Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-15


plies that he never said, testified or thought
that Hewitt or any one connected with the
National Committee saw the BITTER in adj
vance of the publication of the text
Of the letter in Truth en- the Goth OF
October l never pronounced the body
and signature of the letter to be in the haud-
writing of General Garfield, On the con,
trary, in the presence of Mr.. Hart and all
the gentlemen present, / declared the body OF
the letter not 20 be in the Handwriting OF
Garfield The second or amended fac SMILES
were only published in Truth, over which 1t
is not pretended the committee had any con-
troll. l forbear to make any commentary
whatever upon the extraordinary character
of tie opinion produced by Judge Davis. IL
IL enough for nae to point out that the
foundation upon which he has buiie up nis
attack upon my character is false IN fact,
and with this demonstration the conse-
quences can only be damaging to himself.
I was prepared for this attack by an evil
IDENTIFY prearranged preliminary statement OF
Mr.. Stoughton in the Times of yesterday, and
| am now forced to believe there is con-
certed scheme to break me down In this
community, where l have lived for fifty
years, and to which 1 can more safely trust
for a just Judgment than to Judge OF the
Supreme Court who forgets that when he be-
comes a Judge he should cease to be a
PARTISAN"
Sforrs on the Forged Letter.
New York, November 13th.-Tbe follow
ing is from an interview with Emory Storrs.
Taken in connection with Judge Davis ar
raigument of Hewitt, it is of interest:
" Do you think the forgery had sny eff
fect?'' Ok
al think the Chinese letter had great eff
feet, and L entirely agree with General Gar
field in the opinion which he is reported to
have expressed, that but for that letter he
should have had o solid North. The tide of
accessions from the laboring classes to the
Republican ranks was setting in strong and
steady. This letter stopped it, and cost us
anywhere from LOCO to 20, 900 votes in New
York, and without particle of doubt lost
us New Jersey and California"
ssWhat do you think of the figure which
Barnum and Hewitt cut in this delectable
piece of business p
1" Mr. Barnum is in the condition of man
who has been found uttering forged paper.
The burden of proof now rests upon him to
show that he believed it genuine. How diff
cult this task will be any one can understand
who has kept track of this fragrant piece of
political scoundreiism. Abram S. Hewitt
first gave character to this forgery by declar-
ing it to be genuine. He seems never to have
put himself to the trouble OF inquiring of
General Garfield, nor of submitting the
forged letter to the examination Of experts,
nor of testing the genuineness of the en-
velope, nor of endeayoring to ascertain
whether any such man as III. l.. Morey ever
lived, nor of ferreting out the curious state
ment that the letter was found in his Effects
nor of endeavoring to ascertain what these
effects were, and where they were when ad-
ministered on, where he lived or what he
was Indeed, he seems to have industriously
shut his eyes and ears to the most superficial
indications tending to show that the letter it
self was fabrication. Hewitt's cross
examination places him in very unenviable
and unfortunate position, from which he will
find it quite difficult to relieve himself.
How the Case stands at Present.
CHICAGO, November 14th.-The Inter
Oceans New York special says: The Grand
Jury will reassemble tomorrow morning, but
it is not likely that any additional indict-
ments will be found tomorrow against the
persons implicated in the forged Morey let
ter. Kenward Philips bail will be renewed.
An indictment is not likely to be found
against him before Wednesday. That one
vii be brought in follows as a matter of
Course after the decision of Judge Davis.
The only indictment actually found thus
| far is that against 'Brien, alias Lindsay. A
| bill against him has been ordered, but has
not been formally fled Samuel S. Aorey
will be used as witness by the prosecution.
The evidence. against Philip is practically
complete, and under it, it is said, he cannot
well escape conviction by fair, impartial
| Jury, should the prosecution desire TO press
| for it. What is deemed very desirable by the
| prosecution, however, is TO trace all the rami-
| fications of the case. and secure all the evil
dence possible. This is being done with a
success that is gratifying The evidence that
H. L. Morey ever existed is fast being blown
away.
Garfield and the FOrSers.
| CHICAGO. November 14th-The Times