Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-18
Wilson'S Alleged Confession.

We copy from the Richmond Wing o
last Friday the alleged confession of w
Leigh Wilson vertatims ct literatim al
published in that paper. This letter o.
Wilson, carries its falsehood and base
ness upon it's face. and the circumstan.
ces of its preparation and publication
conclusively prove its falsehood, whilst
they serve to confirm the genuineness
of the letters from Blair to Wilson.
FINCAsTLE VA
Oct 10th 1881
Hon II. II. Riddlesbdrger
Dear Sir
AS there has been so much said about
the Blair Wilson letters I think 1t
time for me to let the people know how
these letters were gotten out Of my pos
session and there origin On Thursday
Sept. 9th 1881 I went to the Big Lick
to here speechers of George d Wise and
Mai DANIEL. While was at Davis Bar
Room Bob Logan of Roanoke chairman
of the Democratic committee came in
the room 4 said he wanted to see me-
we went out in rear of the bar room he
said Leigh will you stand to the letters
that have been taken from you 1 said
have you any letters of mine he said
have copy of Letter datead on the 30
Oct 1880 signed by Frank e. Blair l
asked where did you get copy of that
letter he refused to give any more but
said good friend of yours give me the
coppy-he then said have SIS Dollars
in my pocket for you given me by Dr..
Moniterio ! refused to take it but said If
you will give me $500 to night and $500
more in sixty day will Surrender the
original of which you hold q copy and
you may read them and have them
lithograted if you wante to.
these letters were taken frome my
pocket while under the influence of
Iiquer by Mr. and cOppyed and
then put back In my pocket l asked the
parties however not to read the letters
that day until they had then examined
by perssons-who knew Capt Blairs
writing DIR Monterio asked me to let
him have any letter also had q Ma
homes but l refuseed-as there was
nothing in them of any importance-As|
the election is neer at hand deem it
my duty to the people of Va to say that
Capt Frank. s. Blair never wrote a line
worde or syllable of those letters. but
the same was forgery put up on him In
Wythville the name of fOrger will not
give, but before God and men I am
willing to bare the consequences not
being willing to sink q mere tool of
others, but regret to say-that that
party has done all he could inquire me-
that George d Wise and John Danneil
who persuaded Me in to this act on
promises not fulfilled induces me to deal
with them az they deserve & tell what
they have as yet failed to tell And that
is that they on promis to pay $3.50 in
three payments $3.50 cash $3.50 in thirty |
days and $3.50 in sixty day-obtaineed
permission to read and publish if they |
Wished the letters dateed the 9th and
the 18th of Oct 1880 the last named of
which found they had also copy-I
regret very much to write this letter but |
justice to my self and Capt Blair require
it, say now with no witness but |
God that stand alone responsible for
every line of this letter And further
say that John w Danniel George D
Wise & DR. Monterio knew as well as
did that these letters were never writin |
by Capt Blair that the loose CONVERSE
ton and other things taking place my |
drunken condition and reluctance on
my part to give up the letters and there
eagerness was more than sufficient to
have aroused the suspitions of far duller
men than Danniel Wise and Monteirio
this whole thing was q rascallyA pro-
ceeding perpetrated on drunken man |
aud for it Daniel and Wise are mainly |
responsible
: I'deeply regret the wrong done Capt
Blair and would rather have lost my |
arm than been party to it and niver
would have been but for meen whisky |
and bad company
Hoping tlris will remdy wrong put
isfactery to the people of Va
am
Respectfully
[Signed] w LEIGH WILSON