The Portland daily press., 1880-11-02
THE MOREY FORGERY.
Positive Proof that the Letter
Never. Went to Lynn.
A MAN WHO PRETENDS TO
HAVE KNOWN MOREY
Doubtless Because He Has Been
Paid for It.

New YORK, Nov. 1.-The examination in
the Philip trial was renewed this morning.
The defence called S. L. Morey. He testified:
81 live in Lawrence, Mass, and was born il
Lowell. Am ma, a common laborer. entered
the army in 1861, and remained until 1865.
Here is my discharge. My first record of en-
listment have not with me. know Henry
L: Morey; he is my uncle. He lived in New
Hampshire in Baskerville for some years. He
afterwards travelled for a commercial house
in Philadelphia, Pa. I then lost track of him
for three years, as was in South America
On my return l saw him in the fall of 1877,
and the spring of 1878. l went to Lynn to see
my stepmother. 1 met him there both times.
Between February and March in 1879, 1 was
in Lynn getting paper signed for my pension,
which l lost by not being present at the benni-
al examination. went with him to the City
Hall
1 have seen Henry L. Morey write and know
his handwriting. The signature in the regis
ter OF the Kirkland House Of Lynn, Mass, as
shown, is the signature OF Henry L. Morey.
The date is February 20, 1879. I also find his
signature here under the date of October II,
1879. 1t reads "H. L. Morey, Lynn" Main
street is the principal street in Lynn. My un-
Gle in Lawrence, Mass, showed me a certf-
cate in June, 1879 / read it and handed it
back to him."
The question as to certificate was ruled out.
Cross examination: Clara L. Morey is nv
mother and is living at Lynn. I said l met
Morey in Main street. and l know there is
such street.. 1 saw Morey last in 1875 in nv
brorhers house in Lawrence, Mass. A. Il.
Clark came to me and told me he wanted to
go to New York. He told me to go to the
Democrotic headquarters and did so. I ar
rived here Saturday night at IL o'clock.
came back from South America in 1879
have worked for Humphrey Brothers in Law
renee where live. great many have called
to see me about this matter. Ny statement
as published was not as L stated it, 1 saw
many defects.
Mr.. Howe asked tho witness if he had been
offered anything not to come here.
Mr. Bell objected but the witness shouted,
eyes. sir, 1 was offered 500" (Laughter.)
G. B. Adams 6ed:-"I am postmaster at
Lynn, Mass, and examine letters as received
from time to time. have never seen in our
ofhceIany letter postmarked Washington, hay-
ing on it a New York stamp. When letters ar
rive we i'm nediatoly assort them and deliver
them by carriers. l am generally acquainted
with the names of those who receive letters in
Lynn. l never heard of a person there called
II. l.. or Henry L. Morey. Since this question
arose have made efforts to discover such a
persen there. l have searched my carriers
books and the city directories; have looked
at the registry of deaths, and have conversed
with many about him. L have never been able
to discover any one who knew him. do not
know OF the Employers Union, that is, under
that name. On the general delivery letters
we receive at Lynn we put stamp, and if a
letter Was addressed to FL. l.. Morey, Lynn.
Mass, such a stamp would have been on it.
The general delivery letters are marked on
Isis and hung up in the Office. have with
me list which covers from the 4th to the 23d
OF January. 1880. do not find II. L. Morey's s
name. He never had box in our office. |
have never seen letters addressed to II. l..
Morey until week ago. There are three in
the office now waiting TO be called for,
Mr.. Brooke stated that the defence never
xnoo 80 7
though he had been there off and on in his ls.
Dor movements.
Cross-examined. This list you hand me is a
list of the general delivery letters. 1t is dated
IN the back January Both. There is no altera-
tion in the date. The figure 3 is not altered To
my knowledge 1t looks as if it had been
poorly written or had been written twice. The
10Th OF January is missing on the list No list
is put up on Sunday. Were a letter from
washington to arrive at our office late Satur-
day night or Sunday morning it would be de-
llvered on Sunday without record being kent
Sunday the office is open from 10 to Ii in The
morning. Occasionally our mails have been
delayed. don't know that they are taken ID
the New York post office, but will swear that
they have no New York stamp on them. II
tnere was broken connection the letters mail
ed at Washington at 8 o'clock Friday night
would be delivered on Sunday morning,
know OF no association of manufacturers In
1873. l have not to my knowledge known
OF letters being addressed to the EMPLOYERS
Union.
Ex-Mayor Bubier, of Bynn. testified that he
has been a shoe manufacturer there forty vears
lie had lived there all his life and never knew
any organization of employers. During the
Crlspin strike OF 1873 the manufacturers held
meetings to which any one could go. There
know and did not believe there was such a per.
son as Morey: There was no such man at the
meetings. lie was not personally acquainted
with Garfield, but should vote for him if he
could get home.
office clerk, testified in relation to tie time Of
ch anging the stamps. He thought the stamp
on the Morey letter was not in use at the time
1t was dated. About the 18th of February the
stamps were changed, when steel ones were
introduced.
Abram S. Hewitt testified to acsuainta;nce
with Garfield and with his writing, and exhib-
tied letters from Garfield. The Morey letter
IN his opinion, was in Garfeld's handwriting
lie had compared the signature with the Jew.
Ell, hockweA and O'Neal letters and was more
confident OF the genuineness of the Morey let
ter than OF the O'Neal letter. In the post
script to one of Gartield's letters he exhibited
Gen. Garfield spells pedigree "pedidree. !"
Cross,examlned-He first saw the original
Morey letter October Goth in the Democratic
rooms. lie saw the envelope and took a cur
sorry view OF it. When was looking at the
letter Hart, Cooper, Barnum and Rockwell
were present.
Hewitt admitted there was an erasure in the
post marx and that the New York STAMP was
on it,, and said if he had known that It was
out of the ordinary course that letter sent to
Lynn should have that stamp upon it he should
have regarded it with suspicion
Alter recess Henry FL. Dewitt, night editor
OF the washington Pos, called by defence, tes-
ned ne! tnat he knew Mr.. Angler, postmaster at
Washington; met him Oct. 23d: had a convar.
sation with him about the stamps in nse in tho
post office in January.
Postmaster Angler was called. Said he had
seen Dewitt in Washington, and that Herhert
Preston OF the New York Herald was with
lnen!' showed Dewitt memorandum con-
cerning the stamps.
Kenward Philip, defendant, took the stand and
was examined by General Pryor. He testified !:
Am defendant IN this action; reside in Brook :
lyn and am journalist connected with sever
al papers. The Morey envelope and letter
which hold III my hand was not written nv
me; not word, dot or comma. I first saw
them in the afternoon of the day on which tho
lac smlle Was first published. The manuscript
OF the article entitled Lying and Sticking to
IT. is IN my handwriting; had seen the fac
slmlle before wrote the article, which be-
wrote the article because thought the letter
was injurious to the public welfare and should
be 30 stlgmatized. / spell plural of comnanv
companies" The testimony of Mr.. Daggett
euat uehleQ ever having written this article
is untrue. l do not think he would swear
falsely, but he is mistaken.
Cross examined by Colonel Bliss: Am be.
tween ~ and 80 years old. Born in England
Came here in 1865 and have been engaged i'm
literary capacity. Have lived in Brook lyn
nearly all the time. Saw the original as I
stated In my direct examination. Was sick at
this time with Inflammation of eyes, Had an
lntlm ton OF it from the publication on previ-
GUS day limiting about the letter. Nv editori-
al was not published on the same day with
first publication. I distinctly swear to that.
1t could not be as 1 am positive the article was
not written until after saw the letter. Infor
nation received from publishers was founda-
ton for the article under head of "What
Truth World Like to Know" I wrote the
squlo III Mentor, Ohio, was not the home of
natural born liar" 1 am not certain if /
saw the photograph before wrote the article.
L havetwritten names Of Dickens, Thackeray
and others for amusement. Wrote Sheriff
Daggelt's name to an order for hat merely
out OF fun, he being present at the time. I
have never signed any name with intention to
deceive. ~
The case was then adjourned until Thurs
day morning at II o'clock.