Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-29
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| labor OF Wren In oofajntok tut w"ru. ~
| snd shawl, and the great credit ne ueserves
| Tor their being produced. I offer the. cyl
| lence OF the gentleman who delivered the
articles ia n copy OF his own words, as 'oi-
: lows: 100.
"lara the Mr.. Hin referred To In the con
! tfoveuy between the Mayor and =. ".
ss giving Mr.. Wren the wsich.key and
! shawl found out where the articles were
without any aid or assistance from Nc.
| Wren, ana turned them over to him be-
cause ! supposed he was an officer OF the
law working in the case. rs had seen him
mentioned In the papers
~ would rs readily have turned over
ed TO aid in furnishing evidence 10 convlct
The murderer, rs regarded was me guy
As to long and tedious search MADE LOT
shrewdness he displayed in searching him
up, VIII let Dir. Martin tell IL In ms own
flank, plain words
"MANcHEsrER. VA. November "a, 1855.
, Mayor Cpi1fn0fon'
"Dear sir,--Bsvipg read your veto mes
sage rs The payment OF Wfens blu iof ser
vices rendered In the Cluverius case, deem
N INV tuty rs a lover OF justice 10 submit
the following sfatemt mt over the signature
VI ' Tam The Mr. Martin who testified In the
| CluNerius trial az to meeting the parties on
, the bridge rear Belle Isle the evening OF t,ie
| MURDER ana Ucdfu tHt lduy Chh Niio sVhtS-
| man Cousin Tommie.'
The facts. l know were not secured by
| any effort OF Mr.. Wren, but accidentally
met MIR. Dap. Wren In Manchester anu
| mentioned 10 without any inquiry IRON nun.
| mentioned the circumstances 10 Oiilcer
smith. Of the Manchester police force. and
would cheerfuly have given the same IN
| formation to any OF the Richmond ponce.
Respectfully submitted, sc.
| civilian 4. MARTIN.
"Teste: J. 4. Lipscon6e."
Now. as 10 all these Items and parties. /
| might simply content myself with calling
your attention 10 the context OF my decls-
| iRtion on page Q OF my veto ana saying nat
the evidence 1 now offer proves, as 20 each
OF these points disputed by Mr. Meredith.
that they were either known beforehand
| 10 some one working in the case" or
| would have been furnished and made
\ known without Wren's aid or assistance"
Did not Judge Richardson known OF the
| torn note before Mr.. Wren, and was he not
| there at the American Hotel for the very
| purpose OF getting II? pa NOT Judge
| Richardson know rs TO Joel and the watch-
1 key, and did he not go TO Joels 10 see about
| it? Would he not have found outall that
| Wren found out about 10 without Wrens
| aid or assistance?
Was not the watch. key within Policeman
| Tylers grasp beJOTe Il U0Sfdken 10 Wren but
| for Tylers being asleep? Was not Tyler AT
| williams after IL almost by the time IL had
been sent away? And II Tyler had gotten
il would il not have been In proper hands
/
4 10 which MI Meredith refers?
| Does not Mr.. HUI certify that he would
| readily have delivered the key and shawl TO
any policeman? Does he not also actually
| state that Mr. Wren gave no laid or assist
| ance" i'm finding these articles?
Does not Mr.. Martin state that II was
| through DO effort of Wren's-not even by
| any inquiry that his evidence became
| known? And that not only would he as
| willingly have made known the fact to any
| Richmond policeman, but he actually had
4 ,.SfI nf no Nh tor pOlf ice
| Every one who knows the diligence and
| efficiency OF the chief of Police j. A. Lips
| CON be, of our sistercity. can answer that he
| would surely have sent MIR. Martins name
very quickly across the water To aid in
conVictiDg a murderer.
Now pray tell me what shadow of service
| or evidence has Wren furnished I'm any Of
these items (which would not have been
| furnished and made known without Wren's
assistance ~?
What Incomes Of Mr. Meredith exalted
estimate of Wren's service as indicated in
these, his selected Items?
| As a faithful advocate he Of course pre-
scented the strongest points of Wren sserNice
| in these chosen Items of evidence?
aI rDS a1 p'SSin1 have vanished into thin
air, now insignificant must be the value of
services in the lesser items OF furnishing
evidence, as yet not mentioned, and IL
Uoilid seem. as yet undiscovered
With the certificates / have furnished of
reliable witnesses. how diminutive appears
Mr.. Meredith's sneeIs and filings at the q err
rOIS OF the Mayor The "errors " seem
| 10 have existed in assertion alone, and TO
have beat a retreat" before the light Of
| o truth ut inspection.
If Mr.. Meredith does not like the so:
speedy desertion OF his asserted cohort OF
errors. let him rest his future statements on
some more substantial prop
] have thus Il think disposed of the main
points In this controversy. and esta blished
every material reason OF my veto against
Wfens claim. Here might perhaps better
rest the case, but beg You to bear with me
while dissect a few of the outside fiings In
"ibe reply TO my message.
Mr.. Meredith seems 10 seek to show some
discrepancies between my statements and
those made TO him about the same matters
10y the parties named as present at the con
ference before my veto was made up by his
use of such expressions as that e" the Mayor
cannot prove II by Captain Epps, nor Ser
geant Hulce, nor Sergeant Tomllnson' &c.
sc.
You will observe that on page OF my
message | say that latter that conference
with all the parties present together de-
| clare TO YOU" &c.
i do not make any one else declare 20
| you anything; i only state my orn con-
/ illusions.
/ have only intended to assert that the
parties in the conference agreed with me
Ia two conclusons-that no detective was
I needed in this case. and That all that was
| found out would have been found ont with
| out aid or assistance from Wren.
ON those points refer to the certificate OF
| the parties themselves. who assert That
| they concur In my conclusions.
] II Mr.. Meredith still insists there Is con-
| fict in statements on those points, II is his
| assertion. on one hand, Uho UdS not present
| against the assertion Of five as reliable men
| as himself rho Uere present; and II he still
| believes himself under these circumstances.
| then, as full as Is my own confidence ana
! that OF the public In him, fear no one else
will believe that The other side told any as
| serted mistake" MIR. Meredith excuses
| hisreply 10 my veto message on the ground
that II is so pregnant with errors
| From the evidence i have furnished on
the disputed points IL would seem that Mr..
Meredith had made wrong diagnosis OF
| the condition OF my message. Tor very little
| error is found upon inspection.
He turns from this assertion as To my
message to correct the errors" as he says,
and. OF course, TO lay before your eyes re-
MY prcgnuHf tpith truth"
il would seem from the small quantity OF
that quality left after his disputed points
have been confronted with facts that MS
effort appears another repetition OF the OFT
quoted description OF farclcal failure,
Mons pdrfurient mus" / had hoped the
mind Of such a reputable gentleman could
not stOop quite SO low as 10 ascflOe the con-
temptible quality OF " fear as an ingre-
dent which forms the basis OF action with
a brother city officer who has record OF
official conduct not without some evidence
OF his fearlessness and independence:
| Oh fie for shame! on Mr.. Meredith TO In
| innate fear" | entertain about Mr..
Wren working against me next spring"
What IL the proof Of 1t? Have not pub
Ushed that bid "contemptuous defiance y
to Mr. Wren and his "Rbuse and threats ;" I?
Is that the language Of man affected by
fear?
No: but " fear" would lead one TO avoid
Wien's displeasure and to do his bidding.
, SO those thus affected ~ any, must be on
Mr.. Meredith's side of this case, and, II IL DE
to his taste. he can select such fellowship.
For myself, repel such an insinuaton
. and scorn TO allow such an unworthy mo-
| tive to present itself to my mind as the
reason why any man who says Wren should
> | be paid takes such position. do not belong
; | TO the class which claims that all men have
+ a price for their action, nor that he who
; diners nom me is dishonest In his position
: | think honest men often differ, each
. be ing equally clear In his integrity OF ac-
! ton, and shall apply no term of reproach
TO those who approve Wrens claim.
6 Mr.. Meredith has been pleased TO refer 10
/ | my remarks as to the legality of this claim,
and mentions expressions used in semi
a confidential sort Of talk between him and
= | myself. do not question his right to prac-
E tice this as within his standard of proprie-
!. ", but l decline TO acknowledge It's pro-
a pretty or TO follow his example.
a As To the seeming sneer at my relying on
| being told by somebody" that Major
o Leigh X. Page and MIR. L. y. Cannon assert
!, | adj the iieeaiity this claim. / will now