Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13
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citation, without proof, and without aHoloins 'he
party accused The means OF answering Them.
Now, as TO these accusations, soemnly aver
tha, they are both utterly and absolutely false.
/. Mr.. Hoyt never asked the undersigned for
a private room for The purpose OF any such inter-
view as is alleged, or, indeed, SO lar as now re-
collect or believe, for any purpose
The undersigned does not know that Mr. Hoyt
and the lady in question ever were together IN
any room, bed-chamber or parlour, other than Inc
omen public parlour Of the hotel. He has seen her
occasionally in The public parlour, and some
times when Mr. Hoyt was there also, and also
with other persons. He has never seen them To-
qether in The parlour or known OF their being
there in such manner, or under such circumsian-
ces, as to excite in his mind any belief OF impro-
ner intercourse between them. The door was
ALWAYS open whenever they we're known by HIM
10 be there. as, indeed, it always is in mild wea-
Their. Ii is proper to say, that he was told by
person who boards in his house, that these par
lies were in private parlour OF the house on
one occasion when the undersigned was from
home. But he thought al The time, and continued
10 believe down TO the time OF the assault on Mr..
Howl that there was mistake about the fact,
and consequently attached no importance 10 II,
and gave no more thought 10 ii.
And the undersigned solemnly AYERS, that II
these parties ever did hold interviews in his
hotel, either in priyele rooms or in The public
parour, for improper purposes, or secret inter-
rour,e Of any sort. they we're held without his
knowledge, participation or concurrence in any
way.
9. II any letters were sent 10 either OF the par
lies from the other under cover 10 him, he So
lemnly AYERS that il was without his knowledge,
or even suspicion, al The time. IL IS by no means
an uncommon occurrence, that letters are sent
under cover 10 him addressed 10 persons boarding
or STAYING at his house. And such 4 fact is so
natural, as obviously 10 be not calculated 10 ex-
cite any enquiry or speculation with him from
whom they came. or for what reason they were
SO sent. 1t is mailer which does not concern
the undersigned, and he is not apt 10 be curious
about other peoples business
Ile knows OF but two circumstances which
can possibly be referred 10 in this charge; ne
will sta lie all he knows about Them
On one occasion, not very long before the as
saull on MIR. Hoyi Il letter was handed 10 The I'M
dersigned by servant. On opening il, he found
il enclosed letter 10 Mr.. Hoyt; and Mr.. Hoyi
being in The saloon, he called him and handed
him The letter, and asked him. after he had open
ed il, if there was any answer; he said not, and
the undersigned so tod The servant, and he went
away. The undersigned did not notice the SER
want. and does mol know whose servant he was.
The lc,ler TO him contained single line, in sub
stance, requesting him 10 hand The enclosed TO
Mr.. Hoyt II was without signature. lie did
no, know the handwriting; or rather ne did not
examine il sufficiently to know whether ne would
have known II. The transaction excited no Gu
rjosity. speculation or suspicion in his mind
and ne thought no more Of il until the accusa-
lion above. mentioned recalled it 10 his recollec-
ton.
lie again solemnly AYERS that ne was wholly
ignorant as he is now from whom The letter
came-and he neither knew, nor had the least
suspicion. that il came from The lady in question.
On another occasion, soon after, Mr. H0yt In
formed the undersigned that there was letter 10
him enclosed in one 10 the undersigned, at
Boarding House on the hill, in The hands Of
young lady. He named both the Boarding House
and The lady, which, for obvious reasons, do not
repeat He requested me 10 send for the letter.
did so by servant, with an open note 10 The Ia
dy-and as was going out Of The room, said 10
Mr.. Hoyr, that as he said the letter contained one
10 him, when the servant returned he had better
open it. He afterwards told me he had got The
letter, and never enguired, nor did he tell me,
from whom il was or what il was about.
solemnly aver that did not know or snspect
from whom this letter come-and still less that il
was from the lady in question, or from any lady,
or on any improper subject
The fact that il was sent 10 me through the
hands of lady OF the highest standing, and Of
an unblemished character, was OF itself sufficient
10 have prevented any such suspicion.
If this letter were, as may be now suspected,
part Of an improper correspondence, (and whelh-
er il was or not, the undersigned has mol even now
the least knowedse,) who IS there So uncharita-
Bile, as not to see and admit, that persons innocent
OF all knowledge Of participating in such cor
respondence may have b. en- made the unconscious
instruments OF lis accomplishment
The undersigned having made the above STATE
nents. is ready 10 attest them, by the solemni'y
of an oath. Any statements oral or written,
from whatever quarter, inconsistent with their,
are wholly destitute Of ruth.
FREDERICK BOYDEN.
The Wing Senator in The city Of Baltimore is
elected by o,lc vote, in poll of nearly $4,000.