The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-21

and appears that no patent has vet been orsuted
lsee copy Of letter from the commissioner 10 Mr..
Jones.)
Jones testfcs that the Postmaster General and otbe,
officers Of that department treated MIN Ike osn,a
man. sso) and that be does not reeolect Of speaking
IN harsh terms ofihe Postmaster General Cor OF MAJOR
Hobbie, "a. 1857 He felt as though they would axe
II This inyention,) aud feels so yet" 10. 9Sl
Mr.. Williams testifes that Jones abused the Post.
master General in gross temscursed and damned the
Administration, and said that Mr. Kendall was as cor
rupt any OF the and because be would not wear the
yoke he could not get justice done him and asked wit
ness TO carry vulgar and offensive message to the
Postmaster General (more particularly mentioned in
Mr. VS. testimony and fhe did not like to carry il, to
get one OF his friends TO do il. 4, . $500
Mr. Peck states that Jones assailed the Post Office
Department-said he would have nothing TO do with
Mr. hendall--tha he believed him TO be an old rascal
or yiain-that Mr.. Kendall had found OUT he did not
belong TO the party and tina, his lock would not 90 in,
even by merit. Mr. Peck further testhes that Jones
INDUCED IN many epithes which witness does not like
to repeat and be states Also that he heard Jones re-
qnest Mr. Williams to carry the vulgar message 10 the
Postmaster General as stated in the testimony Of Mr.
Williams.
MI Feck also states that on previous day. going TO
and returning from the Capitol, Jones sand TO him he
would 60 up and get his mailbag and ock-they should
not have any longer to overhaul they did
TO adopt it-that other gentlemen from Philadelphia
would probably succeed with they had, they
the right sde--that he had discovered neces-
sary the collar he could not ger any thing
through, DC.
Jones swears, in answer to questions g. ct, 81 and
has no at told hiun
the memorandum Mr. X. gave him would be worth
SlOOOO TO him. nor that person told him to keep il
safely, nor any thing Of that kind yet in answer
questions lO7 and Is Jones states that he advised
to keep the paper
Mr. Peck states that Jones told him his advisers said
the paper would be worth $4,000 to himthat, in all
probability, the gentleman (Mr Ruggles) would give
him ST. 900 not to publish it, but it worth $4,000
to hm-that some persons to whom he had shown it
told him to carry the paper home, and publish till
he heard from them. #.#. ...,. ...
Mr. Williams testifes that Jones said some person
told him if he would keep that paper, it would be worth
$4,000 to him.
Jones e. 1877 that he deemed the paper Of value
to him and again. IN answer TO question 49, he was
it could be worth nothing to him.
TENTH.
Jones testifes that his Newark affidavit taken
down by himself and deposited in bank" To question
SO, he says he mrofe IL out first IN his ray and
10 it before the justice; then the lawyer drew 1t
out and he went before the justice and swore to it
again Again, he states Ga 49, that when he carried
his crtng (afdavi to the justice, The justice did not
,cic on anew; that he (Jones proposed have it
in better form, got the lawyer draw up and then
went and swore to II again before the justice
Yet in another place, preceding question l09 Jones
testles that the dGdaen deposited IN hank was in me
handwriting Of another person, who wrote 1t down as
he requested him to write it, after his o,cn iccrds In
a succeeding paragraph Jones says he had 1t written
down BY The justice after his o,cn ,cords which ne die
tated him, aud had him ierte eracy he spoke A.
and told the story and that afterwards The iaaeyer dreto
il up from what the justice had taken domn IN his
cords a
When questioned as to his motives in first making
and swearing his Newark affidavit, repeated, in ques
tons S, 6, l. and g. Jones evaslvely, and de-
cllnes stating his motives. In answer to question 81,
he says he made his affidavit because Mr. Rugges
ont with letter published in the Globe, March l4)
which did not please hun And TO Mr.. Peck; lsee
Pecks testimony e. l2) he distinctly assigned Mr..
RS publishing Gard in the Globe as reason for
making his affidavit; and stated that more than once.
From reference 10 dates it appears that Joness at-
dav made on the 10th of February, and Mr.. Rug
gess letter in the Globe not written till the 18th.
THUS the effect takes precedence Of the some
three or four days
In another place Jones says he put it down This aft
dav to see if he correct as he had mentioned it
to several people, and to if their statement of what
~
ITO please his own fancy
Jones tcstifes, in answer to question put by the
committee, that there no understanding between
him and any one that the matter 10 be published
and in other parts of his testimony, that he had de-
sign to njure Mr. Rugglcs. I'm answer to question
l0s he does recolect who advised him to keep the
paper
before he went home) showed him paper which he
stated contained something that would ruin member Of
Congress that when he went home he would send him
newspaper published in his city for him TO read, which
would open his eyes that it worth $4,000 to
him; tina, the gentleman [Mr would in all probab-
ity, give him ST. 900 not TO publish it and that he had
shown the paper he had in his hand to some persons
who had advised him not to publish it till he heard from
them that his advisers told him the paper would be
worth $4,000 to him Peck further testified a. l9)
that before his examination witness was completed
Jones inquired he had heard him [Jonesl say who
were his advisers and being answered IN the negative
he appeared graed and said that it was the best thing
that had happened to him that he did not name his ad-
YIsers.
Major Hobbie, First Assistant Postmaster General,
tcstifes that in urging his suit for mail bag contract
Mr. Jones gave him to understand that he was friend
to the Acknowledgement in behalf of his appica-
ton that it would be good thing for the Administration
in giving employment to the mechanics at Newark
spoke at one time with some appearance OF warmth
against the Opposition to the desire Of the Admnlsa-
ton 10 have the money matters OF the nation settled
and said if Their were passed, money matters
would be much easier-sad great deal at the different
times he called being very laxative and volube, much
of which he could give but little attention to. He fur
Their testifes that the in which he (Jones) made
these remarks, created the impression that they were
designed curry favor TO his application, but he did not
consider them Of any importance in that waythat the
impression created by his remarks Of his being friendly
to the Administration remained until the recent state
ment--that those remarks made by Jones volun-
tarv, not called for by any thing said.