The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-20
REILLY TO MIR. BORIS.

S,xs In an article above the signature Of " Johh
NJ Botts," which appeared IN the Richmond wing
of the 10Th inst aud to the truth oi which Mr. Bolts
has made solemn oath there is charge against me
of a serious character. Affecting IL docs my Pf''
waite and not my political conduct, feel constrained
to notice H. In doing this discaim all Intention Oh
entering into personal controversy with Mr. bo''s'
II it peases him 10 continue course OF abuse oil me-
in which he has induged for a period OF TAO
years, while may pity his malignity, shall not i'n'
tate bis example propose nothing more than 10
give PLAN narrative, which the record that MIR
Bolts says he has had in his possession since last ia
will either sustain contradict have not The re-
cord before me, and have TO draw entirely upon
memory which is not apt to deceive me.
The language used by MIR. Bolts is the following
j in reference 10 myself; "When il shall have been
{" charged upon me, by the most eminent and honora-
" Bile members of The Bar and made matter Of record
" that have obtained by fraud Bond from an IDIOT
oapd and that charge shall be sustained by the high
4" Court of Chancery in Virginia, and shall be per
petually enjoined and restrained from realizing
q the amount of my bond thus fraudulenty obtained
from the estate of eoefding and unfortunate young
friend, who looked up to me as his friend and second
father then it will be time enough for to shrink
I" from such controversy" Now, Mr.. Bolts has
made reference to the record in the suit Of Blakey
u, Tyler which he says he has had in his possession
since last FALL and avouches the truth of the orego-
ing statement, by way of making II more imposing,
under all the solemnities of an oath. The public,
doubtless are willing to believe all that MIR. Bolts
says since he has to it, and declares also, that
what he has thus solemnly affirmed, is sustained
by the record. lie has in few words, declared I'M
der OATH that obtained bond by fraud Of my idiot
wlrd eonfding and unfortunate young friend ,cho
looked up second father and that bond thus ob-
tained perpeuaiy enjoiAfd by the high Court Of
Chancery
Can you believe, sirs, that there is not word of
truth in this statement to which this unhappy man
has thus soemny sworn never the guardian
of LigLtfoo who is alluded to my idiot ,card -
There was no particular link of friendship to bind
me TO him. or him to me--not a drop Of kindred
blood in our veins to my knowledge, and he had not
the remotes cause to look upon in the light Of a
second father There had not, in fact, been the slight
est intercourse between for years anterior to
the transaction which shall presently relate. From
1913, when my father, who executor TO his ia
Their, and acted as his guardian, died up to 1919, a
period of six years, do not remember to have seen
him, and certainly held correspondence with him
oil any sort. Mr. George Blakey his brother-in-law,
was his guardian, and had nothing to do with him
or his need not add that, such bond that above
described by Mr. Bolts having been in existence,
all the rest of his statement is equally fabulous-and
yet that statement is made under oath, by person
who challenges the belief of all and that, too with
record in his possession for the space Of six months
which he avouches to sustain these allegations.
will not trust myself to speak further in reference TO
this rather pity the man, who can be so far mis-
led by Incorporate passion as to nterrolate state
ments facts into transaction, otherwise perfectly
innocent in order to injure another. II had OBJ
tanned bond of idiot ,card, who looked up TO me
as his second father by fraudulent practices, then, in
deed should 81 be the wretch not born to be y
will give to the public an account of the trans
j action which led to the suit Of Blakey Tyler as
: nearly as my memory will enable me 10 do it, II |
: fall into error, my answer in the case can be
readily turned to- il order TO correct the naccuracy
the Chancery Court OF W.s.snisbdrg, ana was trans
ferred some years afterwards to the oNahcefy |our'
at Richmond where it had hngerr w,
til, tired of the contest, la ,,;,'
the parties, and hna''J ,ro,, a., ~ a.. -,
"A g" my return IRON washing
i''s: the year 1919, where was then serving as a
Ihemser of the House of Representatives from the
Richmond District, was waited upon in my cha
racter OF an Attorney at Law, by Philip J. Light
foot, then fully of age, and his faher-n-law, Will
liam Hail. to consult with in relation TO the af-
fairs OF the said Philip J. Lightfoot Lgbtfoot had
made deed to MIR. George Blakey, constituting
him his trustee over all his estates by which it was
stipulated, that Mr.. Blskcy should receive 5 per
cent. upon all sales, and by which il was further
stipulated, that Lightfoot should forfeit ago 600
not IN the nature of penalty, but ss stipulated
damages" If he nterfered in any manner with the
management or control of his property. Lightfoot,
after the execution Of this deed had married greatly
below his estate, and the just expectation of bis
friends, the daughter Of William Hail. a small mer-
chant IN the county Of Charles City and deed had
been obtained from bin under peculiar circumstan-
ces, oy which he conveyed all his property in such
manner as was designed TO deprive his wife of all
interest IN his estate, in the event of his death and
to dlsinherlt any children he might have by his mar
rage His estate, as the times then were was pro-
badly worth 100000 / was also informed, that he
had entered into contract for the purchase of an
estate of the late Jno Colgin for $4,000, which
/ ' "'" ''''i "cre ehceeuiDBy anxious To
DE relieved from, upon the ground that it was an er
oro''ant price. Upon inquiring into all the facts
and circumstances attendant upon the execution
Of these various deeds, and which are given some
what IN detail in my answer in the case Of Blakey
u.s. Tyler, came to the conclusion that they
might be set aside or, that, by a proper course
oil proceeding, Lightfoo, might be repos.e.sed of
hs estates but that to do so, would require long
course OF controversy in the courts, and the taking
Of great numbers Of dispositions ! was then offered
by Lghtioot and Hall their joint bond for S. 900 nj
would undertake the task and act in court and
o" q court as the Attorney and agent of Lightfoo,
| proposed 20 do SO for the rca.nns ~. c...L :.