The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-04-21
CAPTAIN WISE EXPLAINS.

. No. ANAAA' H-AAtND'
Capt John S. Wise sent letter to Miss Belle
| Greene, in New York. last week, in which he
stated, as the representative of Mrs. Wise, that
she had never DETAINED Miss Greene, and that
/ she knew absolutely nothing 10 her discredit.
/ Miss Greene expressed herself fully satisfied
with Nir. Wise's explanation, ana said it was
| an unqualified denial that anything unpleasant
| was said about her by Mrs. Wise, and with that
| she is content.
| In his letter Capt. Wise says: If l believe d
| in what is known as the code duelof wou d rot
write to you. Having long since repudiated
that am compelled to try to adjust my mis-
understandings in q .diffcrent way. Perhaps if
| you were not the granddaughter OF a gallant
old friend of mine, whom still admire and love,
some sort OF false pride would keep nue. silent.
will not attempt to express TO you the huinlia-
ton and modification that the publications of
the past few days have cost me-"
After an explanation of his interview with a
reporter. during which the latter had shown
him copies OF the letters heretofore mentioned,
and after stating that he found the reporter I'M
| truthful, Capt. Wise says:
"On my return home Tuesday night found,
not letter from your grandfather, but what
seems to be an imperfect copy of your grand
fathers letter. in your handwriting, bearing no
| date, and signed, as well written, by you.
II could not understand these irregularities
at once AS early as March your grandfather
had called upon me. When he first came in the
object of his visit never occurred to me. l I'M
| dertook, on learning his annoyance, to have
Mrs. Wise write him what hoped would be a
satisfactory letter. She wrote him letter, and
hearing nothing in reply met him one evening
and inquired if he had received the letter, His
reply was, 'Oh, John, don't let's talk OF it.' add
| ing, I will write to you It distressed me to
| see he was not satisfied, but could do no more
could not, after this, understand how he had
written this letter to Mrs. Wise until saw Mr.
| Bruce's statement that although Col. Skinner
/ had written this letter he subsequently deter
mined not to send ii, and the original is still in
| Mr.. Bruce's possession. AS Col Skinner is alb
sent from New York, and as the imperfect copy
| of his letter sent to me is altogether in youl
hand writing and in view of Mr.. Bruce's state
ment that your sending it is surprise to him,
am going to answer the letter to you. Any
apology would be due to you direct in any event
and if either Mrs. Wise or myself had wroDsed
you would not be content to Offer the apology
| to any one but you.
1.-THE burden of the letter which you copied
was demand that Mrs. Wise apologize for some
/ supposed traduction or defamation OF you.
GAS her representative, and the one RESPONSE
bic for her language, permit me in the mos1
i solemn a,itl emphatic way to deny that she has
/ at any time, or in any presence, DETAINED you
Permit me to sdd in her behalf that she knows
| absolutely nothing whatever to your discredt
| and permit me on behalf Of myself TO add thai
if any one has led you or your grandfather tt
think that Mrs. Wise has DETAINED you, thai
na,.son is deceiving you and maligning her.
Considering everything, have resolved tt
write to yOu and leave unanswered the paper
| delivered by your brother he}cOpy OF YOU
grandfathers letter.
II know the Colonel too well to think tha
after this letter to you ne VIII insist on sehdhs
the original, and cannot believe that after this
either You or he can feel You have occasion tx
demand any apology from Mrs. wise or my
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