Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-14

world and would he a witness against Tire paitos ~
must be remembered tlistthe moilsr and isnhiN ~
Jones resided IN Norfolk and al the I'll n. aseefd
ing TO has statement NUS be made public by ihose
y l,e we're IN quest IL lis person. with such exag-
ge,i,ioBs IS might give unnecessary pam 20 avs
friends. lie mentioned thai the body al " iis"u
would he hfonehi down the nes, day, aud et"'eNed
bx the Baltimore boat 10 the Nurti,. Tits eHcam-
stance ing III alsn b. supposed io have induced hun
10 disclose the asif i,eodIs edfint thai the pub
iic might know the fscts. and any unnecessary e&.
sensenl be ptescaled. We knew that JONES iod
The aiTsf his brother. Who believed # 10 be true
and. ads. deeper dye To his crime, lie told II 10
il,- at, Surviving psrru--and that pafeut mother
who 6fn, teierrd. aud suffered all thai such q
beliel NIGH well s1ate, Isl the blood Of human
h.lne. alan IA up o-iliea the laws 81 Gud and
main reslsd ~ The head 81 her first horn. " G
knew thai Junes ieli town that night al II o'clock
aud FASTENED on 81 the jurisdiction OF the State.
Ia the nm. The detail. Of tie duel As told
b, Jones cot ffm.d IN some important patieu-
lns. There flung heard the time stated tie
gtuund was msikrd of. and There was blood on he
field. The bandLetchnf of Jones, covered with
Hood. found, and seemed TO oouhtm thai part OF
his sefy which represented lsw wound OF Wilson TO
have been sianelcd with the handkeralits OF The
patty, II Is tfao the dea1 bod, not 10 be found
hut a. he police ouI, might have been deem-
ed cnpedieH toi very many oogent reasons 10 con
cesl u. In lbs stage oi- Tie affair every body be-
licved that duel bal been fought.
Jones had gbut lhiD MIN isloHha, huh huiht
DAYS having elapsed without any news iron, The
De ad bod, the ublic began TO be Incrednlnns, aud
letters we're addressed Jones' Who replied thai the
hod,. he understood had breu secretly buried near
Cnrfiluck Count House. In ono OF his letters he
expustulllcd with friend who doubted tie truth oi
his tale aud ask hnn he de, med hln, bad sBoug
/ to tainper with the feelings ol an aged parent.
W. waieJ lof lli. correspondence sa,d tn have
,,,ss~d helw,rnte parties, which jones promised to
lntwarhg
The public opinion after while seemed to be
that The .llinf was hoax and such. indeed, be
gar To be our o"H belief but urged 10 converse
non that u WAS more reasonable to suppose that a
man oi any character standing had fought, as lie
sad lac dtd than that. without any apparent object,
he should tell deliberate falschoud, aud sacrifice
ms reputation forever. The correspondence al
last came stated the tinr, enclosed IN letter
from gentleman ol hugh standing, vino had known
Jones Tor many years, aud WHO firmly believed IN the
ruth al tie story AT the expiration al three or fouI
weeks alter the date al lie affair. The hand writing
nl al lhc letters The same. aud was unknown Ia
rs hat none would expect the original letsrsfton
one of the parties, and II putported To be a copy
~ We chao"edecd publicly The receipt OF the
espouJence; and still ANXIOUS TO Inefpose al
f1nr argument between Jones and the public odiun
which vas setting upon hs name, We urged wheth
|er II wis probable that such a friend, lawyer capa
BILE OF Judging Of eyidence, aud intimately acquainted
with Jones' and who. from his elevated station, Womb
scorn Ia be a party toa public ialsehood, could bt
deceived
= Tins the state of The affair and here reset
nnil the publication OF the card 81 Mr.. McLauehlii
I m The Alexandria Gazrtie 81 Monday. That cart
will speak for ITSELF and eases no room for palia
I ton. and the public will award that sentence whcl
such conduct deserves. We will only add that "
| received on The 18Th ult. letter from the gentle
mau who sent US the correspondence. IN winch h.
states III circumstances have recently iransplre
which induce Inn TO dscfedu the story, eI ptesse
the deepest modification at the seci,hce of the char
aeer al q gentleman hpm he once highly esteemed
but affords clue 10 the motives of the chlel acto
IL Is possible that Jones may have acted during
fiji # temporary dersuprment, hut nothing tn
time since, ~ his manner indicated such stat
of mind