The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-30
s.sixh WILSON and HIS Reaaiuster
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Sat, Esq.
F,gcAsrLE, VA, October 20, 1881.
Hdiiors Dispatch: promised 10 give TO
the public some Of the proof OF bargain
and sale between Leigh Wilson and certain
members of the Rehdjuster party IN regard
10 the Blair letters and che delivery Oh GER
tain other letters in Wilson's hands.
Starting with that Monday morning, DC
tobcr 10th, we find Judge Mays ana 4 nonas
]. Wilson associating intimately WIN Lcign
Wilson for the first time since the puDic,-
zion Of the Blair letters. (See Judge Mays
letter 10 Richmond Wig OF date OctoDe,
~ Just after supper Leigh wilson asked
for Mr. Riddleberger's room, ana was sent
there. (See X. Ii. Peck's statenent.l
About the same time Mr.. Linkcnhokcr,
who occupied the same room with Mr. kid-
dlel,erccr. asked the proprietor Tor more
nrlyate room in which 10 transact some
business. lie was offered certain room,
and he said that was not private enough,
and was then shown 10 the "photograph
rallery.v detached room on second noor,
and he said that would do. That room was
occupied by several men until late hour:
| have this from undoubted authority, ana
the name OF the witness will be gwen, u
desired. During the evening, between y
aud 10 o'clock, Leigh Wilson was seen WIN
Mr.. RiddIebergcr md other Readl busters Oh
the stairway Of the hotel by w. w. 1aneh,
Fsq. Mr.. Rinehart states that Mr.. kidule-
berger was in his room most OF the evening,
but was called out several times by the par
ties in the other room. (Scc DR.. Dog9e't ;
statenent.) MIR. Rinehart stated the same
49, - %, my home.
Leigh Wilson came from the hotel ana
was met by DR.. Goodwin, who brought MN
TO Major Mcdowell, when ne mado the
statement given by us in our communica,
ton to A. NJ. Kelley, Esq. He leit us ana
went back to the hotel. After that, ana
after II o'clock that night, Mr. Maddox
heard the conversation related by nm pc
tween Leigh Wilson and Thomas j. VIII
son. referring directly 10 "the bargain"
fsee Dir. Maddox's statemenD.
Mr.. w. w. Cash is my authority Tor
stating that Thomas j. Wilson or another
young man in his company said late AZ
night. E.We've got old Leigh all SOLID
again." and Leigh Wilson said, I'm
be damned If J've gone back on
anything yet" and the other saio'
"IYcn, let's take another drink any
now" anu tcitleECc Ms iuiuN " 100
going away IN the morning and OF Thomas
US going with him. They did leave to-
gether with Mr.. Riddeberger on the stage
the next morning, the two Wilson's gong
up the Norfolk and Western railroad and
Mr.. Riddleberger down, and in a day or
two they were in Richmond together, ana
Leigh Wilson csnnc back TO LynchburS and
bought new clothes, boots, oyercoat, anu
satchei (see the Lynchburg AdUGncc OF Octo-
Der y and came on here at night ana passed
on TO Jackson on the Richmond and Ale
ghany railroad the next morning, and TOOK
the 1ceSfeYn-bound train on that road, and
no one here knows where he went.
Additional evidence can he obtained, but
| consider what is here given as "indis-
putablc proof of a bargain and sale with
l.eigh Wilson" on the 10th October, the
date of his letter.
arrived here a few days ago, and have
been constantly engaged in court ever
since. Hence The delay in sending this.
Respectfully j. II. IL. FIGGAT.
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