Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-23
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Case.
CARD FEoA ng. Davis.

GO kD tEOA a. DAVIS.
he EeHses the Changes dgds-tSt Him az RefercRoc
20 H-Es a. -->ig.
ron entering grocery store in Gsor getov n,
a lew weeks since, thOTOs ghly unconscious OF
Danger 20 myself, and Withgut any means what
ever OF deienee, L was acCcSted by man en-
trely unknown TO me, and whom L had never
Geiore seen, Who inquired II my name was
D'Nis- and, upon ny Answering in the afhrpla-
1--WE, lie immediately Grew = revolver aud fred
nion ne, the ball taking effect in my right side
arc lrhieting wound frora which 1 have not
yet uncovered The man, who proved To become
reward II. Hardy, attuupts 10 justify bims elf
III this attempted ASSASSINATION by accusing me
With sedneing HE daughter from the paths of
virtue. This 1 pronounce gnequiyocally false,
and can subs taEtiate my denial.
1t has also been said OF me that L made Mis-
hardy acquainted with Mr. Henry Bradley, To
W OH she Was afterwards married, ana with
NhOm was vi on pleasant social relations and
y al II was at my suggestion and through my
inhueIce that lie married ~, aud also shst
acted IS one OF Mr.. BTadiey'S groom men at the
marriage cere mony.
II csc charges are also entirely false. 1 did
not Introduce Mr.. Bradley n Miss Hardy; never
said one word TO NJ. BTadley TO encourage or
promote The relations he formed IL Miss II ir
d, and did not act - his groom man at the
man. age; the privilege OF declining or accept
ing mat position never having been offered
IRE. And in Iefutation OF this base and infx-
mSUs calumny, give 70 the pu1,ic, in cOnnec-
tion with this card, tue coiresrs ndence which
las taken place between Mr.. Iiradl,, and M
=, II IL reference TO the subject, aud which fotl
@, liged, in justice TO myself, T. make public.
A de regard for the feelings OF my family,
my own honor, and the opinion Of the comma
Iity "a which reside, has rendered this card
Necessary, ana IL il z ven 10 the public at "a
carly a day as my health would permit.
AS matter of justice, L beg that all the pa
ftrs through whose columns tais affair ms been
30 grossly msrepTesented, WI also gre the Same
ubiicity TO tins statement
July goth. VIM. 7. DAVIS.
The correspondence above referred t. is fs
foloRs;
BELLEVUE, July -. 1872
HrEry BrG3ley, Esq: 1t IS with unqualified as
enlistment that hear i'm connection with the
outrageous assault upon myself, that il VIZ,
ilTou0h my peTsuT sion yOn married Mis- Ha--
dy. Now, as / have no recollection of ever
having said anything calculated - have that
effect, you wound confer favor by letting me
know whether ever GdciSed you an car aVay
ctdtercT TO take aHy steps that would result in
your marriage with Miss Hardy. NV physical
&c ndition, owing to my wound healing very
slowly, has prevented me from writing to you
Ga this subject before. BY tending Rn answer
20 this you will greatly obiige. Yours, &C.,
VIM. l.. DAVIS.
Il. L. Doris, Esq: i am in the field, and
have not time to go - the house, so will inst
say toat never reeoiect of your saying any.
thing in connection with the affair exceDt that
early last spring year, when you first met her,
you tod me two or three times (while in bust.
ptss on : til street, what a nice, &c, girl she
Vas. recollect nothing more. Yours, &c,
III. BRADLEY, JR.