Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-12
rHE MoREY LETTER ISgAxY.
It's Utter Falsity Established-rhe
Two Main Witnesses Make Full
Confessions or Their Perjury
Now for the Responsible Authors
OF the Forgery.

Nkw York. November H. When
Morey was brought before Justice Nor
gan yesterday and was making his con-
f~ession. Robert Lindsey. or James
O'Brien a. he now claims to be, was
brought in from the police headquarters
for examination on the charge Of per-
Jury. He was much frightened on be.
ing informed that bis lawyer had de-
serted him. and expressed . willingness
to make . full confession Of his crime
ON condition that he should be lsniently
dealt with. he was ushsrsd into the
presence Of Justice Morgan.
According to Lindssy's story his real
name 10 James O'Brisn, and he il q ma
tive Of Washington. D. O.. where he has
lived nearly all his life. He has done
nothing in particular for q living. but is
one Of the rough men Of the city. and
has been twice in the penitentisry for
disorder. He Was sent for to 60 to
Cuuberland. Nd, just before election
by William II. Price, candidate for
Presidential Elector on the Democratic
ticket, and when hs arrived Price and a
police officer named BIRMINGHAM in
structed him in the role which he was to
play in this city In regard to the Morey
letter. They taught him the story
which he was to tell, took him to prom
inent mines in tina nsighborhood and
tried to drill him into an exact knowl-
edge Of their location and features; but,
rs subsequent events proved, the time
was too short, or the man too stupid.
When the man was supposed to be
thoroughly informed. Price and Bir-
mingham bought q ticket aud sent him
to this city consigned to the paper which
frst published the letter. In the Office
Of this paper hs was questioned and
given money. with q promise OF more
when the work vas completed. His
testimony. from beginning to end, was .
ialsiHcation.a
After the prisoners Morsy and 0'Brisn
had formally signed confessions o. per-
jury In the Morey letter case, Justice
Morgan committed them in default OF
$4,000 bail each to await the action Of
the Grand Jury. O'Brisn was taken
back to the Tombs. and Morey's friends
started out to lock for bail. The papers
were at oncs laid before the Grand Jury.
and the confessions held back, 1t 10 said.
because implicated persons have not yet
been arrested.
The lawyers for the defense. all and
severally, wash their hands OF any re-
spousibility for the inculpated witnesses
-Morey and O'Brisn. In the absence
Of Hart's counsel. the ~lattsr's partner
said: As for Mr.. Hart and his counsel,
they are entirely innocent Of any impro-
priety in the matter. Mr.. Hart caused
O'Brien TO distinctly understand. before
he gave his evidence, that in so far as be
told the truth hs (Hsrt) would stand by
him, but II hs caught him lying be
would be one Of the hrst to urge his
punishment.
The only members OF the Democratic
National Committee in the city yesterday
were Abram 8. Hewitt and William l..
Scott. Hewitt said he knew nothing
beyond what had been previously testi-
hed to in court. He had spoken the
whole truth and had hoped to be re-
| lieved from any further connection with
the Chinese letter, Hewitt. being re-
minded Of what O'Brien bad sworn to,
was directed to come to New York by
the Democratic National COMMITTEES, and
replied shortly after the alleged Chinese
letter was Published. Dispatches were
printed in the Washington Post. In
which O'Brien was said to be acquainted
with Mercy, cams under his notice, aud
he advised the Committee to bring
O'Brien to New York. and o telegram
was sent to q member Of the Maryland
Committee to see whether he could not
DO induced to repeat the newspaper in
tsrvisw under oath. The result was
that 0'Brien came to New York. Hewitt
knew nothing more about him. He did
not evsn know whether be called at the
Democratic headquarters. he was pretty
sure be was not examined by any men,
Der Of the Committee.
Scott said plainly that be did not wish
to be subjected to an interview. He
had received an inklipg OF the comics.
sions, and was satisfied that they were
Infamous lies, "out Of whole CLOTH"
There was no necessity to say anything
more. The Democratic National Com
mittes had nothing to do with the de-
tense OF Philip. Scott remembered that
on the Saturday previous to tho election
q telegram wss received from an I'M
known man in Lynn. Mass, saying that
. "nsphsw OF H. l.. Morey was there.
and willing to swear that his uncle eI.
isted." Happening to be In charge OF
the committee rooms at that moment,
Scott gave directions to send the nephew
on to New York. Scott left New York
the same evening. and aitsrward learned
that Morey had arrived on Sunday. but
knew nothing more about him. Scott
did not return until election day. He
said Morey might have received $3.50
from the committee BY representing that
he was Q nephew OF h. L. Morey. AMI
had incurred expenses in coming to New
York. The committee having directed
his coming. was. Of course. compelled
to pay his expenses. He was not sure,
however. that Morey was paid his eI.
pensss. Morsy might have deliberately