New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-13
JOHN r. PEASE.
JOHN :. WILLIAMS.
GEORGE Fl EATON
DAVID ). PORTER,
EDWIN T. Pc ASE.
Eu.tars Lcnucru IL, 1875,

Hartford, Jcruery II, l5iS
Under this charge Mr. Wo!cott also speaks OF pamphlets
sonese bayins been Pu; into without Inc postage
having been credited Government w no put tnenl 1910
III oxss as he saws II when absent he OF course
cood no tut he does say he had other evidence
Than that entry Of them made IN Tue Government
account" He aghi see It or m 81 no' anu ..f
mpbt. have been compreheBded IN epuyi o! Il migh
have been entered without ns knowledge; ana ilisu'
have been from the ONCE all The time be was wheh
he saws bs found ,sem the boxes alter MS return
In resrd 10 either these alleged omissions 10 account
have knowledge or belief that any ssch Thing ever oc
case occurred where tepheavy socket LAMP leftover
on Mr. Wocos desk, aud burned The corners OF several
letters beside. spng little OIL on oae OF Two oie's ~
on this The eleventh charge IS tc3Hced
The twelfth charge collecting hnes tor vieatinG TIE
Posi- Office laws. AMI for demand Them IN other cases
ard no. collecting IL collecting The tines OF course
my dny and 10 regard 10 demanding them Ia oIlel
ctsr> collecting hem proved thai IN AL Tue
referred TO- papers had been placed IN The hanas ct Tie
L. :. District Attorney TO be sued. .-..-, .;,
The other charges in the man, mol entireiF Pout
ical aud were pissed ever ,.,,.
with regard TO the testimony of John ). Williams, VIII
make no The public can judge tor
10 the credit which II Is entitled, "hen they are nio
thai ou TN OF December last he signed cefthc.e'
other Clerks, in reference TO several charges whh ns
been made lie Patriot and Eagle OF December o. lS7
one OF which accused ne, the 9Th OF April last OF rsis'
ing The folds OF letter. and reading part all OF us con-
tents" In reference which The certificate which he
signed with Others SAYS" We hereby declare that have
no kuo of any such transaction, nor do We believe
Aai the Post Master has IN any Instance examined eel
Tor The purpo5- Of reading IT.
This satta,en, the witness admitted under oath before
ar Rrioqe m havr hem made by him vou1tariy whnu;
he understood he signed But e swore that nc
II knowing The part OF Il above quoted 10 be false IL IS
eaou for me say his testimony given in the inves
,gnt /, Ipeached by The Wines owA Certificate am
50 far aS il duplicates me i uniTue
The testimony Of Francis &. Churchill offered &c
prove tia, examined letter with the Intention OF reading
the II The occurrence 10 which he S"ofe ever
took place only say that my Object WAS not VITA; be
stated Il is the constant pracce as was stated by all the
CLERKS examine letters in The front Office ier the purpose
OF asrerIainiug whether thsy single or double
examined Letter my own Tor the purpose CT
rSndiag it.
that every motion and every act of mine in
The Post Otc, loag watched by my eGem!ss,
ami every lhog which could admit OF such mSco stuc-
ton has been tortured into cline To go into room by
sysel. with letters in the jea!oos eyes OF those
Who testified eganst me- proc! Of guilt and 10 sola
rpy hand, letter older, The strongest confirmation
Who could escaped every .ct oil bis e however innocent
~ be thus perverted!
10 conclason wish be understood solemny 10 astr
my innocence The scvera charges against me, implicit
ny my official conduct, AID rely upon the character
which have hereafore sustained in this community, for
the credit whch houc be given to the facts whicn 9av
stated. CHARLES l.. foit l hh-
Hartford, Feb. q, 1913.