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The norey Letter Inquiry.


| The Morey Letter Inquiry.
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-The examination OF
Kenward Philip. charged with criminal libel
upon Gen. Garfield, was resumed before Judge
Davis in the supreme court this morning.
There was large crowd of spectators present.
The envelope in which the Morey letter was
contained was handed Judge Davis, and on
mo tion of counsel Hart was declared purged
! of contempt.
Assistant District Attorney Bell called AL.
bert G.. Southworth to the stand. He testified
that he was an expert in handwriting of fifteen
| years experience. He had compared the pho
tographio and photo-i photographic copy of the
Morey letter with the Rockwell and Jewell let
| tiers. and did not think they were the same
Morey letter with the exhibits ON which the
| warrant of arrest was obtained, and found a
sufhciency of characteristics to enable him to
form the opinion that they were in the same
! handwriting.
Gross. .examined-Witness had come from
Boston on telegraphic communication from
Marshall Jewell. He expected pay for his ser
vices. he made an affidavit at request of
Messrs. Stoughton, Knox and Davenport. He
gave before them synopsis of what he would
| testify to. Never saw the original Morey let.
ter until this morning. Didn't know Gen.
u. DlQn KNOW Tor whom he WOnfd
vote.
The prosecution next called VIM. E. Hogan,
| of Troy, an expert in handwriting. Witness had
| examined the Morey letter, and 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 Morey letter was
evidently tine writing of person initiating an
others hand, introducing however, strong
characteristics of his own. In exhibit ga" in
the signature of Kenward Philip, the Is ex-
actly similar to the z in kept in the Morey
letter. Witness found other similarities in the
letters. He had examined pho,o-lithogra PHO
copies of exhibits Nos. and 2 and the origi-
mails thereof, the Rockwell and Jewell letters.
and he decided that they were not the same
handwriting.
Gross examined by Mr.. Brooks: 1 received
telegram from Gov Jewell yesterday, to
come here and expect to be paid. Didn't
know Gen. Garfield and wasn't Interested in
him any further than to give him his vote.
Witness was then shown by Mr.. Stouphton
for the prosecution the envelope produced
this morning, and was asked if there had been
any erasure on the stamp, and he answered in
the affirmative. Continuing, he said, there is
an erasure on the stamp in the date of the
month L cannot say what the original was.
The indications are that the date and month
have been erased by rubbing on the back of
the envelope. The stamp date there bears in
dications of erasure. The date and month
cannot be deciphered There are three stamps
on the envelope on which no dates can be made
out, all dates seemingly being erased
MIR. Southworth was then called bv Mr.
Stoughton. He was handed the Morey envel-
ope, and after examining it, testified that the
address on the envelope is not in the hand
writing 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 *, on which the warrants of
arrest were granted.
Allen nj. Leet, a newspaper reporter, was ex-
amined by the prosecution. He was familiar
with Philips handwriting. Exhibits "a" to
TX were shown witness. He was of opinion
they were in Philips handwriting. Had seen
a photo-Iithograph of the Morey
letter and believed it to be in
Philips handwriting. He thought SO when
he first saw the copy. Philips always had the
habit of spelling such words as companies and
similar words with ''ys'' instead of ''ies'' In
the Morey letter this mistake is made.
At this stage of the case Mr.. Bell said he
would like an adjournment as he had other
witnesses to examine. who were not present.
He expected, he said witness from Lynn.
Mass. who had not arrived. and that Mr.
Payne, bis other expert witness was lying sick,
unable to attend. This was objected to by Mr.
Brooks, and Gen. Pryor, for the defense, said
he thought it was due on his side to allow him
to produce proof of the genuineness of the
letter.
After argument by counsel Judg. Davis said:
Owing to the national significance of this case,
feel it my duty to sit as an examining mag
istrate, and although it is no usual thing for
justice in the supreme court to so use his au.
thority, it is not without precedent. Chief
Justice Mansfield, in case similar to this, 30
sat and committed defendant after the evi.
vuQs admitted IF Ioff -, Co.
written by Gen. Garfield, as an expression of
the sentiment he entertains on the subject of
the letter. it was not only wholly unworthy of
him but should condemn him. There is no
possible doubt. 1 think, in the minds of think
ing men in this country that the idea
with which the letter closes, that the treaty
with that power, SO far as population is con-
cerued, the largest on earth, should not be ab-
rogated until the manufacturing and other
corporations are conserved on the question of
labor, simply means until they are supplied to
their satisfaction with the cheap labor of Chi.
nese. Such sentiment uttered by Presi-
Dental candidate, would as matter of course.
have a most serious effect; but, if it be not
genuine and forgery, every thinking man
not only will admit, but will at once entertain
with pleasure the thought that the forger
should be promptly and severely condemned.
Now, under such circumstances, feel it to be
my duty to sit as an examining magistrate, to
issue my warrant, not for the purpose of SUBJ
serving the interests of any party-no
approach to me has ever been
made on that subject, by any person connected
with any party-and it is not my intention to
so conduct this case as to lead to any other
than perfect and absolute truth. This appli-
cation for adjournment is an ordinary one and
would be granted. 1t is in confrmity with
universal practice, and, besides, on the part of
the prosecution, extra delays have been occa-
stoned by the non-production of the letter for
which the court was obliged to postpone the
hearing, in the first place, something more than
three hours, and then by resort to what must
appear to everyone very strict construction
of language, the envelope was not forthcoming
and i've hours more were consumed. These
extra delays caused loss of nearly half day,
though the counsel in this case are not blame-
able for this. I am not willing to be put in a
false position, and will give both sides every
opportunity to present their evidence. If the
prosecution are not ready the defense can pro-
ceed and give way when the prosecution are
ready. will adjourn the case until2 2 o'clock.
When the court reassembled Gen. Pryor and
Mr.. Brooks of counsel for the defense, en- tered,
accompanied by Hon. Abram 8. Hewitt, whose
presence gave rise to report that he was to
take the stand as a witness for the defense.
Witness (Hogan) was recalled by Col. Bliss
for the prosecution, but his examination was
objected to on the ground that Bliss was the
complainant. The objection was oyerruled
and Hogan testified: l have submitted the
Morey envelope to q microscopic test and have