Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-09
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xeAaneey o1Fft and dismiss The L;n e.
aeeordixgy DID 50 at fbat ustaut !. q
presence. Tb, suprrseafd The nec.,,. ~
! ny reading tie bWey tb< eafb, ard
vlydid SCI Or read eIber mil Saudo, *
18th Jsal,, 1903. In the month Of M M,s
or Odobcr, 1902, ain not sure wb;..h
was by invitation at the goycrno.
in the evening. ! think there was ,0n'
company there he requested me, ,f,.. /
sunset, to walk in the garden with him
Ibid 50 and we remained there un.;| o.,
ten O'Clock, when we returned ia IL.
house, and 1 think found all the comp,r,
gone. During this evening we had -nucS
conversation. From the manner in wh,I
it was brought about, . certainly had :,
right to suppose, that any part Of i,woul
be the subject Of certificate. The o.
vernon then spoke of Mr.. Hall in Il.
most opprobious terms, and stated man,
things ofhim of a most ungentleman like
'o.uS. w loA lcihCfpOcI particularly
what they were, for my attention was a.
reefed TO favorite Object, and though
this favorable opportunity to urge i.
That Object was to prevail on Col. Mer.
Ger to withdraw, and not to suffer himself
to be named governor at the ensuing elsc
ton. ] made the attempt, but withow,
success. In this conversation it is i'm.
possible for me to remember all that past
il qvas private, ! tbougbt it eonfasuiioL
and no doubt spoke without reserve. To
col. Mercer's very luany ke0vy eba,sn
aga,sf Mr.. Hall, 1 might have very pro.
baby observed. that such conduit was in.
famous, merited universal adherence, or
used any other harsh expression that then
presented itself; yet have no recollec.
ton that I did SO. butt is natural that
one friend should doso in answer to ano.
Their, who was stating the extreme nal.
conduct of third person. It's ajfa p,.
fbA. (thoxgb 7 neither ,<eelleR, 0, at tai.
time 6el',eve uto be h,J that Cal. Mu.
Ger, in tbis eonveyfat,on, eleed me 10 fate
gobat 1 bid betoy< mentioned 10 him a.
Caton's and that I did. IA. qvifb tie al.
ditioual fi,eamGases If Mr.. Halfs bac.
ing dymiDldtbe bill, as I have bsfors
A0ted, 19oa my lpeaking TO him on The
Ju5jea, BIT col. Me,esr IS mjfakes ii
bis Hatement Of qobat pa6Sd bst1vtea Mr..
Cooke ard myfelf Azuas as 1 6ape a50Vt
eafed, ard usV.r ,ep,tseatea il ofbH.
qoys and do mai auequivocaly d<elan,
tbat col. Mereer is miHakea, when ha
states that TOLD him that Mr.. Hall
I" had committed a manifest and wilfu!
perjury thatI took him, Mr.. Hal,
out, and Showed it to him, that, as he
was young man, Idid not wish 20 ex-
pose him, to 60 ininediate'y and get
the money, and withdraw the oath cut
of court, or that should be obliged to
prosecute him Sc take his cars, or words
g TO that effect" Ibape before fattd,
0staly as my memoy enables ne 10 do eVF-
~ bfug 1 baVs es'er Iaia 70 Col. Msreef
rejecting Mr.. Edqvard Hall.
The only suits ever conducted by me,
in which Mr.. Edward Hall was i'll any
respect interested, were these suits Of
Taylor and quife against his fathers re.
prescntatives. In that instance I asvs'
,aev THE bill fltd, or tbe GATH taken, ar-
I'll this day, and, therefore, could MT
have formed such charge against, or
stated such eonVersafioa qvitb Mr.. HcA.
uale,s [ lad fabyieatsa 1t, Of which,
trust, shall net be suspected by any
person, and for which / had no motive.
Had previously read this bill and oath,
Mr.. Hall would have been equally secure
against such charge, for although !
knew no other person on the pat OF tie
defendants in tins business, except MI.
Edward Hall, / conyersed at different
times with him about it, and with no
9th person that 7 recoila4 on the part