Richards did call Stewart "shady" in his letter of June 8, 1898, to Weichmann and claims that before the war, he arrested Stewart in connection with some railroad bonds but "no serious charge" was ever brought against him. Stewart's difficulties with the bonds, however, appears to have arisen long after the war, according to his obit here (see bottom of first column).
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/s...nge&page=1
(It's the August 8, 1882, Washington Evening Star. Not sure why it's not linking.)
Stewart appears to have been a rather colorful character.
But what portions of his testimony are "replete with indications of intentional falsehood"?
