Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-12

4orh apo testiIy, promising TO stand Dy nlm
| and see him well paid, said: Being strongly
urged and in poverty, / consented to come.
came on here. gave correct testimony, as you
| will see, and only IN regard to 81. L. Morey was
| my testimony false. and also when stated that
had been offered 800 by the Republicans not
to come here and testify. My family record is
| true except in relation to 81. l.. Morey, whom
| don't know and never have known, and knew
/ at the time that it was false statement.
went to the Truth Office several times and had
\ an interview with Josh Hart and another man
| connected with the paper, whose name do not
| know. We arrived. Clark and !, the Saturday
| before election. On Sunday morning we went
| down to the Democratic headquarters first aud
| found nobody there but some women cleaning
up. We went then and got some breakfast,
| came back and they kept us there. met a
| man by the name of Moore. first,
and then a number of them, headquarters
men. l did not see Barnum. he had re-
turned to Connecticut the evening previous.
There was another short man there. / could
tell his name if heard it. Mr.. Moore was
sergeant-at-arms Of the Democratic committee
there, they said. I saw what supposed was
the secretary, the man who wrote and gave us
the check when We returned. He gave me a
check for $150-$50 for expenses for CLARK.
and 800 he was to give to me when he got the
check cashed. The 800 was for coming on.
l suppose he didn't say what it was for. got
!
it that Sunday. He got a carriage and took
US to Central park. From there we went down
TO Staten Island on forry yboat. We stopped
down there until 4 O. clock IN the afternoon,
and went up to the st. Vincent hotel, think,
up in the park. We got supper there and re-
turned to the Democratic headquarters, and
stopped there all night. They said in the
morning that they couldn't let us out of their
sight, being afraid that Little Davenport
would get hold of us. The next morning we
got breakfast and went to the Truth Office, and
from there to the court house. Hart wanted
to know about this Morey. and told him the
same as testified to, as have already testi-
fed to, had one interview with Hart at the
Democratic headquarters Sunday in reference
to 81. L. Morey. Clark told me Sauborn asked
him to get me to go to NewYork. The first time
went to the Truth Office Hart showed me
the Goodell letter and said it was from Goodell.
He said that Morey had started to Florida for
his health, that the Morey letter was genuine,
and that he would start Immediately for Flori-
da to have Morey in time. The next time I
went to Truth Office was during the recess of
court Monday, and Hart said he guessed was
a clinoher on them. The next time went to
the Office was after court in the afternoon,
when 1t was adjourned until Thursday. We
had some conversation in regard to our being
He would take our names, Clark's
and mine. If he wanted US
again he would telegraph, and that was
the last time went to the Truth Office before
I vent home. We went direct from the Truth
office to the Democratic headquarters. We
stopped there q few minutes. MIR. Moore was
there and this man that gave me the check
whoae name, I think, was Smalley, and one or
two other gentlemen that didn't know, and
this man who gave me the check (Smaliey, I am
sure) sat down and asked Clark what his ex-
penses had been. Clark said I counted my
money and put it down on paper before left
home and counted it over to this man and
he, will $50 cover it3" CLARK said Eyes,"
@ Morev2" Clark said, Il don't know"
He asked me and said II will leave it all
to you, sir" He then drew check for $3.50.
He gave it to Clark stating to Clark that $50 was
for his expenses and 800 for me. He wrote
receipt out and signed it for $3.50 in my name.
cashed at the hank and gave me $100. On the
next Thursday a man named Warner came to
me and told me he wanted me- to go to New
York. told him would not go. He said to
my wife, SIS 5000 any object for him to go to-
night my wife said, ''no, he is not able to
panied by Warner, and we all started for New
York together. We stopped in
Boston all night under assumed
Names At II o'clock the next morning We
left Boston for New York. We got in there
about five minutes to 6 and from the depot we
went to the Truth Office. When we got there
saw Hart there and he said: Hello; you have
got back" and he said to Warner: ''Take
him to hotel and have the bill charged to
me-" He took me to the Belmont hotel,
think. I registered my name as Asa Clements
and he registered his name as Gallman. We
had another man in the party. Warren called
him Mark. Ne went out and got some supper
II ILL, ,;.L.t
terday morning walked to the Truth office.
From there we went to the court room, and as
noon time we went and got lunch and that was
the lsst time was at the Truth Office. They
brought me here last night. On the way from
Boston to New York Warner said, "We must
keep dark until we get into the court. Warner
gave me 10 money, but ne did my wife, $l0.
When he was in Lawrence he told me l would
be we'll paid fer coming to New York. [ sup
posed he was connected with the Truth Office.
Clark first proposed to me to say had uncle
by the name OF 81. L. Morey, and Hart first
showed me the registry containing the entry
b. L.. Morey IN the second places. Hart asked
writing II. l.. Morey wrote. HE writes
a very coarse, bold hand" That was prior
to nv seeing the register. Then when they
showed me the register the next day said, 1
should think that was his handwriting. As
matter of fact that was not the handwriting of
ID. II. MOroy, or OF any DOCy tnaG 1 ever Knew
1 am reminded of another remark Clark made.
When met my uncle yesterday he shook
hands with me, and CLARK said when we got
out of our seats, ''Who is thatp" said,
That's my Uncle john He said, "He will
testify that there is no 81. L. Morey," 1 said,
''Yes, he would; they will all testify that there
is no b. L. Morey." He said, "Well, 1 don't
care if you 60 to hell, will go to hell with
you." (Signed) SAMUEL 8. MoREY.
Taken before me this 10th day of November,
B. T. Morgan, police justice.
O'Brien, being duly examined, said: l reside
in Georgetown, D. O. I was in Baltimore the
day of election and received word that could
get lots of work by going to Cumberland.
started next night and arrived the following
morning, when vas informed that police
man by the name of Birmingham had prom
ised me Job. After considerable difficulty l
found Birmingham and was introduced by a
friend of mine named Buck. We drank two
or three glasses of beer and went outside.
Buck called me and said: Jim, how would
you like to make sloo. I said:
"What doing?" He told me he
had been hunting for Robert Lindsay the Sum-
day before and the fellows all around there
had guy, "Who found Robert Lindsey" 1
did not know who Robert Lindsey was and
had never heard of him, but they told me
there was a man there hunting all around for
Robert Lindsey and he could not be found.
and this man, whose name was Walton, told him
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