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

versaticn, / propose to suggest 10 MN anu
the nublic the following questions:
II / got that letter in Farmyille,, and
dropped it in the post-ofice, how did Wells
know that 7 could not conjecture how he
got itsn Who would have been more able
to conjecture how he got it than myself 7
If"a Young man named Davids saw Allan
sitting in the post ofice reading his mail,
and picked up letter which Allan seemed
to have dropped" how is it that it was 80
"soiled and dirty" when he picked it up
go coon after it was dropped, that ne asserts
~ seemed to have dropped it9" Where
is the envelope ? I never destroy envelopes
Of letters that keep. | have nearly peck
of letters here now-the envelope on every
one. That envelope would tell the tale II
il ever came to Farmville. But le. US COM
mare this weak fabrication Of Wells's with
the official report Of Parker. Parker says
Invent to the Bureau Office, and, unin.
tentionally or otherwise, droppedi it there"
IF that be 80, could hardly have dropped
il in the post-ofice. But must bring the
Bureau agent himself to the rescue. he
published letter on the subject last month,
in which he says: 81 would merely sug-
eest as q jog to his (Allan's) memory that
If persons who, having no business what
ever in gentleman's office ! hope he did
not mean his OWN, will install themselves
at his desk and examine papers-perhaps
the intruder's own, perhaps mott must
not surprise the intruders if they by mis-
chance exchange documents" He goes on
to saw: "Your correspondent, knowing
whereof he speaks pronounces 1t false
from premise TO conclusion" Now, will
that man Jackson inform US how he
"knows whereof he Speaks" when he was
not in Farmville for one week before and
one week after that letter was written and
nailed He surely does not base his
knowledge on the word Of Davids, when he
knows that Davids several times opened
his (Jackson's) letters before he delivered
them to him, and once abstracted check
for one hundred dollars from q letter.
"unlawfully but not feloniously." Why,
Messrs. Editors, this man Jackson Is the
man who would have been called upon to
swear that he would not believe Dsvids upon
OATH. But according to Jackson's theory
the letter was not dropped anywhere, but
was exchanged for some other document and
left on his desk. How did it get 30 soiled
and dirty il this be the correct theory
Allow me here to digress moment. |
see in a paper before me that jackson is
nominated for postmaster at FarmVille.
Your correspondent, " knowing whereof ne
speaks," requests his correspondents, in
case Jackson is confirmed, to send his let
ters in future by express instead of through
the post-ofice.
To return. Where is Davids ? Why was
he not present in Richmond at the examl-
nation? Did any one 60 OF to New York to
try and procure his attendance And II
50, did Dayids leave for parts unknown be-
cause he was afraid to face the music g? Did
the District Attorney know that Davids
would not come when, on his motion, the
case was -dismissedf Did the Commits
sioner and the accused know that all
available material was exhausted when
the puny protest against the dismissal was
drowned in the decision Of the Commissioner!
IF Davids will come to scratch, will meet
him in any place, where those citizens of
Farmville on whom he played confidence
game will not meet him, and mete to him
his rich deserts. Yes, and will not say
one word about that $3.50 out of which he
tried to cheat me, because | know that
Jackson drew his last months pay nearly
three months ago, although he told me on
the I'd of March that he had not received
it, but would pay me as soon as ne did. so
for, go good, Messrs. Editors. If they have
any more witnesses Of the same sort, let
them bring them along. should not ike
to risk my personal liberty upon the weight
of the evidence of such witnesses as Davlds.
But they are the only sort that can gene
rally be obtained for such purpose, pre-
sumo.
Now, if that letter ever came to Farm
Vile, it is clear that the man who J." occa-
sionally called for and got my mail !" got 1t
on that day and distracted that letter from
it.
In conclusion, if all the parties to this
transaction did not know the letter was
stolen, why did the personal friend OF
Wells, who handed him the letter at the re-
quest OF Zincke, exact of him q promise
that he would not mention his name in the
IN after" If it was got in any Of the va
rious ways indicated, and he knew there
vas nothing wrong about it, he would not
have deemed his character at stake, and
would have seen no need of exactiDg such q
pledge but L" q guilty conscience is Its OWL
accuser." I will not take up any more
space by apologizing for the length OF this
letter. but remain,
Very respectfully,
EDGAR ALLAN.