Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
Statement of Gordon r. Smith.

II was very bad night, snow was
on on the ground. and was at the F;lks
that somebody wanted to speak to me
on the telephone. 1t was Frank Wal
Ter at the phone asking me TO come
told him that | would come. I imme
diately hurried over there to see MIR.
Waller, thinking that he had some job
quarters met II, S. Anglo and Frank
what was the trouble He said that
he wanted me to do him favor. and
| asked him what it was He said
going to make a holler on him about
some whisky. and he said that he
X Es 5Ps TO FD en TiG hm to SSs Mr
"FranH. arc YOU guilty Of this" He
said to me. and held up his right hand.
one way or the other hope God
Almighty vii drop me a corpse right
here" l then said TO Mr.. Waller: IF
YOU are not guilty I Will do anything
on earth for YOU, but II you are guilty
! am not going to have anything TO
do with IL" Then Waller said: Cor
dren want TO save the disgrace of
OF them. If this comes out II VIII ruin
me and my family" Then l said to
waller: 81 haven't seen this Jew for
service TO YOU will 20 with you" He
said he wanted me 70 go with him to
matter out. Then I told him would
go with him. He told me 10 come on
and 60. that he had his automobile
outside. He took me in his automobile
20 MIR, Jacohs's house. There we saw
Mr.. Jacobs, and he asked us what we
were doing up there. | said that Wal
Ter wanted to talk with him about a
matter Jacobs said. an right" and
! said to Waller, Tell him what you
want" Waller said. Jacobs. have
been told that you are going to holler
Waller said Well. Jake. don't know
ANYTHING on earth about it; you have
earth about il or IL ! have ever done
you any wrong. hope God Almighty
Wouldn't have this to- to get ct i" out e about
nc, for ! am an innocent man. Look
what a disgrace IL would bring to me
and nay family II il would get OUT. ana
please do me favor before you hollcr
and get this thing straight. If Price
has done anything TO YOU I don't know
IL have never. hauled. drop Of
IT is true tina, | have been 10 Prices
on numerous occasions"
Then Abe Jacobs asked me to come
out. that he wanted to sec me. He
took me into an adjoining room and
said 10 me. What do you think about
i. Mr.. smith" said TO him that If
cate din this transaction that | would
not he a party 20 any settlement what
soever but | told Mr.. Jacobs that my
advic. would be that IL MIR. waller ana
MIR Price had done him a wrong 7
would wait and get them together and
straighten this matter out. Mr. Jacobs
will do mat" Then we wen, back INTO
the room where MIR. Waller WAS seated
aud ! said to Waller tn come on and
go that it was getting late. We came
said he would agree TO wait 20 see
what they would do. Then waller
asked me II would mind going down
70 Prices with him and said would
70. We went 70 Mr.. Prices house that
night. and Mr. Waller saw Mr. Price
/ md they had conv"rsation. waller
/ told Mr. pric" that Al" Jacobs Was
( 2hout 20 make hollcr on Pric" and
/ himself. And Price asked him for
W ,1.H ). VAIL ,.,s SID that Jac"bs said
/ are talking about, don't owe Jacobs
/ nnythinE. nobody Is going 20 scare no
( ,,nto anything and make me- pay money
f"r something I am not guilty Of. am
not going 20 pay ono cent"
Waller said, price. for Gods sake
lets get together with Jacobs and get
don't you mink SO, Gordon" And I
SAD want you all TO undcrsta nj
/ tnai | am not going 10 he a party 10
"ny settlement OF any transaction tina,
! occurred between you NIL but nav AID
We" 70 you. II YOU know anything on
ehr'h about II or n you do not. ,horc
IiS' o" understanding some
Tn"r" or another. ] would go IN
Jacobs aud straiChtcn this matter out,
INA evidently there must he a nisun.
o.FS' hudinr somewhere. as both Of Won
a. drnN that you have had anything IN
go tn2nt u one way or tho other. that
Us al have 10 say" II thew have eva,
unHdc any settlement ono way or tho
"incr am ignorant OF H. That is
everything J know abou, II -
. 'Mayor) When Won And wv,
w, my" Jaeobs's house did YOU hear
80, MII'r ,Hl Jacobs that Major Sowsu
~ Hfnl MIN there to see him. or had
that cHeci1 VI N"'"s 70
\ No sir