The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-10


Evangely of Almighty God that the statement con
tanned the foregoing certiicate true, according to
the Sss, Of f b. knowledge and S mG6sp,,
The foregoing v all the testimony have consider
ed necessary TO rsfute extraordinary charge |
trust with minds the least candid it will be held su-
cient.
left Washington in 1885, and proceeded South,
where was engaged in business till lS40-connecled
with steamboat and mercantile operations. | then
returned North, and on the 18th July, 194l, came
to Washing ton to solicit an Office.
1t may not be needless to say, that although had
been unsuccessful in my efforts in 1882 - A. Inever
heard never suspected that's doubt of my character
ofny fitness for office, the of my failure.
On the contrary, my applications uniformly re-
specfully and kindly entertained and the
signed for refusing my request were always such as
soothed my feelings and assumed and declared my
suilabeness. President Jackson, occasion,
gave the promise of consulship, and afterwards
requested as personal favor, would defer to ano-
Their, which did.
After my return to Washington, in July, 1871, |
remained there until 22d September. then went 10
Boston, and remained there until November, when
returned to Washington, where | have been ever
since. 1t has been my purpose, if my application
prove unsuccessful to To the State of Pennsyl
vania where have relatives where one time was
engaged in business, and which already considered
my home.
Ii is during this last residence in Washington
that SANDER the most cruel and the most fatal of
has accused me of a connection with Monroe Ed
wards in tie commission of the crime for which he
is awaiting his trial. This accusation appeared first
in New Yok newspaper; it has been the sole nstru-
men of my suffering and yet that the chargeis desli
tue of shadow of foundation, appeal to my Maker
and my Judge
Acknowledging at once, and most frankly, that
knew Mr. Edwards, or CO... Edwards, as always he
was called; that had for time known him
soemnly declare that suspected him guilty OF
the crime of which he accused until the disclosures
subsequently mentioned; that never heard, saw or
suspected the existence of any thing which led, or
could have led suppose that he medtated or had
committed such crime that was not privy to, or
cognizant of in any err before the fact after,
of any purpose commission of guilt; and that whe-
unborn. will enter upon something of de-
tail.
had known somewhat of Col Edwards since
1889; saw him in New Orleans, and in Houston,
in which latter place | for sometime engaged in
business He is the of respectable father, as
always heard, of most specious manners, Of most
plausible talents, and in the possession, at all times,
Of the appearance of large property.
In the month of July or August last after | had
been few days in Washington, saw him at Gads-
by's hotel; he was there perhaps an hour said he
was on his way into Virginia to attend wedding.
had not seen him before for about ten months.
Three or four days after thus him at Gadsbys,
| again saw him in Washington. He was then on
his return, he said, from the wedding. He remained
one night at Washington, and l have never him
since.
AS have stated | left Washington in September
and proceeded to Boston. To England, or else
where out of the United States, never intended to
go.
arrived in Boston on the September. While
there, MIR. Lowndes, of New York, called on me
and after introducing himself, exhibited two anony
nous letters. They were written in the same hand
a simulated hand, and bore date, think, on two
successive days. ard both addressed to the same
person. believe to the house which had suffered
by the forgery. The first conveyed an insinuatlon
might be the forger; the second, if my memory
serves me right partially retracted, or somehow
qualified the intimation suggested the advice tina
no immediate or violent steps should be taken, the
suspicion might be groundess. / at once, of course
r &c Nd ffar
short interview, he expressed himself convinced OF
it. He then produced letter or two written in fur
therance it would seem, of the purpose of forgery
and asked me if | knew the handwriting told hin
thought it was Edwards, and then related to him
and in detail, all have stated above of The
movements of that person, and my conjectures a:
to where then he might be found This relation al
his request, | subsequently made oath to- Mr.
Lowndes, his counsel, Mr.. Curtis, and Mr.. Choate
who carefully examined the circumstances of the
case, were, and believe remain, satisfied Of my en-
tire innocence; and Mr. Curtis unsolicited inserted
article in Boston newspaper contradicting the in
situation in New York paper of my participation
in The crime.
have thus stated with literal and guarded preci
sion the whole truth concerning this charge. | de-
clare came to Washington alone; that the meeting
with Edwards undersigned and purely accidental
that never asked him to meet me there or told hin
| should De there and was never asked by him tt
be there that ! never for moment suspected hi
was perpetrating meditated perpetrating any
crime or that he had perpetrated any, until my in
teryew aforementioned with Mr. Lowndes tina
never had dollar of money from him; that ne
yer exchanged money for him that never purposec
going to England elsewhere with him; and tina
the whole story, so far as it duplicates me- is fals
and malicious.
To strengthen my own assertions, will emplo,
the statement Of the Hon. Rufus Choate