National Republican., 1880-10-01
A sUFFI CIENT ANSWER.
Reply Of Major 5. p. Bayly to Judge win
oughby.


Reply OF Major $. =. Bayly to Judge Will
oughby.
Judge Willoughby Of Alexandria, Va, a
few days since made a most wicked cruel and
unjust attack upon Major S. p. Bayly, the re.
publican candidate for congress in the eighth
congressional district Of Virginia and here is
his reply. 1t Is full, candid aud convincing,
aud will successfully put to rest the caumnies
put aAoat without cause or justification.
Read It:
wARnENToN. Sept 2S, 1880.
Judge wiloughby, afler affccting.great anxiety
about matters concerning my personal history. Of
which numerous inquisitve persons arc talking,
takes to parade before the public matter Of which
he says "he has personal knowledge" and which
he thinks l will be rejoiced to fully explain.
lie then refers to an old chancery suit Of
"Loyett VS.. Bayly' In Fauquer Circuit court am
prepared to prove that he has recently examined
the papers in that cause. The public will believe
that as lawyer he Is competent 10 understand
them correctly, and when ! prove that he has
not only be that he has done Intentionally and
maliciously, but that little credit should be given
| TO any less serious charge emanating from him.
The most important charges that he makes as
derived from that record are. first that there came
to my hands trust funds 10 the amount of So 1896
which failed TO account for and applied to my
own use; secondly, that said under oath that my
brother, who assigned his goods to me for the pur-
pose Of paying his creditors was indebted to mo
s. COO when In truth and in fact as exhibited by
the report of the commissioner, was not his cred
itor a. all and that the pretended Indebtedness was
conceived III fraud" etc.
An answer to these specifications will virtually
dlsprovo all tho rest, and propose simply to give
a synopsis of that rs full refutatiOn of this
most cauminous charge and my appeal is to the
on October s, 1866 NJ. b. Bayly, then about to
leave the country, and having boon engaged In
mercantile business ut Oak Hill. In this county,
q al KTp pff4g
aud merchandise, for the benefit of his creditors.
These he divided into several classes In the first
Of these classes he placed debts due me They
were accurately specified In the deed. and amounted
In the aggregate 10 5000. In the second class
were placed the debts of Loyott Williams and
Swart which were not entitled TO be paid until the
debt due me was discharged In full The right of
the debtor thus to prefer a creditor will hardly be
questioned by one who boasts the prefix Of Judge"
~ his name.
/ assumed tho trust without opposition and pro.
ceedcd to execute 1t until August 1861 when my
further agency was arrested by bill Ofinjuucton
filed by LoYett aud on the Goth day of the next
month receiver was appointed to whom, MS re.
CURED, turned over all uncolleccd assets In my
| hands.
on tho same day q reference was made to a com.
| missioner and was required to render AN account
of my transactions as trustee before him This
| did, and the report of the commissioner showed
| balance in my hands, deducting expenses Of &C..
1896. There was no account OF debts required or
made by the commissioner. lie gave me no credit
| by commission. This thought was error and be.
sides this there wete other Inaccuracies which might
have been the subject OF exceptions. But the fact
IS the case was never heard on the report II was
never confirmed; but on June 20, 1870, more than
| two years after the commissioners report was re-
turned the said suit was dismissed OIL the motion Of
the plaintiff
No charge was made in the bill affecting the bona
nde of my debts; 10 suggestion appeared In the COM
lnissioncrs report or elsewhere In the record that
they were not honestly due. II was manifest that
upon settlement OF the trust fund I would have
had The right to retain out Of said balance Of go
interest to 50 100 or theTeNbouts leaving only bal.
| ance of about $3.50, which would have been more
| than covered by my commission, If allowed on Il
hearing. And yet. Judge Wiloughby with the rec.
ord before him, charges me with improperly appro
pratlng to my use s6,l5S So, when he knew that as
TO the whole Off Qf not the whole the money was
mine, and that no decree has been asked against
me-.
What disposition made of money belonging to
| me in lSGG-G7 Is u matter which can hardly con-
cern Judge Wllloughby or his 'inqusitiye" friends
after the lapse of thirteen years 1t Is enough for
him and his "inqlsitiye' friends to know that Il
was disposed of honestly, and that his iusinuaton
TO the contrary Is scarcely surpassed In meanness
by his willlu Justification of the record
The other charges preferred against me by Judge
| Willoughby stand solely upon his bare assertion,
and Us II has been clearly shown that he intention.
| ally and maliciousy falsiied the records of the
circuit court OF Fuuquier with the truths and facts
staring him in the face (lor he examined the rec.
ords) do not deem II necessary to refutc these
| charges separately but refer any and all persons
who desire further information in regard to these
| charges, or any charges that have been may be
made against my private character, to Judge James
W
| V. Brooke (whO have known mo for twenty.
| five years), or to any of my nelghbors. / have
deemed II eXpodlent 10 say this much In Justice to
my political friends who have honored mo with
their support aud condolences and In Justice TO my.
self far as these charges relate to personally
have only to say that ut the proper time VIII
give Judge Wiloughby the attention lie deserves
for his umproyokcd and unexpected assault upon
my private character, have always treated Judge
Willoughby with kindness and consideration and
tho only oiiense OF which / am guilty Is that the
republican party OF this district nominated me
unanimously Us It's candidate for congress instead
ofhmSef
Judge Willoughby has been the recipient Of like
considerale treatment from my sons, During his
recent visit to LoudOun, IN order to ascertain the
prospects for getting up u new convention" Inc
was driven over portion Of the county by my son
and introduced to the leading republicans Of the
county, and when urged by them to abandon the
effort and come out In ms speech at Winchester In
advocacy of my election am crcdbly informed
and prepared TO prove, that he confessed that he
had been fooled into believing that tn ere dis
satisfaction in Loudoun with my nomination; that
| he was anxious to get out OF his awkward positions
that ne had seen no ono in LOudoun opposed 10
mo, and that In the event Of there being no other
convention he would give me his support.
| SIP BAYLY