The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-08

A CARD.-RrcHMoND April 5, 1653.-To the
IA Editors of the Tines: GENTLEMEN--The re
port which 10 published In your paper OF this dsie
of the proceedings had In the Mayors office yes
terday, before Justice Evans on the ensrge prser-
red against me by two iems {, needs brief notice,
ct INV hands am sure that had the evidence. 80
taken Ia the Mayors Court. been known 70 you.
such report Of the case would never nave found
lie way into your most respectable ana innuenuai
paper
In addressing yeu this brief reply. l GEEK no
nevsuaper controversy, with your reporter or any
one else, but rather TO shield that character LOT
piety, sobriety and good behavior, 30 amply testi
ned 70 by so many and such respec table witnesses
Regardless of this and reckless as TO the moral
Consequences, touching my good name ana
ecclesiastical functions our reporter mas, Woulo
hope Internationally, given to the world, an imprs
per statement of the case. As evidence Oh thls'
respectfully refer you to the statement OF my coun-
sci, Mr. II. Gilmer. and the concurring ct temenf
of the gentlemen, whose names are signed 10 their
appended note, to the state ment OF my nephew, ard
also to the examination OF this case, given In the
Dispatch Of this morning.
Surely gentlemen under this weight of testi-
moDy, connected with the attendant circu instances,
il cannot be regarded, by any fsir-minded man,
that the erroneous Judgment OF presiding Justice,
should mar the consistency or destroy the moral
vantage ground, of life hitherto untsrnished BY
the breath of scandal, and untsinted by the blight
ing influence OF cslurnny. The force, dlrectness,
| weight, consistency and number Of the facts and
/ circumstances, eSthDilsleQ pSyCHQ W
me, il would seem, should have not only out
weighed in the scales OF justice the statements OF
the females sad that of the Waterman, but Shouts
have shielded me from the graiHtous lnferences OF
your reporter, who seems to have strained point
| to fad room for improper attack upon my In
dviiual and clerical character. But enough OF thls
| procured the statement Of the gentlemen, when
| hand you with this, with view OF q newspaper
controversy but to use beto the proper tribunal
| in the church to which belong, on charge which
| | intend to prefer against myself. But SINCE
| through your columns have been go unfairly ana
uniusily asssed, deem i. alike due to ms self, my
| position and this community, in which nave mary
cherished friends, to place myself right. This op
| portunity, | am you will afford me- having
without any agency OF yours, scattered broad cast
the poisoned infection ct an exparte statement,
hope you will, though the same channel, allow to
flow the mildey influence of the exact state Of facts
as far as they recolected and stated by the gen
| tlenen VINO have made them. On this evidence
an prepared to rest my defence before just dis
eliminating and truth loving public. With those
who seek opportunity from this unpleasant affair
to wound my character and detract from my good
name and standing In the church to which belong
can have no controversy. Within her holy or
Gers and from her ecclesiastical judgment shall
seek my defence. To those who know me, need
none other. Respectfully,
JOSEPH BETToR.
RICHMOND, April 4, 1s53.-At the request Of
Joseph DettUr, ESQ, l give the following statement
of what occurred this morning in the Mayors
Office, before Justice Evans, the charge prefer.
red against Mr. Dettor by an Irish woman:
Mr. Dettor Was charged by this wnmen-who
was old, ugly and exceedingly vulgar-with hgv
ing, last evening" near the Basin between seven
and eight O'Clock, made an improper and indeli
cate assault upon her person, while 10 the company
OF another woman, the husbands OF both being
lew PAGES ahead. Both OF these women stated
that the assault was made each OF them
watchman swore that in the dark, while he was
some thirty PAGES slant, he saw MIR Dettor put
his haEds apon the shoulders OF enc o. the women,
and then off, she gave the alarm; and
that one Of the husbands followed Mr Deitor, and
while he was running from them, struck him vic.
lent GLOW on the rose. This was all the evidence
! for the Commonwealth.
| Mr. Dettor then introduced, first, Mr. Alexander
Rives, Of Albemarle, who stated that ne had known
| Mr. Dettor well-persepsy and by reputation
| for more than fifteen years. That for s0briety
general propriety Of conduct and good character,
| he stood in the community in whcn he lived as
well as any man in the county. That he a SO.
Der, well behaved, respectable gentlelnan-and 30
| esteemed by all who kne W him-none stood bet
| ter.
Dir w T Early from Albemarle, entirely concur.
red in this opinion; had known Mr Dettor for many
years. and that he was universally esteemed wher-
| ever he was known, as gentleman Of sobyi ety,
| strict integrity and greg! proprety Of conduct
Mr. Moon, from Albemarle, said that he lived
| in the immediate neghborhood Of Mr. Det;oF; had
| known him well for many years-and that Tor So
briefly, integrity and proprlety OF conduct one
| stood better in the county; that Mr Dettor was
man OF family and property-was universally es-
| teemed by all who knew him. and Yves strict and
| conscientious Son OF Temperance.
| Mr. VIM II Turner coIcurred in al the state.
| mems of the above named gentlemen, as did Mr.
Charles Ehod-s of Nelson. The three latter gen.
tenen also testified to the fact that MIR Dettor was
| q regular preacher in the Methodist Church, and
| was Of good and unexce ptionable standing in his
church.
| MrJ Imboden, OF Augusta, concurred as far as
| ne had known Mr Dettor, for many years. in the
| statements of Messrs Rives and Early
Mesers. Hulst and Fleischman of Richmond, test
fed that they had known Mr. Dettor for several wears
and that he was gentleman of integrity and proper
| bearing.
Here the evidence closed, when Mr.. Dettor asked
TO be heard IN explanation He stated that he had
| been invited by nephew to take supper with him
his freight boat in the basin, and had about half
| past o'clock started his way the boat; while
ne was passing up Cary street. he saw two females
| walking ahead of him in company; that Just after
they left Cary street, going IL the direction In which
| he walking, he attempted to pass the females
who were in OF the males, and in doing So
dark, though he had recollection of it. his
hand might have touched the person of one of the f.
males Just as he passed. or was In the act of pass
| ing, of them Commenced hallooing, whereupon
both of the men turned upon him. and one of them
struck him a violent blow in the face; whereupor
fearing that he would be murdered, he rapidly re-
turned towards Cary street, where he arrested by
the watch and taken to the cage, and had pay one
OF them ten dollars to go for friend to bail him out
Here the evidence closed when Justice Evans to
the surprise OF every one, required security IN the
sum of $500 for his good behavior, which was of
course given, and thus the matter ended.
In addition to the above, will add, that the two
females were coarse looking, and one of them ex-
ceedingly vulgar in her oaths, &C.; and that, in my
opinion, unjust decision was never made
And that, far from Mr. DEBTORS being to blame the
whole affair deliberate piracy defraud or
lnjure him. JOHN H. GILMER.
We, the undersigned, concur in the above state.
ment and opinion.
JOHN P. HULST.
w. T. KING.
w. ID. FLEISHMAN
GEO w. DUESBERRY
the above statement of my testimony is correct
| dId not hear the other evidence.