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


Star Chamber Proceedings, and Repub-
Iicsn Paper Furnished Version Of Their
Confessions Accusing Unnamed Demo-
crats of Procuring Their Confessed Per.
Jury-Evidently a Conspiracy
New YORK, Nov. 1O.-The examination
took place to-day, in the case of Samuel s..
Morey and Robt. Lindsay, arrested on a
charge of perjury in the matter of the Nor
ey letter inquiry. John N. Nor ey, police
officer of Boston, testified that Samuel s.
Morey never had an uncle named Fl. L..
Morey. Lindsay said his real name was
James O. Brien, 81 years of age, native of
Washington, and was employed as laborer
in the gas house at Georgetown. He took
the alias Morey, and registered from Cum
berland, Md. He was asked what he had to
say III relation to the charge of perjury and
replied, 81 wish to make an explanation"
The judge thereupon ordered the reporters
to retire, and O'Brien's statement was taken.
It will be laid before the graad Jury. Morey
also made statement and the prisoners were
then sent to the Tombs.
Henry j. johnson; postmaster at Cumber-
land and editor of the Daily Witness, says
that O'Brien is known to be member Of
CornelFs band and is supposed to have been
with Cornell at the time he shot at Paymas-
ter Faucet on the Chesapeake g. Ohio canal.
The Times, Rep. furnishes the follow
ing: When Morey and Lindsey were arrest
ed on Tuesday evening, the former. who is
an invalid, was placed in charge of his uncle,
John w. Morey,a Boston policeman who
came on to testify at the trial of Philip. The
membera of the Morey family and especially
Mrs. CLARA I. Morey, asked permission to
see him and one old lady SAID that she was
sure she could make "Sammy" tell the
truth. She visited him at the hotel where
his uncle had him in charge, in company
with other members Of the family, and
besought him for all their
sakes to make O clean breast
of the whole affair. The young man burst
into tears and offered to tell the whole story
to Col. Bliss, who was present, but Mr..
Bliss, being the prosecutor in the perjury
case; refused to hear it and advised him to
tell it to the magistrate when he was brought
up for examination in the morning. Morey
then made confession to his uncle, and,
yesterday morning, when he appeared before
Justice Msrgan in the district attorneys
Office. he was fully prepared to make true
statement of the means used to induce him
to come to New York to testify
falsely to the existence of 81. L.
Morey. As soon as he announced
this determination the justice had the room
cleared and the confession was taken in Sc
cret. Morey's statement occupied over two
hours in taking. It is substantially as fol-
lows: The scheme for bringing him to this
city to testify as to the existence of n. L.
Morey, originated in the law Office of John
Sanborn in Lawrence, Mass, and was the re-
suit of conspiracy between A. T. Clark
and Sanborn. Clark keeps pool room in
Lawrence and Sanborn is a lawyer and was a
candidate for Presidential elector on the
Democratic ticket in Massachusetts. Morey
was ''crammed" by Clark in
Sanborn's Office before coming here and
both Clark and Sanborn knew that he was
coming to New York to testify to lie.
Clark volunteered to come with htm, pay his
expenses and take him back out of the
money he was to receive for his testimony.
The two came on to this city on the Saturday
before election, and Morey was quartered
for the first two nights in the rooms of the
National Democratic committee. On the
day after his arrival he was taken to the
office of the paper which published the forg-
cry, where he was asked if he could recog-
nize the handwriting of 81. L. Morey, his
reputed uncle. He answered that he could.
he said it was large and bold.
He was shown no hotel register at the time,
but next day was taken to the newspaper Of
flee again and shown the name of a. e..
Morey in Lynn hotel register, and asked If
he recognized it. He said that he did and
was taken away again. Every word of his
testimony on the stand in the Philip case was
lie, and he had been educated to tell it.
When he left New York, to return to Law
renee, after giving his testimony, he reoeiv-
ed $3.50 from the National Democratic COM
mittee in the form of q check drawn to his
order on the National Park bank, this city.
He drew the money, refunded to Clark the
advance which he had made for his expenses
and went home.
Robert Lindsay, or Jas. C'Brien, as he
now claims his name to be, was also brought
to the district attorneys Office, from police
headquarters, where he had passed the night,
for examination by Justice Morgan, on
charge of perjury, about the time that
Morey was produced. While Mo1ey was
making his confession Lindsay was kept in
District Attorney Phelps Office. An em-
ploye of lawyer who has been defending
Philip visited him, and after asking single
question and getting his reply, hurried away.
In short time he returned, said something
to the prisoner and again left. ellis lawyer
has deserted him." said prominent Official,
when the clerk had gone. Lindsay looked
very much frightened, and after few mo-
ments Of hesitation, sent request
that Assistant District Attorney Bell would
see him. When Mr.. Bell arrived Lindsay
asked If confession would free him from
the consequences of his crime. Bell
answered that he could not promise that but
that in event of Lindesy's confessing he
should feel disposed to take into
serious consideration the propriety of deal
ing leniently with him. Lindsay then ex-
pressed willingness to make a full state
ment and after the examination of Morey
had been concluded he was ushered into the
presence of Justice Morgan. According to
Lindsay's story his real name is Jas.
OBrien, and he is native of Washington,
d. G., where he has lived nearly all his life.
He had done nothing in
particular for a. living, but is
one Of the rough men about the city, and
has been in penitentiary twice for disorder
ly conduct. He was sent for to 90 to Cum
berland. Md, just before the election; by
VIM. M. Price, candidate for Presidential
elector on the Democratic ticket. When he
arrived there Price and a police officer
named Birmingham instructed him in the
role in which he was to play in this citv. In