Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-31

known round hand writer and a pro-
Mr.. Howe-"Dld you writ, that ar
ticle, MIR. AmesT
AnsWer-"I don't recollect."
QuestioI-"Well, what is your opin-
ion of him now as an expert"
Answer-"I wont express an opin-
Question Nj. Ames, we
have no false delicacy."
Answer-'I decline to answer
Mr.. HONEYWELL, you may go."1
[Laughter].
Mr.. Bell then asked the indulgence
of toe court for few moments, saying
that his associate counsel lwithwitnesses
from Washington were expected every
moment.
Mr.. w. A. Chansen was called by
MIR. Bell for the prosecution-"I
am cancelling clerk in the Wash>
ington postoffice and have
been all this year. The cancel
ling stamp on money letters has net
been used at our Office this year. The
at mp used was q combination stamp,
marking postage stamp and giving the
date at the same time. The stamp
on a money letter is made
1 should think, by q stsel
stamp. am not able to
say If it was affixed IN the office.
Cancellation stamps on postage stamps
on envelopes was not used in January
last. 1t was first used about the mid
die Of February. Witness produced a
form of the stamp used prior to
the month of February. Continu-
ing, he testified - producing toe
stamp used afr February.
Use of the stamp was discontinued
about the fifteenth of February and
these were put in use then.
Cross examined-COl.D ID. b. Anger
| is postmaster of the city of Washing
ton. have seen the statement made
by him in the newspapers recently.
he is my superior. l. do not know
that he caused to be published the
statement that the changes in the
etamp 1 have referred to were made
on April thi1tietn. have never heard
of such publication.
| Col. d. B. Anger was then called
and examined by Mr.. Bliss. He testI-
fed: / have been post master OF the
city of Washington since January
MOrey envelope. The cancelling
|
the same since 1 was appointed. The
stamps IN use now, were not In use in
January last. Change was made in
February, the stamps on the Morey
letter was not in use in our office in
January last, ac least not on, and ait IL
the l3t3.
Cross examined by Mr.. Brooke. I"
know the business Of my office though
IL is impossible for me to know all de.
tails. There is more important duty
than the thorough knowledge of can.
ceiling s,amps. One of our duties is
10 see that the letters are properly re-
ceiptsd, cancelled and stamped as post
master OF Washington. 1 do not
know the precise date of the CT ange OF
stamp. / did not make q statement
tIaL the change of stamps was not
effected unit i the.14th of April; that the
statement was published, redlrected by
Mr.. Bell; that the statement was not
an official one. say fac simile ol
the envelope, in truth, and 1 thought
L have made an error. / examin ed
the stamp on and then sent for my as
sistant postmaster and direct I'd him tC
ascertain the exact time at which
the stamps were changed, and
it was in February. then
went to the man who made the
stamps and he informed me that he
was paid on February 18th, but that
he had delivered the stamps some time
before. The new stamps were sfftst
put in use between the 18th and 1911
Of February. E ~E- ~T II
Examined by Mr.. Brooke for the
defense. I did not see Mr.. Marshall
Jewell before the publication of the
statement. 1 saw hIm last night. ]
came TO New York no: knowing tina,
/ was subI0ned. / came because ]
was interested officially in this trial.
Examined by Mr.. Bliss for the
prosecution. II came to New York
last night" Mr.. Bliss announced
that he had received dispatch from
Lynn, postmaster, saying that The
postmaster was out of town and tha
he (Mr. Bliss) could not have him
here before Monday. re 81
Mr.. Brooke, for the defense-"]
shall ask you to sit tomorrow. Thie
your honor, is preliminary examina
ton before committing to q msgis.
lrate."
Judge Davis-"We will consider
that at adjournment.
District attorney Bell then call
Col. Bliss to the stand. He testified
l am the complainant, and I selectad
the Rockwell letter as a comparison
L saw it on the morning of the 26th. ]
saw the Jewell lestsr aftsr the Rock.
we'll letter was selected, because it was
desirad to nave one that could be pho
to-lithographed with the Jewell lettel
and because it was also nearest in dat,
to the alleged Morey letter.
Cross-examiDed by Mr.. Brooke
saw all the papers in the case, or n ar
ly all. saw the exhibits, but did nc
know they were stolen. asked If i
came directly or indirectly through
| the hands of Louis J. Post, and I wa!
, informed it did not. Bell then stated
. that he rest9d the case, reserving th,
J privilege. however, of calling the lat,
ter rs witness, expert Payne ant
Lynn postmaster and one of th.
clerks.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-The prosecu
ton in the Philip case has closed, re-
serving the right to call other wit
nesses. The counsel for the defense il
opening stated that they would prove
, t1s existence of Morey, aud that th'
} letter is genuine.
: Counsellor Howe--May it please tn,
! court, it is a matter of congratulstior
} thst the prosecution have Terminated
: Iaeir so-caIled case. We are delighted
10 nave the opportunity to prove tn,
inhocehce OF Mr.. Philip and incidental