Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31


beautiful gold-headed canes-one from Brad
ford, Pa, the other from Norwalk, Huron
| county, Ohio-both the result Of voting ON
| tests at fairs.
The Garfield Chinese Letter Inqm;ry.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-An immense crowd was
at the examination this morning in the case
of Philip, charged with malicious libel in the
Truth, against Garfield. At IL o'clock Judge
Davis ordered the doors closed. The police
had great difficulty in preserving order, SO
closely was the room packed. District Attorney
Beu asked for additional time for attendance
of his witness from Washington, whereupon
Mr.. Howe, for defense, said: 'In order that no
time might be lost, we ask you to allow US
| to call to the stand three witnesses from Wash
ington. These gentlemen are Geo. w. Lee
burn, Major Hallett and Mr.. Wilson. by whom
| 1t Is expected to prove the genuineness of the
letter. from examination they have made with
documents written by Gen. Garfield in Wash
ington." MIR. Bell objected. saying the coun-
| sci would have plenty of time during the Gay
to examine them.
Mr.. Howe-"With that agreed I am salts
ficd.'
Daniel Tames, expert, recalled by the prose-
cution, testified: Il have examined the Morey
envelope, with exhibits, A to K, and the hand
writing Is similar. 1t doesn't resemble ex.
hibits and2 (the Rockwell letter and Jew
ett's letter. The handwriting on the Morey
envelope is the work of the same man who
wrote the exhibits marked A toK.
Cross-examined: I know Geo. Simpson, Jr.
do not regard him as an expert. Ee is sim
ply copyist. I was editor of Penn,qn'S Art
Journal in May, 1877 Mr.. Howe showed wit
ness copy of of the Journal, in which Mr
Simpson was spoken of as a well known round
hand writer and professionals expert.
Mr. Howe-"Did you write that article
Ames-'I don't recolIect''
"Oh, we'll, what is your opinion of him now,
as an expert2"
A. II won't express my opinion"
"Oh, come, Nj. Ames, we have no false deli
cacy."
A. II decline to answer
We'll, you may CO." Laughter.)
Mr. Bell then asked indulgence Of the court
for few minutes, saying his associate counsel
with the witness from Washing
ton, were expected every moment.
W. A. Chauser was called by the prosecution:
am cancel clerk at the Washington postofice
and have been this year. The cancel stamp
on the Morey letter has not been used in our
Office this year. The stamp was combination
stamp. marking the postage stamp and giving
the date at the same time. The stamp on the
Morey letter is made should think, by steel
stamp. am not able to say if affixed eau
velope was not used in January last It was
first used about the middle of February. Wit
ness produced the form of stamp used prior
to the month of February. Continuing, he
testified, producing the stamp. And after
February the use of those stamps was discon-
tlnued; about the 18th of February, and these
were then put in use.
Cross-examination: Col. D. B. Angler is
postmaster of the city of Washington. 1 have
seen statements by him in newspaper recent
ly. He is my superior. don't know that he
caused to be published a statement that the
changes in stamps have referred to were made
April 18th. I have never heard of such pub
licatron.
Col. d. B. Angler was then called and ex-
amined KY Mr. Bliss. he testified: 1 have
been postmaster of the city of Washington
since January 18th last. have never seen the
money envelope. The canceling stamps in the
pOstOfhce have not been the same since I was
appointed. The stamps in use now were not
in use January last. The change was made in
February. The stamp on the money letter was
not in use in our Office since January last, at
least not on and after the 18th.
MCross-examined bv Mr.. Brooks: know the
business of my Office. though it is impossible
TOR me to know all the details. There is more
important duty than thorough knowledge of
the canceillng stamps. One of our duties is
10 see that letters are properly receipted and
stamped. As the postmaster of Washington I
do know there is a date on the change of
stamps. did not make statement that the
OA"hSCS VI Seamph WaS uOt Gu6cLSu until the
18th of April. The statement was published
by MIR. Bell. The statement was not an official
one Saw the fac simile of the envelope in
the Truth, and thought I might yet have
made an error. examined the stamp On it
and then sent for my assistant postmaster, aud
directed him to ascertain the time at which the
stamps we're changed, and it was in February.
1 then went to the man who made the stamp.
and he informed me he was paid February 18th,
but had delivered the STAN ps some time before.
The new stamps were first in use between the
10th and 18th of February.
Examined by Mr.. Brooks for the defense:
l did not see Marshall Jewell from before
the publication OF the statement until this
night. came to New York not knowing 1
was subpoe MED. came because was inter
ested officially in this trial.
Examined by Mr.. Bliss for the prosecution
1 came to New York last night.
Briggs announced that he had received
dispatch from Lynn postofice saying the
postmaster was out out of town and he (Bliss)
could not have him here before Monday
MIR. Brooks, for the defense: l shall ask
you to sit tomorrow. This, your honor, is a
preliminary examination, therefore the COM
mitting magistrate.
Judge Davis-We will consider that at the
adjournment.
District Attorney Bell then called Col. Bliss
to the stand, and he testified: am the COM
plainant, and selected the Rockwell letter as
comparison; 1 saw 1t the morning of the Goth;
saw the Jewell letter after RockwelPs letter
was selected, because desired to have one that
could be photo-lithographed with the Jewell
letter, and also because it was nearest on date
to the Morey letter.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brooks: I saw all
the papers in the case, or nearly all; saw the
exhibits but did not know they were stolen; /
asked if it came directly or indirectly through
the hands of Louis J. Post, and was informed
it did not
MIR. Bell then stated that he rested the case,
reserving the privilege, however, of
calling as witness expert Payne and the Lynn
postmaster with one of the clerks.
Counselor Howe: May it please the court,
1t is q matter of congratulation that the pros
ecution have terminated their so-called case
We are delighted to have the opportunity to
prove the innocence of Mr.. Philip. and Incl
dentally. Of course, in behalf of the newspaper
called the Truth. Here Mr.. Howe was inter-
rupted, on the part of the prosecution, by gen.
eral search for some interesting documents.
Mr.. Brooks. "Has the Morey letter been
lost. desire to use it in the opening?"
Mr.. Howe, continuing. The defense will
substantiate the letter as published and prove
the genui1eness of James A. Garfeld's sigma
ture. While we have a right to ask, your hon.
or, to dismiss this case on the testimony ad-
duced, we feel we have a higher duty than
that. Idesire to state on benalf of Mr. Hart
nd Mr. ph;li, hot hoD