Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
ONE VERY INTELLIGENT EXPERT.
One Expert VIII Vote for Garfield.


nation OF fneips, TINS morning, experts
Southworth and W. E. Hogan, the latter
Of Troy, testified that the Morey letter was
in their judgment in the handwriting Of
Phelps, and declared that it was not in the
handwriting Of Garfield. Allen M. Leet,
a newspaper reporter, was examined by the
prosecution. He was familiar with Phelps
handwriting; had seen the photo-litho-
graph Of the Morey letter, and believed it
TO be in Phelps handwriting; thought 80
when he first saw q copy Phelps always
had a habit Of spelling such words as COM
panies and similar words with "y's" in
stead Of "~ies'." In the Morey letter this
mistake is made.
New York, October 29.-The examina-
ton Of X. Phelps was resumed this norm
ing before a large crowd. The envelope
in which the Morey letter was contained
was handed to Judge Davis, and on motion
Of counsel, Hart was discharged, purged
Of contempt. Assistant District Attorney
Bell called Albert G.. Southworth to the
stand. He testified that he was an expert
in handwriting Of fifteen years experience.
He had compared the Photographic and
photo-lithographic copy Of the Morey
letter with the Rockwell and Jewell letters,
and did not think they were in the same
handwriting. He also compared the Mo-
rey letter with the exhibits on which the
warrant Of arrest was obtained, and found
q sufficiency of characteristics to enable
him fArN. khA ~s-so Ala& 4hau -, A.
same handwriting.
Cross-examined - Witness had come
FROM Boston on the Geographic request of
Marshall Jewell; expected pay for his
services; made affidavit at the request Of
Stoughton, Knox and Davenport; gave be-
fore them a synopsis of what he would
testify to. Never saw the original Morey
letter until this morning; did not know
Garfield; did not know for whom he will
vote.
The prosecution next called VIM. E. Ho-
gan, of Troy, an expert in handwriting.
The witness had examined the Morey let
ter, and the photo and photo-lithographic
copies of it, together with the exhibits on
which the warrants were obtained, and his
opinion was that the person who wrote the
exhibits wrote the Morey letter. The Mo-
rey letter was evidently the writing of a
person initiating another's hand, intro
ducing, however, strong characteristics OF
his own In the exhibit the signature of
Kenward Phelps the K is exactly similar TO
the K in "kept'' in the Morey letter. The
witness found other similarities in the let
tiers. He had examined the photolitho-
graphic copies of exhibits Nos. l and
2, and the original thereof in the Rock
well and Jewell letters, and he declared
they were not in the same handwriting.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brooks-He re-
ceived a telegram from Jewell yesterday to
come here, and expected to be paid; did
not know Garfield, and was not interested
in him any further than to give him his
vote. The witness was then shown by
Stoughton flor the prosecution) the envel-
ope produced this morning; was asked if
there had been an erasure on the stamp,
and he answered in the affirmative. Con-
tinuing, he said: There is erasure on the
stamp in the date of the month; l can not
say what the original date was; the indi-
cations are that date and month have been
erased by rubbing OF the back Of the
envelope. The stamp date there bears
slight indications Of erasure; the
date and month can not be de-
ciphered. There are three stamps on an
envelope in which no dates can be made
out all dates seemingly being erased on
the Morey envelope, and after examining
1t testified The address on the envelope is
not in the handwriting Of the person who
wrote the Rockwell and Jewell letters, but
closely resembles the writing OF the person
who wrote the exhibits marked A to
"K." on which the warrants q arrest were
granted.
Allen NJ. Leet, a newspaper reporter.
was examined by the prosecution. Was
familiar with Phelps handspring. Ex-
hibits A to K we're in Phelps handwriting.
He had seen the photo-lithographic copy
Of the letter, and he believed it to be in
Phelps handwriting /; thought so when he
first saw the copy. Phelps always had q
habit of spelling such words as "compa-
MES" and similar words with "y's," in
stead Of %"ies." In the Morey letter this
mistake is made.
At this stage Bell said he would like an
adjournment, as he had other witnesses to
examine who were not present.
Henry WattersOn in Trouble.
CINCINNATI, October 29.-Henry Waiter
son has written to the Committee Of the
| Chamber of Commerce that he did not see
| the letter which the Courier-Journal re-
| Gently published, and which came from q
Cincinnati merchant, declaring that the
merchants of Cincinnati did not care for
| Southern trade, or wish the acquaintance
| of Southern men. Had he seen it he
would not have printed it, because he did
not believe it reflected the views Of the
business men Of Cincinnati but he would
not, however, disclose the name OF the
writer, as it would imperil his business, il
not his life.
A Fearful Tragedy.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, October 29.-Robert
Lowe, Of West Albany, Wabash county, in
this State, shot and instantly killed his
wife and infant child, and afterwards blew
his own brains out, last evening. Domes-
tic trouble was the cause OF the tragedy.
The Baltimore Election.
BALTIMORE, October 27.-The munich
pal election yesterday, for members of the
first branch OF the City Council, resulted
in the election Of eighteen Democrats, one
Republican, and one tie. The aggregate
Democratic majority is S,137.
A 100000 Subsidy.
BuENos AYREs, October 29.-All the pro-
yinciaI armies will be abolished.
Proposals have been made in Congress
to grant a subsidy of 500, 900 yearly to
Roche's line of steamers between Buenos
Ayres and New York.