Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-18

He drew the money, refunded to Clark
the advance which he had made fer his
expenses, and went home.
Robert Lindsay, or James OBrien. as
he now claims his name to be, was alse
brought to the District Attorneys Office
from Police Headquarters, where he had
passed the night, for examination by
Justice Morgan. on the charge of per
jury, at about the same time that Morey
was produced. While Morey was max.
| ing his confession Lindsay was kept IN
District Attorney Phelps office. An
emplOye of the lawyer who has been de-
Tending Philip visited him, and after
asking a single question and getting his
reply hurried away. In a short time the
lawyers employs returned. said some.
thing to prisoner, and again left. His
lawyer has deserted him." said 4 promi.
nent Official. When the Clerk had gone
Lindsay looked very much frightened
and after few moments of hesitation
!
Attorney Bell would see him. When
Mr.. Bell arrived. Lindsay asked il con.
fession wsuld free him from the conse-
quences Of his crime. Bell answered
that he could not promise that. but that
i'll the event of Lindsay confessing, he
should feel disposed to take into serious
consideration the prOpriety of dealing
leniently with him.
Lindsay then expressed his willingness
| to make full statement, and after the
examination of Morey had been con-
cluded he was ushered into the presence
Of Justice Morgan.
According to LindSly's story his real
name is James O'Brien, and he Is ma
tive of Washington, ID. c., where he has
lived nearly all his life. lie has done
nothing in particular for "a living. but is
one of the rough men about that city
and has been i'll the penitentiary twice
for disorderly conduct. lie WAS sent fol
to go to Cumberland. Md. just before
the election. by VIM. NJ. Price, a candi.
date for Presidential ElectOr on the
Democratic ticket, and when he arrived
there Price and police officer named
| Birmingham instructed him in the role
which he was to play in this city in re-
gard to the MOrey letter. They taught
him the story which he WAS to tell, took
him to prominent mines in the neigh
borhood and tried to drill him into an
exact knowledge of their location and
features. But, as subsequent events
proved, the time was too short or the
man was too stupid to gain sufficient
knowledge of this kind To make a sue.
cessful perjurer. Then, when the man
was supposed to be thoroughly inform.
ed, Price and Birmingham bought his
ticket and sent him to this city, consign-
ed to the paper which first published the
letter. In the Office of this paper he was
questioned and given money, with the
promise of more when his work was
completed. His testimony from begin
ming to end was Justification.
At the the conclusion Of the examina-
tion Morey was returned 10 the custody
of his uncle, and Lindsay u as sent to the
| Tombs.
The lawyers for the defense. all and
severally, wash their hands of any re-
sponsibility for the inculpated witness
es. Morey and O'Brien.
In the absence Of Mr.. Hart's counsel,
the latter's partner said: LAS for Mr.
Hart and his counsel, they are entirely
innocent of any improperly in this mat
| ter. Indeed, Mr.. Hart caused OBrien
distinctly to understand before he gave
his evidence that in so far as he told the
truth he HART would stand by him,
but if he caught him lying he would
be one of the first to urge his punish
ment."
The Times says: The only members
of the Democratic National Committee
in the city yesterday were Abram S.
Hewitt and VIM. l.. Scott. Hewitt said
he knew nothing beyond what he had
previously testified to in court. He had
spoken the whole truth, and hoped to
be relieved from any further connec-
tion with the Chinese letter. Hewitt,
being reminded that O'Brien had sworn
that he was directed to come to New
York by the National Democratic Com
mittee, replied that shortly after the
alleged Chinese letter was published,
dispatches printed in the Washington
| Post, in which OBrien said he was ac-
quainted with Morey and knew him well,
came under his notice, and he advised
the committee to bring OBrien to New
York, and telegram was sent to a
member of the Maryland committee to
ses whether he could not be induced to
repeat his newspaper interview under
oath. The result was that O'Brien came
| TO New York. Hewitt knew nothing
more about him. He did not even know
whether he called at the Democratic
National Headquarters. He was pretty
sure that he was not examined by any
member of the committee.
Mr.. Scott said plainly that he did not
wish to be subjected to an interview.
He had received an inkling of the con-
fessiOns, and was satisfied that that they
were infamous lies "Out of whole cloth. !"
The Democratic National Committee
had nothing to do with the defense of
Philip. Scott remembered that on the
Saturday previous to the election a tele-
gram was received from an unknown
man in Lynn, Mass, saying that "a
nephew" of H. l.. Morey was there, and
was willing to swear that his uncle
existed. Happening to be in charge of
| the committee rooms at that moment,
Scott gave directions to send the "neph-
ew" on to New York.
| Scott left New York the same eve
ming and afterward learned that MOrey
arrived on Sunday, but knew nothing
more about him. Scott did not return
until election day. He said that MOrey
might have received $3.50 from the COM
mittee by representing that he was a
nephew of H. l.. Morey, and had incur
red expenses coming to New York.
The committee having directed his COM
ing was of course compelled to pay his
| 10
that Morey was paid his expenses. Mo.
rey might have deliberately swindled
the committee.
THE venerable Simon Cameron writes
a lie tier to the Philadelphia Proof Sheet