The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-10
JONES ASSERT rs he
!. } PROVE CHARGE
Declares Men He Quoted
in Curtis Matter Can
Furnish Evidence.
DID NOT REFER
10 CARDW.ELL
M
Denies That Curtis Used Word
Liar" in Connection With
Wexford and Jett-Expects
Wexford to Affirm Truth
fulncss Of Every Word
Hc Uttered.

In letter addressed yesterday 10
ii The Times Dispatc In reply 10 state
mentH published by Captain John a.
Curtis and w. y. Cardwell in this
newspaper on Sunday. ConEressman
william A. Jones reteratcs his charge
made In public address at the Acad-
envy Of Music OH Friday night, and de-
clares that Captain Curtis was correct
in assuming tina, the attack was di :
rccted at him.
In his Richmond speech Mr.. Joncn
haid that member of the General Ar
scmbly from this city had introduced
nll' at the last session affecting a
great industry. and when asked by two
other members why he had done no, he
replied that IL was at the request oil
q certain lobbyist and machine poiiti-
clan, who desired to set the job Of lob
hyine against il.
Tells of Meeting Curtis
Captain Curtis called on MIR Jones
ct Murphy's Hotel on Saturday, ana
subsequently published an interview in
which he denied having made such a
statement. and also denied that there
WAS any initiative behind tho measure
other than mig desire TO protect food
fish. lis name having been brought
into the discussion (but not by Mr.
Joncsj, Mr.. Cardwcll asserted that lie
prepared the bill, at the request OF
Captain Curtis: that he did not appear
against 1t and had nothing TO do with
ilts fate.
Mr., jones says In his letter. published
below. that Captain Curtis had made
the statement with which had cha rged
him ito Hon. Il. Carter Wexford. OF
lttchmond county, and Hon.T. a. lett.
of northumberland county. and that the
former was my informant"
Word "Lfnr" No. Escd
Mr.. Jones continues that II do not be-
lleyc II, necessary for me to add that
Captain Curtis did not employ the word
liar In connection with Messrs. We'll
ford and Jett;inimy presence, lie goes
on to say Tint Us soon us Mr.. w clifford
can be reatlieJ. he VIII. venture TO
assert. affirm the truthfuiness OF every
word uttered by me. and he Will. 1
doubt not. bic fully corroborated by Dir.
Jctt.'' 55
Mr. Jones, after seeing the Curtis
and Cardwell statements in The Times :
Dispatch OF SUNDAY, iost no time max
ing reply. and mailed IL in Washing ION
ON Sunday night. incosed in an envel
ope to G. 3. Garnet. or the Virginia
Democratic League. For some unac-
countablc reason, ii did not reach MIR.
Garnett until yesterday.
Response Of Mr.. Jones.
The letter la as follows:
Washington. May s, 1911.
Editor or The Times Dispatch:
have Just read the statements of
Measrs. John A. Curtis and w. u. Card
well, which appca rcd in your paper OF
yesterday, and | ask that you will pub
ll.h the following as coming from me:
II Is Strue that Captain Curtis called
upon mo on Saturday morning last and
Informed me that lie knew that what
had said in my speech Of the evening
before in respect to n member Of the
Y Il. 1r.h
Inond whose name ! did not give, was
intended for him: that he said II did
him an injustice, and that he requested
me to give him my authority for the
statement. informed him that he was
entirely correct in assuming that my
remarks were directed at him; that he
had made the statement with which 1
had charged him to Hon. r. Carter
I Wexford, OF tIichmond county. and
Hon T. a. lett. of northumberland
county. and that the former was my
Informant
lie replied that he had never made
any such statement 10 either of those
gentlemen. and protested that he had
never had any conversation with Mr..
Wexford upon the subject OF the bill
introduced by him.
Denies Word Liar" WINS Used.
lie then asked II | would not he Will
Ing to state for publication what lie
said 10 me as his side OF the case [
declined to do this. telling him lie could
: give out any statement he chose in
relation to his connection with this
bill, but that IL nc denied the CONVEX
sation which had been repeated by
Mr.. Wexford to me. he might expect
to be confronted with statements from
Messrs. Wexford and Jctt which would
put him In even Il worse attitude than
r he then occupied. 1 do not believe 1t
To- cor frat. RI no f$u, ktolr
Curtis did not employ the word liar"
in connection with Messrs Wexford
and Jctt In my presence Indeed,
may say that his dcmeanor was any
thing but bcllicose AS soon as Mr..
II Wexford can DO reached he will. I
venture TO assert affirm the truth
fulness of every word uttered by me.
and he WILL doubt not be fully cor
Federated by MIR. lett. In the mean
time 1t may be stated that there were
gentlemen sin MY audience, as aft
z forwards learned to whom Mr. Well
ford had made precisely the stale
ment which he made to me,
There never lived two more upright.
i honorable and truthful gentlemen
than r. Carter wexford and T. 4.
Jctt and Ireneat here. what I said
to Captain Curtis, thatbI accepted as
true their statements as to what took
y place between them and him. .ii
No ChnrRe Asninst Cardwcn.
s3&l shall not at this time take, any
further notice of MIR. Cardwelis state
ment than to say that so far havo
made no charges against him He
doth protest too much, methinks."
] have never charged him or any
I other lobbyist with approaching Cap
J tain Curtis and asking him to intro
+ duce this or any other bill. What
q did charge was that Captain Curtis
made that statement, and I shall havn
4 no difficulty In proving that he did.
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