Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-02-18

~ o,k Globe. Of Yesterday morning. The
80. !. the man who was 50 repeatedly shot at
-. GUNNER, but who "bearing charmed i'ic,
..o,.d bulc. proof. Our readers will form their
-, ;.,cas of the probabilities Of the story
OPTICAL Woaxs, North Oxford, (Aloss.){
January 9th, 1916.
SRA paragraph appeared IN Tho Dal'y
r,sto of the litl, Of October last, intimating
,bo, the attempts on my life were connected with
cc,,nin political movements ana th"' u was DUTY
49,, owed nv fellow citizens TO make public
VIZ. n, If the facts in order that tho public
1917 ha buscd as regarded myself. and justice
."hs =. course with the criminal party. From
h,.y., source YOU obtained your information,
I, was in the main correct and should have long
.ioco responded TO your article, had not peculiar
c;,cuns,a noes prohibited me from so doing Those
c;,cum.,a noes do now fully exist. and although
IN the communication that am about to make, |
do not mention the names position Of all the
narties concerned, yot tho corroborating circum-
stances will, trust, make up for an omission that
pecuniary results dcmond.
Some months previous TO tho lato Mexican
minister's (Almon,e) leaving this country. ncgo-
tation or correspondence had been entered into
with him, by certain agents OF two foreign powers,
reIo,iye TO Mex lean affairs; but in the intercourse
no (AImnntc) was only tho second person, being
the medium through whom arrangements were
made to Santa Anna at Havanna, and Paroles
and o,i,ors in Mexico. After Almonto left for
Mexico il was deemed more safe to communicate
with Santa Anna than the parties in Mexico, and
. special messenger was accordingly sent IN
charge of dispatches for the Havana, and paid
onchoIf Of liberal sum for their safe dcliveranco,
The other half to be paid his return with replies
This special messenger became acqnInted with
while doing business with ono OF the departments
at Washington, and he communicated to mo one
evening tho fact Of his mission. adding that he
had lost tho whole Of his outfit at billiard table
the evening before, and that his object in commu-
pica.ing his position, TO got mo to assist him
eo the necessary funds to perform his mission,
promising to pay mo when he received tho bal
nnco Of his pa yment. | loaned him the amount
required, but have reason TO suppose that It was
lost Immediately at tho gambling table, for no
next day proposed that should carry tho des-
matches myself nd that he would pay my
return out Of the balance coming 10 hun. 10
this consented, and the papers were placed IN
nv possession with the strongest injunc,ions of
secrecy as to the mission. For reasons best
known to myself, have no particular lovo for
Santa Anna. and determined to know what IN
irigue he was engaged in. | broke the seals OF
the package, and learned that certain powers pre-
tending to act in good faith with our government.
were, through !heir agents. manGuvcring TO
,hwart some movements of vital Importance
NV first Impulse 10 hand the papers to the
Secretary Of State, but on moro mature reflection
determined to whit on the writer's of the docu-
ments and inform them of my possession and
knowledge Of the contents of these papers-pro-
poso to deliver them up for certain consIdcra-
ion | did so, and might DO expected. my an
noupcemcnt was received with no little pcrturba-
ton on their part. The | named too
high and after much quibbng lett them CIV
ING them certain number Of days TO consider
my proposas--wh tho prospect that if not nc-
cepted n tho end Of tho time mentioned, the pa
pers would go into other hands.
The second night after our interview, while on
nv return home from the depot of chats, was
attacked by two men, who after tearing my
clothes from my body, succeeded in getting my
money and pm pcrs, but they did NOT get the pa
pers they were after; tho taking tho money WIS
a mask on their real design. Nearly a month at
forwards | was nga,n attacked between Worccs-
ter and Ok ford, my way home, about cIgl {
O'Clock in tho evening gun was fired, from
which a two ounce bail passed through tho front
Of both thighs. between tho muscles and bone
and nothing hui tho speed n: winch was driving,
as passed tho party. saved my life. After this
second attempt there double motive to de-
stroy me; was IA possession Of da pee rous
crct, and had recognised The party who fired at
me. so to set the police on his trail; and COZ
sequcuty the daring attempts. while ia my
pnrlor office. and OK tho piazza Of the l.. $. Hotel
in Washington, followed.
After tho last niCrt oncd affair, waited on the
principal party md Informed them that if their
shot had taken effect the evening before, that tho
moment the nCws had reached New York. their
secret would havc been known; that had left tho
papers in tho hands of Tho late Clinton De Witt.
Esq, with discretion 70 open them the moment |
was dead or missing. This declaration brought
them to their senses. They denied having had
any hand in the affair Of taking my life. but ad-
mittcd that they had agreed TO give ccrta n per-
son $1,000 If he would obtain the papers | held.
We finally canle to tho conclusion, that within a
certain period a certain of money should DO
paid into my counsc's hands. and tho papers be
given up. binding myself not to carry matters
anv further after such settlement. The slime np-
proaches when tho moneys 10 be paid If
thew meet their engn Semcn,s shal mine: if tho V
do not their high positions and influence will not
deter mo from attempting to redress myself.
With reference to the contents of the apcrs J
10 ,bo hort Il tb,, IS