The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-07
He Refers to Some as
Cheap Men With
Cheap Ideas.
EVIDENT FEELING
is ENGENDEREDs
Librarian Occupies Stand All Day
and Submits Volumes Of Docu-
mentary Evidence Affi-
davit From Putnam.
Other Interesting
Developments.

1t cannot DO safely coniectured whe,n
tho school-bool1 inquiry Will end, for,S al
though there have been heated sessions
or the committee for the past two days,
others still warmer are expected before
the evidence is all in.
Librarian J. 2. Kennedy was the scle$S
witness ct both sessions yesterday, and
VIII probably be asked some further q,les-
ttons to-day, Notwithstanding tho fact
that he submitted yesterday an exha,,s-s
tive answer. designed to cover every sc-
Cusatlon that has been made against
him. Mr.. Kennedy was cross examined e8
by Chairman Byrd and other members
of the committee ut some length during
the morning session. and then he took 81
the stand on his own account, and ot-
cupied it In all for about four hours.
firing sharply now and then at those who
had appeared against him, and devotinge
much of bis time to reading into the
record voluminous documents submitted
with tho view OF defending himself from,
all the accusations made against him by
other witnesses. 5s
i The array of twpeWrittcn papers and Il
letters submitted by the librarian was
an enormous one, but he was heard
with the utmost patience and interest.
the committee having assured him that
she should have all the time he desired.
His Valedictory.
Gentlemen of the committee said
the witness. when it was NEARLY 8s g.
o'clock, Il believe that is all have
to say. am now ready to submlt9the
case to you.'s ssils3
The attendance of visitors had di,nin-$
ished to some extent yesterday, but
5stlll there We've enough present to show
a decided interest in the case. WILL
There were several sharp passaEcss
between the witness and the chairman
and at one time the former and Mr.
Cox talked rather plainly to one an
other.
There was a decided show of feeling in
tho afternoon between Mr. Kennedy and
Mr. Berkeley who is in charge Of thes
Travelling Library Department, and be-
fore an incident arising out Of 1t was
over. AIessrs. Byrd and Meredith had
exchanged compliments.
There were times when Mr. Kennedy
hurled biting thr,lsts of ofinvective at some
of those who had testified against him.
and in closing his formal address to the a
committee he employed strong language;
in referring to Messrs. Bell & Schofield,s
book dealers. and Alessrs. Evans and
Berkeley library attaches. III
The whole trend OF the evidence OF Mr.
Berkeley" he said In measured terms. rs
a very clear dellneation OF cheap ideas. Y
cheap books and cheap men. for the pnr-
pose OF placing the State in a wrong light
before the book world and to give the
people the cheapest class OF books. y
Looked Like Trouble.
There was absolute silence in tho
chamber as these words fell from the
lips OF the librarian. but in q second Mr.
Berkeley, who sat near by, was upon his 4
feet shouting:
"NIr. Chairman Ills face livid with
anger.
"one moment, . responded Mr.. Bryd
from the chair 5
but, Mr.. Chairman again cried Mr.
Berkeley.
He got no further. The chair saw y
controversy brewing. and prevented it{
by permitting Mr.. Kennedy to continue
his reading and by slpprcssing Mr.
Berkeley. who will be heard to-day.
Mr. Kennedy reiterated his statement
that his wife had offered to put MP tbs
money for him to write n history Of
Virginia, and followed this up with ~
sweeping affidavit from Irving Putnam,
secretary OF G. +. Putnams Sons, lin
which bitterly denounced as a .'lle" that
his firm had ever made any such offer
to the witness. g
Didn't Feel Bound.
Chairman Byrd read the instructions
given Mr.. Kennedy hy Superintendent
Eggleston as to the purchase OF books
In New York. and Witness replied that
they had not been strictly followed for
the reason that he had absolute att
thority in the matter and did not fccl
bound by them,
The committee Will complete the
taking of testimony to-day, or tu-mor-
row, and Will formulate it's report
shortly, to be made to the LcglslnIurp$
at it's noxt session, Meanwhile. 1t will
be given to the press for publication.
ISEMMEDXl PECNAI 7 ED aH.N.