The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-07

euS AhohhoA ehhN Nheu thcy "eIo ienN-
ing Sheppsrd's house. Sheppard said
to Garfield aud Parsons: "Geutlemen,
pass that appropriation bill and your
friends shall have the contract" Hir.
land further testified that after the pas.
sage Of the the million appropriation,
Garfield went from Sheppard to Chit
tenden to act as agent for the paymeu,
on January 20. 1879. and tod him TO
60 to the Josrd Of Public Works and
get the contract. Chittendsn went and
gotit. ... ...
Kirkland also swesTs that in February,
1877. he informed GarreId in the
House OF Representatives.. that he was
to be summoned before the Committee,
and tLst Garfield told him in reply to
keep out Of the way; that he. Gar
field. expected TO go to the Senate. and
would take good care Of hun. Kirkland
accordingly left Washington, and the
Investigation was closed without his
testimony. Kirtland's affidavit is cor
roborated by that OF Samuel Stauuton,
a coachman.
-1s NEw EohK. Nov. lst.
The proceedings in the Philip case
to-day fully bore out the expectations Of
the defense as establishing: First-The
existence Of Morey as the agent OF the
Employers Union, aud the correspon-
dent Of Garfield. Second The GER
tain,y OF Garheld's hand writing in the
letter. There are other witnesses on
the way from distant points, Florida
and elsewhere, who will make the facts
of Garfield's conviction as plain Ms the
incidents Of the Convention which NOM
mated Garfield for President. The
effort of the prosecution to delay the
case may postpone some items Of proof,
bnt they cannot obscure the proven facts
that Philip did not write the letter or
know anything about it. That Morey
was in official correspondence with
Garfield; that Jewell. Chairman of the
Republican National Committee after
having been acquainted with the proofs,
and probably having informed Garfield
Of them. offered to sell out himself, and
his candidate, whose agent lie was. by
barterinR high Office for the suppress.
sion Of these proofs; and that there is
not shred Of evidence to support tho
charge OF forgery which tho Republi.
cans did not dare to make formally, but
msinuatel only under the cover Of Grim.
inal libel. The prosecution Of Philip
has made point as to the misplaced
dot in the signature over the r instead
Of over the in Garfield. There is at
hand his signature with exactly the
same peculIarity which was accidentally
discovered yesterday. Even as the
case now stands. with only part Of the
proof in evidence, were the Chinese
letter promisorY note, or deed. 10
jury would fail TO find that Garfield was
the maker of it. The attempted prose.
cution OF Philip has turned out to bo
conviction OF Garfield.
The following is the testimony Of
OF Morey and OF Hon. A. S. Hewitt.
The first witness was Saml. f. Morey
who gave his testimony with great
clenrneSs and incisiveness, He said he
lived in Lawrence, Mass. having been
born in Lowell. and was common Ia.
boror until he entered the army in 1861.
where he remained until August 1865.
Mr.. Morey produced his discharge and
said he also hnd his position with him.
He received pension up to tho time
he went to South America for his health.
Mr.. Howe asked him. "Did you ever
know II. l.. Morey7" Tho witness
replied sharply, II did sir; ho was All
uncle OF mine, who formerly lived In
Andover, n. Il. lie went from there TO
Baskerville, n. H.. aud opened n grocery
store. He next went for a commercial
house to Boston; from tbero to Panama,
where he travelled for a house. The
witness then went To Sonth America.
and lost track Of him for three years.
On my return saw him first in Lynn
In the Fall OF 1877. also saw him on
the main street and went from there to
Boston with him about the first Of
March OF last year. went TO Lynn 10
get somo papers signed regarding my
pension, and after hal got In my pa.
pers ready TO go home again. Going TO
the Depot met II. l.. Morey on the
street. Ho said 10 me. "Sam." Here
Morey was promptly int, rrupted by Col.
Bliss. objection. and continuing said;
that no went to the City Hall with II.
l. Morey TO view the remains Of \ niu.
tilnted corpse. that was found there.
called the Trunk Mystery" and they
saw the body there. "Haye you ever
seen II. L. Moreyf" was asked OF the
witness. I have have frequently. said
the witness. He writes very coarse
handwriting. aud l presume I should
know II II I. saw Il. Here register OF
tho CourtIaud House OF Lynn, Mass,
was produced. aud the signature Of II.
l.. Morey, Lowell, in u largo bold hand.
writing. under date Of February ., 1879,
WAS shown to Mr. Morey, who said at
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