The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10


could prove II. and he said he could not
q. He was the member OF the History
Committee that stated that he expected
20 be able to prove It when the report or
the committee came In: and when you
saw him afterwards. about the time OF
the report. he said that he still believed
~. but was not yet In position 10 prove
it,
A. Yes. sir.
O. Unless you can make a statement
throwing further light upon the subject,
or upon some other member Of the His
tory Committee, we will suspend your
examination for the present.
carr. HdZLEWOOD'S CRITICISM
As Historian of Pickett Camp lie Exam
ined Two Histories.
Major Randolph then stood aside, and
Captain NJ. W Hazlewood took the stand.
Captain Lakewood | will say hrst that
| did not understand ! was summoned
here as a witness. | understood | was
called as member of the committee.
Before YOU commence my examination,
would like TO make a statement. which
will explain my position In this matter.
belong To George T.. Pickett Camp. and
they have number OF articles which
are read at various meetings there. and
IN order 10 have somebody TO take care
of them. they created an Office. caliing
it Historian and they elected me as
historian OF the camp That Is All the
title / have 70 be called an historian. IL
makes me mad sometimes for people TO
call me historian. 1 have no pretcnsions
that way.
| was a delegate 10 the meeting OF the
Grand Camp at Charlottesville. and was
there elected to the History Committee.
Believing IL 10 be my duty 10 examine
these histories and see II / thought there
were any errors IN them. | took ~
Barnes History. and soon found II wal
not proper 10 be taught in our schools
1t was taught in Richmond and that Il
the way ! took that up first | appeared
before the School Board. and tried t.
get them to stop using that In the
schools.
| then undertook 10 examine Shinni
History. and found it was full Of errors
especially as TO the Army OF Northern
Virginia. I have never undertaken TO eN-
anime into the other armies, but thu
Army OF Northern Virginia | am very
well read up on | wrote q criticism OF
that history and showed II 10 the chair
man of the History Committee. Dir.
Stubs and he borrowed IL from me. J
don't know what disposition he made OF IL
afterwards.
About April. iS96-that was last year
| received a letter from Mr. Stubs. stat
ing that he had written a circular letter
TO the History Committee. and asked me
II had ever receiN ed IL. and stating how
IT was TO go around TO the various mem
bers OF the committee. | had not received
IT at that time. but some time In June
l did receive that letter. and | was sur
prsed when | read II 10 see that II was
resolutions carrying out my criticisms
and endorsing ShInn's History. | was sur
prised 10 find that he had i'm his posses
sion my criticism Of that history.
There were seven members OF the COM
mittee at that time My recollection Is
that three Of the committee approved ths
history. and three did not. assigning "a
their reason. according TO my recolloc'
ton. that the matter ought TO be- present
ed TO the Grand Camp.
Shinn's History, you will understand. IL
published by the American Book Com
pany. and so is Barnes. or is owned by Il.
Being the fourth man TO do so on COM
mlttee. | made an endorsement on that
circular. agreeing with those who said
that we ought not 10 endorse a history
without submitting IL 10 the Grand Camp.
THE ENDORSEMENT
I don't know anything about this mat.
ter. but l want to call attention 10 that.
and | N'ant 10 read the endorsement /
made on the letter. because It is vim
dication Of myself In this matter. and be-
cause. being opposed 10 both Barnes and
Shinn's histories all the time. I couldn't
be connected with the American Book
Company.
Witness reads his endorsement on circu-
lar letter. as follows:
Received June p 1896.
! concur i'm the opinion expressed that
the committee should first submit its re-
concentrations 10 the Grand Camp. IL
IS a fact which should have some lnnu-
ence. that the American Book Company
is the owner Of both Shinn's and Barnes
School Histories. while II we propose 10
have a history prepared by "A Southern
author. we ought also TO consider the
propriety Of sustaining the publishing
houses established by Southern men.
Shinn's history is no Improvement on
Barnes. az least so far as the military
events Of the late war are concerned.
which were evidently compiled from un-
official sources.
VI. w HAzIEWOOD
This exhibiting another letter. is
letter from him stating how the letter
went around. ! suppose he can tell you
bers Of the committee and suppose they
can all tell you abour Il. II was a letter
recommending Shnn's history and ask
ing the committee 10 endorse IL 10 the
camps and get them to use II all through
Virginia.
Q. Can you tell what became Of tina;
circular?
A. Yes. sir. gave IL back 20 Colonel
Stubs. ! was the last one II was q 30
10. | recolIect Captain Cussons took the
same ground did
| want 10 say. In regard 10 the state
ment Of Major Randolph. .that ! DO not
remember making that statement. hut
Major Randolph is generally pretty &C.
curate. and I will say that II he saws I
said II. must have said II. ! though, q.
anyhow II made that remark about
the same old story il was because our
History Committee never sat, and Nc
had nothing else 10 write about.
With reference 10 this History Commit
tee. had heard OF these rumors. I think
SIR. Baughman told me about the checks.
and II a man receives checks from a
company. II Is very evident that he is In
the employ Of that company
@. BY Chairman Woods: What be-
came OF that circular or article that YOU
wrote crtlcisiDg one N the histories
Was IL ever published and II not why
not?
LOANED 1T TO MR.. sTUBBs.
A. No. sir. met Mr.. Stubs In the
Senate chamber. and he asked me 10 lend
IL 10 him. Whether he returned Il 20 me.
I don't know. | can't find II In my
papers.
O. Was it your purpose 70 have Il