New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04
HELD FOR LIBEL AND PERJURY.

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court about 1890 p. m, and the foreman. Oliver
| X. King, delivered to Judge Cowng batch OF IN
dictments Among these was JOINT indictment
charging oseph Hart Louis L. Post, Kenward Philip
and Charles A. Byrne. editors and managers of the
| newspaper called TRUTH with criminal libel and
also one against Samuel 5. Morey for perjury. In
dismissing tho Grand jury Judge Cow'ng SAID
Before discharge you for the term. desire to eK.
for the able and efcie ut nner IN which you per-
formed duties. can the more readily say this Tor
the that have had the honor of pfes!unH bere
during th.s term. | think with rare execution. your
| Judgment has been in every Instance confirmed by
The Petit Jury which has had more extcnsve chance
for an the facts than have yourself yes.
| I do not call TO mind a siuGe case which has
come from your booy IN when there ma not app cared
the face OF 1t That exact aud equal justice has been
done tisa matter OF congraLulaton to citizens OF TINS
country that we cave Grand Jurles wit1 w1on tne no,
erIv OF the ctz II can be safely inrusted desire to
Court and you have Of the people for tho ab g
and efficient manner in which you have discharged all
your duties during the present term Of the Court You
are discharged.
| THE INDICTMENTS.
Tic following is the indictment against Hart,
| Byrne, Philip and Post:
We do find that The 22d day OF October. 1880 there
tam new spaper called Truth. and that In the SAID
paper there were and are contained among oher things
! published therein, the matters following;
| GARFIELD'S DEATH WARRANT.
"tpERsoNAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
'HoUsB OF REPREsESraTIyEs
| -. u,
"DEAR SIR: Yours relation 10 the Chinese problem
| came duly 10 hand.
take question OF employees Is only CUES
ton private and corporate economy an1 individuals
companys have the right to buy labor where they can
| get II chraprSt.
! -. We have q treaty with the Chinese Government
when should be rogiousy kept until its provisions are
aud not prepared 10 that II should be abrogard
until grea, manufacturing and corporate Interests
conserved !" tho matter Of ""Or fGy EG8 r%y yGnr'
| "ToH L. MoREY Employers Union Lynn, Mass"
A. Garfield was prominent citizen oi the United states
and was widely known n,,h as fanaIda,S 'or tbn 5ne
| a certain portion of the matters herein before
| declared have been published in the said news
personal and confidential then and there purpyrted
to be and were then and there alleged TO have been
| OF j. 4. Garfield, and which then and there purpored
have been addressed and was then and there IN the
said alleged 10 nave been addressed 10 one H.
L. That Kcnward PhIp Joseph Hart Charles A. Byrne
and Louis T. Post, each, unlawfully wlckedb and ma
licousy deysing as much as IN them lay TO i9lufe ana
pubic scandal ana disgrace, and 10 deprive o. his good
name, famr, credit and reputation ild compose, wilte
print and publish. and cause to be composed, wrtcn
! prnted and published In the said newspaper
called Truh, Ger ain false. scandalous dcfamatory
| and malicious nDcl OF ana CONCERNING the said
James A. Garfield. containing the false. soandalous
Hbelous aud malicious words following. OF and concern
| ing tie said james A. Garfield. that Is 10 say
Here follows again a copy OF the Morey letter given
| aDovc.l
That they the said Kenward Philip Joseph Hart Charles
A. n.
and ciousv cOutriyed and intended by so publish
ing SAID false. scandtOus hoeiOu5 aud malicious words
above se forth 10 cause 1t to be believed by 'Vers per
sous and by ali LersoDs az mgAt thereafter read
the same the said sO-caled Letter Jrue copy
The SAID James \. Gasirl, aud addressed 10 H. H..
Morey signed py said James 4. Garfield win his
own hand, the great scandal and injury OF The sad
James A Garfield and agans tne peace OF tue people OF
| the state ot Ncw-YOrk and Their dignity.
That the said Kcnward Php, Joseph Hart Charles A.
Byrns ana Louis i. Post. unldWfulb, wcktdb, wiiuy
a1d maucIously devispg as much as in them to III.
| Iur n.
| MN public scandal and disgrace, and 20 deprive
him good name, fame credit ana repu aOu. atter-
warda 10 vii on the said 22d day OF OctODor 1850.
III tno saId city of New-York, did uDawiuily,
| wlchedy and mallcousiy compose, write and publish,
and did cause ana procure TO be composed written and
publi' he'd IN the sad new pater called lra certain
OF ana concerning tne said James A. Gsilsi, contain,
ing the false. scIndaoua' malicious ana defamAtcry
| words following tnat Is to say:
LYING AID STICKING To IT.
THE Republican National Com tee yesterday held
Of pnnsr ,ndlrnaon tnat Garied's infamous Chinese
cheap had aroused Girhed has denounced
National Committee VIII stuck TO the lie. That Tho
decision at which they arrived YESTERDAY r,
and Gcd's letter. the people oi tae Unhed states VIII
persistant lying Of the Ecpubean National Committee.
Garlic as own words, In GarneIus OVID wrlllng con
10 tIs great scandal and injury OF the said James A.
Garfield and against the peace OF the people OF the
| state oi New-lork and ther dignity
| THE PRRsENTMENT AGAINST MoREY.
The Indictment against :. :. Morev was as follows
That on October -. 1880 other day there was
prnl Ell aud publlsaed IN CITY ol NewYOlk certain
newspaper emitted Truth tnat IN certain issue or the
| paper there was printed and published among other
| things the following:
rhe letter printed in the other indictment was here
given.l
That in the same Of the newspaper the socaled
letter was produced, prn ted and exhibited IN such wise
"A hat the same tncn and there pdrported aud was
claimed TO have bceu heretofore writ ten aud
| signed By James A. Garfield. and 10 have been by hun
heretofore H. L. MOrey at me CITY OF Lynn,
That IN the same issue Of the newspaper among other
things touching and concerning the eter ana ioucnng
ana concerning alleged den al by james A. Garfield
writing sending such letter by nm TO any per
son named H. 4. Morey there also printed aud pub
ish d a certain article under the heading OF Lying
| and Sticking TO IT," which was AS follows;
| [The article here gwen in FULL
That on October 90 complaint was made TO the Hon:
Noah DAVIS one the Justices O me Supreme Court or
The state NewYOrk that aicertau criminal offence 10
VII. mat oi malicious libel o. ana eohcerinS James A.
Garfield, had been committed by one Kenward Pbilp,
which compliant among other lhlngs' charged III sun
forged "a certain letter purpolung 10 DIS written ana
signed by j. A GARFIELD and purDo;1g 10 Pe addressed
WHEREOF have been above set fortn and the same
nubsned what purported and alleged To De copy
and facsimile, And which compliant among othef
| Things. aisO charged that kcnWard Phllp wrote and
caused published the article boailnE tne heSuhs
! OF" Lying ands Sticking to H." ,, -. ,,
Thai, on October 26. Judge Davis examined on oatn
| George Bliss VINO had made tine oOmplslht ana tnaI
upon such examination it appeared To the Judge that
tInt on October 20, he Issued warrant commanding
thai K,nwafd Pmp be appIehenied and brought before
| hlm tb tue charge.
TnaI mn oxannaiioD was held before the judge which
| Vas cOntnueI IRON day to day until snd including
November l. ana that that day Samuel y M0rcy ap-
p arcd q N brhaf of KenwaId Phllp and was
| AMY sworn to speak the trntn, the wnoie uuih
| aud nothing the truth, concerning tue
| m.uer tncn before the judge, who had
sufficient aud competent power ana authority 10 auiDlh
Isttr an oath 10 s. g Morey. Whereupon II theh anu
there became aud was a material question. whether
| samuel s MOrey had known any pcssOn named heiry
| l..
name nua ever lived In AndOyer. N. H., or any where
| Ia. hnur aleu L.