New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-08

and the then Earl OF Essex. In statement signed
by him In 1896. and bound by him In MS copy OF
son Woodfal. said Just before the death Of Mrs
King. at sanmore about the year ls;s at me time
to- to- ' her BROTHER Mr Giles that she though, she
ncios ,r' some verses addressed her alluded
to before. in consequence on her nav,ns nim
She did ind The note and gave 1t to her brother.
MIR Giles who at my insugation nag r LIN cop'r a
mo one or TWO copies and very few others which
he gave to his friends. For these fnc's can
vo"ch' MORE THAN COINCIDENCE.
This was written OF course before Photographic
fac-simcs heard or and MI l"sie'oh' u"
1868 began n search for the originals OF the ahony-
nous note and stanzas. and succeeded IN nhd'hg
them in the possession OF Arthur Giles FULLER. OF
younrsbury. who intrusted them TO Mr.. Twisle,on.
and Photographic fac-simlles OF both appear as part
OF the collateral Evidence" Now me stahzas
,hsmne of F nTG fysnd most
casual comparison OF them WIN thc s',,,rs "
nous note which accompanied them is no less
clearly in the handwriting OF Junius' WINCH was,
Of course nsss of Francs and Tshma the
acquaintance OF Francis with MISS Ges. anu ina, .nas
Er.ncls II must be admitted there Is here reason
able ground for the theory that FRANCIS induced ms
friend in tie circumstances that they
The note written by se and R%se Wroie
s the note~aiso necessarily disguised hand and
this hand is unmistakabIy ne Juniam hamnh an
impartial examiners OF the fac-simies accompany.
ing this which ncIq rom me va etiers Written
nv Nv "Tinins" to his publisher. woodfall.
But the theory IS not based only on resempahces
in handwriting however striking
i" In NJ" III Tiishman sailed for America. and he and
Francis Cow Of 9e Ia epgram which
he claimed to have composed pn' 81. 'a' o', - 80
that il was rot original, saying II nave ~, no Sp!ec
IN 10
hodvjnr a similar idea to that conveyed by the
epgram whereupon Francis MADE Ss some reply rno,
ETi,sbman in letter dated at Philadelphia Sep
s = did not rot C o2sna ah ns fo snP So
still: but yet | am ready to allow that you can
rGs Be 1a sSP1o 81 vs
Houhs in the same han so Ss fha IN Wn tSs
the stanzas were wrtten ana following eNA'' '"e
II this does not mean. II know that you can
W were at Faith together you certain original
stanzas in which YOU told TIE ady ior wnom sney
e %cie would be pleased to know Of what other
plausible construction i is susceptible ,-o, -.
concl i'o that att Francis wrote the anonymous
note and that this note is Written IN IN the same
his private letters to Woodfall must be evident to
having sufcient eye FOR form to enable him to
distinguish between circle and tri IRA VINO
VIII I make sS%ed n the proessonal report Of
Expert Chabot Had half dozen letters. instead OF
a single one been printed over the signature OF
"Junus" during Franciss absence the fact would
not in my Judgment outweigh the evidence OF the
IDENTITY OF Francis with "Junius" which Is FUR
nished by the incident OF the anonymous note and
The volume have quoted can doubtless be con-
suited at the Aston and other libraries by any one
Interested in the subject. and each may make for
himself comparisons OF the handwriting from the
abundant material there furnished by Mr. Chabo.
and Judge OF the correctness OF his conclusons
hut i submit that the facts given above are sufi-
Gent to shake the faith Of any candid person VINO
NAV have accepted Mr.. Raes confident assertion
that ne has proved, the impossibllty of Francis
having written the letters of "Junius
Said Nacaulay THE against Francis, or,
II you please. in favor OF Francis. rests on co,
incIdences sufficient to convict murderer. and
had Macaulay lived TO this day. think Mr.. RAGS
article would hardly have caused him to revise
chat opinion JAMES Ta1Lfh.
New-York June IS. 1895.