Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-07
From the Cincinnati Gnzeffe.
DOUBIE INDICATIONS.

The supporters and apolosists OF N'e":
son have, at length, adven,ured upon V'"ai1a
lions of hi. conduct in the Roberts affair." 'ou"''
ed upon specific facts Unfortunately LOT 'ne
General, blu, fortunately !orTu,h, double Vinoi'
cations have been attempted: one al MARCUS
burph, one at Nashville. lhe concer' ne'e''"-
~ to blend truth and ialsehood consistently
together, has no, been attended to- and ni con-
SEQUENCE the two stories stand very ind iherent-
ly togeth.' ruls,.ro
and member Of congress from that ais'r'c'' -
the father Of one vindication; the ca'ors u
the Nashville Republican, printed al Nasn'il,e'
Tennessee, make themselves respoh'io'e LOT '"e
other. Mr.. Moore's shall be hrst noticed.
He has obtained the statement oil lhomas Al
lin. clerk of the eour, at IIarrodsburgh, OF Gen.
James Raw, residen, of Harrodsburgh, OF John
Meaux. one of the Jury in the Roberts case, and
the statement, upon oath, OF John McnihhiS.
These shall be noticed in their order
Allin states, that, in 1882 or 1888, he first be-
came acquainted with the family OF Col. Don
alison. father Of Mrs Jackson, who then resid-
ed in the Kenlucky District, and had Two
daughters. Jane Md Rachel lie adds, "shorf-
~ afe, my acquaintance in Tie family, Mss IN.
chei became the ,ufe of capt. Lewis Roberts, Who
then hped in the famity Of his mother, near liar
rodsburgh, ,ohere he brought his ,cfe. and conhnu-
ed 10 HE ,cifh her in The family ofh~ mother "nfil
some disagreement took piace bef,oeen the Captain
and his pye, ,ohich resulted IN separation, and
the captain sent her her fathers, who,- Prevl-
Gus to that separa lion,, had removed to the
neighborhood Of Nashville, Tennessee, as was
informed. and uhere, presume. she first sato ana
became acquainted ,oiih Gen. Jackson"
He further SAYS" Captain Roberts obtain
ed a special &C, of the Virginia Legislature for
divorce, think in The fall Of The year 1887, and
prosecuted the same to judgment in the quarter
sessions Of Mercer County, OF WHICH COURT
WAS CLERK, at the September term OF SAID court,
1893" 81 was much surprised when The sepa-
ration took place between captain Roberts ana
his life, as PREVIOUS TO THAT AFFAIR mad ever
considered Mrs Roberts, now Mrs Jackson,
fine woman, and Of irreproaehable character
Upon examination of the papers OF the suit tol
the divorce aforesaid, find nothing showing that
the defendant had any kind Of notice Of The sr'st-
ence or progress Of that suit"
Mr. Allin still remains the clerk OF Mercer
| County.
Next is letter from Gen. James Ray, who
first saws, it is utterly untrue" that he was one
| Of the jury who tried the case between Roberts
and his wife He says he was well acquainted
with Mrs. Jackson before her marriage. lie
then proceeds:
"After her marriage with Mr., Roberts, dis
| agreement took place between her and her nus
band, on acc cunt Of charge OF immoral conduct
ON his par, and also his becoming JEALOUS oi
certain individual, mot Gen Jac6son,) which
eve ntu ated in her being compelled 10 return 10
| her mothers, ~ no had in the meantime removed
10 the state Of Tennessee, where her father DIED
or was killed by the Indians. l was intimate
with Mr.. Roberts, and after the separation, In
| conversation with him, he admitted 10 me thai
his suspicious ,cere unjust, and he expressly dcqmf
ted her Of any icii intercourse ,0h me ind'0'du0
suspected
"!as 10 Gen jackson, I am OF opinion he
never saw her previous TO her separation from mr.
Roberts, aud the divorce, l believe, was ootained
entirely exparte An act OF The virginia Le
gislature, was passed at the instance oil the wen
known captain Jack Jouitt, then member oil
that body and brother-in-law oil MT ROBERTS,
(ha,ing married his sister and without any
notice as | believe, 10 Mrs. Roberts; but of this
! suppose Mai Thomas Alln, Who was clerk
OF the court, can speak"
John McGinnis tes,ihes that Roberts was con
sidered BY the neighbourhood bad husband;
that his mother acknowledged that Rachel
| Roberts was an amiable woman" and told him
'that her son had ordered his vile to clear her.
self and never again show her face In his house
| and ",hat he believes Gen Jackson never visit
ed the house ofLewis Roberts during me Time
they iVed together, and that Roberts's wife sus-
tanned an irreproachable character as long as
affiant knew her."
Mr.. John Meaux, one Of the Jurymen who
tried the cause of Roberts and wife, states his
knowledge Of Mrs Roberts, now Mrs. Jackson
| before her marriage with Roberts, and Tor some
time afterwards. He then states:
"Some unhappy difference arose between
Captain Roberts and his wife, which terminal
I'd ia separation between them, when Mrs
Roberts went to her fathers, who had previous
10 that time removed to the state OF Tennessee,
near Nashville. Previous to that separation
have ever considered that lady's character as
fair and irreproachable as tina; OF any other la
dy ever knew in my life; nor have any rea
son 10 believe that Gen. Jackson ever saw her
until after her separation from Roberts. recol-
ect being one Of the jury when Roberts obtain
ed his divorce, but have no; the most distant
recollection Of what evidence was offered on
the trial.