The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-06
KENNEDY ON NVITNES SIS STAND;
INQUIRY WILL END TO-DA z
Librarian Declares Wife Offered Him Money With
Which to Write History Of Virginia---sale Of Book
at Advance Price Interests Committee

WHICH W wv lltC AlolOIy
at Advance Price
1t was 5.15 o'clock when the commit
tee resumed, anu Mr. Il. Q. Bcil WAS
again called and questioned by Mir. Ken
nedy.
I1Avo you ever hnd any reason to
think you would not receive fair treat.
menc ut tho hands of the library author.
.itles?' he was asked.
Yes, STR
"Wllat?"
The fact that you bought the books
elsewhere. and OF your general attitude
to the local trade
Don't you Know that the Attorney
General hns decided that tho authorities
may buy the books where they pleasc?"
That is true. believe"
Don't YOU know that we spend
great deal of money here outside OF the
matter of buying books?"
u was speaking of book purchases"
What is my attitude to the local deal
ers, Mr.. Bell? ! want that very clearly
dcnned.''
when money became available for the
purclla SO of books you bought them else
where. without giving us u chance to
bid.
bid. I further heard Mr4 English say
that you had given orders that no books
were TO be bought from our house.
Mr.. Kennedy ana Mr.. Bell cross fired
for some time over tho cost of books
purchased by the former from G. p Puts
MANS Sons. Mr.. Kennedy said the
amount was only s1,175.76. He said fur
Their that Mr.. Bells estimate was sl,1s7.o6,
which was higher than tho amount
charged by Putnam. Mr. Bell denied
this. and said his figures were only
s1.05a.4s.
Rarely Ever Agreed.
They snapped sharply at ore another,
and once Mr. Kennedy said: Il know
what ] want to arrive at. / don't need to
ask You that
Il think this line OF procedure is de-
generating. gentlemen" said Mr.. Byrd
from the chair. "and it would be Il great
deal better for the questions to be asked
and answered directly"
Mr. Bell was cross-exnmined by the
librarian rs To various books purchased
from Putnam. and witness considerably
modified his former testimony as to
equality and to prices in many instances.
In short. Mr.. Bells testimony was pune
tured In many places. and time and again
he admitted that he did not know of
certain modifying facts and circum-
stances apparently favorable to Mr.. Ken
nedy's position, when he testified at
former meeting of the COMMITTEES. Wit
ness repeated, in answer to question
by Mr.. Meredith. that the reason he did
not bid was because he did not think he
would set Is fair deal.
II tried to get MIR. Kennedy to allow
us to bid, because I thought we should
have show" said Mr. Bell Il finally
did not bid. because OF this Investigation.
Now. AR. Bell, didn't You decline to
bid, asked Mr.. Meredith, because you
felt that YOU could not meet the prices?''
"No. sir: that was not the reason. I
have given the reasons fully
Mr.. Meredith tried hard to make Mr..
Bell admit that he had done Mr.. Kennedy
an injustice, but he would not make the
admission.
Don't You know you done him an in
5ustice?' asked the lawyer perslstently.
NO. sir; / won't say that" was the
reply.
Kennedy on Stand.
1t was 4;20 r. NJ. when Mr.. Kennedy
took tho chair. He was questioned by
AIR. Byrd.
"M-. Kennedy. Nj. Bell has testified
that you had given orders that no more
book, should be bought from him. Did
you give such an order2"
No, sir; no such order is IN force IN
the State Library
did you say to Mr.. Evans or Mrs.
wanted no moro books bought in Rich
monde
81 made no statement on this line
You took. believe. a good deal OF
interest in securing these travelling libra
ries. did you not?"
Yes. SIR
'Ir your report on the subject you
say that you had about thirty applicn-
tons for these libraries; were they on
file AZ the time IN your ofce?''
u cannot say all the papers were ac-
tuaily on file. There We're certainly that
many Inquiries"
"I1ere is the file, a1r. Kennedy. AMI
there docz not appear to be single
! appllcat ton on IT,
| u an, sure VIC had correspondence from
those people. and Il war considered that
| they were applications"
AS to Jurisdiction.
The only point IS that there were no
(, applications on hle." said Mr.. Byrd.
when you were lighting for the appro-
priatto.i."
"If Tho correspondence IL in tho
Library can produce It."
4 Here Mr. Meredith wished Mr.. Ken
ncdy 70 have five minutes IN which
to get the papevs.
Mr.. StroGa inquired # this matter re-
ferred 70 the subject OF sctool-traveI-
Ing libraries In any way, and sir. n en-
ne0y replied In the negative. Mr..
strode then aatd he would have 10 ex-
cHpt for the reason that these queg-
tons "etc not within the scope OF
th!s inqu!ry. He thought II anybody
vent into th!s branch. s. should be the
Library board.
Chairman Byrd dl&sensed from lniA
yew- and he Was supported by Mr.
7 Coz, and ar Kennedy Wan directed to
proceed.
! The chairman and Hr. Cox hcic that
Mr. Kennedy had gone into these mat.
tors on his sta EeineGt IN chief. and that
clearly opened tbs way for crosg- cx-
animation upon them
now Ar. fennec1." gpid Mr. Byrd
III that record which you eubmi,ted
bf thiE subnsct rsprehents tfls true sIt.
lation, ! only ask goa TO produce 1nost
latteFpD
y Hfall Have n F,tI, my stsnographe'
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