The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-04
STUBS. WOMACK CHECKS.
NJ. Greer 3. Baushmau Tells Row He
Got Possession Of Them.
WAS SUMMONED BY The GRAND JURY
Serecd to Give tho international Mr.
Montgomery West Found Them in =
Pile of Rubbish Left at His Store
by MIR. j. W. Womack.

The creek mystery has been fully ex-
plsned at last. Ever since the commit
Ice Of The Grand Camp Confederate Wee
rams. appointed to look into the charge
mat member OF the History Conn
,,.tce OF that camp had improperly re-
es,cd compensation from the American
BOOK Company. met in Lee Camp Han
IT. this city and based their report 'hd'
Colonel James n. Stubs was the guilty
Marty upon two cancelled checks made
payable to his order. and signed oy d
" womaok. the agent for the American
Book Company the public has been anx-
,ously inquiring where those damaging
hits Of paper were obtained.
HISTORY OF THE CHECKS.
As will be recalled. Mr.. Greer H.
Baughman. head Of the Baughman sta
fiorary Company than whom no man
stands higher IN this city. was the gem
sicinan from whose hands the checKs
were received by Major Norman V. Ran
doph. who turned them over 10 the
committee.
on tn, stand Mr. Baughman was asked
10 toll where he obtained the checks. but
that he had pledged his word 10 the
gentleman who gave them to him never
10 tell without his permission.
Tho committee declined 10 press Nj.
Taushman on that point the chairman
ruling that as the checks were in evidence
and admitted 10 be genuine. It made no
difference how they were obtained and
that the decision OF the committee would
be in no wise altered even II II should
turn out that the check. had been stolen
or obtained by any disrcputable means.
since the trial. the friends of Colonel
Stubs. notably General George j. Humid
les. his adviser and attorney. have con-
tended that II was an all-impOrtant mat
ter that IL should be known how the
checks were gotten Colonel Stubs,
himself over his own signature. has
charged that they were obtained in an
impre,pcT T1annor. ana Mr. J. W. Womack
mas dccla~ed that he would use legal
means TO punish the man who took MS
property.
GENERAL IfUNDLEY'S TEXT.
Gene raj Hundlcy. i'm two letters. has
made the checks his text, and insisted
that Il ,c public should be info rmed where
they anne from.
Thro, lgh all this verbal storm Mr..
Raughr can has remained silent. Keeping
bis ple lee although mis- character was
ftFpItet llN HSSulifus ~ - "f-'
mai ha would never speak until forced
- n IN, by q duly constituted court OF
Justice his friends determined that ne
sho,ld ,have the opportunity 10 silence
his assT llants.
mon infcrna alton furnished by them,
,herefora the grand jerry o: the hus'-
,ues Court. which assembled Yesterday
FOR the January term. fcrn aily sum
mo,ed MI. Paughman before 1t. and ask
I'd n
Gin and history of the much-taiHed oil
chech ;. A.
Tbe,l the explanation was made. as MT
paugh man was compelled TO speak. He
told I'm jury that he had been given the
checks by Mir. Montgomery West. OF ths
firm OF West Johnston & Co, which
failed :, me time since.
some , ears ago Mr.. j. w. Womack
had desk room in the store OF West,
ohrston A Co. located on Main street
between "A NTH and Tenth. When he re-
moved his quarters there was left behind
Great d.t ] of w.ste paper which was
cleared out when he iirm failed. Then
II was that these checks caught the eye
If Mr. Montt omor" West. Thdt gentle
man knowirt Cc.onel Stubs position
ana also that of Mr. Womack was partic-
yarly struck by the fact that member
~ the Confede rate Veterans committee
Aould be receiv NJ money from the agent
Of "A concern W Use books were In use
in the public sCht ~ Of the state against
the protest of the old soldiers.
GAVE THEM NO MIR. BAUGHMAN.
Mr.. West, therefore. turned them over
90 Mr.. BaUghman n ardent supporter OF
nll that pertains 70 the good of the
Confederate veteran. With the balance
Of the history of the checks the public
is familiar.
The grand jury aftar hearing the infor-
nation given by Mr. Baughman deemed
10 necessary that further light should be
thrown on the subject. and upon re-
quest was granted perm lisson TO adjourn
until Thursday. the 9th of January. when
the case will be fully investigated
At that time a number OF witnesses.
II is said will be summoned. among them
Majors Norman V. Randolph and Thomas
A. Brander. Mr.. J. w. Womac1. and
probably the officials Of the National
Bank Of Petersburg Mr.. West. also. Will
be asked TO be on hand
MR. BAUGHMAN SEEN
Mr.. Greer Baughman. IL speaking of
The matter last night. said he supposed
mat the checks in question had been
found By Mr.. West when the firm OF
West. johnson q Co. failed in February.
1876, but that he had not received them.
nor had any intimation Of their existence
rntii last October a few days before the
meeting Of the Grand Camp
Mr.. Baughman said further that he had
given the grand jury all the information
IN his possession. ard did not know
whether he would be summoned TO appear
again on Thursday.
Mr.. Baughmsn SAID that so far as he
knew Mr.. West had found no other
checks In the waste paper besides those
payable 10 Colonel Stubs.
Although Mr. Rauqhman bad no so,s
nation OF who would be summoned TO
testify on Thursday. he thought il prob
ably that Colonel John Cussons might be
among them, as he was one OF the gentle
men TO whom he had shown the checks