The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-29

20 ane tendered an apology for being late,
saying he had been delayed by an indictment
IA the state court for libel on complaint of |
MmSus Cicero Stanley. He then took the |
stand.
de could not pro ure =, the letter as his
friend was out Of own.
Bell demanded the name of the
party to whom the letter had been
delivered, but Hart again refused to answer.
ihe court ordered him to answer, bul he
again in'a respectful tone declined.
Judge Davis ordered him committed t.r
contempt of court, and he was banded over
to the custody of Police Captain Walsh.
Howe madea motion to purge Hart from
contempt, SAYING tina. Hart was willing 10
pod ce the letter, bat that he wanted
guarantee tina. the letter should be returned
TO hlm. Howe explained that he d d not
mean to say that the court would take the
letlor, but that 1t might pass into subordinate
hands and be lost. Continuing he said: "IfI
tho letter was TO remain in the custody of
Judge Davis, Hart was willing to produce it."
Answering Judge Davis he said the letter
would remain in his custody.
On motion ho WAS allowed to go with his
COUNSEL and procure the letter
Hart madea statement that he was willing
to produce the letter, but he wanted a
guarantee that it would be returned to him
or else remain in tha custody of ,Judpe Dsyi.
which was agreed to.
Hart and his counsel then ieft Ia oa, ths
| letter.
kt2:30 O'Clock on the resssembiing of
court. Mr.. Hart produc d the ORIGINAL Mo
rev letter putporting TO have been signed hv
General Garfield. lie failed to prodnce ,be
envelope, saving it was not called far in
the subpnns. lie also stated that he Kant i,
for protection, as he was informed that an
order of arrest had been grarted against him
In the suit instituted bv Marcus (I,cero
Stanly and George Wilkes. ,Iudre DAVIS
told him that while he waQ witness ho
would not be jnterfered with and ha ,ha,a.
fore promised to ploduce Tho onvaIonb TO-
morrow morning At 10 O'clock, '''fp W
Colonel A. Il. Rockwell was called. and
testified that be- purchased - c,nv of tha
Washington Gazette when il first nublisbod
fac smile copy of de Worey lptler' Md
compared it with the letters in 6is possession
received from Garfield. and then thour6t il a
forgery. He communicated with Gen,raI
Garfield, and on telegraphic reouesL lrom
Henry 4. Krox, came 70 this city and sub.
mitted to Colonel Bliss n dozen Letters he
had received from General Gardold. ana NJ
which W. chosen to c,,mpsre eyhibits and
,ac simile copies of the Morey letter With
the letter that was chosen by 'Bliss bnt bs
did not know it was picked ont because
resemoled the letter of denial writ,en h,
Garfield TO Marshall Jewell. bpt thnnght 4
WAS cbos beeau,e Il was near.st
70 il in date. When shown ,he
Morey letter he examined it closely.
| He d., not think IL was G.rA,ld,s ,.,r;tingy,.
though there was some resemblNnee.
On eross-exam,uauon he state1 be wa
a.s stant quarter.master in lbe army as.
pscially detailed TO take charge of tho Ma
iional cemetery: that his present annoint-
meat was due 70 General GarRsld's lalerost
ia him. having been eassmate of his. He
was greatly indebted to him.
Albart Dsggett. ex-sherif of Kings
county, testified that he knew PHI.
lip some years and knew his band.
writing. On looking at the
manuscript COPY of the article published in
Truth, entitled, Giving nd sticking to It."
he said il was Phillips writing, and on com.
pairing it with Morey letters be thought thew
were in the same handwriting. He was n
strong republican aud mad large sums of
money wage ed on Garaed's election.
James MeDermott testG ID that ho knew