Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
COUNTER STATEMENT,
By the Req. Isaac Jones, Il. M,
8 Audi 0lieruna parton Poet ofVenusium
Hear the other side Of the question.

Having seen and read in the Columbian Reg
lister statement made nd signed by E. Hotch-
kiss, Cincinnati. July 81, ls47, the respond
emit undersigned respectfully say; {:
That be is native of New Haven, and d.
rect lineal descendant Of Hon. William Jones,
Lieut. Governor of the Colony of Connecticut,
and protector of the Judges, Whalley and Goffr
in their seclusion on rock in 1851. called BY
some the Judges Cave and by others the
Cave ofthe Regicides.' The interest which
that individual took in his day in relation to
these British exiles, among other reasons was
undoubtedly this, their association with his
cwn father, in the trial. condemnation, and de-
capitation Of Charles l. The respondent says
that considerable portion Of the book pub.
lished and entitled History OF the Judges by
that pious, learned and eminent man, Presi
dent Stiles, was from communications made to
him by his own loved and venerated parent
that the respondent, his son, was educated at
Yale, and a graduate alumnus of the UNIVERSE
~ in 1892; that he knew the families bearing
the name OF the above mentioned individual Of
Cincinnati with different sur names, were de-
cent livers, and, though living near and a
round the Cave Of the West Rock, were not adj
judged by an intelligent community in New
Haven, at that day, as any way distinguished
for antiquarian or literary research. Such are
the facts stated by the writer ofthis communi-
cation had it been otherwise, he would have
most assurcdy known it.
In the early part of the spring of 1874, he
visited this cave ofthe Judges in company with
Mr. Bcmar, distinguished French gentleman
then resident at New Haven, and Prince
Talleyrand, the famed Bishop of Autun. The
Opposition to tyrants is obedi-
ence to Cod" was not there. Nor is it contain
ed in these precise words, in the published
history Of the Judges by President Stiles
On the 22d of May 1903, he returned from
Georgia to his native city, from which he had
been absent since November 1, 1901. In the
first week in June. 1903. he visited the cave in
company with Mr.. James Merriwether, who
had been his pupil, and cut on the tace Of the
rock the aforementioned inscription. There
was no inscription there previous to that time
The respondent says that he placed it theirs
with a sharp-pointed knife, as his own volun.
tary sentiment, and without any reference &c
the History which the learned President o.
Yale had published.
7 On the 18th Of June. ls46, the respondent
aged IL, and Rector Of Trinity church, Milton
revisited this cave, with nephew-Aavint
never sustained an office to which the title o
Esq could be appended. There were two o.
three other individuals present. He assemble,
to the spot. and in their hearing read aloud tn
inscription. The face Of the rock was Of
, reddish hue. The line was cut thus
Opposition to tyran,s 10 obedience to
Con.
Isaac Jones:
Mr.. Ho,chkiss says In the month otAu
gust. 1908, pat the words, Deposition TO y
raais 10 obedience to God, spoa the rock 9th
Judges cave and further, Tdeclare that pre-
vions 10 that time there was no inscEiptio
!, name or initials. upon the part Of therock che
" sen BY me FOE the tina, purpose" The TesPon
dsnt replies, that he placed the same inscFip
ton there in the Gsss weak IL sasIne. lso3--th'
there was none other there: and he adopts o
the above quoted language cf MF. H.. ip b