The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-03
THE CANVASS In THE STATE.
From the State Of Yesterday
Moro About Jersey Jones.

yIRrY LiPE IN MADISON COUNTS-HOW HE
SERVED UNDER STERLING PRICE.
The following documents speak for
themselves 1000
WAyNEsBoRo', Va, october IL. 1888.
AZ tbe suggestion OF Major boswell
yvould state that in the year OF 1851 or 1892,
or thercahoutS. was serving rs clerk IN
a sto~c AZ Madison Courthouse which was
owned and operated by my father, w. J..
Tinscoub. and George III. Tatum, both OF
,hc county OF Madison, and both now
dead: that during that time one Alfred W.
Jones, a citizen Of the same place, came INTO
tbc store one afternoon and asked me to 90
down In the cellar and draw hlm drink OF
Nnuor. which | did, and returning very
soon-perhaps sooner than cXpected-Saw
him close the money-drawer, and at the
same time. pushing the drawer shut. rang
a bell which was attached 70 the rear OF The
drawer. and settled any doubt as TO whether
or not he had been in the drawer. At the
same time one Richard Bledsoe entered the
front door. | was quite youth at the
time, aud now fail 10 remember year,
month, or day. Respectfully.
J. :. LrPscoNB.
me. Lipscomb is the president Of the
Virginia China. Clay. and Friedrich COM
pany al LyndhurSt. Augusta county, Val
The following Is an extract from letter
received bv gentleman i'm this city, and
written by Colonel Wright SchaumOerg,
Chief OF staff, to General Sterling Price:
IL remember the man "A. W. jones'
perfectly, and am confident he never was
ANYTHING more than member OF the gang
OF unpaced frauds and shirks who hung
around the headquarters Of old General
Price until the cOnscript officers drove
them back to the Yankee lines. / rcmem-
Der also that he finally wound up very bad
". but exactly how | do not recall. .My
impression j. that nc announced himself IN
various places. Richmond among others.
as an authorized agent to solicit su6scrlp-
tons for Prices army; that he collected
large sums. and Of course appropriated
them 10 that part OF the army when he
himself constituted. Old Price heard OF Il
and published warning against hlm ana
all Sich.'"
The following i q letter from Major X.
II. Dyer TO Colonel Mlgo1n, nephew OF
eX-GOy6rno7 Magotiin, of Kentucky:
LEES SUMMIT, september $, 1888.
Mr.. Z. Nag91FR:
Dear SIr.-IOurs relative 10 the war re-
cord OF one 4. W. Jones received day or
two since. II ne, been a long time since
| had heard or thought OF the man. He
wa, appointed q Northumberland by Gov
ernor Jackson i'm the state Guard, and
served for some time on General Prices
staff. and finally Il UNDERSTOOD got au-
thority from General Price 10 60 into Mis-
souri, 10 raise q regiment or battalion.
After beinc absent some time he return
ed bringing several very good horses,
which he no doubt either impressed or
bought with State scrip. and. rs a matter
OF course, they should have belonged TO
the state. Soon after his return | found
he was going TO leave the General, and l
went to him (thc General) rs chief quarter
master OF the State Guard, and asked that
Colonel Jones be ordered to turn the
horses over 10 the quartermaSler'S depart
ment. The General neglected 20 Issue the
order, so Colonel Jones went of with the
horses. And if lac ever commanded bat
TALON under General Price It was COM
posed Of those horses.
afterwards heard of him As Being in
Virginia begging funds TO clOthe the poor
and bleeding MssOurianS. IL he sue
ceeded in raising any funds he no doubt
appropriated them 10 his own Use, as none
were received by Mssouriaus, and heard
eastern shore Of Yankecland. l considered
him a destrtcr and very worthless sol
dier. There was also a report at that time
that he bad taken one or more negroes to
ST. Louis for either Colonel j. w. Polk or
some Of the Smiths. and sold them, and
that he reported he had been robbed on
steamer on his return. j know that Colo
mel Polk thought he was the thief.
Colonel Polk. believe, is living IN Kan
sl,. and possibly Mr.. William Mccoy or
Mr.. William Chrisman can give YOU Colo
mel Folks address, and General James
Harding, OF Jefferson City, and Colonel
John Reed. OF Lexington, are cognlzant OF
the other statements.
| never had m unpleasant word with
Colonel Jones, and certainly have no per-
sonll reasons for making this statement,
and had he remained in private life would
have said nothing about him; but l would
regret 10 see my native State represented
by such man. Consequently you may
Use this as you think proper, and am the
authority.
Respectfully yours, II. II. DYER.
DIR. Morris ON the situation.
10 the Editor o. tie Herald:
Sir,-I notice tins morning a card from
:. j. Griggs. who was the nominee OF the
Coalition marty for tho House az noIpWqtes