The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-14

ms the loitHWiHf tttott"s.'t
Especial % the Repubsican.I
WrTnRvIftE, Va, October lz.-. .'a
Monday 1T Ffncastle Leigh Wilson mace
clean breast OF the lorgeries on captain
Frank s. Blair, eonfessiny the 5orgeIIes
and duplicating ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Walker, Congressman wise, ana y0hh " :
Daniel In the purchase Of them: Inc poo
pie feel greatly outraged ut the MANY per
petrnted on Captain Blair, and the comics
sion OF forgery "a deatIi-bl0w to Bour-
bouism IN virginia. The confession Is
written. ard bears Wilson'S signature and
aftested by three witnesses.
Fortunately our state Executive Com
mittce has received from SIcssrs. JAMES
Mcdowell, J. ii. II. FIGoAT, and J. X,
GopwIN. gentlemen Of the highest charse-
Ter. the following explanation Of the meali-
inc Of the above telegram. II viii show
the people how desperate the Mahonciies
have become. The attack upon DAsiEI,
WALKER, and WISE, il farce
FNcAsrIE, Va, October II, 1881.
Hon. a. M Kelley Chairman Executive
Committee:
On Monday, October 10, 1881, at Fincas-
tie. Va, II. II. Riddlebergcr was present TO
fiji an appointment to speak. lie had come
into town Sunday evening, and that night
q Judyev Robert L. Mays and other Re
adiusfers were i'm consultation with him.
Monday morning Judge Mays and Thomas
+. Wilson, who had Heretofore denounced
w. Leigh Wilson as forger and liar, pub
iicly and privately, approached said Leigh
Wilson and apologized for their conduct
ard became very thick with him, and went
arn,-in-afm with him on the streets. Rid
dleberger, who II is said refused to speak
TO Wilson at Wytheville, met him very cor
dially. ON the street. We had reason to
know that Wilson had no money then.
The political discussion consumed most OF
the day. Immediately after dark Riddle
berger, NAYS, and others assembled at the
hotel and went into the most private
room and were closeted with Wilson for
several hours. Wilson was intoxicated
soon after dark. While in the room they
sent for and obtained blank draft. VIII
son came out OF the room between Q and 10
O'clock and stated to us that he had been
approached by Judge Mays with PROPOSE
tions OF compromise in regard to the Blair
letters, and that they had brought the
heaviest pressure to bear upon him-espe-
ciauy rs he was without money and they
knew it--that Judge Mays told him he
would give him $500 in cash and $500 In
sixty DAYS by draft on William Malone II
he would sign the statement prepared by
CAPTAIN Riddleberger-the draft not to be
presented until maturity; that he went
on their invitation to see Riddlebergcr,
and the PAPER was shown him, and he
read il, and the offer was renewed and
pressed; that General Malone had written
| 10 them that he (WilsOn) had given them
away when drunk, and that they must
compromise with him ut any price; that a
( cart OF the proposition was that Wilson
/ was TO surrender the letters now on de-
post in the bank at Wytheyille, and par
! ficYllarlv the letters from General Malone
| 10 Wilson, also left mt Wytheville; that
Riddleberecr proposed that he (Wilson)
1 should 90 10 Wytheyillc ut once and get
the letters, and 20 with him TO Pamplins
\ on Wednesday, October 18th, where he
/ Riddlebergerfwas to meet Major Daniel in
/ discussion: after which Wilson was to go
/ TO Colorado. and when Riddlebergcr be-
/ came Sergeant-at-ATns OF the United
States Senate he was to give Wilson
an appointment as from Colorado. VIII
son solemny asserted to us collectively
that he would die before he would sign the
papers prepared for him, and afterwards
made affirmation to the same effect privately
to one of us. He over and over again as
serted to us the genuineness OF the Blair
| letters. and that these men who were after
/ him knew they were genuine, and that was
the reason they wanted him to "go back F"
4 on them. lie also assured rs TINT he had
the affidayits OF four men who had seen
these letters last fall when they were re-
cciyed-some of them, at least, the same
evening.
Wilson, after leaving lis, returned TO
Riddleberger's room, and the proof OF
bargain and sale there Il indisputable.
And it Is confirmed by the fact that Wilson
and Riddlcberger left here together this
morning. and Wilson and his cousin "a Re
adjuster Republican, went on tile train to-
wards WytheVile.
You can use this as seems to you best.
Very truly, &c,
/ JAMES MCDOWELL,
| j. III. II. FIGGAT,
j. II. GODwIN.