Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-08
CAPTAIN Wise Explains.

Capt. John 8. Wise sent ltte to Miss
Belle Greene, In New YORK, yesterday, In
which he stated, as the representative of
Mrs. Wise, that she had never detained Miss
Greene, and that chs knew absolutely
nothing to her disoredit. Miss Greene ex.
pressed herself fully satisfied with Mr.. Wise's
explanation, and said 1t was an unqualified
denial thet anything unpleasant was said
about her by Mrs. Vice, and with that she
il content.
In his letter Captain Wise says: II 1
believed In what Ia knoTn ss the code duello
l would not write to you. Having long since
repudisted t1st, am compelled to try TO
a6juas my Misunderstanding in dltfeIe at
way Perhaps II you were net the grand
daughter of gallant old ftiend CT mine,
whom still admire AID love, some sort OF
falss pride would keep me silent. l Will not
attempt to express to yop the humiliation
and modification that The publications oil
The past few days have cost me-"
After an explanation Of his Interview vii q
reporter, during which tie latter had
shown him copies Of the letters heretofore
mentioned, snd after stating that he found
the reporter Hntruthtul, Capt. Wise says:
"On my return home Tuesday night !
found, not letter from your grandfather,
but what seems to be 30 imperfect copy oi
your graz diather's letter, In your hsndwri;.
ing. bearing no date. and signed, as we'll as
written, by you.
II could not understand these Irregular.
tics at once. As early as March l your
grandfather had called upon me. When be
i.st came In the object OF his visit never oc'
CURED to me. undertook, on learning his
! annoyance, to have Mrs. Wise write him
what hoped would be satisfactory letter.
Size wrote him letter. and hearing nothing
10 reply 1 met him one evening and inquired
Il he had received the letter. Hisrepy wss
! OBJ, John, don't let's talk OF II i adding, i
will write to you l. distressed me to Sec be
| was not satisfied, but l could do DO more.
| I could not, bfier this, understand how be
had written this letter to Mrs.. Wise until
saw Mr.. Biuce's statement that although
Col Skinner had written this letter be sub
seeuently determined not to send Il, and the
| original is still In Mr.. Bruce's possession
Ae Col. Skinner is absent from Nav York
aud as Tho imperfect copy OF bis letter Sent
to me Ia altogether In your handwriting, SID
In view OF Mr.. Bruce's statement that your
sending 1t is a surprise to him. am going
to apswer the letter to you Any apology
would be due to you direct In any event
aud IL either Mra. Vice or myself hat
wronged you I would not be content to oEel
the apology to any one bat you.
THE burden Of the LEI tar which you copied
vas deuaDd that Mrs. Wise apologize fol
come supposed traducslon or defamation O.
you.
"As her representative, and the one responsible
for her language, permit me in the mott solemn
and emphatic way to deny that she has at any
time, OF ia any presence, DETAINED you. Permi
me to add in her behalf that she knows absolutsl!
nothing whatever to your discredit, and permi
me on behalf of myself to add that il any one ha
ed you or your grandfather to think thst Mrs
Wise has DETAINED you, that person is deceivinl
you and msligning her.
"Con,ideripg everything, I have resolved tx
white to you and leave un answered the paper de
liyered by your brother-the copy of your grand
fathers letter.
81 know the Colonel too well to think that afte
this letter to you his will insist on sending tht
original, and cannot believe that after this eithel
you or he can feel you have OCCASION to demand
| any q. o!ofy from Mrs, Wise or myself.