Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-30
in our presence.
September ID, ISIl.
JNO SHORE,
MILES MACON.
Mo- |

- - Il tliSSAt.
mo. 81
IN conformity with the request of MIR. Richard
Adams, | hereby certify, that Mr.. James II. Lynch, in
company with MIR. Miles Macon, came to the room o.
VT; 4" Adams, ut the Exchange Hotel, abou; ii
0 CLOCK, a. NJ, on this day. Mr.. Adams, during the
conversation with Mr.. Lynch, proposed 10 him TO an
swst certain questions which he would PROFOUND IN
writing, which was assenled 10. The questions having
~" .ea"cea TO wiring, (and are contained in the let
W." MIR. Adams TO Mr.. Lynch Of the 81 September
i9il9 were separately propounded, TO each Of which
UT Lynch gave an affirmative answer. lie then reoc
.ne questions himself, and, in conversation relative
1870 1870 dsa'n admitted answers, in the affirmative, i
a nos i1es''o"S' MT. Adams then requested HIM 10 re-
'ee ms answers 10 writing he declined doing SO al
.at time, and stated, he would take tho questions. anc
- upon MIR Adams at 4 O'clock. 2. A
4. nNnnbont The hour appointed, met Mr.. Lynch and
n a,. on at MIR Adams room, WHEN, after some con.
10 ,% a.', VII. Lynch declined giving written answer
G'ven under my hand, on this second d,r ,c c.
mo. SHORE
At the request Of Mr.. ec,,Id Adam. .a
qnrnce OF Nj. J. II. Lyme nay,n@ rar,S S'1 n e"nse,
III writing the five questions ~ ,on,d.d - h 49,, ;" NJ
Adams letter, dated Sept. "a, L" mad. The cal,o,.
ing statements: N''"
When the tive questions propounded. :. A. ADAM.
10 Mr.. J. II. Lynch, IN his letter dated Il -, nua"
AGsa1 pNt - - ny 49, ~ ~ u IN N
Lynch, Mr.. Lynch admitted IN the most UNI, .lsa,
terms, that the affirmative answer was The true am .,
rect answer to every one cf the questions. then !,
marked to him, that entertaining the opinion he did, III
answer simply YES, to each Of the questions, would b
sufficient. Some further conversation between Mr.
Lynch and myself ensued on The subject, when he ros
10 leave the room, saying he would cal! al 4 O'Clock, bu
resumed his seat for Mr. Shore 10 take n copy Of Mr.
Adams letter, containing The queries. Alter Nj. Sh0!
had finished the copy, he called on me 10 examine II
w.,h hin, which vas done H. Mr.. Shores reading The
original, whilst held The cupy. During The reading
Of The questions, | called Sr. Lynch's attention to cacl
Of them, separately, and remarked that he had answer.
ed all Of ihria IN The affirmative, in previous converse
tons that had with hiun. Mr., Lynch reptile d, yes. ]
then remarked, ! would lay a wager, Tint ii The queries
were proppunted TO one hundred intelligent persons OF
thas city, every one Of them would he answered in thr
To which Mr.. Lynch %rrr!ird, that he did moi
now any other answer could b. gwen.
Gwen under my hand, this md day Of September,
ISL. MILES MACON.
No.
WiLIlAusscRc, Sept. 10Th, 1871.
Dear Sir-In answer 10 your enquiry, as 10 my opi.
Of the letter vr;,,cn by the Hon. john VI. Bolts,
IN the 10Th Of August. and directed "Cotf-e Housf,
Richmond, have 10 say, that on the morning that The
letter was received at the Coffee House, | was walk.
ny down the street, aud met Mr.. James II. Lynch,
near the door Of The Coffee House; asked him il
here was any news from Washington, by the last
mail; lie replied, none, except ! letter from Mr. Bolts:
asked him III Mr.. Bolts was a public or private letter:
lie sad it was public, that 1t was on the table III the COT.
re. House, and asked ne 10 walk in and read IT; which
did. was at the Coffee House several times after
wards, during the Gay, and whenever | went there;
saw tile letter either on the table, or in The hands
IF some person reading it. On one Of my visits 10 the
Coffee. House, found several persons in tile room, one
II them had the letter and asked me if could readily
cad Mr.. Bolts writing. | replied yes, that had read
he letter several times. | was then asked to read the
eiler aloud TO the persons present, which d,d.
Afterwards | was walking down the street with you,
Would ,'i!'a M T"em '' Ie, Won have .e t. '"WMffd . e 7 ns.gaborGoOd
h.re would be no Use for that, as the letter would be
that MIR. DAVIS had been there and seen u,
md concluded to publish il. Under the foregoing CIR
.unstances. | then thought, and still ihink lhat 'he
et,er was considered entirely public by Nj. Lynch ana
.ba visitors or the Cotfee-iiouse. u had thought me
..,,er n nr,ya,e one, or intended 10 he private, | should
,a,,a,nIr never have read H., unless had been express
10 reot,rs,ed 10 do 50; and if ! had read It as a private
s,terl assuredly | should never have spoken oil lis cnii-
,eufs. rs | did upon all occasions when ~ was the sao-
Of conversation.
am, most respectfully,
Your friend and obedient servant,
JOHN Nj. GREGORY.
To Rich'd Adams, Esq.
HALF SINK, September %, II.
Sir received YOUR lelttI VI -isb ihS1"'
a ;,s da,c. from your friend, MIR. ODriscoll, and should
returned an immediate answer, but Tor an lnd''po'
s;,,on under which was laboring at The time, that To-
tally disqualified ME for attending to business oil any
c,
No matter what may be my general OPINIONS or iee!.
towards any individuai, l never "''e' ~ 49,.
viii d., HIM an intentional wrong, and when IL $ liaoc
manifest tina, | have done so, there y no man VINO ca"
lake greater pride than ! viii, IN Offering sue" 'tpa'a
tlon as may BE- in ny power. 49,, !, !.
understand from your communication, t''' - ;.
mol denied that you are the individual VINO iu'n'shsa
Mr.. Tyler with u copy OF my letter anu you a. ~" -
rn;st,t.n in supposiny that you were the Indlylouai 10
;" Lnn, had r.. ference in my letter 10 the Public, rs !
had received distinct information from MIR. Lyncn, 'hat
"a, had realested nf hin either the lrtler ils'ii, OF .
co,v. | d. nut recollect which, (nor do J deem II II M
materially and that he had refused II; ana ! 'ea'hru
thrcurh another source, that you had prth ai't."a,u
900, e,,v,pg the letter, as was supposed, Tor ar. ~
-, =. I've The bye, il Inns not yet been denied e.
thor bv Mr.. Tyler himself, ~ his organ, me firfai', "
Tho semi. official, the aladlsonian, that II was sent u
him and ty him mace puniic -. J.,
,,os~ snmewhat more inccnsed when wrote my iel'
Tor n tho Public, explanatory OF the "I"hre-ii"ust !et
,ar"es; !, has been called, than should otherwise nave
- - r,om IN. recollection that il was not the hfs,liile
,,r had endeayorea 10 create a difference oet"eeh
others and myself, By such communications.
Now had read your correspondence WIN VT
INCH with much care, md on Inc htst o.hs" : "
disposed 10 think you had shawn a case wh'ch m'asa
ned The circumstances very much, and ! resolved a.
onse 10 do you ample justice, by re'rae''ng the Ian,
gasss / had employed; but .,n when hs1 / l. ia%f IN 10 e sai%snf !.
-. rr The mos, material part OF your defence, 'he fut'
Of which y ,r.. ae ssn,'ys Cd NV when nrn ,a your 'e my ,S' saq u . %'
10 no, as explicit as they should have been II sufei!
IS no, for me to supply the deficiency IN your ow" les
timony. a. y.,oh os aucpst 3G
marked 80. ], you ask him 10 state ""ht'ne ne ~, I' na
= a.k.d him to give you the original letter. ne ao no
ynv !, would be published in the Wing that MT. va
v - lone Of the ftop5's'oIs of n The wh hg I'D S' not 'a san
a copy i've ~ Letter as public property and also, whethe
he would no. have permitted any one to have taken
copy who wished to do So"
II 10 these Undergraduates, Mr.. Lynch had gwen al
affirmative answer, | should not have hesliatsa q. ohc
to say, white 1I / a"S'5 x, not n 'r =" s'nt iA or m ]I1isosly '" spir Ss
10, ,h,i The case was materially varied from what ha
supposed, and tina, the improperly was not 50 s'sd. su !
had been charged, though sl'!! ii wou!c nave 0eeh 10"
against his consent. ,.
Bu, instead Of that, Mr.. Lynch in reply 10 your IT,