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1 1i1 SSt srsn tc,ice ne setvlnt, nof Do 1er
ks1e ake ke-9as. sone teJs alteruaIds slf-
fioyf and myself usre gsissto Peiefsburg =
lie fsccs, Sc ssii - Ne BEFORE staring s.ihefs
Z 4 ro,e Ter NJ e,tlos<i il one lsf ybd 10 he
pnssession Il Ns, Barr, ofIhis cry fushyeu
could srud form Snd III me hsrs Il - I wrnls
ia Miss Barr fsr it1-hefe nose vas prsdueed
shieh Mf Boy1rn sd1iised 20 Be he one be q Z
lodsd 10. Il reads - isiIt~ss
- us1essisnd thst Mis- Barr has . na:e fSr
me, ukirh . "a snsisus 10 GET befsFe I leass
teen, - II nay reqaife ny artrbsion before
ieste. Yeu SilI confer favor y send ng 4 ~
tbe bearer, and 0blies,
Ysurs. re-p-s,folls.
FREDK BoYDEN. y
ExsaAEse, = SEPT, iss6.n
I'VE are rsaueslsd 10 s,s:e, that The naie lefi
uilh Aliss Barr was handsd % her By Mrs.
Myers, uilh the assurances that {, contained satfs
which she wished M'. Beyden % hare changed
inio geld for heg.j
Tbs padins Of ietsss Of Mrs Myers Hps
cosiisusi On Dc ihird DAY q ths ,rial,usiillheJ
had reached he Gflernrh. in which she appoints
snesiiDs with Hort a No. 81, il ihs Eiehsnsr.
The letters are I'll Of he same ehafsc.pf %
Hose ppblishsd. u ose q .hen she e1pressss
doubt shs,hsr q. loves her, ssd . belief that
persons are inierfering 10 prejudiee his mind q
gains. her-prelesis she Iosss hin 10 dislraciipn
--ialts Of sn;cide. ssa believes hal in one hcrF
afisf - shall have reesised her leiier b mb5
bear 81 Der dssih- -cnsdsmns herself for not
tskiss he poison she had Proeulsd-lhisks shs
vii Jet die maaiSe-pishes . live on H.s
sccouai-- sisies th1t she vas ssf6flussie in one
81 her nsetinss vishhim a ihs Rxehsnss. IN
coming ous u room No. 10 .. he tins she did,
FIR she saw several persons opposite that lhe
door vas eIosrd and locked, and that she vas
surprised lha,ivo s,ienpis usrs made 70 open
IL thinks they are experimentation n. 70 dis
c1ver, Il possible, vhelher they are suspesled,
and closes ty deplofiSe her fate.
The tenth letler, dated ALA visis, Oct. 9.h,
treceiyed since H.'s dealh. ] reads as fellows;
ARA YnrA, Oct 9th, 1886,
Having learned through the medium or !
friend, ikai 81 my LIisys addressed to you. d.
ring the whole period Of my acquainIanee,
have been placed " The hands Or Or. Mills.
with direction, from you 10 eiIeulsie them full
y and extensively through Richmond. il order
10 show the public that you wers sssgh, and
stduesd By me. and thus increase popular pre-
jadics against myself yeu can scarcely ina
CINE hog vas shocked and astoonded St this
intelligence. could SCARCELY believe that
jeu, whom had deemed so honorable--so
nh L.- L. II
lova ards me--overUheimed Is en- By grief
and anguish. Those letters were written in
the most eonfdiDg spirit and without one
thought, that IN the tempest Of public feeling,
they would Be exposed BY you isdiscriminate-
~ 10 the perUsal Of aTmixsd community -
Had they been written for public inspection
how differently would they have been penned.
DO not write with vies 10 upbrsid or re-
preach you, but conscience will have IFS en-
pife, and 50 cruel an exposition Of what once
deemed sacred, win not be without lis reward.
] Bov beg you that you will at>onee surrender
70 me ell my letters and cammunications 10
yourself. ISaspot believe that you will hesi-
tate for moment 10 send them TO me, inas-
much as the REQUEST you made Of me 10 destroy
every lins penned by you 10 myself was so
irHsisnsiy, 80 cheetfuiiys petformed. II you
are acting from Ferenge.5eu msy be assured
liz eommOnicsticns Intercepted BY Col. Ny.
efs, sn4fnoW ID possession Of my enemies, sre
saiicient 10 crush me f6rever-desolaie every
hcpe aad denst. all mylPsospee,s Of happiness.
Of my desiiayIis complies without farther as
sisisnee FROM your hand lrustJoa will re-
ffsin frem exposing any OF my le:,ers to you,
nov in the hands ofDr. Mills, 10 the PrBLIc
cauRr This Tentreat 9f you. You can ina.
gipe how IshrinkNlrom such On exposition or
letters wfillsa 10 such sacred eon 6denee !.
Spare me this blow II hast, for am over.
whsmed with sorrow. Grknt ihIs my last and
only request. You you'd not. surely, By such
course, lseerste more deeply, the wounds
alresdy and forever on ny peace, my repoia.
tion and my hopes.
10 anguish aAd grisf,
YIReIElA MYRRs.
When this letters was read Df. Mills STA.
led that 40 letters had been placed in bis hands
By Mr.. Il. and that he had Dot seen ihsn. mill
produced in Court. sMMl,
Mr. Boydsn wished to explain some Of lis
previous testimony. Mrs hyen had sent 8
servant once e him and asked him If be would
send for Mr.. Hoyt, and be replied that be
would, and Immediately saw Nj. Hoyt AID
told him lady wished 10 SEQ him. On snolh.
Or occasion servant called on him and told
him lady wished 10 speak 10 him, when 90
going into the room be found that il was Mrs.
Myers, who requested him 70 send for Mr..
Hoyt, which b di1-bui be does not know whs
Their MI. noyt vent TO see her st either time.
In his testimony before, he said thai when
Mos5y told him Of Mrs. Myers being in room
No. 10 with Me-. Hoyi, he understood Mosby
10 ssy that servant bad seen her theie-bnl
nov feeollects that MIR. Mesby said be follow.
Cd the lady lothe door. and saw that d was
Mfs Myers. n he slated 10 his evidences
before Thai hedid net know that there we're
sny interview, al the Exehsnge betneen Mfs.
Myers ahd vi. HoyL he wished 70 say nov
that he was nistsken. The last latter that he
received from Mrs. Myers 10 give 10 Mr.. lioyl
vas during The Petersburg races.