The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-31
Andrew Mclean.

| ,aa,;e nuureW Mclean, who
1esuneu l am manager of the Brooklyn
nsgle' ana have known the defendant twelve
yesrs' know his handwriting well. as dur,nv
% .sese Years he and have besn working IN
'ne same Office; have seen him write Al.
nos. usiiy; now see for the ilrst time the
original Morey latter and envelope and from
my knowledge Of Phillips handwriting. |
nave no doubt whatever that it is not i'm tbe
handwriting of Phillip. He has not been in
tNe habit OF spelling companies" in the wav
II Is spelled here; must have iited nearly q
thousand columns Of Phillips, mat
tsr, and | have never known
MN TO spell such words in that way; have
9een editor of the Eagle eight wears. nnd
uuring that time James McDermott WAS
never on the paper know his pepu,ation
wen ana would not believe him on oath. if
,uore l.t was any temptation for HIM to testify
lhere was no cross examination
James Gordon was called by Brooks snd
Ieslneu: | am one of the editor. of tho
nronRIyn EagIa and have worked with
Lhillip; have hoon engaged with him in
the composlto, pt dramatic work. and am
familiar with his handwriting; the Moray
,ests1 ns .,i aga ehyt1pc am positive are not IN
ppnnlips han Niung; I-never knew of
aui 'p spelling the plural of words in lies"
vs. rs companies is spelled here; have
e1smlhea " IN ream of his copy know James
hcDermotI, and his character for yeracity is
not good. -
Oross-e1amined - The exhibit entitled
Lying, and Sticking to It, is in Phillips
handwriting.
Frederick Hudson being called, testified
l am connected with the Eagle, and have
peen Tor twelve years; know Phillips hand.
writing, and have seen reams of his copy :
tne Morey letter and envelope are not in his
handwriting; | know James McDermott /.
his oath would not have more effect ON ma
than MS statement which might believe il
corrobroated; | never knew Phillip TO spell
companies "compsnys," such as It is SPELL
q In the Morey letter; on page l6 of the
manuscript of the novel you hand me, find
the word duties correctly spelled, also the
words species, enemies, sympathies, families.
and other words throughout the manuscript
correctly spelled.
Cross-examined--I have been the ALBANY
correspondent for the Eagle; Phillip was not
lnere with me, and during that
Iime have not seen his copy; the Brooklyn
Eagle lsa democratic paper and McDermott
Is, believed, working for the republican
party; have written articles on the Morey
lettor, which were published IN the Eagle; |
speak OF McDermotts charac' r for truth
and vcr9city, on his general reputation; ]
heard Albert Ii. Angel, of the BROOKLYN
Union, speak against his character; can't
recall the names Of others who spoke of his
reputation; Angell believe, had n difficulty
with him; an article headed Living and
sucking To- 1t, in Phillips handwriting.
Mr. Brooks then called VIII.
liam ). Harvey, who testified mainly
rs follow; | am "a journalist, conn, cted
with tho Brooklyn Eagle; have known Phllir
fourteen years; | am an edii lrial writer;
may say Phillip and have been associate
editors on the Brooklyn Union, and
have seen great deal o
his manuscript; | am an Oxfort
graduate; the Morey letter and 81 velops, e
sfuwn me, are not In Phillips handwriting
| know iewes McDermott, and while hay
oeen on the Eagle have not known MIN t,
DO reporter on it; his reputation 70
truth and veracity is not good / woul,
not believe him under oath f there was hal
dollar one way, and would not believe him
under oath if there was dollar the other.
Oross-examined-l saw the fac
simile of the letter and envelop,
In Truth; | had not seen the original un
til came on the stand the article headet
Lying nd Sticking to II" believe to be il
Phillips handwriting l have seen Mr.
McDermott when out of the Eagle office, bu
never knew him 10 he engaged there.