The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-24

den, In which he refers to the late assault: on
him as athe cowardly attempt of Bradley
johnson to assassinate ME ia the dark, and
in a crowd Including ladies, tonight, when
he knew and, believe. had arranged that I
should be arrested whilst chastisiDg him."
&c. So sa6-i
AS was the policeman who arrested these
parties, and the only policeman present, dis
charging my regular duty, attending the
train. and as this card charges in effect con-
spiracy Of some sort between General john
son and myself, I take this occasion and
method to pronounce the whole story as
cribing any such arrangement or under
standing as not only utterly untrue, but
without the slightest foundation or excuse.
W. WALLACE Rowe.
November %, 1875.
MIR. Morrow Criticized.
The following communications are re-
sponsive to the letter Of Mr. John l.. Morrow
which was introduced as evidence by Colo.
mel Tanners counsel In the Starke- Tanner
case:
RICHMOND, VA, November 23, 1876.
Edstorsof the Dispatch: see in your pa
par of this date letter signed j. L. Morrow
and addressed to Colonel w. e. Tanner, iD
which be uses this language: ssI was more
than astouisbed TO learn that Knight, or some
one else, had sworn to an untruth when they
swore that voted the Bolters' ticket"
With proper respect to Mr.. Morrow, I may
say that have never kno,oH that there ,rds
such man in existence; !; and II his name ap-
pears on list OF voters who, it was sup
posed, sco,tld S1rear {and which nor any one
else hdd s1c0rn TO. except ds q mere matter Of
behefor information, " that they '' voted the
Boilers ticket" and if he thereby has been
placed in company he does not wish to keep,
bis Withdrawal is as acceptable to the Bolt.
ers as to himself. W. G. KNIGHT.
Mr.. Morrow's name was handed to me by
some one as having voted the ticket. It so
happened that be was the only man l never
saw in person, as no one seemed to know
who be was. By mere accident his name
was left on the list furnished General John.
son. JOHN S. WISE.
RICHMOND, November 23, 1875.
Editors of the Dispatch: GentlemeD,-1n
Mr.. MorroW's communication published in
your paper of to-day be strongly intimates
that bis name got "mixed' by boarding in
and among that number ne is pleased to in-
reliable authority for using my naGe in such
connection, for the appellatlon is false, and
| truly believe the "others are only SUCH
as is represented In perverted imagination.
now presume to contribute through you
q more probable cause than the contami-
pating Influences with which be Is sur
rounded, and the only one he ascribes as the
probable cause Of the sloorn untruth."
The following morning after our recent
election Mr.. Morrow came into the presence
of Major CarrutEers and my self while we
were engaged in discussing, like good citi.'
zens, after defeat, the probable causes OF
the result. While thus employed the names
Of several highly respectable gentlemen were
Inadvertently mentioned as having voted for
Knight and Starke. The number Of names
surprisingly increased, till finally the Major
drew forth piece Of paper and pencil. and
proceeded to take down the names as they
occurred. Wei. e., the Major and myself
understood Mr.. Morrow then and there to
say, in the following words, "Count me H.,
too" ThereupOn the Major replied. that
makes fye," and added his own name to the
list; other names then followed. Soon after
we separated, aud from that time till my at.
tention was called to his communication,
| have never once thought of Mr.. Morrow
in connection with the election nor the
occurrence above mentioned.
In view Of the fact that both the Major and
myseli have shown ourselves so stupid in
understanding it is but natural to suppose
that others have been equally so. II was
only this morning that gentleman of the
highest integrity and responsibility Informed
me that he had also been misled by report,
coming through channel, too, which had
not, as be candidly acknowledged. any direct
or indirect bearing upon anything we had
said or done. Respectfully yours,
GEORGE III. NIcoL.