Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-12


COMMISSIONS OF The TWO MEN.
The general Press dispa ches furnish In detail
me confessions OF Samue. 5. Morey and James
OBIien, who admit having committed perjury
given by them respectively with reference TO
the called Norey Chinese letter.
MoRBfis STORY OF HOW HK WAS PAID FOR
PERJURY.
Mercy gives the particulars of a visit to the
office OF The New York Truth ID these words
The next time went TO the Office was after the
court In the afternoon. when IL was adjourned
until Thursday. We had some conversation In
regard to cur being wanted again. Hart said
he cid not know; he would like our names. (Mr
ClaIk's and miDe,l and II 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
10 the democratic headquarters When we
got 10 the democratic headquarters we
stopped there few minutes. Mr.. Moore
was there and this man that gave me the
creek, whose name, l think. was Smalhy and
one or two other gentlemen that did not knos
ara TINS man who gave me the check. Smalley
am sure. sat down and asked Mr.. Clark what
his expenses had been. Mr.. Clark said, Il
counted nay money and put 1t down on a pao,r
before left home" and he counted it over YER 20
Ibis man, and this man said. Newer mind the
cents" Said he, "Will $50 cover it, Mr.. ClarS
saa 9esn ,or said ala he what shall we CIV
me- and said win leave II all TO you. sir. II
ihen drew out check for $50. He gave It {,
, Mr. Clark, stating TO Mr. Clark that So was for
n receipt out and signed it for $50 In my nam
MoIcy then states that on the arrival OF himself
and Clark at Lawrence the check was ca5hei
Clalk took $50 and he 800.
THE CONFESSION OF oBRlEN
alias Lindsay, is TO the following effect:-I was
In Baltimore on the day OF the election. wen
up there for the republican party, 10 stop demo-
cratic repeaters from going TO Baltimore from
washington; | went home that night and re-
ceived word at my house that a man had
brought word there from n)ther man from
Cunberland to come up to Cumberland. that he
nad lob OF work for me. | went up TO Cum
who was the person who was TO get me the Job
In Bucks saloon, Buck said to me, "Jlm, how
would you like to make Sl00?' | said, What
doing?' He had told me before that they had
been hunting for Robert Lindsay the Sunday
before that, and the fellows all around there
had guy, WHO found Robert Lndsay?r /
dld not know who Robert Lindsay was, and
bad never heard of him, but they told me
tDat there was man there hunt
ing all around for Robert Lindsay, aud he could
not be found, and this man. whose name was
Walton, told him TO get anybody that would
come and answer to the name OF Robert Lind
say and they would give him 500. So told
this man. 81 don't know nothing about this;
don't want to get into any scrape-" He said
You don't have to do anything except to 60 to
New York and show that there Is such person
as Robert Lindsay. Said he, "They can't make
you swear that you made out the af1ldapIt."
Il did not make out the affidavit" 1 said
well" he said. ''if you don't want to go you
need not go. You can get the money In ad-
vance, and Jump off the train IL you want to-"
said, mo; il | start IN 60 all the way" So.
going TO the train. we met this man Walton at
the depot, and Birmingham introduced him to
me- He introduced me as Lindsay, but before
Before we got to the hotel at the depot where
this man was stopping. saidd, does this man
(Waltopl understand that my name is not Lind
saJ?" He said, 'leS." He told me to get q
man to answer to the name of Lindsay So
when we got up there, he introduced me as
Lindsay. Walton said, do you understand
says am to receive s160" He said .sYes, you
are; all right" So when he came out with the
ticket he said, "Here is your ticket to New York
ticket, but that's to pay your way back" SO
then we started along, and he explained every
thlDg-eVen got me a Truth pA0er, so could
see the letters e birmingham got me that so
could see 1t and study it. Coming on l asked
him If there was any trial about this affair? He
said, "No, none at all" / said, az can't De hurt
much; I'll 60" When we arrived In New York
we stopped at son e of1ice-I think the Times or
tribune first. We went in a cab, and went
from there to the Truth office. and there was
introduced as Lindsay.
Mr.. Post and man by the name of Byrne
= Odd you have any conversation with
them? Aviation then walked out, and he
and Hart had some private conversation, when
Hart came In and said, ovation has told me all
about it: i understand It." When we were
leaving Cumberland Birmingham held out his
""
looked up into Walton's face, as much as to say.
81 know all about t." Coming on the train
said TO Walton. "Wno Is gong 10 pay you this
money!" He said. 1.-The Truth Will pay you
through me-" So after We arrived here they
examined me-
Q.-Who examined you? Artist Post
This Birmingham told me to make up a story
about the WorktDgmen's Union. That's VIII 1t
you represent, and that's all you have got to
do and when l got on the stand told them
about the mines. After that went to supper
Rafn TyTpT m rf afa gIyar
got any changer said mo" He said, Here
you had better take this" and he gave me Sl0
lie first offered me S.
Q.-How many times have you been In the
Tsitth office? Al have been there all the
Time might as well say, except to 90 to the
theater, or 10 meals, or to the hotel or to 20
to bed.
Q.-What did Hart say to you when he gave
you the money? Ale asked me IL had any
change and started to give me five dollars, aud
then | said wanted to buy clean shirt for
handed me ten dollars. 1 was to receive sl01,
Birmingham told me first and then was in
PRODUCED to Walton. He said, "Do you under
'' o"W H told you The story which you We're
to fello Aviation told me to make up one of
my own, and they got me paper In Cumber
land to study this letter what was published.
and told me TO make it up, and Birmingham
told me to say that belonged to the Working
mems union.
O.-Who told you IL was necessary to say,
Mass? A.-No one; only from the affi1avit |
saw prince In the paper. They only told me
to swear 10 this affidavit that was made out. |
think it was this MAJ Walton asked me that.
The first time | saw that affidavit was after
leaving Cumberland In the cars.
Q.-Have you any brothers and sisters? A
Yes. sir: one, of my brothers is In Washington,
John O'Brien. Heis printer In the Government
Printing Offic7. / have another one named
Patrick, He lives at the Metropolitan Hotel,
In Washington. as carpenter, and also at the
National Theater as scene shifter. have two
sisters.
TIE MARYLAND PRESIDENTIAL ELECT0R.
A special dispatch TO the Baltimore sun from
Cumberland, Nd. says The connection OF the
name OF a Maryland presidential elector with
the Lindsey O'Brien perjury In New York has
aroused the greatest excitement IN this section
CT the country. When the fact was published
by the Washington Post that there was a man
In Cumberland named Robert Lindsey who
knew something about the Chinese letter. Mr..
Price complied with request from New York
10 advertise for him. This, it Is believed, was
done at the instance OF the democratic national
committee. but it is claimed they had nothing
further to do with the matter. The Truth
newspaper followed il up. A representative OF
that paper came here and found the man
O'Brien who ATTEMPTED to paSS himself OF as