Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18

MT. LAND: lou sara tney "'~
lish histories?
A. ! did say no.
WHY HE RESIGNED.
Q. The History Committee Oh TINS
camp, of which you are a member aiu
not have to pass on anything put ms
tories. did they?
A. The older members or the COM
mittee thought 1t best, as II had oech
intimated that certain members .epls
scented publishing houses, that snoutu
take the step did. and thought II ene
older members Of wise Judgment thousn'
a member should not represent pupnsA-
ing houses, had better get on the eohi-
mittee, and ] did get of. befors at
tended any meetings at all.
Q. What older members DO you reie'
to?
A. I should say Major Branoer anu
Major Randolph. I do not know wnethe.
they are members of any committee' pu'
they made the charge that certain MEM
bers were employed by publishihg-nouse'
and / desired to get of the coHiiii.'ee
O. I notice in your testimony tnat III
asking you questions i use the VIZ
represent" and you use the woro
meet" DO you draw any distinction De-
tween the words?
A. No: / do not draw any DISTINCTION
Chairman Lecky: Have you had con-
versation with any one since the appoint
ment of this committee?
A. A conversation with reference 10
what?
TALKED WITH MIR. woMACK.
O. With reference to the resolutions
that this committee was appointed 10
investigate.
A. / think / stated at the last meet
ing that on one occasion / was going
down the street; that these rumors were
being circulated; that gentleman
whose name ! gave and whose name
Won know 1 stated, that gentleman MI
]. w. Womack, came up 10 mel tnlhk
/ was in Murphy's Hotel-and said:
understand you are counsel Tor the
American Book Company. How did you
get it?'
O. Mr.. Womack said that?
A. Yes. sir.
Mr.. Lecky: Have you had any con-
versation other than that one at Muir
phys and the>one at the City Han, that
you mentioned last Friday?
A. These are the only ones / recollect.
Q. Mr.. Folkes, do you ever go hshlhg:
A. Why, certainly j do. L would ike
to be on a fishing trip now, because
think this committee Is worse than any
lawyers l know.
O. Did you go fishing the week THESE
resolutions were pending?
A. No. / was invited to go, but did not
WISHED HE WAS FISHING.
Q. Did you go fishing on the 9th OF
September?
A. | most assuredly did not. L wish
Rcnf nd Cta
week.
@. Did you buy any bait?
a. No. sir. 1t is as much as / can dc
to buy bread.
O. Were you with Mr.. West when he
bought any bait on the 9Th of September
A. never bought any bait for Mr.
West.
O. Did Mr. West buy any?
A. / never saw him.
O. You did not see him have any?
A. No.
O. You did not see him go fishing?
A. No, did not.
@. Mr.. Folkes, you made a statement In
cross-examining Mr.. Duce in which reie-
renee was made to theatre tickets. Gan
you tell this committee how you cams
into possession of that informatlonE
A. Let's see now. SUNNI scheieA'"h 'N
telling me. but / would not give his
name. because it was given me in CONN.,
dence. | want 1t 10 be distinctly under
stood that don't want 10 question Mr..
Duce with regard to those tickets. j
have found out since that certain mat
tiers were connected with that which 1
would not be a party to causing Mr..
Duce to have TO be cross-examined on.
WOULD NOT GIVE THE NAME.
O. Give us the party's name who told
you?
A. would not give the name OF the
party who told me for anything In The
world.
O. was 1t Mr.. Cowardin7
A. No.
@. Mr.. Chesterman7
A. No.
q. Mr.. Boudar?
A. No.
Q. Mr.. Theodore Ellyson?
A. No.
O. Mr.. Minter?
A. No
@. Mr.. Stamperf
A. No.
Q. Mr.. Woodfn?
A. No.
Q. Mr.. Boykin?
a. No; nor Mr.. west: That Is what
you are coming to. And Mr.. Graves did
not tell me. / know them all. Not SIN
gle employee OF the Richmond Dispatch.
@. Did you get your information from
If a theatre mr. anV music