Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-11-19

said to Walton: "wro Is going to pay you this
money!" lie said = The Truth will pay you
through me-" so after We arrived there they
CNuWinCd me.
"who examined your"
First, Post. This birmingham told me to
make up a story about the WOrkingmen
Union. THAT Is what you represent and that
is all you have got to do" and when got on
the stand told them about the mines. After
that | went to supper. Before went to sup
per Hart said, /" Have you got any changer
take this" and he gave me $40. He first Of
fered me s.. The next dny, being sunday:
said wanted to get a clean shirt, ana then ne
gave me $40. We went to supper, aud q man
went with me. They call him Box" His
name " Ellen. We went with him to supper,
and he neverleft me while have boon here.
He slept with me, and never let me 20 out or
his sight When we came from supper, Hart
said to Box: "IOu hnd better take him to Tony
Pastors Theater" aud told some man there to
write Il letter Who the man was don't know.
/ have only seen him once; and that letter was
given tn Box, and we went to Tony Pastor
and he offered IL there at the theuter. We Sc
Cupcd two tickets and went in. Hart told me
to como back soon that Howe would want to
see me. We came back after the first part OF
the variety, before the last drama, or whuteNer
It was, and there | was cross-qucstioned by
Howe about the mines, and he said that would
do He said: THAT is all you Will have to
swear to-"
How many times have you been at the
Truth officer"
| have been there all the time, | might us
well say, except to go 10 the thcnter or TO
meals or to the hotel to go to bed. Hart said
to me, ~ know your name is not Lindsay"
He said, ovation knows your name. He
heard 1t there in Cumberland. This Walton
said thnt YOU were going to get this money
through the Truth When | made the state
ment In court that my name was Lindsay
knew it was not true. Hart told me that Wal.
ton told him all about this. He said, 81 Will
pay you and, damn it, will pay you double,
TO put him in n hole" They asked me IL
knew where Main street WAS IN Lynn. said:
"No; know where TIE main street is and
Post and Hart said "ThRt is Just the way for
you to answer in court" Post said to me,
Z" II they ask you any questions, don't have any
hesitation I'm answering them about this secret
organization. just tell them you are bound
by oath not 10 divulge any secrets. IL they
ask you any questions, answer them right up
Garfield and put him on the stand2" aud Howe
said, ~ wish they would" When | came
did not understand ! would have to do any
swearing Mt ull. II had known that would
not have come. was out of work and did not
have any money. Hart asked me how would
like to have job in New York. | told him
would like it very mitch, and he said, We'll
we will not say anything about that now unit
this is over" | never lived in Cumberland
and do not know William II. Thompson. Wal
ton said he came from the Truth office, ant
there is where he brought me.
Q. Who told you the story which you were
to tell?
A. Walton told me to make up my own ant
they got me paper in Cumberland to study
this letter whit was published, and told me Il
make it up, and Birmingham told me to say
that belonged to the Workingman's Union.
q. Who told you il was necessary to say
among other things, that you belonged t.
Lynn, Mass.
\. No one; only from the affidavit ! saw
printed i'm the paper They told me to swea
to this affidavit that was made out. l thinl
that it was this man Walton asked me that
The first time | saw that affidavit was afte
leaving Cumberland in the cars. L never wa
in Lynn. Never saw person by name H. l.
Morey. Never saw the original of the More.
letter until it was shown to me in court
Never heard of the Morcy- Garfield letter un
til | saw printed copy. | think Howe asket
me if | made the Lindsay affidavit, and | SAT-
yes, but did not make it, and do not know
who did. JAMES o. BRIEN.
Taken before me this 10th day of Novem
ber, 1850. Is. II. MORGAN, Police Justice.