The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-23
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FRIDAY O9uber Q.
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NJ. TaSsgvs"5 TJeir7oey CoNrINuRD)
Mr. Wiei5gm (hoIding in his hand kew to one Of
the cyPhe.')-Has here been asiy addition or aera.
ton IN thspaper iDte you law i before the Grand
jury! a. iwill Gate my npr, iii.ns, fir. wei re-
cos!ect that thIs endorsement iuegeed one douhc e.
the Grand Jury " ! ioemny lvyear, chat the nun1-
bers q i1sf"giy Phieswhn, excepting thofe hh Be-
note The Alphabet AID the uni:s BQ.r' AID VII
knioh," were written by the iate Cay,ain Campbell
smith IN tie year 1904, G., then a.9ing as my
Ald DE- carp" Mr.. Randolph AID my le,F had both
been acquainted with Clpl c Smith and iupooi-i
there was iome millake in this date rscoe:t pue-
thug this queaion to Gen Wilsiufcn, DO YOU thi Z
that this eypher could have been formed in Gol or
s. as Capt c, Smith mutt have been dead before {! az
time . The General after fone conlid ration fu,-
Setted that there muh be niGake in the date ard
that 1904" was intended inltead of 8O4.-I think
alto that the figures sol on the face of this paper
have been added tince it laid before the Grand
jury luPPol= that General Wi,kinfon's memory
has become reireihed and cGrrec linoe his Ex-
animation. Mr. Hay. Gen Wi.kiulon was no, inter-
rogaicd here about this alteration? Mr. Tazwell Cen
Wl%inion was a!ked whether this was an affidavit
which he intended 70 fwear 10 He laid that there
was mtake in the date ipecied in This endoriRnent
ana that it ought have been 1874 and g. las it s
"o7v Put infead of 1904, 8, and 6 las il was t5ea
"Htten) Mr. Hay This enforcement is not in
Gen Wiisinlons hand wilmington Wilkinfon. IL
is IN the hand of my Clerk. Mr. curling, who is here
IFlT nay, Ii Mr. Ia2weli Is Introduced here mere
y 70 ilow theie variations, why was nor gen. w,
hmteB, nterrogated about them : lie could have
Emielf explained them. Mar Burr. We have not heard
Of 'hsie variations before. Q Was not the year 1898
| hrit mentioned the date Of the eypherl A do
not reeoca. Mr. BaLey. DO you recolea when is
was Represented to him tha, 1t inpofibe GER
tain dlie would be cOrreG tfat he Immediately chan
Esd IL! a ! am certain. MIR Bur. Did YOU
noe undcrlsnd, that the motive If his holding cor
fe':'ondenec id me was TO draw from me my
vswsf am not certain that This vas his language.
Did you underlaud him to lay that his object was
{" communicate my views to the government a
| Snch fir IS my iipprefiio1. Indeed this inference
irosi ri. sniwers 70 palpable that did not think
It neesiary to ak the qurfion
WiHgoa. Do you rseolea, Sir, Of any a.pu-
laion or acknowledgement, before III. Grand Tury
| that what Paled fLve was in confdeneel q I have
iseiy G nveried with another Grand jorynsn, aud
have now reaion to bseve that fomcthur Of thesnd
dad pa!j. You had the letter Of the eth Noy. il,
your hand You read part, snd paYied you OBJ
iersel, tina, perhaps 1t NOT proper to read the
whole Mr. Barbour then l4J if-t .ertaniyit (,ouid
b- received in confidence. Mr. ff,,iia You oughs
not 20 have entered into ar; iuer engagement MIR
+. beg you underlaaj, MIR Mauin, that did
1o but when heard the letter thought it impro-
FER neution 1t, and as a ~eptfsn-n Sir, would
! ao.. And although have i4-u,.J pokeu.of C,es