The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-29

So Soneoih LIZ prOVlSlou lilo PUBLISH.
ment OF forgery of a letter such as the Morey
latter. The statutes of this State on the
SUBJECT OF forgery are confined to the
forgery of papers or instruments affect
ing the rights of property, or the forgery
OF records and wills. The only way there
fore to punish the offender, as Barnum and all
Intelligent men know was to proceed against
nm for a criminal libel on Gen. Garfield The
trial OF the libel charged involves necessarily
,he establishment of the forgery. Barnum's
dispatchesere desperate attempts to mislead the
public. He and his associates undoubtedly
hoped that the Republicans would make a
charge Of forgery relying upon their ability to
dismiss the charge inasmuch as the charge
'ahnot be sustained upon the forging of such
letter. Their expectations were not realized
aud they are desperately disappointed.
ITO the Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Tha proceed ngs in
he case OF Kennard Philip attracted a large
crowd OF spectators to the court room this
morning.
Judge Davis occupied the bench, and there
was 1Lll array of counsel on both sides.
The frSt witness was Col. A. F. Rockwell of
the United States army. He testified to a long
acquaintance with Garfield, aud more than a
"'t'uodnu i6GtorS passed. OoJW06u them, The
witness was therefore perfectly familiar with
Gartield's handwriting.
Mr.. Bell asked the counsel for defence if
they had the original Mercy le tier i'll court.
In reply they stated they did not propose to
answer that question at the present tune.
A photograph of the letter was handed in
by the defence.
Bell declined to receive this and again called
for the original SO as to examine Col. Rockwell
in regard to it.
The counsel for Philip stated that the origi-
nal letter Was not in posses sion of their client
but was held 10y Mr.. Hart, the publisher of
Truth. The latter was called to the stand.
Hart said he had not got the original Morey
letter with him. II was in the possession of a
friend, but he declined to Civ, his name. The
witness could not procure it, as his friend was
out OF town. Hart refused to give his frieL DIS
name. The court ordered him to answer, but
ne again declined. Judge Davis ordered him
to be Committed for contempt of coura. Hart
finally stated that he was willing to produce
the letter, but wanted a guarantee that it
should be returnt d to him or else remain in
the custody of Judge Davis, which was agreed
to. Hart and his counsel then left to get the
letter.
Colonel Rockwell was recalled and testified
thai Garhelds letter to Jewell was genuine.
The counsel for defence objected tO a COM
i,arison of Garfield's letter with the Autograph
III Truth when the original was to be produced,
and were sustained by Judge Davis
The counsel for Hart prepared a subpea d.
rected TO james A. Garfield, commanding him
to appear and testify in the investigation this
Afternoon. The counsel claims th,t Garfield
is at Windsor.
AT halt-pa two, on the re-assembling of the
court, Hart produced the original MOrty letter,
l,urporting to have been signed by Gen. Gar
held. He failed to produce the envelope, say
ing 1t was not called for in the subpoena. He
also stated that he kept it for protection as he
was informed that All order of arrest had been
granted against him in suit instigated by
Cicero Stanley and George Wilkes, which he
characterized as dastardly.
Judge Davis told him that while he was
witness he would not be interfered with, and
he lhereup,n promised to produce the envel-
ope tomorrow morning.
Col. Rockwell was called. He testified that
lie purchased a copy of the Washington GA
lette when it first published the fac simile
copy OF The Morey letter, and compared it with
letters i'll his possession received from Garfield
and then thought il was forgery. He COM
municAted with Gen. Garfield and on a tele-
graphic request Of Henry E. Knox came to this
CITY and submitted to Col. Bliss a do Ell letters
ne had received from Garfield, one of which
y as chosei to compare with the exhibits and
fac smile copies Of the Morey letter. The let
ter was chosen by Bliss, but he did not know
it was picNed out because it resembled the let
/ 'er OF denial from Garfield to Mar hall Jewell,
out thought it Was chosen bee iuso it was near
st to it in date. When shown the Morey let
er he examined it closely and did not think il
was Gartield's writing, though there was some
RESENT lance.
On cross-examination he stated he was as
Slstant quarternlaSter in the army specially de-
tailed to take charge IF national cemeteries,
that his present appointment was due TO Gar
held's interest, he having been clasSmate OF
Eis, and that he was greatly indebted to him.
Albert ID ,ggett. ex sheriff of Kings county,
testified that he had known Phi D for ne O
,ears and knew his handwriting. Looking a.
he manuscript copy of the article published
in Truth entitled Lying and Sticking to IT, :"
he said 1t was in Philips handwriting, and on
comparing it with the Morey letter he thought
they were III the Same handwriting. He was e
strong Republican and had large sums wager
ed on GarfieldS election.
Jares McDerinott testified he knew Philip
intimately. Was familiar with his hand writ
ing and ON comparing the Morey letter with
he exhibits believed them to be the same. H.,
admitted having been indicted for feonious
assault, but was not convicted. He stated
while the reporter on the Brooklyn Journal
he had been sued for $50000 damages for
libel bv Henry q. Bowen, the suit arising out
of the Beecher-Tillon Case.
Charles Hoffman testified that he is en-
ployed by Saronv aud photographed fac
simile copies from the original, which was
given to Sarcny by Hart.
Daniel T. Ames, an expert, was called. He
compared the fac simile copy with exhibls
WTlIIeu Dy 1nlIp ana Win one OF Garh0ld'S
letters and declared that the crossing of the It's
and general formation of the loops, zen
shoves, spacing, ganeral slope and scope are
more characteristic of the writing in the ex-
hibits then in Gartield's letter. He stated the
writing in the exhibits and Morey letter were
the same He was cross.examiued as to other
trials in which he had been a witness, ard his
cross-examination will be concluded tomorrow
morning. an adjournment having been taken
till 1890 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, Oct 28.-Postmaster Anger
of this city, in telegram to Gov. Jewell, to.
day, repeats his assertion that the postmark IN
the MOrey letter was not in use in the Wash
ington office at the time the letter purports to
have been mailed, and authorizes an offer of
) 900 for the production of any letter IN allied
i'll the Washington office on that date whose
envelope bears postmark identical with that
on the published fac-simile.