The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-16

general. - ,-..,t. had the
heaviest fall of snow of the season, anu
tb;s morning (the 12th) is three-fourths Of
an inch thick, almost verifying the oIt-re'
| pca.ed quotation from Goldsmith oy the
veteran editor, Richie:
"Winter, lingering, chills the lap OF May >
The early fruita. We judge, are ell Killed
Thu second consecutive year, rare occur
renee in my life Of seyenty-fve. W.
Another Letter from Yankee Allen
ON the Missing Letter.
F1RNy1LLE, PRINCE EDWARD CO., VA,
April Il, 1869. !
To the Editors of the Richmond Dispatch :
In nv letter dated April 9th, and pub
lished in the Dispatch of Monday last, l
ipsinuated that "the missing letter y
might possibly have been surreptitiously
obtained from the postmaster ut Farmvilie
by man named Davids, and mentioned
the fact upon which I based my surmise-
viz, that the postmaster here would testify
that Davids occasionally called for and got
mu mail. From your report of the speech
made nv Governor Wells on Monday eve
ning last it would seem from Wells's own
version of the affair either that my suspl'
|'c;on was correct, or else that, in the in
sinuation nv letter contained, l furnished
Wells with the version he held forth on
that occasion. But whether his account De
true or false,
Liars we can ne'er believe, ~ .,.,,
Though they may speak the thing that's
true"
s,v true or false. I ask the privilege
through your columns Of comparing his
version before the public with the various
statements heretofore made, both by Wells
himself and each Of the other parties con-
cerned in the villainous transaction. .
In the first place, Messrs. Editors, will
give briefly what occurred ct the two inter-
Views l had with Governor Wells on the
subject Of the stolen letter before knew
the facts upon which afterwards based
the arrest. On the 9Th Of January made
an arrangement with Mr.. Samuel to 50 to
the Governors mansion in the evening OF
that day and endeayor to ascertain who
was the actual guilty party or principal in
the robbery. Subsequently, however, l
concluded to 60 alone, and in the private
interview had with him he told me that
when he first read the letter to Mr.. Samuel
the latter gentleman alleged that his letter
1.-THE stolen one) was direct response to
one from me, and that l had drawn him
into the scrape. Ireplied, "Well, Governor,
I will come up here again this evening, and
bring Mr.. Samuel with me, as also the let
ter that I wrote, SO that you may satisfy
yourself on that score. | shall not tell Mr.
Samuel that have seen you, but shall come
with him as though approaching you for
the first time on the subject, as wish you
to repeat before him what you have stated
to me-" l had taken my hat to leave, and,
standing at the back of a chair, remarked,
"Governor, I have understood that you
have recommended certain gentleman for
the position of Secretary of the Common
wealth, and should like to know who are
the prominent candidates." He said that
DR.. Gilmer was one. / remarked that 81
merely wished to know but it seemed a
little strange if he had endorsed DR.. Gil
mer, when had been candidate for that
office fer nearly year, and he had once
pledged himself to my support" He re-
plied, "Well, you must have something
How would you like the clerkship or as
sistant secretaryship l made some re-
mark of disspprobation, and then left. In
reply to his assertion that [ went to him to
seek his influence to procure that place,
deny it IN toto; for l we'll understood that
he had traded that place of before | went
near him, and hence the remark I made.
met Mr.. Samuel at the appointed time
and, keeping him in ignorance Of my frs
visit, we went together to the Governor''
house. We remained nearly, if not quite
two hours. In Wells's speech on Monday
he, acknowledged that "Allan begged
would not say anything to Samuel abou
his speaking to me about that letter, o!
they had made on agreement to come TO
cether to see me about it." He goes on t.
say "What was my surprise an hour o.
two afterwards, when they did come VI
together, to have Allan come up and shake
hands as if he had not seen me for
month" Now, if begged him not to SOY
anything about the first visit, and he knew
we we're coming together, does anybody
| with common sense believe him when h
feigns surprise at my mode of approaching
him on the second visit Why, the who'll
plan had been arranged between US. If i
| had not, and if Wells was not in collusiol
with me to hide the fact Of my first visit
how would it have been possible for US t
sit and talk over the matter for two hours
without Mr.. Samuel finding out that hat
been there before? The fact was that VI
studiously avoided reference to the mat
ter, and no one knows the fact better thar
Wells.
And now for the interview end its com
parison with subsequent statements.
commenced by saying: Il understand tina
you have in your possession letter, or thu
COPY Of letter, written some time ago By
Mr.. Samuel to me-" Wells replied !" Well
have not got the original ao,o, but have
a copy which I will read if you like" HI
had read it to me on my first visit H,
read it, and also read the letter from my
self. When he got through said " Well
Governor, have never seen that letter IL
my life, nor heard it read before Tonight
He replied: "Why, Thought the letter ha.
been to Farmuille." I said: elf it eve!
went there it was not by mail, and I have
never seen it, and never heard Of such {
letter until I arrived in the city few day.
ago." The conversation was here broker
by return to the subject of the first time
the copy was read to Mr.. Samuel. I re
sumed by saying: Well, Governor, it ii
evident that an outrage, gross outrage
upon my individual rights has beer
perpetrated in this matter, and I an
here to demand the means by which yor
became possessed Of that letter, as you
alone can unravel the mystery in which i
is enveloped, and your own honor as vel
as my rights in the premises sustain TIT
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