The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-21
ACnrtl from Mr.. logan.

SALEhs ' ~, OClDDtI lD, 1901
! Editors of Richmond Dispatch: ! was
/ this morning shown the Richmond Wing,
with tie sO-callcd "cOnfession" OF W.
Leigh Wilson. This paper is so absurdly-
almost ludicrousIy-ialsc on its face, that
at first determined not TO notice il in any
way; but fearing that my silence might be
misunderstood, | write 10 you simply ia
say that il is tissue Of falsehoods from one
end TO the other. The "Blair" letters
were handed me in Salem on the afternoon
Of the Sth Of September, with the request
| that would permit them to lie used at
/ Big Lick on the following day. ! had
heard that Wilson had Tor a week or more
preyious been constantly stating on the
streets OF Salem that he had letters Of Blair
which he intended to publish, and that c.
! NJ. Weber, the editor OF the Register, had
deiied him to do so. When the letters
were handed me, /, never having seen Cap
tain Bair's handwriting, and noticing the
bad spelling, had doubts OF their genuine
ness. So wrote 10 the Hon. a. 4. Pile
gar to come TO the Lick the next day and
bring with him any specimens Of Blair's
writing he had. 1 went TO the Lick
| the next morning, and, on reaching
there ] sought Tor Wilson and found
him, rs he says, i'm the bar-roOm OF
John Davis. / called him aside and asked
him il he still insisted on having the letters
read and published q had sent him word
the previous evening not TO publish them.
lie said, 81 do; they have treated me
ID mean, and | intend to publish
them" | remarked then, "Suppose the
letters are denied; you will have to sub
stantiate them, and go around with these
gentlemen for the purpose" He replied,
" ! have the proof, and will travel around
and face any denial" | then left him. Not
one word was said about money, either then
or at any other time, and ! never dreamed
that he demanded money for the letters.
When ! left him | consulted with such
OF our party friends rs were i'm the village,
and told them Wilson's expenses should
be paid if we concluded 10 use the letters
that he must travel with our speakers and
face any denial, and, furthermore, he could
do some good in certain portions OF Bote-
tOult and Montgomery counties, where he
had canvassed in 1879 for the Readjusters,
and that / had $50 left OF the campaign
funds in my hands, and asked their advice
rs contributors Of the fund. They oil told
me TO give Wilson the money il we should
need his services. / then went 10 the Trent
House and saw Or. Monteiro, and we
walked to p. J.. TeTTy's residence, about a
half a mile from the village, to con-
suit with Captain Wise. / returned TO
the village, and a short time there
after Major Daniel, Captain Wise,
and DR.. Monteiro drove Up, and l handed
the letters TO Captain Wise. Mr.. Phlcgar
came on the down train about - O'Clock,
and, much to my surprise, he had copy Of
the letter Of October Sth, and said he had
had it for some time. lie further stated
he had compared the original with letters
and papers OF Blair's, and said that i'm his
opinion they were undoubtedly in Captain
Blair's handwriting, and then passed TO
the stand where Captain Wise was speak
ing, and / told him what Phlegar said. and
he then read the letters. Mr. Phegar
reread them and stated pub
licly what | have here written. This is
all. Wilson's whole statement is false
except as to where found him. Lno,c
he never saw either Captain Wise, Major
Daniel, or DR.. MOnteiro on that day before
the speaking; and II he saw them after
wards, it was during the huzzaing and
that followed, rs in ten min
utes after the speaking we all went TO Mr..
TerTy's to dinner, and remained until the
time TO so to the depot for the western
bound train, when Major Daniel and his
party went to Christiansburg. After all
was over, and / had the letters, called
Wilson out of the hall and handed him the
$40, stating to him what it was for. This
was the first, last, and only time money was
between Us.
What 1 did l have kept no secret. I
told it TO number OF my friends when
conyersing about the letters. Among them
are some OF the leading Rcadiusters Of this
county. II. II. LOGAN.
The above card and some other matters
our absence during this week at Yorktown
have kept back unduly.