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BESSEMER STEEL.
Sfnnlelpal Honors in Xiondon to Sir
Henry Bessemer.
The Baltimore Sun says: The city of
London, as stated yesterday, has just con
ferred the honor of the freedom of that
city, In the customary gold box, upou Sir
Henry Bessemer, the Inventor of the Bes
semer process for making steeL To a
resident of London this freedom of the
city is a valuable privilege. It enables
him to become a member of any one of
the rich guilds, to hold any municipal
office to which he may be elected, to vote
for members of Parliament to represent
the city, to become a candidate himself,
and exempts him from all tolls and charges
for every sort of vehicle he may own in
traversing the streets of the city. These
tolls all other residents of London en
gaged in business have to pay when
ever they take up goods in their carts,
vans, or wagons within the limits of the
municipality. The freedom of the city of
London can only be acquired in three
ways—by inherit mce from a free citizen,
through apprenticeship to a free citizen
who is a member of a guild, and by the
gift of the municipality, as in the case of
Sir Henry Bessemer. This latter honor
is only bestowed on notable persons,
wh.-ther they be of native or foreign birth,
and is very charmingly bestowed. The
freedom of the city given to Sir Henry
Bessemer is in testimony of the remark
able revolution that his process has
produced in the making and the cheapen
ing of steel. It has only been a few years
in operation, and when his invention was
first introduced into Sheffield the entire
product of steel did not exceed 51,000
tons per annum. Last year the manufac
ture of Bessemer steel in England. was
830,000 tons, and it is estimated that in
Europe this year 2,000,000 tons will bo
manufactured, and in England alone 1,-
000,000 tons. In the United States the
product was 783,112 tons, almost rivaling
that of England for the same period. The
Bessemer process for the conversion of
iron into steel has been hitherto ham
pered and deprived of some of its effi
ciency, as well as made more costly, by
the iact that only certain classes of ores
were available in the process. In this
country, so rich in the various forms of
oxidized iron, several classes of ores are
capable of conversion; in England, how
ever, only the hematites of the Barrow
district and the Bilboa ore of Spain have
been capable of redaction in the Bessemer
converters. It is announced, however,
that the new process, known as the Gil-
clirist-Thomas process, for converting or
dinary iron into steel by means of a basic
lining in the Bessemer converters, has
been tried on a large scale in the Middle-
boro district, and the result is the succcss-
ful'convcrsion of common Cleveland ore
into Bessemer steel of good quality. The
firm of Boikvow, Vaughan it Co., the
largest iron and steel masters in the
Cleveland district, have commenced work
on an extensive scale under this new pro
cess, and it is expected that the manu
facture of steel rails will receive a great
impulse from the success of these experi
ments, which have engaged the attention
of manufacturers and engineers for some
time past.
Bo we Eat Too Mis chi
The amount of nourishment which a
person needs greatly depends on his con
stitutional condition of health, habits
and work. A sedentary man requires
less than one whose duties demand the
exercise of his muscles. And a brain
worker demands more than an idler.
But unquestionably the majority of us
take more than we need. Indeed food
and work are distributed most unequally.
The man of leisure is also the man of
means, and fares sumptuously every day;
while the laborer toils for eight hours and
finds it difficult to get enough to repair the
waste of iris tissues. Yet a Chinaman
or a Bengalee will toil under a tropical
sun and find a few pice worth of rice or
jowrah sufficient to retain his strength. A
Frenchman will not eat half what an
Englishman engaged in the same work
will demand, and a Spanish laborer, con
tent in ordinary times with a watermelon
and a bit of black bread, will toil in the
vineyards and grow fat on a dietary of
onion porridge and grapes. It is true
that Mr. Brassey, when building the con
tinental railways, found that one English
navvy was worth a couple of spare fed for
eigners. But, on tire other hand, the
British Columbian and California
gold diggers, than whom a more mag
nificent set of athletes does not exist,
live in the remote mountains of the far
West, mainly on beans, flavored with a
few cubes of pork. But they also obtain
the best of water and the purest of air,
aud their out-door life and active exercise
enables them to digest every ounce of
their frugal fare. The English soldiers,
though better fed than those of any army
except the American, do not get one half
the amount of solid nutriment which the
idlest of club loungers considers indispen
sable for his sustenance. An athlete in
training is allowed even less food; yet he
prospers on the limited tare, aud prolongs
his life by the regimen to which he has
been subjected. King Victor Emanuel was
a monarch of the most robust physique;
yet he ate only one meal per day, and it
is manifestly absurd for any man to re
quire three more or less weighty meals
and an afternoon cup of tea, to support
the exertion of walking to the club, riding
anhour in the park, writing a note ortwo
and dancing a couple of -miles around a
ball-room. The ancients had their
“amethnstoi,” or “sober stones,” by which
they regulated their indulgence at table.
The moderns have not even this. But
they have their gout aud their livers to
warn them v wbeii it is too late, that na
ture has been overtasked.—London Stand
ard.
The Best of am. Schools.—The fire
side is a seminary of infinite importance,
because it is universal, and because the
education it bestows, being woven in with
the woof of childaood, gives form aud
color to the whole texture of life. There
are few who can receive the honors of a
college, but all are graduates of the
hearth. The learning of the university
way fade from the recollection, its classic
lore may moulder in the halls of memory,
but tbe simple lessons of borne, enameled
upon the heart of childhood, defy tbe rust
of years, and outlive the more mature but
•css vivid pictures in after years.
So deep, so lasting, indeed, are the im
pressions made in early life, that yon of
ten see a man in the imbecility of jige
holding fresh hi his recollection the events
of childhood, while all the wide space be
tween that and the present hour is a blas
ted and fqrgotten waste. You have, per
chance, seen an old and obliterated por
trait, and in the, attempt to havo it
cleansed and restored, you may have
seen it fade away, while a brighter and
more perfect picture paiuted beneath i3
revealed to view. The portrait, first drawn
upon the canvass, i3 no faint illustration
of youth; and though it may be conceal-,
cd by some after-design, still tlie original
traits will shine through tbe outward pic
ture, giving its tone while fresh and sur
viving its decay. Such is the fireside, the
great institution of Providence for the ed
ucation of man.
Anotueb Modern Samson.—Joseph
Pospischill, who is now a prisoner in the
Anstrian fortress of Ofen, on conviction of
(highway robbery, Is said to be the strong
er. man living. One of the feats for
which he was renowned was to support in
■the air, with his hands and teeth, a table
■upon which two gypsies danced, while the
-third fiddled. He and one of his broth-
•ers, only less powerful-than himself, were
■wont to bear upon their shoulders a wood
en platform shaped like a bridge; while a
cart full of stones, drawn by two horses,
was driven over it. One day, when the
jail in which he is confined was undergo
ing a visit from the municipal prison In
spectors, this Hercules volunteered to
give the authorities a specimen of his
powers, and, upon receiving their permis
sion to do so, picked up with his teeth a
heavy mahogany taMe, nine feet long,
belonging to the governor, and balanced
it aloft for nearly half a minute.
Served Him Right.—Thomas Whit
taker w as brought before court in Pitts
burg the second time for publishing an
obscene paper in that city, fined $2,550,
and sentenced to eight years’ 'mpriion-
0112 ut.
The Morey Letter.
New York, October 28.—The follow
ing affidavit in the Philips case was read
in court yesterday:
New York City, and county of^ New
York, ss.—Geo. U. Bliss being first dniy
sworp, deposes and says as follows: On
or about tne 20th of October,instant, there
was published in a daily newspaper, print
ed and published in the city of New York,
called Truth, what purported to be a
copy of a letter written and signed by
Hon. J. A. Garfield, of Ohio, Republican
candidate for President of the United
States.
On the 22d of October, instant, there
was published in said paper called Truth,
what purported to be, and was alleged
in said paper to be a fac simile of such
letter, the original, of which was in said
paper slated to be in possession of Truth,
and In said paper, on said last mentioned
day, there appeared an article of which
the following is a copy:
“ LYING AND STICKING TO IT.
“The Republican National Committee
yesterday held a meeting to consider the
best way of appeasing the storm of popu
lar indignation that Garfield’s infamous
Chinese cheap labor letter lias aroused.
Garfield has denounced the letter as a
forgery. He has lied and tbe Republican
National Committee stick to the lie. That
was the decision at which they arrived
yesterday. On this question of veracity
between Garfield’s word .and Garfield's
letter, the people of the UnitedStates will
know how to decide. They will not be
deceived by the persistent lying of tbe Re
publican committee. Garfield’s own words
in Garfield's own writing confront Gar
field’s lie. Tbe Republican candidate for
the presidency in his desperation has tried
to lie himself out of tbe difficulty that
will swamp him. The Republican Gen
eral Committee, while cursing his lolly
in their hearts, lie for h ! m because his
swamping is their utter destruction. Pay
no heed, voters, to what is said on one
side or the other. Examine Garfield’s
letter as it is la<d before you to-day, and
judge for yourselves.”
I fuither state that I have, in connection
with others, caused an investigation to be
made as to the authorship of said forged
letter and said article, and as to the use
which had been made of the same by pub
lishers and proprietors of said newspaper,
and bave ascertained that said proprietors
and managers have caused to be issued
several hundred thousand copies of said
newspaper, containing copies of said forged
letter and a large number of copies of said
paper containing said article.
I further state that, aftercareful investi
gation as to tbe authorship of said forged
let.er and said article, I am led to believe
and do believe, and I therefore chaige,
that said letter was written and forged by
a person named Kenward Philip,
one of the editors of, dr writers for,
said newspaper, and that having
forged said letter he wrote and caused to
be published in said paper, called
Truth, said article referring thereto, which
is hereinbefore quoted; and I further state,
upon information and belief, that tbe ar
ticle so published reflecting upon the said
Garfield, is a false, malicious and wicked
libel, and that said article was intended to
assert tbe genuineness of the said 'forged
and fraudulent letter, which said Philip
knew to be forged and fraudulent.
That subsequent to said publication in
said Truth, or at some time, the pro
prietor of said Truth, as I am informed
and believe, entered into some agreement
with the DemocraticNational Committee,
or with some members thereof, by which
it was arranged that large numbers of said
forged letter should be circulated, ahd to
that end, since tbe denial of its authen
ticity by said Garfield, have delivered or
entrusted to said committee said foiged
letter for the purpose of having the same
copied and photographed or litlirograplied,
and that in pursuance thereof the said
committee have caused many hundred
thousand copies of said foiged letter to be
circulated in various forms, both in the
English and German languages.
An affidavit follows by Jos. E. Payne,
an expert in handwriting, stating that the
Morey letter is not in Garfield’s handwrit
ing, but that it coincides in some particu
lars with that of Philip. He declares that
certain manuscripts signed Kenward Phil
ip and K. Philip, submitted to him,
and the Morey letter were written by one
and the same person.
A. F. Soutliwortb, of Boston, 'and D.
T. Ames, of New York, also experts,
make corroborative affidavits.
New Yoek, October 28.— In the trial
before Judge Davis to-day, in regard to
the alleged foiged letter of Garfield on
Chinese labor, the prosecution demanded
he production of the original letter from
which the photographic copy was made.
Joseph Hart, one of the proprietors'of the
paper which printed the original letter,
said he had the original letter, but de
clined to produce it at the present time.
His counsel said they would produce the
original when they deemed the proper
time had arrived. The court committed
Hal for contempt. The further hearing
of the case was postponed until commit
ment papers had been made out.
Counsel for Philip have decided to
produce the original Morey letter in court
this afternoon. The proceedings in the
case attracted a large crowd of spectators.
The charge upon which Philip is arraign
ed is malicious libel on General Garfield.
Judge Davis occupied the bench, and
there was a full array of counsel on both
sides. Assistant District Attorney Bell,
for the people, called as first witness
Colonel F. M. Rockwell, United States
Army, of Washington. He testified be
had known Garfield twenty-seven years.
Was his classmate and graduated with
hfm at college. In his extensive corres
pondence with Garfield, more than one
thousand letters had passed between
them. Witness was, therefore, perfectly
familiar with Garfield’s handwriting.
New York, October 28.—A communi
cation was read last night at the Demo
cratic headquarters of the National Com
mittee from Richard S. Goodwin, of this
city, stating that he had lived in Lynn,
Mass., from 1870 to 1880; knew the or
ganization called Manufacturers’ union,
or Employers’ union; knew Morey, also,
and that lie was.agent for the union.
New York, October 2S.—The litho
graph was handed witness and identified by
him as a copy of a letter received by him
in December from Garfield. Beil asked
counsel for the defense if they had
tbe original Morey letter in court. In
reply they stated that they did not pro
pose to answer that question at the pres
ent time. A photograph of the letter in
a gilt frame was handed In by the de
fense.
Mr. Bell declined to receive this, and
again called for the original, in order that
he might examine Col. Rockwell in re
gard to it.
Counsel for Philip stated that the orig
inal letter was not in the possession of
their client, but was held by Hart, the
publisher of llie paper in which it first
appeared. Tbe latter was in court, and
was called to the witness’ stand. Hart
said he had not the original Morey letter
with him; it was in the possession of a
friend,'but he declined to give his name.
Witness could not procure the letter, as
his friend was out of town.
Mr. Bell demanded the name of the
party to whom the letter had been deliv
ered, but Mr. Hart again refused to an
swer. The court ordered him to answer,
but he again, in a respectful tone, declined.
Judge Davis ordered him committed for
contempt of court, and he was handed
over to the custody of Police Captain
Walsh.
. Mr. Howe made a motion to puige
Hart from contempt, saying that Hart was
willing to produce the letter, bnttliat he
wanted a guarantee that the letter should
bo returned to him. Howe explained
that lie did not mean to say that the court
would take the letter, but that it might
pass into subordinate hands and he lost.
Continuing, Howe said that if the letter
was to remain in custody of Judge Davis,
Hart was willing to produce it.
Answering, Judge Davis said that the
letter would remain in his custody.
On motion Hart was allowed three
hours to go with connsel, and procure the
letter. Ho made a statement that he was
willing to produce the letter, but that it
must be returned to him, or else remain
in custody of Judge Davis, which was
agreed to. Hart and his counsel then
left to get the letter.
Col. Rockwell wa3 then called, aud
asked as to the identity of the letter writ
ten by James A. Garfield to Marshall
Jewell> denying the authenticity of the
letter. He testified that Garfield’s letter
to Jewell was genuine.
Question by Mr. Bell: “Look at this
copy of the newspaper called Truth, and
also at tbe copy dated the 20th. Look at
the photographic copy of the letter pur
porting U> be signed by Jas. A. Garfield,
and slate if in your judgment it is in Gen.
Garfield’s handwriting.”
Mr. Brooks, for the defense, objected to
tbe question, as the comparison was made
with a photograph copy and not with the
original, which would be produced.
J udge Davis ruled that the evidence was
premature, as no proof had been given
that the fac simile was a photograph copy,
and that the prisoner had not as yet been
connected with it. Arecess was then taken
till 2.30 p. m.
New York, October 28.—Mr. Hart
came into court at seven minutes to three
o’clock and tendered an apology for being
late, saying that he had been delayed by
an indictment in the State court for libel
on complaint of Marcus Cicero Stanley.
He then took the stand. Hart produced
the letter, and it was marked for identifi
cation. Bell asked for the envelope and
Hart said he was told to bring the letter
only, and that it would take him five
hours to get it.
New York, October 26.—In tbe Philip
libel case counsel for Hart have pre
pared a subpoena directed to James A.
Garfield, commanding him to appear and
testify at the investigation this afternoon.
The connsel claims that Garfield is at the
Windsor Hotel, though not registered.
New 1 oek, October 28.—At half-past
two, on the reassembling of the court, Mr.
Hart produced the original Morey letter,
purporting to have been signed by Gen.
Garfield. He failed to produce the envel
ope, saying it was not called for in tlio
subpoena. He also said that he kept it
for protection, as he was informed that an
order for arrest had been granted against
him in a suit instituted by Marcos Cicero
Stanley and George Wilkes. Judge Da
vis told him that while he was a witness
he would not be interfered with, and he
then promised to produce the envelope
to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock.
Col. A. F. Rockwell was called. He
testified that he purchased a copy ot the
Washington Gazette when it first pub
lished the fac simile cojiy of tbe Morey
letter and compared it with' letters in his
possession received from Garfield, and
then thought it a forgery. He communi
cated with Gen. Garfield, and on a tele
graphic request from Henry E. Knox,
came to this city and submitted to Col.
Bliss a dozen letters he had received from
Garfield, and one was chosen to compare
the exhibits and facsimile copies of the
Morey letter. The letter was chosen by
Bliss, but he didn’t know it was picked
out because it resembled the letter of de
nial from Garfield to Marshall,Jewell, bat
thought it was chosen because it was
nearest to it in da*e. When shown the
Morey letter he examined it closely, and
didn’t think it was Garfield’s writing,
though there was some resemblance. On
cross-examination, he stated that he was
assistant quartermaster in the army,
but was detailed to take chaige of na
tional cemeteries; that his present ap
pointment was due to General Garfield’s
interest in him, he having been a class
mate of his, and that he was greatly in
debted to him.
Albert Daggett, ex-sheriff of Kings
county, New York, testified that lie had
known Philip for some years and knew
his handwriting. On looking at the man
uscript copy of tbe article published in
Truth, entitled “Lying and sticking to
it,” he said it was.in Philip’s handwriting,
and on comparing it with the Morey let
ter, he thought they were in the same
handwriting. He was a strong Republi
can, and had large sums wagered on Gar
field’s election. James McDermott’testi
fied that he knew Philip well, was familiar
with his handwriting, and on comparing
the Morey letter with the exhibits, he be
lieved them to be the same. He admitted
having been indicted for felonious assault,
but not convicted, and stated that while
a reporter of the Brooklyn Journal, he
had been sued for $50,000 damages for
libel.
Charles Hoffman testified that he is em
ployed by Sarony, and photographed the
fac simile copies from the original, which
was given Mr. Sarony by Mr. Hart.
Daniel T. Ames, an espert, was called.
He compared the/«c simile copy with the
exhibits written by Philip aud with one
of Garfield’s letters, and declared the
crossing of the “t’s” and the general for
mation of loops, pen shades, general
slope and scope were more characteristic
of the writing of the exhibits than of Gar
field’s letter. He stated that the writing
in the exhibits and the Morey letter was
the same. He was cross-examined as to
other trials in which he had been a wit
ness. His cross-examination will be con
tinued to-morrow motning. An adjourn
ment has been taken until ten o’clock.
Cleveland, October 29.—Garfield is
still at home, in Mentor, and in answer to
a telegraphic inquiry relative to the sub
poena for him to appear in New York, re
plied he had heard of no such document.
New York, October 28.—Examination
of Kenwaid Philp, charged with a crimi
nal libel upon Gen. Garfield, was resumed
before Judge Davis in the Supreme Court
this morning. There was a large crowd of
spectators present. The envelope in
which the Morey letter was contained was
handed to Judge Davis, and on motion of
counsel Mr. Hait was declared pmged of
contempt.
Assistant District Attorney Bell called
Albert S. Southworth to the stand. He
testified that he was an expert in hand
writing of fifteen years’ experience. He
had compared the photographic and pho
to-lithographic copies of the Morey letter
with the Rockwell and Jewell letters, and
did not think they were in the same hand
writing. Also compared the Morey letter
with exhibits marked A, B, C, D, etc.,
(the exhibits on which warrant of arrest
wa3 obtained) hnd found a sufficiency of
characteristics to enable him to form
the opinion, that they were in the same
handwriting. In reply to a question of
Bell, (after the interrogation bad been
changed to meet the objections of the de
fense) witness said: “My best judgment
is that the handwriting in the Morey letter
and in the exhibits marked A to K is the
same.”
Cross-examineJ.— Witness had come
from Boston on a telegraphic request of
Marshall Jewell; expected pay for his ser
vices; made affidavit at the request of
Messrs. Stoughton, Knox and Davenport;
gave before them a synopsis of what he
would testify to; never saw the original
Morey letter until this morning; was ex
amined {as a witness in the Whitaker
case; had known Mr. Ames (the expert
examined yesterday) several years, and did
not receive any communication from him
in regard to this matter. In the Whita
ker case he did not testify or state in con
versation that it was impossible to give
anyjndgment on photographic representa
tions of handwriting. .
In the Hesdra will case he also testified
as an expert. He did not know that that
case was decided against his testimony.
On the Taylor will case he testified that
tne signature to the will was not James
B. Taylor’s signature; did not know Gen.
Garfield; did not know for whom he will
vote—may not vote again.
The prosecution next called Wm. E.
Hogan, of Troy, an expert in handwriting.
Witness had examined the Morey letter,
and photographic and photo-lithographic
copies of it together with exhibits A. to K.
and his opinion was that the person who
wrote the exhibits wrote tbe Morey letter.
The Morey letter was evidently tlio writ
ing of a person imitating another’s hand-
introducing, however, strong characteris
tics of his own. In exhibit A, in the
signature of Kenward Fliilp, the K is ex
actly similar to ‘K” in “kept” in the Mo
rey letter. The witness found other simi
larities in the letters. He had examined
the photo-lithographic copies of exhibits
Nos. 1 and 2 and the originals thereof
(Rockwell and Jewell letters), and he de
clared they were not in the same hand
writing.
' He was cross-examined byMr. Brooke. Ho
received a telegram from Governor Jewell
yesterday to come here, and expected to
be paid; did not know Gen. Garfield and
was not interested in him any further
than to give his vote.
The witness was then sworn by Mr.
Stoughton for the prosecution. The en
velope produced this morning was handed
him and he was asked if there had been
any erasure on the stamp, and answered
in tbe affirmative. Continuing, he said:
“There is an erasure on the stamp in the
date of the month. I cannot say what
the original date was. The indications
are that the date and month have been
erased by rubbing on tbe back of the en
velope the stamp date. There are indica
tions of erasure. The date and month
cannot be deciphered. There are three
stamps on the envelope in which no dale
can be made out—all dates seemingly be
ing erased.”
South wo rthwas then recalled bv Mr.
Stoughton. He was handed the Morey
envelope and after examining it testified
that the address on the envelope is not in
th^iandwriting of the person who wrote
tire Rockwell and Jewell letters, bat
closely resembles the writing of the per
son who wrote the exhibits marked A.
to K.
Allen M. Lee, a newspaper reporter,
was examined by the prosecution. Was
familiar with Fbilp’s handwriting; exhib
it A. to K. were known to him; witness
was of the opinion that they were in
Fhiip’s handwriting; had seen photo-
lithograph of the Morey letter and be
lieved it to be in Fhiip’s handwriting;
thought so when he first saw the copy;
Philip always had ahabit of spellingsuch
words as “companies” and similar words
with “ys”j instead of “ies”; in the Morey
letter this mistake iamade.
At this stage of the case, Mr. Bell said
that he would like an adjournment, as he
bad other witnesses to examine who were
not present. He expected, he said, a wit
ness irom Lynn, Mass., who had not yet
arrived, and that Mr. Payne, his other ex
pert witness, was lying sick and could not
attend. This was objected to by Mr.
Brooke, and General Pryor, also for the
defense, said he thought it was due to his
side to allow him to produce
proof of the genuineness of the
letter. Mr. Stoughton shook his head,
and General Pryor, continuing, said: “Ah,
I well knew my friend would shake hi3
head! It is not the purpose of the prose
cution to allow us to proceed with our ev
idence, so that it will have its legitimate
effect in the country.” [Applause.]
Judge Davis—“Officers, put out those
in the rear portion of the room.”
This was promptly done, and Mr.
Stoughton, arising, said that he knew now
the reason why the envelope had not been
previously produced. The stamps on it
were not genuine, and witnesses to prove
that fact would be called from 'Washing
ton and from Lynn. He denied the im
putation of General Pryor, saying that the
prosecution was honestly conducted and
would be speedily continued.
Mr. Brooke replied, maintaining that if
he had proof to offer to show the genu
ineness of the letter, no adjournment
should be granted, and he should be al
lowed to present it. Tho pros-
cution, lie continued, could procure their
witnesses by telegraphing for them and
examining them when they arrived. Mr.
Brooke contended that the prosecution
was conducted for public effect and not
for the purpose of convicting or having
held for trial the defendant, who, he
claimed, had waived an examination and
demanded a speedy trial, which the pros
ecution would not allow. He was ready
and anxious to disprove the charge of the
falsity of the letter, and demanded, as his
right, an opportunity of furnishing such
proof without adjournment. This was
objected to by Sir. Bell aud Col. Bliss
who asserted that they had already tele
graphed to Washington for witnesses aud
thought they would be here by to-mor-'
row, but the residence of one witness who
lives in Massachusetts was not exactly
known.
Judge Davis—“Owing to national sig
nificance I thought it my duty to sit as
examining magistrate, and although it is
not jusual for a justice in the Supreme
Court to so use his authority, it is
not without precedent. Chief Justice
Mansfield, in a case similar to this, so sat,
aud committed the defendant after evi
dence was admitted. If this letter was in
fact writteu by Mr. Garfield, as an expres
sion of the sentiments he entertained on
the subject of tbe letter, it was un
worthy of him and should condemn him.
There is no possible doubt, I think, in the
minds of thinking men in this country
that tbe idea with which this letter closes
—that the treaty with a great power (so
far as population is concerned, the largest
on earth) should not be abrogated
uutil the manufacturing and other corpo
rations are conserved on the question of
the labor’—simply means until they
are supplied to their satisfaction with
the cheap labor of the Chi
nese. Such a sentiment uttend
by a presidential candidate would, of
course, bave a most serious effect; but if it
be not genuine, and a forgery, every
thinking man will not only admit but will
at once entertain with pleasure the
thought that the forger should
be promptly and severely condemned.
Now, under such circumstances, I feel it
to be my duty to sit as examining magis
trate, and to issue my warrant—not for
the purpose of subserving the interests of
any party. No approach to me has ever
been made on that subject by any person
connected with any party, and it is not
my intention so to conduct this case as to
lead to any other than perfect and abso
lute truth. This application for adjourn
ment is an ordinary one, and would be
granted. It is in conformity with univer
sal practice, and, besides, on the part of
the prosecution, extra delays have been
occasioned by the non-production of the
letter, for which tho court was obliged to
postpone the hearing in the first
ilace something more than three
iouis, and then, by a resort to what must
appear to every one as a very strict con
struction of language, the envelope was
not forthcoming, and five hours were con
sumed. These extra delays caused tho
loss of nearly half a day Though coun
sel in this case are not blameable for this,
I am not willing to be put in a false posi
tion. I will give both sides every oppor
tunity to present their evidence. If the
prosecution are not ready, the defense can
proceed, and give way when the prosecu
tion are ready. I will adjourn the case
until two o’clock.”
New York, October 29.—When the
court reassembled at two o’clock, Gen.
Pryor and Mr. Brooke, of counsel for the
defense, entered, accompanied by Hon.
Abram S. Hewitt, whose presence gave
rise to a report that he was to be called
to the stand as a witness for the defense.
Witness Hogan was recalled. He testi
fied: “I have submitted the Morey en
velope to a microscopic test, and have
found an erasure. I also find that on the
stamp the figure 2 was printed, while
what I call a figure 1 is not printed, but
is a lougitudinal stroke. Tho stamp on
the reverse also shows evidence of two
erasures within the ring under tho word
‘Morey.’
Cross-examined byMr. Broake.—“I ex
amined the envelope at the post-office, in
the presence of Mr. Bliss, Mr. Stoughton,
Mr. Gayford. Mr. Finn, and Mr. Knox. I
don’t know who brought it there.”
Judge Davis—“I entrusted it to Mr.
Bell.”
Mr. Brooke—“I understood it was not
to go out of ycur Honor’s control, and I
call your attention to the fact that it is
not in the same condition a3 when we de
livered it.”
Judge Davis—“I ent off a pait of the
edge. The tears in it were all there.”
Charles Hoffman was then called, and
testified as follows: “The photograph of
the envelope was made under my super
vision. I recoived it from Mr. Hart, and
it is in the same condition now as when I
received it. I noticed no erasures; I did
not look for them. I sent the letter and
envelope to the office.”
John Phin testified: “ I reside in New
Jersey. I am editor ef the American
Journal of Microscopy, and have made it
a study for twenty-live years. I have
been called as a witness and as an expert
before. I saw tho Morey letter envelope
two hours ago, and have examined It un
der the microscope. The surface
of the paper is disturbed in
many places, which can be discovered by
holding it to the light. At several points
along and above the name the fibres are
disturbed. There is an erasure above tbe
word ‘Morey,’ where there had been evi
dently the word ‘Esq.’ The disturbance
ofthefibreisouthe outside of the envel
ope. On the face of the envelope I saw
the word ‘Esq.,’ but could not tell what
the other erasures were.”
Judge Davis—“Can witness fix his mi
croscope so that I can examine the envel
ope?”
! The instrument was then arranged, and
an examination made by the Justice.
| Mr. Phin was then cross-examined by
; Mr. Howe. He was shown a part of an
* envelope with the words “J. A. Garfield,
j M. C.,” and the marks of a stamp on it.
Oil request he made a microscopic investi
gation of it, an 1 testified: “The mark is
stamped—it has been stamped twice.”
•WHAT THEY SAY AT LYNX.
Boston, October 29.—A meeting of the
Lynn manufacturers was held last night,
at which resolutions were adopted in re
sponse to the statement of Mower Bros. 1 *
regarding tho “Employers’ Union,” In
which they declare that the meetings of
the manufacturers in January and Febru
ary, 1878, were of an informal character,
with no president, secretary or permanent
officers, and at no time was the term “Em
ployers’ Union” ever used or suggested.
John Shaw, Second, who is said by the
Mower Bros, to have presided at the
Employers’ Union, of which they were
members, denies under oath that he ever
knew of such organization. On one
occasion only he presided at an informal
meeting of a few manufacturers, when
thequestion of forming some permanent
organization was discussed, and it was
unanimously decided to be inexpedient.
H. J. Pearson was called for the
prosecution and examined by Col. Bliss.
He testified: “I am assistant postmaster,
and have been such for seven years. For
eight years previous I was in the railway
mail service from Wasbingtan to’ New
York. Letters from Washington to Bos
ton are put in pouches in Washington and
sent right through, the pouches not being
opened in this city. In case the pouches
were delayed, the mail would be taken to
the New lorkpostofficc, and the packages
would be removed to other pouches, but
letters would not be stamped here.” No
cross-examination.
John Richards, called for the prosecu
tion, testified: I am ‘general superinten
dent of the city delivery department of the
post-office; have been so for seven years.
Letters received for city delivery only are
stamped. The time of tbe stamp is
changed every thirty minutes, and a proof
taken of it and cei tified to be correct be
fore it is used. Tne stamp of the Morey
letter is the reoaiving stamp of our office.
The date i3 not on it. The figure ‘2’ is
the last letter of tho double date.”
- J. F. Stroud, called for the prosecution,
testified: “I am head clerk of the railway
mail service between Washington and
New York. In January, 1SS0, letters from
Washington to Lynn, Mass., did not go
through tbe New York post-office, except
on Sunday mornings.” No cross-examina
tion.
Assistant Postmaster Pearson, recalled
for the prosecution, testified: “The Wash
ington mail that goes through this city on
Sunday mornings, goes through in the orig
inal pouches, without being changed.”
Daniel T. Ames, recalled for the prose
cution, testified that tbe handwriting on
the Morey envelope closely resembles the
exhibits which are in Philp’s writing.
The case was then adjourned until to
morrow morning at 11 o’clock.
New York, October 30.—The prosccu-
on in the Philp case has closed, reserv-
ng the right to call other witnesses. Count
el for the defense, in opening, stated tha-
ey would prove the existence of the Mo-
oy letter, and that the letter is genuine.
. An immense crowd oi spectators was in
attendance at the examination this morn-
insr, in the case of Kenward Philp, charged
with malicious libel upon General Gar
field.
At 11 o’clock Judge Davis ordered the
doors closed. Police Captain Walsh and
a squad of officers had great difficulty in
preserving order in the throng that fairly
packed the badly ventilated apartment.
District Attorney Bell asked for addition
al time to procure the attendance of wit
nesses from Washington, whereupon Mr.
Howe, for tbe defense, said: “In order
that no time may be lost, we ask you to
allow us to calPto the stand three wit
nesses from Washington. These gentle
men are George C. Wedderbarn, Major
Willett, and Mr. Wilson, by whom I ex
pect to prove the genuineness of the let
ter from examinations that have been
made with documents written by General
Garfield on file in Washington.
■ Mr. Bell objected, saying counsel would
have plenty of time during the day to ex
amine them.
Mr. Howe—“With that l am satisfied.”
Daniel T. Ames, the expert, was re
called by the prosecution, and gave the
following testimony: “I have compared
the Morey envelope with exhibits A to K,
and the handwriting is similar. It does
not resemble exhibits 1 and 2 (Rockwell
and Jewell letters.) The handwriting
on the Morey envelope is the work of tbe
same man who wrote exhibits marked A
toK.”
Cross-examined.—“I know Geo. Simp
son, Jr. I do not regard him as an ex
pert. lie is simply a copyist. I was ed
itor of the Penman's Art Journal in May,
1S77.”
Mr. Howe showed witness a copy of
a journal in which Mr. Simpson was
spoken of as a well-known round-hand
writer and professional expert.
Mr. Howe—“Did yon write that article,
Mr. Ames ?”
A—“I don’t recollect.”
Q—“Well, what is your opinion of him
now as an expert ?”
A—“I won’t express an opinion.”
Q_«.Come, Mr. Ames; have no false
delicacy.”
A—“I decline to answer.”
Mr. Howe — “Well, you may go.”
[Laughter.]
Mr. Bell then asked the indulgence of
the court for a few moments, saying that
his associate connsel, with a witness from
Washington, were expected every mo
ment.
Mr. W. A. Chauser was called by Mr.
Bell for tho prosecution: “I am cancel
clerk in the Washington post-office, and
have been all this year. The cancel
stamp on the Morey letter ha3 not been
used in our office this year. The stamp
used was a combination stamp, marking
the postage stamp and giving the date at
the same time. The stamp on the Morey
letter is made, I should think, by a steel
stamp. I ain not able to say if it was af
fixed in the office. The cancellation
stamp on the postage stamp on the envel
ope was not used in January last. It was
first used about the middle of February.
Witness produced the form ot the stamp
used prior to the month of February.”
Continuing, he testified (producing a
stamp used after February): The use of
that stamp 1 ] was discontinued about the
15th of February and these were put in use
then.”
Cross-examined—“Col D. B. Ainger
is postmaster in Washington. I have
seen a statement made by him ip
a newspaper recently. lie is my supervi
sor. I do not know that he caused to be
published the statement that the changes
in stamps I have referred to were made on
April 13th. I have never heard of such a
publication.”
Colonel D. B. Ainger was then called
and examined by Mr. Bliss. He testified:
“I havo been postmaster of the city Wash
ington since January 13lh. I havo never
seen tho Morey envelope. The canceling
stamps of the office have not been tho
same since I wa3 appointed. The stamps
in use now were not in use in January
last. The .change’ was made in February.
The stamp on the Morey letter was not in
use in our ofilce in January last, at least
not on and after the 13th.”
Cross-examined by Mr. Brooke.—“I
know the business of my office, though it
is impossible for me to know all tbe de
tails—there are more important duties
than tho thorough knowledge of cancel
ing stamps. One ol our duties is to see
that letters are properly receipted, can
celed -and stamped. As postmaster of
Washington I do not know tho precise
date of the change of stamps. I did
make the statement that the change of
stamps was not effected until the 13th of
April. That statement was published.”
Re-directby Mr. Bell.—“That statement
was not an‘official one. I saw the fac
simile of the envelope in Truth, and I
thought I might have made an error. I
examined the stamp on it and then sent
for my assistant postmaster and directed
him to ascertain the exact time at which
the stamps were changed, and found it
was in February. I then went to the man
who made the stamps, and he informed
me that he was paid on February 13lh,
but that he had delivered tbe stamps some
time before. The new stamps were first
put in use between the 13th and 19th of
; February.”
Examined by Mr. Brooke, for tbe de
fense.—“I didn’t see Mr. Marshall Jewell
before the publication of the statement. I
saw him last night. I came to Yew York
not knowing that I was subpecnaed. I
came becauso I was interested officially
in this trial.”
Examined by Mr. Bliss, for the prose
cution.—“I came to New York last night.”
Mr. Bliss announced that he had re
ceived a dispatch from Lynn, Mass., sav
ing that tbe postmaster was out of town,
and that he (Mr. Bliss) could not have
him here before Monday.
Mr. Brooke, for the defense—“I shall
ask you to sit to-morrow. This, your
Honor, is a preliminary examination be-
[ fore a committing magistrate;”
Judge Davis—“We will consider that
at adjournment.”
District-Attorney Bell then called Col.
Bliss to the stand. He testified: “I am
the complainant, and I selected the Rock
well letter, which was selected becanse it
was desired to have one that could be
photo-lithographed with the Jewell letter,
and because it was also nearest in date to
the alleged Morey letter.”
Cross-examined by Mr. Brooke—“I saw
all the papers in the case, or nearly all. I
saw the exhibits, but did not know they
were stolen. I asked if it came directly
or indirectly through the hands of Louis
J. Post, and I was informed it did not.”
Mr. Eell then stated he rested his case,
reserving the privilege of calling the latter
as a witness, expert Payne and the Lynn
postmaster, with one of tho clerks.
Counsellor Howe-T*‘May it please the
Court, it is a matter of congratulation
that the prosecution have terminated tb#ir
so-called case. We are delighted to have
the opportunity to prove the innocence oi
Mr. Philp, and, incidentally of course,
that of the newspaper called Truth. Our
defense will substantiate the letter as
published, and prove the genuineness of
James A. Gai field’s signature. While we
have the right to ask your Honor to dis
miss this case on the testimony adduced,
we feel we have a higher duty than that.
I am desired to state, on behalf ot Mr. Hart
and Mr. Philp, that your Honor’s exami
nation in this case has been a fair one.
We propose to prove that the letter, and
envelope were received by Mr. Hart, who
will prove how and from whom he re
ceived them, and that until after the pub
lication of the/ae simile Mr. Philp never
saw the letter. We will prove Morey’s
existence; we will call his executors, and
will call experts to disprove the expert
and post-office testimony of tho prosecu
tion. We will produce gentlemen occu
pying high position, who will testify to the
genuineness of Garfield’s signature. We
shall also show beyond doubt that it is not
in the handwriting of Mr. Philp, but a
bonajide signature of tho Republican
Presidential nominee.”
Mr. Philp and Mr. John I. Davenport
were then called to testify, but were not
present, and Mr. Bell took the stand, who
testified as follows: “The original papers
on which the warrant was issued i have
in my hands. I became possessed of the
original manuscript of the article entitled
‘Lying and sticking to it,’ on the 2Gili of
October. It wa3 handed to me at the
rooms of the Republican National Com
mittee, by whom I can’t say. Messrs.
Rockwell, Knox, Bliss, Stoughton, and
probably John I. Davenport were there.
1 don’t know how it came from the Truth
office.”
Mr. Brooke requested Mr. Stoughton
to take the stand. He testified: “I am
of counsel for the prosecution. I 6aw thp
exhibit shown Mr. Bell in the Republican
National Committee rooms. I don’t
know how it came from the Truth office.”
Brooke asked Knox to take tne stand.
He testified: “lam also of counsel for
the . prosecution. I saw the exhibit in
the National Committee rooms. Daven
port showed it to me. I don’t know how
it was procured, ne] did not tell me how
or where he got it. I don’t know, nor
have I beard,' how it was obtained. I saw
it first last Sun.-ay at the Union League
Cldb. I have seen it several times, and it
was generally in Davenport’s possession.”
Mr. Brooke—“Mr. Bel!, when will Mr.
Davenport be here ?”
Mr. Bell—“Shortly; I was to meet him
at recess.”
Mr. Brooke—“Judge Davis says we are
to have none.”
Judge Davis—“I would rather go with
out a meal than to sit on Sunday.”
Mr. Brooke — “Ju3t as your Honor
pleases. We are willing to sit late to
night.”
Judge Davis—“It necessary I will sit
until the clock strikes 12.”
A recess was then taken until 2 o’clock.
New York, October 30 Judge Davis
again took his seat on the bench at 2
o’clock. Philp was present, occupying a
seat near liis counsel. The presence of a
lady among the audience attracted much
attention. It was stated she was in some
way cannected with the case, but nothing
definite could be learned.
Joseph E. Payne was called to the stand
byMr. Bell. He testified: “I have been
accountant with A. A. Low for twenty-
four years, and have been an expert in
handwriting for fifteen years—often
in very important cases. I have seen
the original of the Morey letter, as well as
tho fac simile photo and photo-litho
graphic copies. I have compared the
photos with the exhibits in Philp's hand
writing. I have examined the photos care
fully in comparison with the Morey letter
and exhibits, and I can state that in my
opinion they are in the same handwriting
as that in the exhibits referred to. Hiave
examined the Rockwell and Jewell let
ters, exhibits 1 and 2, ancompared them
with the M< rey letter, and assert that
they are not in the same handwriting. The
Morey envelope I have examined since I
have been in in the room. I have exam
ined the fac similes before. In my opin
ion it is not in the handwriting of the wri
ter of the Ro.ckweil and Jewell letters, but
is in the handwriting of tho writer of ex
hibits A to K.”
Cross-examined by. Mr. Brooke.—“Mr.
Seth Low is a member of the firm of A.
A. Low & Co. ftlimfc he is a prominent
Republican.”
The defense resumed and called An
drew. He testified: "“I ain manager ot
the Brooklyn Eagle, and have known de
fendant twelve years. 1 know his hand
writing well, as during these years lie and
I have been working in the same office. I
have seen him write almost daily. I see
for the first time the original Morey letter
and envelope, and from ray knowledge of
Philp’s handwriting, I have no doubt
whatever but that it is not in the hand
writing of Philp. Ho has not been in the
habit of spelling companies in the way it
is spelled here. I must have edited nearly
one thousand columns of Philp's matter,
and have never known him to spell sncli
words in that way. I have been editor of
the Eagle for eight years, and during that
time James McDermott was never on the
paper. I know his reputation, and would
not believe him under oath, if there was
any temptation for him to testify falsely.”
No cross-examination.
James Gordon was called by Mr.
Brooke, and testified: “I am one of the
editors of the Brooklyn Eagle, and have
worked with Philp. I have been engaged
with him in the composition of dramatic
work, and am thoroughly familiar with
liis handwriting. The Morey letter and
envelope I am positive are not in Philp’s
handwriting. I never knew of Philp’s
spelling the^lural of words in ‘ies’ ‘ys,’
as ‘company!'’ is spelled here. I have ex
amined a ream of his copy. I know
James McDermott, and his character for 1
veracity is not good.
Cross-examined.—“Tho exhibit entitled
‘Lying and sticking to it’ is in Philp's
handwriting.”
Frederick C. Hudson was called and
testified: “ I am connected with the
Eagle, and have been for twelve years; I
know Philp and have seen ream's of his
copy; the Morey letter and envelope are
notin his handwriting; I know James
McDermott; his oath would not have any
more effect on me than his statement,
which I might believe if corroborated; I
never knew Philp to spell companies
‘companys,’ such as it is spelled in the
Morey letter; on page sixteen of the man
uscript of the novel you hand me I find
the words ‘duties’ correctly spelled ;■ also
the words ‘species,’ ‘enemies,’ ‘sympathies,’
‘families,’and other words throughout the
manuscript, correctly spelled.”
Cross-examined.—“I have been the Al
bany correspondent for tbe Eagle. Flulp
was not then with me, and during that
time I have not seen his copy. The Brook
lyn Eagle 'is a sound Democratic paper,
and McDermott, as I believe, is working
for the Republican party. I have written
articles on the Morey ictter, which were
published in the Eagle. I speak of Me-
McDermott’s character for truth and ve
racity on his general reputation. I heard
Albert H. Argell, of the Brooklyn Union,
speak against his character. I can’t recall
the names of the others who spoke of his
repntation. Areell, I believe, had a diffi
culty with him' The article ‘Lying and
Sticking to it,’ is in Philp’s handwrit
ing.” ,
Mr. Brooke then called Wa. S. Har
vey, who testified mainly as follows:
“I am a journalist connected with tbe
Brooklyn Eagle. 1 have known Philp
for fourteen years. I am an editorial
writer. I may say Philp and I have
been associate editors on the Brooklyn
Union. I have seen a great deal of hi*
manuscript. I am an Oxford graduate.
The Morey letter and envelope, as shown
me, are not in Philp’s handwriting. I
know James McDermott, and while 1 have
been on the Eagle I have not known him
to be reporter on it. His repu
tation for truth and veracity is
not good, in - my opinion,
would believe him under oath if there was
half a dollar one way, and wouldn’t be
lieve him under oath if there was a dollar
the other way.”
Cross-examined.—“I saw the fac simile
of the letter and envelope in the Truth.
I had not seen the originals until I came
on the stand. The article headed ‘Lying
and Sticking to It,’ I believe to be in
Philp's handwriting. I have seen Mc
Dermott in and out of the Eagle office,
but 1 never knew him to be engaged
there.”
New York, October 30.—John L.
Sweet was then called for the defense and
testified: “I am foreman of the printing
office of the Democratic News, and am fa
miliar with Philp’s handwriting. The Mo
rey letter and envelope are not in his
handwriting. I examine a great many
manuscripts in different handwriting, and
have general experience. • I am a Repub
lican and iutend to vote for Garfield.”
Cross-examined.—“I could not form an
opinion from tho facsimile which was
published. I form my opinion from the
originals.”
Harry Eaton was called for the defense,
and testified: “I am connected with vari
ous journals as a literary man. I bave read
thousands of pages of Philp’s manuscript,
and the Morey letter and envelope are not
in his handwriting.”
Cross-examined.—“I am not prepared
to state the exhibit shown me is in Fillip's
bandwriting, though some of the words I
recognize as having been written by him.
1 am going to vote for Garfield, and also
work for him.”
John Munson Pratt was next called, aud
testified: “I reside in this city, and I am
and have been proof reader on Truth ever
since it started. I ain familiar with
Philp’s writing. The manuscript of the
Morey letter did not pass through my
hands as proof reader. The letter itself
and the envelope I can state most posi
tively are not in Philp’s handwriting. The
manuscript of the article ‘Lying and
Sticking to ItJ is in Philp’s writing, and
passed through my hands. When through
I placed it on file in the usual way. The
manuscript after being set up is marked
and retained in the office.”
Cross-examined.—“I never saw the
original Morey letter and envelope until I
came on the witness stand. I have known
Philp since December last. Tho proof of
the letter passed through my hands, but
not the original.”
New York, October 30.—John E.
Davenport then took the stand and testi
fied: “lam connected with this case as
connsel for the prosecution. I first saw
the manuscript of the article ‘Lying and
Sticking to It,’ in my office. I did not
know that it was to he brought, there.
It was given to me by Mr. Lorrigan, pri
vate detective. He did not tell mo where
he got it, nor did I pay him for it. The
complaint was dictated by Mr. Stoughton.”
Cross-examined—“I never attempted to
steal or get possession of the Morey letter
in any way. I have been in the Truth of
fice but once in a month. I went there
on Monday last at the request of Louis
Post.”
Mr. Brooke objected, and the testimony
was ruled out.
Peter F. Deloney was next called for
the defense. He testified: “I am a jour
nalist, and have kuown Philp for the past
nine years, and have been associated with
him. I know James McDermott, and be
lieve his character for truth and veracity
is bad.”
Augustus Mouereck, city editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, testified: “1 know Mc
Dermott, ami am an officer of a Republi
can association of which he was a mem
ber. Under circumstances where it
would be to McDermott's interest to
swear falsely, I would not believe him
under oath.”
Jacob Abarbonell testified: “ I am ed
itor of the Family Story Paper. Philp
was a contributor to that paper. I have
known him five years, and am familiar
with hi3 copy. Tbe Morey letter and en
velope are not in his writing.”
Cross-examined.—“I have never had oc
casion to correct Philp’s spelling of the
word‘companies.’ ”
James Pearson testified: “I reside in
New York, 1 am a merchant and have
kuown Philp for five years. I have seen
and am familiar with hi3 handwriting.
The Morey letter and envelope are not in
his handwriting. The manuscript of
‘Lying and Sticking to It’ is in hi3 hand
writing. 1 am a Republican.”
Cross-examined.—“I am in tbe furnish
ing goods business. The paper yon show
me, I ain of the opinion, is in Philp’s
handwriting.” Brooke requested to see it,
but was denied the privilege.
Furman S. Nutt testified: “I live in
Brooklyn.”
At this point he was requested to stand
aside for a moment, and Joseph B. Bab
cock was called by the defense, who testi
fied: *‘I am an engineer, and up to Janu
ary lst,lS79,1 had resided in Lynn, Mass.,
for ten years. 1 know of the 'Employers’
Union.’ I do not know who was presi
dent of the ‘Union.’”
Cross-examined. “1 do not know who
was president: I know a Mr. Shaw wa3
connected with it.”
Thomas Sweitzer testified: I reside in
New York; I worked in Lynn in ISOS; I
have lived in Boston as late as 1878; I
know there was an employers’association,
but I never knew its name.”
Cross-examined. *‘I was working in
East Boston and heard of the association
at a meeting of Crispins; I have been in
the building where they met.”
Mr. Hugh Frazer testified: 1-reside in
New York and am employed by Mr.
Mnnroe; I am familiar with Philp's writ
ing; the manuscript of a novel in Philp’s
handwriting has, until Friday, been in
our safe for thelast two years.
At this point recess was taken. After
recess Jesse B. Wilson wa3 called to the
stand, and testified: “I reside in Wash
ington, D. C., and am 'a merchant. I
know Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of
Representatives John G. Thompson. I
was at his office recently, and saw the re
ceipts of the members of Congress for
their salaries. I had previously seen a
a facsimile of the Morey letter. I had
a copy when Iwent there. Amoj^ the re
ceipts for salary received—”
This line of testimony was oh'vSted to.
Brooke said he proposed to prove that
these vouchers and thefac simile were sim-
Iar in character, and in the opinion of
the witness were written by the same
hand.
Judge Davi3 ruled the offer incompe
tent.
Mr. Brooke.—“We have sent to the ser-
geant-at-arms to procure these vouchers,
when the testimony will be admissible.”
W. C. Colton was called, the object of
his testimony being to contradict Superin
tendent Gay'ler in regard to stamps in the
New York post-office, but his testimony
was received subject to reconsideration.
Geo. Simpson, was called as an expert
and said: “I examined the Morey letter
in a newspaper office on Monday last. I
saw the Rockwell and Jewell letters Fri
day, and in my judgment tbe two latter
are in tbe same handwriting as the Morey
letter.”
Cross-examined.—“I first saw the Mo
rey letter on Monday in the Truth office.
I went there of my own notion and asked
for and saw a photographic copy of the
letter. In my opinion, the signature and
body of the Morey letter are in the same
handwriting; also the envelope. In the
Truth office, I was shown
three signatures by ^neral Garfield,
and pronounced them to be in tbe same
handwriting as the Morey letter. I was
paid $25 in the Truth office for n>j ser
vices and then went to the office of Roch-
epellar & Brierson and said that having
seen the Morey letter, I was satisfied ft
was written by Gen. Garfield.”
Mr. How» banded witness the Rock
well letter. Then cutting tbe words
“I have” in the facsimile copy of the Mo
rey letter in half, the upper from the low
er, he asked witness to take tbe lower cut
ting and place it over the lower part of
the same words in the Rockwell letter.
’Vhttft he bw$ done so, he asked him
if the lower . part of the two words
of the fac simile did nottfit over the lower
and connect with the upper half of the two
words in the Rockwell letter.
Tbe cutting was ruled out as not being
from the original letter.
Mr. Bliss cross-examined the witness,
but nothing new was elicited.
The case was than adjourned until
Monday morning at 10 o’clock.
New York, October 29.—The follow
ing has been issued from the headquarters
of tho Democratic National Committee:
“The following is the affidavit of Clara S.
Morey, cf Lynn, Mass., mother of H. T.
Morey, to whom General Gfpfield is said
to have written tbe famous ‘Chinese let
ter 5 :
“I, the undersigned, Clara S. Morey, of
the city of Lynn, county of Essex and com
monwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do
depose and say, that I have lived in Lynn,
as aforesaid, from ten to fourteen years
last past, and that my son, Mr. H. L.
Morey, has visited me frequently from
time to time until within the past eleven
months, and that since I know nothing of
his whereabouts. Witness my hand and
seal, this 26th day of October, 1890.
“Clara S. Moret.”
Cojnmonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex
County, Lynn, October 26,1880.—Person
ally appeared before me on tbe above date ’
Clara S. Morey, who is to nib personally
known, and made oath, that the above
affidavit by her subscribed is true.
Geo. A. Tarbox,
Justice of the Peace.
' Attached to the affidavit is a certificate
from the clerk of the Superior Court certi
fying to Mr. Tarbox’s appointment as
Rotary.
Boston, October 39.—A special to the
Herald from Lynn, contains the follow
ing:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex
county, October 30, 1880.—Personally
came before me Clara T. Morey, of Lynn,
County of Essex, and State of Massachu
setts, who being duly sworn deposes and
says: She married Samuel C. Morey in
tbo city of Lowell, Mass.; that she has had
three children by said Samuel C. Morey;
that the first was a girl named Martha
Morey, that the second was a son named
Geo. E. Morey, who died when he was
One year old,aud that, the third was a son,
Geo. E. O. Morey, who-lives in the town
of Medford, and that the above are all the
children she has ever had; that her hus
band had three sons by a former wife—
Samuel C. Morey, Francis A, ilorey and
Julian A. Morey, and these are all the
sons he had.
i [Signed.] Clara T. Morey.
Sworn to, this 30th day of October, 1880,
ore mo. Benjamin E. Porter,
Justice of the Peace.
l>efo.
j j Hancock.
New York, October 30.—Gen. Han-'
cock yesterday received several delega-"
tions representing different political, mili
tary aud social organizations, among them
a deputation of cloak makers from Brook
lyn, who, in their address to Gen. Han
cock, said: “We came here to-day to as
sure you of our united support on the ap
proaching election day. We are as solid
as the solid South.”
Gen. Hancock replied: “If the South is
solid to-day it is simply solid in trying to
get in harmony with the rest of the Un
ion. Wcshail find out how solid it is af
ter next Taesday. Ii the Democratic party
should succoed, it will become naturally
divided upon federal as well as local is- ,
sues, and its solidity in the Sontli will be
broken. The colored race will side with
the several factions,each of which will see
that their colored adherents suffer no ob
struction in voting. In this way one of
the hoped for results of the war will be.
fully attained.
■ ’“Much of the prosperity now enjoypd by
the North is due to purchases of Southern
merchants who, last season, bought goods
to an extent unparalleled since the war.
This was due to the great cotton crop of
the period and to a desire of Southern
people to claim affiliation with the North
and purchase its manufactured products, .
instead of sending to foreign countries for
them, thereby creating business for for
eign lines of steamships. We have now '
an opportunity to settle all questions aris
ing out of the late strife by an exercise of
charity, good will and brotherly feeliDg,
which it is to the interest of the Northern
people not to disregard.”
The largest delegation of the day was
composed of members of the Beilevue
Medical College. Their chairman, Dr.
Montgomery, said they had called cn Gen..
Hancock to assure him that they were
wide-awake as to the issues to be decided
at the polls next Tuesday and, being thus
wide-awake, would cast their votes for
him.
■“lam very glad to see, from your pres
ence here,” responded the General, “ you
take an interest in the defense of our
institutions, the welfare of the country,
and in the preservation of constitutional
government. Your best efforts should be
directed toward maintaining the purity of
the ballot-box. In doing so, yon will take
the best steps towards conserving your
liberties. It is therefore of the highest
importance to see if yon cannot compel
the office-holders now in power to relin
quish their seats. If you do not unseat
them now, you may never be able to do
so. If successful in your attempt, an ex
amination of tbe books of the several
government departments would necessa
rily follow, and if the present incumbents
should have been true to their trusts, the
country may at a future period reinstate
them.
When we examine the books of an es
tablishment we naturally do not use the
bookkeepers who made the entries, bnt
employ experts. This'course should be
adopted in connection with government
accounts. In ordinary periods, when ex
penses are comparatively light, people
may not think a change of officials neces
sary; but in a great war such as we have
had, since which time one party only has
held office, and has had control of mil
lions of money, it is well to have an ex
amination of the books and of public
roperty, to ascertain if we really have
what we are represented to have. This
s the duty of tne hour.”
From Despair to Gladness.
Mr. Giles Carter, a well-known citizen
of Rochester, N. Y., has just given the
following card to the public I For about
two years my wife has been troubled with
something, and eve could not imagine
what; she had frequent flushes of heat,
followed by severe sweats,-both night and
day; her back troubled ber a gaeat deal,
ancl any exertion seemed to utterly pros
trate her. She drank large quantities of
water without seeming to quench her
thirst in the least, and getting worse and
worse all the time. \Ve employed the
services of a physic!ao, bnt without bene
fit, not even learning what was the matter
with her. Finally, noticing a peculiarity
in her urine, I had it examined, and by
boiling reduced it to molasses, about half
in quantity to the amount of water used.
I at once wrote to her brother, a physician
in the East, who pronounced it “sugar” or
(saccharine) diabetes. He said he knew
of no cure foi it, aud that she probably
could not get well; that she might live
for a few years, but would get worse all
the time.
At this time, and when we were in de
spair, I saw Warner’s Safe Diabetes Cure
advertised, purchased a bottle aud my
wife has continued using it until she is
now perfectly cured and as well as she
has been iu years. I consider Warner’s
Safe Diabetes Cure a blessing and boon to
humanity. oct26-2w j
Messrs. Lamar, Rankin A Lamar,
Macon, Ga.: Please send me by expresa
another bottle of Brewer’s Lung Restorer,
it is helping me right along, and I think it
will cure me. Yours respectfully.
Sam’l E. B. Lester, Augusta, Ga.
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