The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-29

II left to me- understaudingly, I will remove
every cloud. suppose that you know the worst.
| had suffered for you. but never to faulter. NO
friend who trusts Will ever find me
~faulJer. In conclusion, reconcider your
note of this morning, and appoint a place
of meeting, either to-day or in the morning.
This, perhaps, is the only request l will ever
make of you, whether granted or not. The fires
of true and pure friendship are with me those or
the prometh1an renewed each day, and Will ne
"FREND.'
"Both these notes from Henry to my wife, and
the copy of her note to Henry, my son sent to
me by mail at Knoxville. L do not say that my
wife would have seen Henry If my son had not
been there. know she was at that time making
a determined effort to break away from him,
and even if she had been alone might have been
able to refuse his requests. 1 only give the facts
as they occurred"
The above are verbatim copies OF the letters
written by Henry, who Is evidently somewhat il
~literate. One or two others were written. but
they contained nothing of especial interest, and
nothing of a more compromising nature than is
in those which are given publicity. If further
correspondence passed between Henry and his
wife, Captain johnson says he never saw it, and
does not know of it.
DIR. wAKEFIELD's EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Leon Bailey, Major Gordon's law partner,
went to Richmond on Thursday, and
examined DR.. j. B. Wakefield concern
ing his connection with the trouble of the
johnson family, and his statements, which were
clear and concise, have been reduced to writing.
Both Messrs. Gordon and Bailey claim to be
more than satisfied with them, but decline to
make them public, as they think it would injure
their case. Major Gordon, however, gave the
Journal reporter the following copy of a letter
written by Captain Johnson to DIR. Wakefield,
after the suicide ana before any litigation had
baan commenced
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, a, 1888.
"Dr. J. B. Wakefield:
my Dear Friend-Thanks to you, the feeling
here seems no longer unfavorable to me. L have
taken two of my intimate friends here into my
conference.-the Condit and Mr.. Dooley. Not
fully. They have not seen a letter, nor do they
know any PsT oar, They only know that
and will do anything possible for Inc. Already
the newspapers have agreed to stop; no further
prying Will be done. Should anything appear in
Southern exchanges it will not be copied here.
But | do not apprehend any trouble from the
South, since my son has been so prudent For
these reasons I have delayed my departure to
Knoxville longer than I intended. My friends
here have so advised on account of the morbid
curiosity of sensation hunters. have therefore
stood my ground and been ready to answer
all questions. But [ will go South this week.
We are packing poor MS personal effeets-her
silverware, my books. etc. but the priucip al
things for the present will be left as they are, 1
nope to induce Mr.. and Mrs. DoOley to lake the
house until next spring, as it could not now be
elVher solC or Rented Grandpa can either stay
here with them or go with you, as he likes. But
at present he thinks his presence here is neces-
sary to preserve the house from rack. Mr.. and
Mrs. d. have no children and are perfectly hon-
est, and no one could take better care of every
thing than they will. The mortgage will not be
paid off Cor a little while, and, as L SAID in a
hasty card yesterday, TO step will be
taken concerning it without your advice,
Which [ have found so valuable, that 7
doubt that I can ever be without it in the future.
| hope you will come over before | leave. There
are so many thinge to decide, and thinking is so
hard for my poor aching head and heart. How
hard it is to realize that this lovely home must
be torn to pieces and abandoned. Throughout
life, how my eyes will ache, whenever they look
back to this paradise lost. With the deepest
love and gratitude. Truly your friend,
"E. L. JOHNSON"
"P. s.-Uncle Tom VIII doubtless call on you.
Don't allow him to entertain unkind feelings for
me-"