Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-11

L y
Shen ndoah. and that hro Dghout the whole can
vass never saw any hing ike disorder. Indeed,
though considering the immense crowd that
more than usual order preserved.
Given under my hand tins 25th day of Ap.il
1927 JACOB REANlER
| ALExANDRIA, April 4.-Being frlly salts.
ned that the subjoined statement is strictly ,rue.
we do not hesitate TO give il currency We
have seen an attested copy of the records of the
Court, and we have read he law upon which
they were basel. There other facts connect
ed with the case, which will probably come T.
light. Phenir Goz
"CALU MNY FOUL DISTRACTION"
CINCINNATI. March 20 There is an srti
Gle under his head, in he last Advertiser. whict
commences bus:
= We have understood that MIR. Hammond
boasts of his being in possession Of certain docu-
mens, or copies of tecords more than so wears old
which are calculated 10 wound he lair fame Of n
certain distinguished iud, idusl.''
The same article conyud.s as follows:
II be has possession OF wha, ough, TO change
mems minds as to the character Of the man, his
duty calls upon him to publish them. If not. his
moT'i duty calls upon him, at least, to conirsdic,
me foul asper-ions whrih he knows are founded
upon hose documents, which he says he has in
his pos.ession.'
Understand This charge of cal4n.ny and
tom detrcction," 20 have reference t. GER.
Jackson. And IN reply to it, state the su5ioin
ed facts
| In the summer Of 1899. Gen. Jackson prevailed
upon the vile of Lewis Roberts OF Mercer coun
~, Ken'urky, to desert her husband, and live " itll
himself, i" the character of wife.
| Kentucky was then part of the State of Vir
gina. Roberts applied to the Legs. .ure OF Vir.
ginia FOR divorce Uron shat applica ion a
is'S was passed, entitled " an act concerning me
marriage If Le,0iS Roberts" This law passed
Dec. 20, 1890, and may be found in the I3,I
vol. of Hening'- Virginia statutes at large II
authorized certain Judicial proceedings 20 be had,
IN the District OF Kentucky, between Roberts and
his vile, to ascertain the facts Of dssrrtion and
adu ery -and provided that g it the Jury IN case
at issue joined, shall find Tor the plaintiff or in
oi inquiry ato the uu ii of the allegation. con
tanned In The declaration, shall find that the de-
PENDANT hath deserted the plant f, end that ~.
hath lived in adultery with another man since surb
desertion, the said verdict shall be recorded, and
thereupon the marriage between the SAID Lewis
Roberts aud Rachel shall be dissolv ed
Legal proceedings were Instituted under This
iaw. declaration filed, charging that
= the said Rachel, IN violation of her most solemn
promise, did, Oh he FIST day OiJaiy in Tie vr-t
Of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and nine
ty, .lore from her said husband Lewis, and live
IN adultery wi II another man, and still CONTINUES
with The adultsrer:" The attorney who filed and
sub crlbe,i this declaration, was james Brown. cur
present Minister to France
: At the Sept term OF the court O. G. Mercer
uaty, Ken. jury composed oil James Brsd.bsrry.
Thomas Smith, Gabriel Slaughter John Lipbt-
foot, Sam Iei Work, Harrison Davis John RAY.
Obadiah Wright ohm Wiles, John M.aux. Joseph
Thomas, and Benjamin Lewis. were empaRnelIe.I
ana sworn = well aud lr'ly 10 inquire INK the
allegations in the plaintiff declaration specified
Hugh McGary was sworn and examined AZ a wit
ness and the jury return ell a verdict IN these
words" We he jury do find that the Defendant.
Rachel Rober's, hath de,criel tie plaintiff ewis
Roberts, aud hath, and 10Th sill live ia sdul,e1y
with another NAH John Lightfoot, form.
rms verdict was recorded, aud he marriage dis
solved.
! The record Of tlds inquiry, verdict and irds
NEST. may he found in tie records OF O. s. Goor,
! Tor Mercer Sounty, Kentucky No l. FROM Ser.
/ TENDER, 1882, 10 September, 1886. The Rarhae
'toberts, who was Tie defendant, Is al.s General
Jackson.
( should not have detailed these facts, at hi,
time, bu! Tor the call from The Advertiser. And
1t mus be remembered that The subjects, 80 far A.
am concerned, first Introduced into Leyvs.
papers 10y certain Jackson Editors OF this city.
during the last au'GmB, and for TIE purpo.e q
ieisming my character. Il would seem that IN ,
iorbearsnce then TO publish what l. now publish
cd, mas been misuuders; God and an infsrenr,
drawn that the .scls did not exist, ar that wa,
afraid 70 polish them. Their ieadency 10 feet he
tar fame OF - one OF ths p5sreSt characters oil
which the United States can boast" IS Tor The
present, Left without comment or rcmak
Cincinnati GAG