New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-26
corob,. Reply to the Police Gazette

The Boston Star OF w ednescay contains Z 'oDS
communication from Mr.. John B. Cough In repyto
the statements of the Gazette with which the pubic
a-a familiar. l, is due 10 Mr.. Cough, and 10 our
-eode,s ,ha, we should publish such parts OF his
communication as are essential TO show the grounds
m which he rests his defence against the charges OF
the Gazette.
sav. first that can show. manner which the edi-
TORS OF the Gazette little suspected where nave oeen'
with whom where slept and what | have done eTery
day and night that have been IN New o!k' since .y
15ih la43 can do this because from that dbte nave
kept a regular diary OF all the places have visited
have spoken whom met. what receiyed with "hot
stopped &c therefore only ask any day 70 De naiDeG
that have been in New York since May lo'h Ic1S' a
Y produce as respectable witnesses can be found
10 prove where went what did, and "nefe tooA ~
nights rest They may select any time ihey pease ala NJ
the proof of their base and malignant ialsly sna'
produced 10 She satisfaction OF every candid man an
will now proceed the only and all the times
have visited NcwYork in the past year with sach Nj
dence touching the "hve or SIX weeks stoiS as '
nrnye tho assertion have always made and now repeat
iba. never was at the house in Wakerst before He
th sI5 and that il utterly Impossible for me 10 oe
,hers or At any other similar place without the KNOW
ledge of my friends for never in any instance was
away from them -,;.i o.
made By them. is that one evening about SIX OF
weeks previous 10 Sept 9th Gt should be sept oth')
moi 81 certain tall good.looking woman with DARK man
and eyes whom they slyly nsinunte shai! perhaps re-
collect with her 10 the same mouse ana iet sa!
in the morning That this is base, malignant and un-
qualified falschood shall now prove. was IN New
York and vicinity during part OF last Narch ana Apr'
in company with my wife; and during the "hoie tune
from the 25th OF March the 23h OF Apri! our nome
was M Mr. Geo Hurbut's in Brooklyn. dd not WISH
NepYork again until passed through on my way 10
baltimore on hes of July in company With my frlend
Mr. Morse We returned 20 New-f ork on the i-th OF
The same month and this is the time presume, that Is
alluded to- as that in which am charges win ineeuhs
certain da a. eyed woman" now ask the attention oi
nil IN the following testimony OF Mr. Morse az settin
positively and forever this purely unnceted asehood
This IL 10 certify thai with Mr. John K Cough 20
N.yy.York on Mondsy, The 30th of June. l5i1 Ou our
wsy TO Baltimore stopped one night in New ork and
did not leave him fifteen minutes any one ;me DUNG our
stay in New-York slept with him that nlghi o, =,
On from Baltimore, we arrived July SILL ah, 10
y-York-proceeded Immediately to Nh Geo Hur!buts :
house in BROOKLYN Mr Cough spoke on the evening Of
the sih inst in Brooklyn in Halls Buildings on the 9Th
inst he smoke nj Astoria and returned 10 Mr Hurbuts
house each evening after the lecture. and is utter i'm
possibility for him have been away any time and not
know it, as did not leave hin ana sept VIII H'ii "
also accompanied Mr. Cough and wife, with my wife, TO
New on "wednesday, the 10th OF July arriving on
Thursday morning and leaving Thursday afternoon a.
o'clock We slept on boara the sieamo0a Op
oil these nights. Cfhu' e. Mon'H'
At the time alluded TO- when company of US went
to New York together the 10th OF the same month
we were visiting in Norwich and returned there where
we stayed until the 2ls Being in company with my
own wife, presume no one VIII suspect me "i
inp away from my lodgings during mat lime II
they do the proof of its asity can be produced Inc
next time was in NewYork was Aug. ath, in company
with Mr. Henry G. Bates and hi5 wife, whose wedding
We attended the day previous, and by whose invitation
we visited that city We proceeded on the 9TH TO AIDA
NY where pared-myself and wife returning TO
Boylston, to spend few days with friends and Mr.
and wife going TO Saratoga To settle this point mere
offer the testimony OF Mr.. Bates.
This to certify that and my wife accompanied Nh J.
B. Cough and Lady NewYork the 4h OF August si3
parted on The It'll was with Mr. g. the whole time with
the exception OF about an hour on the h-when MI u ac-
companied his wife 10 Brooklyn HENRY u. DATES
have here covered all the ground OF time during the
past year when have been III New York, previous 10
the 5th of September. have shown. positively. when
there, where was, with whom and where passed
my nights If this is not satisfactory to the most doubt
ing and suapcious loss to know in whist way
innocence be established Ii my accusers choose TO
shift time am willing, and equally prepared 10 show
my and my whereabouts in Newi ork at any tine
since May ls44-and hal not been there for about
years before. Upon these facts rest my proof OF the
falsy of the charge that passed night in ewd COM
pany previous to the 9TH OF September.
Mr. Cough denies positively the charge OF the Gazette
that he has violated his pledge Of temperance within the
eighteen months says he has written 10 the persons
whose authority has been appealed to by the Gazette IN
support Of the charge and will publish their replies as
soon rs received. He solemnly declares that until the
5tS of September last he had not violated the pledge
since april 1873 As TO what took place previous to the
last named date he says
Though not precisely required Uy any ot tHc CuhlEt
or iusinuatons alluded to- yet deemlt best ana as some
what calculated throw light upon the whole matter 10
state the facts under which did violate the pledge IN
April IS43 and which have often before stated. was
al Charlton, Mass. "Wednesday and Thursday the 9th
and 9th OF April 1913 had been speaking In dudley
previously and stopped at the house of Doctor Knight
OF that town | was then afflicted with a complaint
which has troubled ever since. and VIII account lor
the shirt so often alluded by the Gazette Dr. knigh;
offered from the krdcst motive to give some med
cine TO relieve me which he did, putting II IN small
phia was to take portions OF it four times each day
took his house, and carried the rest with me
10 Charlton. spoke twice in that place on the oih ana
returned 10 Worcester then my home on the h wen;
then Boston, and there broke my pledge detailed ac
count which have given in my Autobiography On
return TO Worcester, DR. Hunting then of that town oui
now a practicng physician in Providence-to whom
have written, and whose answer Will give 10 tue puolc
made many inquiries OF me- eSpaineu tne citcu'ii
stances about the medicine and he asked Tor the pha
In it small portion of the liquid, which he pro
nsunced to be ether and tincture OF Toiou nave moi
alluded to this medicine before in my book or addresses
as palation. because Dr. Knight kind TREND to
rne. knew he acted from friendly motives and was
fearful i, might inure him would not now speak OF H.
but for the necessity of explaining what suppose the
brandy and other story in fact aludes toathough they
put the time eighteen months since, when in truth II
was nearer three years ago. However they are about
half right 10 time, but are all wrong as to crcu
stances.
should have said that Mr. B. F. Goodhue, now o.
New.I ondon Conn was at Charlton at the time was
but he did no, employ me TO speak nor do suppose ht
knew any of the facts except through Dr. Hunting
often urged TO make the statement now offered bu
have always steadily refused solely for the reason
named
In relation 70 the story that he coming from
the boat the 5th OF Sept. with female he says
assert and defy contradiction that came from the
boa; in company with woman whatever, except such
as among ihe crowd OF hurryirg from
the boat In this respect may have been side by side
with one or than one; but | neither knew them
spoke to them, held any communication whatever
with any of them. There nigh, have been for susht
know one dozen women, OF various shapes
snd il various dresses. by around but they
no more ariii than people with each other in
such crowd II is from this common and almost inev
liable circumstance that this charge formed The fact
is came from Springfield in company with Mr. George
Treat and lady OF Madison y. J. 70 Newfork parted
with them al the boat and proceeded Immediately and
alcne 10 the Croton Hotel.
Mr. Cough concludes his communication as follows
There are some other matters which | would gladly
mention here but content myself with the avow
al that sm ready to NEE, any and all charges against
nv integrity and 20 refute them when they shall take
proper shape | am afraid Of an open enerny-but
seem to have around host OF these secret sssassns
whose poisoned tongues wound. but whom il I'M
possi5ls reach Why such incessani efforts should
be made 20 ruin by every species OF alsehood by
plots snd foul contrivancss, cannot conceive have
injured one knowingly have no motive or wish to