The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-30
THE NIOREY LETTER
TRUCK.
a Judge Who Makes q Big
Thing Ont OF n Little
Case.
A Long screed About u silly
Subject.

conserved in the question Of labor,
simply means until they are suppl ed
10 their satisfaction with the cheap
labor Of Chinese. Such q sentiment
uttered by presidential candidate would,
SIS 3 matter Of course, have o most serious
effect; but If it be not genuine and is q
forgery, every thinking man will not
only admit, but at once entertain with
pleasure the thought that the furger
should be promptly and severely con-
demned. Now, uuder such circum-
stances, l feel it my duty 10 sit as an
examining magistrate, to issue my war
rant, not for the purpose of subscribing
the interests OF any parry. 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 conduct this case rs to
lead to any other than perfect and ALSO
lutte truth. This application for adjourn
II ent is 40 ordinary one and will be
granted. It is in conformity with uni
Versal practice. Besides, on the part of
the prosecution, extra delays have been
occssioned 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 every one q very strict con-
struction of language, the envelope was
not forthcoming, and FIVE hours more
were consumed. These extra delays
caused loss Of nesrly half day, though
the counsel IN this case are not blamaUle
for this. am not willing 10 put the
case in a false posilien, and I will give
both sides every opportunity to present
their evidence, If the prosecution ar
not ready, the defense can proceed and
give way when the prosecution are
ready. l will adjourn the case until
O'Clock.
When the court reassembled, General
| Pryor and Mr.. Brooks, Of counsel for the
defense, entered, accompanied by Hon
| Abrsm s. Hewitt, whose presence gave
rise to the report that he WAS to take the
stand as witness. The witness Hogan
was recalled by Colonel Bliss, for the
prosecution, but his examination was OBJ.
jected to on the groand that Bliss Was
the complainant. The objection wa;
overruled, and Hogan testified: l have
submitted the Morey letter to the micro,
scopic test and have found erasures.
also ind on the stamp the figure wa
printed, while what call the figure is no
printed, but is longitudinal stroke, anC
is not set IN the same field with the figure
2. Above and little to the right OF the
word "Morey," there is evidence OF two
erasures-one word that l think il
ESQ.," and in the other there is III
word. The erasure to the left of Esq
is continued, and is nearly in line with
the line. The stamp on the reverse
of the envelope shows evidence o
two erasures with ring. Under thC
word "Morey" there is evidence Of
erasure. Just under the letter "Y !" the
letters "or" are written over the erssure
The word "Lynn" is written below o
portion of the erssure and there is little
erssure above the "Msss."
Cross-eIamined by Mr.. Br2oks-I ex-
smined the envelope at the postoffice il
the presence OF Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. Stoughton
Mr.. Gaylord, Mr.. Fink and Mr.. Knox
I don't know who brought it there.
Judge Davis-I entrusted 1t TO Mr.
Bell.
Mr.. Brooks-I understood the letter
was not to go out of your honoI's control
and call your honor's attention to the
fact that the letter is not in the same con-
| dition as when we delivered 1t.
Judge Dsvis-I cut off part Of the
edge. The tears in it were all there.
Charles Hoffman was then called and
testified as follows: The photograph OF
| the envelope was made under my super
vision. l received it from Mr.. Hart, and
| it is now in the same condition as when
l received it. 1 noticed no erasures;
did not look for them.
John Phin testified: 1 reside in New
Jersey; have made the microscope q
study for twenty-five years; have been
called as witness as an expert before;
saw the Morey envelope some two
hours ago, and have examined it
| under the microscope. The surface
Of the paper is disturbed in many points
which can be discovered by holding it to
| the light. Several points along and
above the name the fbres are disturbed;
there Is sn erasure above the word
''Morey," in had evidently been the
word Esq" Disturbances Of the fibre
are on the outside Of the envelope. There
is disturbance on the stamp on the
reverse, but no more than ordinary fric-
lion would cause. do not think il an
erasure. The figure 2 seems 10 have
escaped. Before the 2 there NAV
have been an extra degree Of rubbing.
The microscope shows that the
figure l alongside the figure was
not stamped. On the face of the
envelope l saw the word ESD, but
could not tell what other erasures there
were; there are some small spots of ink
under the word Representatives" and
there is an erssure.
Judge Davis-Csn the witness fix his
microscope SO that can examine the
envelope?
Witness-Yes. sir.
The instrument WAS then arranged and
the examination made by the Justice.
Mr.. Phih was then cross-examined by
Mr.. Howe. He was shown part Of the
envelope with the words 81. A. Garfield,
III. c." and the marks of the stamp on
1t. On request Re made q microscopic
investigation Of it and testified that the
mark was stamped. II has been stamped
twice
James Gaylor, general superintendent
of the City Delivery Postofice, testified
When g letter addressed TO some
one In this city strives it goes into |
locked apartment. II is taken out and |
stamped with the receiptng stamp, |
which indicates the hour it was received. |
The stamp shows the month and day.
Stamps have on them "Rec New York"
and the date. That stamp is put on all
letters for city delivery, and on them
only. II the letter arrived here from
passing east, it would not
have been treated in my division. There
are nineteen stations in the city, and a |
letters intended for q district are sent to
hat district and stamped with the station
t4mp. On the stamp, on the reverse of
he Morey envelope, L recognize the
tamp bearing the words "Rec. New
York 7.36." The figure is in the place
where the date is. The figure on the sidel
Il it do not think WAS stamped there.
We use the stamp every day, but change
he dates, the dates being made in single
,iece. The stamp on the Morey letter
indicates its receipt in the New York
and if it was sent from Wash
nEton to Lynn, that stamp would not
70 there. The heavy ring on The en- ,
elope looks like one Of the stamps used =.
0 tie city stations The envelope pre-
ents indications of distur Dances. An
brasion on the station stamp covers the
lace where the date would be. l have
cen many Of the stamps on letters re-
eived from Washington. The figure l
djoining the figure on the stamp, on
ne reverse of the envelope, is Lot made
Y die. No cross-exzmination.
Hency j. Pearson was called for the {
rosecution and testified that he was as {
slant postmaster and had been such for
wen years. Letters from Washington
, Boston are pat in pouches in Wash
gton and sent right through. The
5uches are not opened in this city. In
Ie case mail is delayed the pouches q
ould be taken TO the New York post I
ice snd the package would be removed
the other pouches, but the letters would C
1t be stamped here. No crosS-examira W
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