The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-30

| 1860, was handed and recognized by thu
witness.)
responded to that letter also, but do not
remember the contents OF my response, but
it could not be otherwise than affectionate.
| My memory serves me no further, except
with regard to this letter, 1.-THE torn letter,
dated 10th Jan, S60)-I wrote her two let.
! tiers before its receipt-the reason why
wrote her the second letter was that | was
ADVISED by friend to give her some advice.
I tie here handed a memorandum to the
commonwealth attorney, and said it con
tanned the heads of his second letter to his
sister.)
/ received the torn letter, dated ths 18th
oil January in response to mine, which was
accompanied by the following note.
: (This note was read, it was from Mrs,
Land, and requested him to write the confess
sion-torn letter-off and make any altera-
tons he thought properly
l gave the letter--torn letter--tu DR..
Wayne one else at the time-and asked
him to advise me what course to pursue
Though l have IN ade that statement, | will
not say it is in the expressed words, but it is
the intent. He, DR.. Way, read it over an
advised nae to show it to Mr. John j. Bur
roughs, the clerk of this court. 1T was
sometime before would yield and betray
my sisters confidence any further; but con-
Guided that as had gone to him for advice,
would take his advice. | went to see DR..
Way last Friday night, and he determined
o meet Mr.. Burroughs at his, DR.. Ways
office, the next morning.
Circumstances prevented my seeing Mr..
Burroughs when on his way to his otfice-he
advised me to pursue the course have; that
is, to place it in the hands of the Common
wealth's attorney, to be usediin the last
emergency, that my sisters character
should not be damned That is the sub
stance Of his advice-he gayeme that advice
and said that he would act in the same
manner that he had advised nae to act-he
sought Mr.. Burroughs who accompanied the
Doctor to his office-l was in the store at
the time, the Doctors office was in the rear
OF the store they sat in the Office some time
and then the Doctor called me in. | went
into the Office and he told me that Mr.. Bur-
roughs agreed with him in the advice he had
given me-that is the substance Of what he
told mel tod bin that could not place it
in Mr.. Johnson's hands, and requested them
to do i'll know nothing more about it, but
presume they did SOL had no particular
reason for not doing Shiny mind was much
disturbed at the timc-l went 10 DR..
Way for advice, because | found that my
sisters character would be irretrevably
lost, and rather than betray her, would first
consult with friend. l thought owed
duty to my sister and thought 1t best to
show it to DR.. Way, and persue the course
that he advised, and rather than her charac-
ter should De damned would betray the
trust reposed in me by her. | want one and
all to understand that Il was actuated by no
IpV
prisoner-the preservation OF my sisters
character, which know was pure, was my
only aim. Here the prisoner read the let
ter-tOrn letter--ot confession dated Janus-
ry 10th.
After | received this | vent to see my sis
ter Amy at Mr.. Smiths, the Sunday follow
ing-she Ibid state to me that MIR. Land
sent the servant Laura for Mr.. Flanagan on
the 18th day of June, she also said to me
that ler husband had not liked Mr.. Flana-
gan.
Ex-Governor Wise-.That won't do sir, it
has nothing to do with the case.
had communication with sister Amy yes
terday, she sent for me and | advised her
for Gods sake not to swear to lie, not
to periure herself, not to swear to anything
but the truth. She rose from her chair and
said, 81 swear l will.' She asked me when
l first went in the room, if | had shown the
statement, told her l had placed it in MIR.
Johnsoa's hands; she was very much dis
tressd and then it was she asked what she
must do, and l told her to tell nothing but
the truth, not to tell lie, not to Perjure
herself and she replied, 81 swear | will"
when this sentence was repeated as
above, it caused some disagreement between
the counsel on both sides-one expression of
the sentence seemed to infer that Mrs. Land
would swear that she would::not swear to any
thing but the truth, the other that she would
swear to a lie. In this disagreement and dis
cussion, Ex-Governor Wise made use of the
word "tricks" to which Mr.. Marmaduke
deliberate manner, which has characterized
his participation in this case, arose and said
that ifthe gentleman intended to apply to
him the term "trick" and intended to say
that he HAD employed tricks in the case,
he said what was untrue. TO which
Gov. Wise replied by requesting him first
to state it again that The might fully un-
derstand it, and then shaking his head in the
most significant manner, said every well, sir,
very wen sir, very we'll" and took his seat
After one or two unimPortant questions.
which were answered by the witness, Mr..
| Tazwell Taylor arose to an explanation Of
the unfortunate affair which had disturbed
their relations he stated that Gov. Wise
had employed the term "trick" in protes-
sonal sense, and was sure that Gov. Wise
meant nothing more. Gov. Wise followed
by saying that he bad only so used it; that
when he intended to insult man ne could
| not be mistaken, that such was far from his
| intention, &c. Mr.. johnson followed and
J. said that he regretted he had been hasty and
! was sorry he had allowed his feelings to over
come his judgement, &c. The parties then
L.