Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-11-13
A BRACE OF CONFESSIONS.

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Morey and O'Brien Give Away the Demo.
cratic Plan to Fasten u Forged Letter Up.
on Garfield.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE district attor.
ney furnishes the press the confessions
OF Morey and O'Brien, alias Lindsey, SO
tar as can be made public without inter
fering with the course of Justice. The
Times last night furnished the western
press tho substance of the confessions,
but the details III some particulars IRE of
great interest, and are rs follows:
MOREY's CONFESSION.
Morey, after stating that Clark and
Sanborn of Lawrence, Mass, induced
him to go to New York and testify, prom
Using to stand by him and see him well
paid, said:
;. Being strongly urged and in poverty,
4 consented to come and came on here,
l gave correct testimony, as you will see,
and only in regard to H. l.. Morey was
my testimony false, and also when ]
stated that I had been offered 300 by q
republican not to come on here and tes.
tify., Ny family record is true, except
in relation to H. L. Morey, whom 1 don't
know and never have known, and knew
at the time that it was false statement.
L went to the Truth Office several times
and had an interview with Hart and an.
other man connected with the paper,
vi ose name do not know. We arrived
CLARK and I, Saturday before the cleo
ton. On Sunday morning we went down
to the democratic headquarters first and
found nobody there but some women
cleaning up. We then went and got some
breakfast, came back and they kept us
there. l first met man by the name OF
Moore, and then o number of them head.
quarter men. did not see Barnum,
He had returned to Connecticut the
evening previous. There was another
short man there. 1 would know his
name if 4 heard it. Mr.. Moore
was sargeant-at-arms of the democratic
committee then, they said. saw what
supposed was the secretary-the man
that wrote and gave us the check when
we returned. He gave me check for
$l5o. $50 for expenses for Clark and 500
he was to give me when he got the check
cashed. The 300 was for coming on, 1
suppose. He didn't say what it was for.
got the 500 when returned to Law
renee. l got it that Sunday. He got a
carriage and took us to Central park and
returned tothe democratic headquarters
and stopped there all night. They said
IN the morning that they couldn't let us
out of their sight. They was afraid little
Davenport would get hold OF us. Next
morning we got breakfast and went to
the Truth office and from there to the
court house. Hart wanted to know about
thus Morey, and l told him the same as
! have already testified to. Had one in
tervlew with Hart at the democratic
headquarters Sunday in reference to II.
y Morey. Clark told me Sanborn asked
MN to get me to go to-day. The first
time l went to the Truth office Hart
showed me the Goodell letter and SAID
1t was from Goodell. He said that Morey
had started to Florida for his health and
that the Morey letter was genuine and
that he would start Immediately for Flor
ida and have Morey in time. Tie next
time went to the Truth office was during
recess of the court on Monday, and Hart
SAID he guessed was clincher on them.
The next time I went to the office
was after court in the after
noon, when it was adjourned
until Thursday. We had some conver.
sation in regard to our being wanted
again. Hart said he didn't know. He
would take our names, Clark's name and
mine, and it he wanted us again he
would telegraph, and that was the last
time went to the Truth Office. Before
returned home we went direct from
the Truth Office to the democratic head.
quarters. We stopped there few min
utes. Mr.. Moore was there and this
man that gave mo the check, whose name
was, l think, Smalley, and one or two
other gentlemen that don't know.
Smalley, I am sure, sat down and asked
Clark what his expenses had been, and,
said he, "Will $50 cover it?" Clark said
"Yes." Said he, "What shall we give
Morey?" Clark said, II don't know"
He asked me and said, II will leave it
all to you, SIR" He then drew check
for $3.50. He gave it to CLARK, stating to
Clark that $50 was for his expenses and
800 was for me. He wrote a receipt out
and signed it for $50 in my name.
When we arrived home Clark got the
check cashed at the bank and gave me
500. On the next Thursday man
named Warren came to me and told me
he wanted me to go to New York. I
told him would not go. He said to my
wife: "Is 5000 any object for him to go
tonight" My wife said, "No. he is not
able to CO." On Sunday Clark came to
see me, accompanied by Warner
and we all started for New York
together. We stopped in Bos.
ton all night under assumed
names. At II a. m. we lett Boston for
New York. From the depot we went to
the Truth Office. When we got to the
Truth office Hart said to Warner, "take
him to the hotel and have bis bills
charged to me-" He took me to the Bel
mont hotel. I think I registered my
name as A. Clements and he registered
his name Ms Gilman. We had another
man in the party. Warner called hin
Mack. The next morning we walked to
the Truth Office and from the Truth of
brought me here that night. On the way
from Boston to New York Warner saii
we must keep dark until we get into
court.
Warner gave me no money but handed
my wife $40 when he was in Lawrence
He told me l would be we'll paid for com
ing to New York. supposed he wa
connected with the Truth office. Clarl
first proposed to me to say 1 had an I'm
Gle by the name of H. l.. Morey, ant
Hart first showed me the register con
tanning the entry H. L. Morey" in tw
places. Hart asked me on Sunday wha
kind Of handwriting H. L. Morey wrot.
l said, "He writes very coarse, Dol
hand" That was prior to my seeing til
register. Then, when they showed IN
the register next day said I shoul
think that was his handwriting. As
matter of fact that was not tho handwri
ing of H. l.. Morey or of anybody els
that ever knew. 1 am reminded {
another remark Clark made when m.