National Republican., 1880-11-01
and heard of tho association Mt meeting or
Crlsplns; have been in the building where they

and heard of tho association Mt n meeting OF
Crispins; have been in the building where they
met.
AZ this point recess was TAKEN After recess Jesse
d. Wilson was called to the stand and testified !
reside In Washington, d c. and nm merchant; i
know ScrgcNnt-at Arms Of the House Of Reprcsen-
tatives John q Thompson; wns at his office re-
Gently and saw receipts Of members Of congress for
their salaries Ihad previously seen fac-simile Of
the Morey letter; / lad a copy when went there;
among the receipts ! saw General Guricld's re-
celpts for salaries received
This line OF testimony was objected to.
Mr. Brooke said he proposed to prove that these
vouchers and the fac-simile were similar In char.
acterlscs aud, in the opinion of witness, written
Judge Davis ruled tho offer incompetent.
Mr. Brooke-We have sent to the sorgeantot
arms to produce these vouchers when the testi-
W. C. Cotton was called. the object Of his tesll.
mony being TO contradict Superintendent Gayler
but his testimony Was received subject to recon-
sidcration.
George simpson, lr., was called rs an expert and
said ] examined the Morey letter In n newspaper
Office on Monday last; | have seen the original
Rockwell and Jewell letter to-day. and in my Judg-
mcnt the two l0terere In the same handwriting Us
Cross.cxamincd: first saw tho Moroy letter in
the Truth Office; | went there OF my own notion
and asked Tor aud saw Photographic copy OF the
letter; IN my opinion the signature and body Of tho
lorcy letter are in the same handwriting aud also
the clyelope; In the Trgh Office saw three sigma
lures of General GARFIELD and pronounced them TO
be In tho same handwriting as tho Morey letter;
was paid SIS IN the Truth office for my services and
then went to the Office of Rockufellar e Brlerson
and sald that, having seen tie MOrcy letter. was
satisfied that 1t was written by General Garfield.
Rc-direct BY Mr.. Howe Counsel handed witness
tho Rockwell letter. Then cutting the words II
have IN fac-simile copy Of tho Morcy letter in
half the upper from the lower, he asked witness to
take tho lower cutting and place 1t over the lower
nart Of The same words In the Rockwell letter.
| When he had done so he asked him If the lower
part of the two words of the fac-simile did not III
over tho lower and connect with the upper half OF
the two words In the Rockwell letter. The cutting
was ruled out as not being from original letter
| Mr. Bliss cross'eXamincd, but nothing new was
| elected.
| The case then adjourned until Monday morning
| at 10 O'clock
| 1he Forgery In California.
NEW ionK Oct 3l.-.i special to the Times from
San Francisco says: "rhe republican of the east
need have no fear In relation TO the success of tho
party in this state. California IS as to cast its
electoral votes for Garfield and Arthur as Vermont
can be. The miserable attempt made by Chair.
man Barnum Of the democratic national commit
tee to make capital for his party here BY The circu
latlon OF au Infamous forgery. which purports
to represent General Garields position In regard
pliSh It's purpose. The forgery has been completely
exposed, and the exposure has cost the democratic
party many votes. The pretended appeal of the
| workingmen Of California TO tho workingmen OF
| tho east, urging them to support Hancock and
| English, whose publication IN New York by tho
| democratic national committee has been an
nounccd here. is humbug. The respectable
workingncn of this state. especially the Germans
the French and the Italians, will vote for Garfield