The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-29
To this | wrote the following reply:


To this | wrote the following reply:
Iowa CRY, Monday Morning.
WIZ. A. JosEs, Esq-Dear Sir-1n your note
Of this morning, you enquire whether John King
while Postmaster at Dubuque, dtd or did not
break open, or pry into, and read to me letter
written by James Wilson, latesSurveyor Gener-
al, &c.
l answer that he did not break open the seal
of a letter, but he pryed open letter of Gen
Wilson's, brought it to me, in the Dubuque Land
Office, and read portion of its contents.
You also desire me to say whether you were
the aggressor on Saturday last. To this, re
ply, that when he called you ga liar and scoun-
drel," you rushed towards him, and blows were
exchanged, simultaneously. lie has since told
me that he called you ga liar and scoundrel'
for the purpose of exciting you to strike him.
Respectfully yours,
CHAs. CORKERY.
ing
Iowa CRY, Dec. LIST, 1889
CHAs. CoRKERY, Esq-Dear Sir-ln a CON-
munication in the Miners Express, of Docem-
Der LIST, over the signature ofs.veritas,' am
accused of breaking open letter and reading
it you. Will you do me the justice to state
whether such an occurrence did take place in
your presence; and were you consulted in ref.
erence to this question previous to the publca-
ton of said article. Your friend,
Very respectfully,
JOHN KING.
To this replied
Iowa CRY, Dec. Z.
JOHN KING, Esq-Dear Sir-You have this
moment handed me note which bears date the
LIST inst, in which you state you are charged in
a communication signed "veritas,' and publish
ed in the Miners Express, with having broken
open and read to me letter, &C., and you re-
quest me to do you the justice to state whether
such occurrence took place in my presence.
have frequently said, and continue to say,
unkesitatingly. that you did not break open the
sea! Of the letter, but have said, what you ad
mitted to Mr.. VIM. Jones on Saturday last
that you pryed into* letter of Gen. Wilson s
brought it to me, ino the Land Office at Du-
buque, and read portion of its contents. As
it may be that you intend this note for the pub.
lie eye, will add that this occurrence tool,
place in July, 1874, Immediately after hearing
the news Of the Philadelphia Church burnincs,
and Wilson's letter was an invitation to per.
son in Massachusetts, to send out "help to stop
the progress of Popery," &C.
You request me TO say whether was sscon.
suited in reference 10 this subject, previous to
the publication of the article" have no rec
objection of having been spoken to on this SUBJ
ject for months; perhaps not for year or more.
knew nothing of the article signed "veritas,"
until saw it in print; and if had, would at
least insisted on change in its phraseology, ii
| could not prevent any allusion TO the subject
Respectfully yours,
- CHAS. CORKERY.
Soon alter breakfast on Wednesday Dec 9Th,
Judge King came into my room, and requested
that would use my influence with Mr.. Jones.
for the withdrawal of communication which
would otherwise appear in the Capital Reporter
OF that afternoon. He urged that ifthe com.
munication were published, he would be called
on to reply; and it might lead to further diff.
Guilty. On presenting this request to Mr.. Jones,
ne said that the position which his uncle then
occupied would induce him to do what he would
not DO under other circumsta noes; and if KING
would retract the offensive ep,thets applied to
him on Saturday, he would withdraw the com.
municatlon. l desired that he would mt ,h.,
IN writing, and he did so in the foIlowin o
words
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 8.
JUDGE CoRKERr-1 take pleasure in return.
ing an answer to the verbal message of Judge
AS Judge King thought the expression "sryed into,