The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-20

story ran, he had taken two OF them. Now is
this fact 1--WE deHandD either dsscmbled or deni-
ed Have we not the counsellor's own precious
confession, that he did take one f;e from Fowler,
and another from Carpenter , Where then lies
the difference between us ! In the cause to
which we respectively ascribe this acknowledged
fact.
In our first notice, we save Perhaps it was
his poverty, and not his Will, that consented, and
such was indeed the charitable construction we
put upon his conduct-but what it seems would
silence the scrup.es of an apothecary at Mantua,
Will not satisfy the conscience OF lawyer at ESQ
pus Mr.. C. rejects our aims as indgnity and
SANDER, and asserts, that neither poverty viii
had any thing to do with his conduct, but that il
was the mere effect of deficient memory and es-
ceSstOe 6ssiness that under these bansfu mfiuen-
ces, lie had first omitted to do, what lie ought to
have done and again, under the same infiuen-
ccs, had unfortunately done, what he ought to
have omitted. To such as know the extent of
the gentleman's business, this apology will APP
pear to be somewhat rid :ulous and to those
who have Witnessed the surprising achievements
OF his memory II whst--it will appear to be al
most incredible. III both, it cannot fail to excite
some degree of wonder, that Mr.. w. Bogardus
should have had more either of leisure, OF
memory to attend To Mr.. B. Gs business than he
could himself command. But how much will
these doubts be MULTIPLICATION much will this
wonder and ridicule be INCREASED when add,
that B g. had assigned another and very differ
ent reason for his conduct That the public may
be possessed of ali the evidence we possess, and
may thence be enabled to form their own judy
ment, we pause for moment, and submit to
them the following certificate:
" do hereby certify that some time last
spring, when was prosecuted in the Common
Pleas, in the county of Ulster, by one Solomon
Fowler, for an assault and battery ON his daugh-
ter, l employed Barent GARDENER TO defend my
cause, and gave him fee THAT after / return.
ed home, informed that the said Barent
had also received fee from the said Solomon
Fowler against me. ThereuPon as had told my
secrets to the said Barent, called upon him, 6,
asked hira about it-whereupon, alter some con-
versation, he confessed he had received fee
| from Fowler, and offered to return my money,
and excused himself by saying, mat at the time
he had drank too much brandy and s,dtey.
RICHARD CARPENTER, Jt.
| Sept. 10, 1898"
" On this certificate we shall only remark, that
we have here none of the impotence to see MIR
| Carpenter and to do him justice, that find in
the defence. He does not seek out Carpenter
Carpenter seeks out him--he does not cry out
SIR, have wronged you, am sorry for it.-No.
[ Carpenter is obliged to question him on the sub
ect-and it is not until after some conversation
that lie EFFORTS from him the precious confession
! But above all, we have not here, one syllable OF
eit.er hurry OF business or defect of memory, &
IL
the vocabulary of COleman's gentleman, these
fine sounding words mean only--Brandy and zua
| ter. After all, it must be adntted-that howe
yer dscordant in the main, there is one point of
| view IN which these statements entirely agree,
| ana that Is IN suggesting caution TO Mr. B G's
clients, how they hazard retaining fee in the
neIghborhood of tavern las the temperature
of the place seems to have been particularly
and equally fatal to his memory, and to their in
terests.
We now proceed TO the second article of the
defence-and here, as in the former, the gen.
tieman acknowledges the fact, which has been
| brought against him.
properly be considered the gcnteman's defence.
&we are indeed impatient to close the controversy
with him for it is one in which, though there
be nothing to lose, there is certainly nothing to
gain. To reach therefore this point of our wish
es as rapidly and as effectually as possible, we
proceed to submit to the public the ,.~oot of our
last charge against this perfect and upright man
whose life has been as " free from crime" as tho
he had Just emerged from the womb of his mo-
ther The public will remember that the charge
is enl5eSs!en1eRt.s
Alba'y, Oct. z, 1879.
The inclosed receipt will in some
measure explain TO you the conduct of GARDENER
viii however give you short sketch of the
business. On the 22d July last, had occasion
to send the amount mentioned in the receipt to
Mr.. L. Gilbert, and was introduced to Mr.. Car.
dener as a gentleman. begged him to hand the
money to MIR Gilbert, and take up note against
Thomas J.. WitbceS, endorsed by me, which he
politely engaged to do. had not doubt of hi
having performed my request uatil Mr.. Gilbert
called on me some weeks after for payment on
the note
| / have made several applications to GARDENER
| for the money, but all to purpose he either
means TO continue in his rascally conduct or he
has not the means. l wish you to recolect the
| money on the receipt if possible, and treat him
| as such conduct deserves, which cannot be too
| severe. ] think that his character ought to be
made baJlic that no other person may be SUBJECT
to his totak deprapity.
l am, &c.
THOMAS MATHER.
A. SPENCER, Esq.
1879 Received, Albany, July 22nd, of Tho.
mas Mather, two hundred and fifty three dollars
| and fifty cents, which / am to pay L. Gilbert
mas J.. Witbeek, and endorsed by Mr.. Math
er, and send the same per Mail to Mr.. Mather
u. GARDENER"
"After this display Of our antagonist after hav.
| ing shewn him to he unworthy of professional
trust unworthy of public credit and totally
unworthy OF private confidence, it will not be ex-
| pected we should continue the controversy -
d. c. would himself think us dishonored by a
| public contest with Benz. Brewer.
".When this miserable wretch, who is now an
| object only ofour commsseration and contempt
by penl;ence and tears by sackoioth and ash.
es by future life OF discretion and probity,
shall have wiped away the stains of his ripper
years, he may again hope To be permitted IN "a