAID that .ne
Richmond Dispatch, as Democ'a'io
paper, would not treat the resolutions ~
the same manner as the Richmond Times.
said I remember very well reading edi-
toriaIs I'm the Dispatch, which always
advocated southern histories. l VIII state
that the position / took in opposing the
resolutions was in great degree upon
the advice of Mr. Henry Tyler.
Here Mr.. Folkes attempted TO introduce
Mr. Tyler's letter to him. but the COM
mittee refused to admit 1t.
NO MESSAGE FROM THE DISPATCH.
Mr. Chesterman questioned Mr.. Folkes:
You do not undertake to say" said ne,
chat / sent any message by you TO Ma
hood?'
mo. SIR" replied Mr.. Folkes.
did Colonel Cowardin send any Dy
you?"
mo. sir" again replied the witness.
Mr.. Folkes was then questioned py
Chairman Lecky, who asked:
'sNow. Mr.. Folkes, did you have con-
ference with any one that night as 10
these resolutions?'
A. No. sir.
@. Did you give the resolutions 10 MI
Werner for publication In the TlmesF
A. / do not remember giving them 10
him II am not mistaken, Werner
scooped them up. He said: Where are
the resolutions?" / said: There on the
table" and he scooped them.
Mr.. Chesterman: Did you tell me that
when you came down TO plead for our re-
porter, who had not gotten the resoiu-
tons?
A. No, sir.
O. What did you tell me?
A. told you that the Sons would not
give the resolutions out.
HIS VISIT TO NORFOLK.
Mr.. Lecky: Did you have any CONFER
| ence with any one on Tuesday on the SUD-
| iect of these resolutions. as to their po-
| litical effect?
A. No, sir.
O. Where were you on Tuesday?
A. Right in town here.
o. Did YOU have any conference win
| any one Monday or Monday night.
A. No. sir.
O. Where were you on Wednesday!
| A. What day was that?
The LIST of September. Did you nave any
conference that day?
A. 1 do not think 1 had any conference
with anybody that day.
O. Were you in Richmond on Thursday?
A. No, sir; think not.
! Q. Where were you?
A. In Norfolk
O. Were you on professional business!
| A. Not exactly professional business.
| Business and pleasure connected. me
professional business 1 had in Norfolk on
| that trip did not amount to anything.
| O. Have you any objection TO telling US
| who you saw In Norfolk?
A. Who / saw? What lawyer? Mr. Ed.
Brockenbrough. / talked to him about d
claim 1 had against a party in NorlolK'
| / saw nobody else.
O. Were you not thrown with any rep
resentative of any book concern?
| A. Most undoubtedly l was not
O. Were you in Norfolk on Friday?
A. / was.
O. On same business as on Thursday?
A. Friday / was there on pleasure ohly'
| I think / spent the best portion OF my
| time at Virginia Beach.
Q. See any book men?
A. Most assuredly / did not.
@. Where were you on Saturday?
A. think l was in Norfolk Saturday.
Q. Have any conference with any book
people?
A. No. think came back Saturday.
O. Were you in Richmond on the 9th
| of September?
| A. Yes.
CALLED ON MIR. MASSEY.
O. Did you have any conversation with
| any one with regard to the vote that was
| going TO be made against the resolutions?
A. No, sir; 1 don't remember having
any.
Q. Did you have any conference with
| any official?
| A. don't remember any; it is right rar
back.
O. Did you have any conference with
Mr.. Massey that night?
A. AS / stated in my evidence before,
| / got a note from Mr.. Massey asking me
| to come to see him, and / did go, and
that is when / had the conference. Mr..
| Massey lOlQ me the CudfbS Hduc AGAIN
him had very roughly handled him. /
| don't remember all the conversation. He
asked me If i would let him come around
| that night / told him i had no au-
! thority to invite him around. but that
| 1 would take the risk: L did take the
| risk, and / told him If he took the risk
| he would have TO stand the chance OF be-
| ing put out.
@. Mr.. Folkes, where was that CONVEX
| sation with Mr.. Massey?
| A. Where he was topping-Eleventh
| and Clay streets.
| Q. Whose house?
| A. 1 could not tell you. / think it was
a boarding-house.
NO ONE ELSE THERE.
@. Any one else present?
| A. No.
@. Did you meet any book representa-
| tives?
A. No, sir.
@. Did you leave the house with any
one?
| A. 1 think / left by myself.
| Q. Whereabouts in that house was that
| conversation held?
| A. Downstairs, i think.
Q. Do you know in which room? Was
| ii In the parlor?
! A. think Ii was In the sitting-room.
@. Was 1t Mr. Masseys bedroom?
A. No; 1 did not have any CONVERSE
| ton with Mr.. Massey in his bedroom.
| Q. Any one present but Mr.. Massey?
| A. No.
@. And you left the house by your
self?