New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-11
IMPORTANT RESULTS TO FOLLOW

she Philip case-Samuel y Morey ana III" ono WIZ
.alled himself Robert Lindsay and james L. Barry
lint who has finally declared his right name 10
h. lanes O'Brcn-had not only pleaded
,-ultv TO perjury, but had made long and minute
confessions of their entire connection with the
scod Chinese letter. Great secrecy was observed
:; obtaining these confessions, one being allowed
., no prcscut except sworn stenoSrapher
with .Justice Morgan, before whom the depo-
suons were made. Among other thlhgs
Marcy confessed that he had received
a check for 81 so signed by officers OF the Demo
cratic National Committee Tor giving MS teSu-
mony in the case. This check he surrendered 10 'nc
District-Attorney. ,
shont 10 4. N. Yesterday Justice Morgan arrived
at the District Attorneys office, ana Went ct oHoo
~ the pr,vaie room OF Mr.. Phelps Presently lhe
two prisoners were brought into the otce-O Drleh
from the Tombs where had ne spent the
,,,ht and Morey from hotel, where he
Lod been allowed to stay III cha Se oil
Srcaant Crowley because OF his Illness
Morev Is crippled and broken down, and attributes
his coalition to wounds received III the war. ne
has been estranccd from his family Tor over thirty
vear, and It s tins fact which Is supposed 10 DE the
reason why he allowed himself to be successfully
.sn.od Inv n few dollars supposing that
none of his family would trouble themselves
about the matter A reconciliation has taken
n
succeeded in making him agree TO confess every
thing in the hope that the State would use him to
nunsb fine real culpritS IN the case. Hence 1t was
that his uncle, John w. Mercy who has
been for over thirty years an officer OF
police in Boston, approached Assistant DIS
trct-Attorney Bell Tuesday night and
informed him that Samuel 5. Morey had youn-
teered 10 make confession. Mr.. Bell replied mat
he would not consent to accept the confession
under the circumstances, as IT might have the
appearance of being gwen under compulsion. and
Therefore he would prefer that Morey should wait
until morning and make his confession 10
q magistrate. This is what Morey did. MI
Bi,s's affidavit was read to him. Justice
Morgan, informing Inn that he need net answer
any question put to HIM the answer to which might
tend to incriminate him, asked him what he had TO
plead He said frankly that he had perjured HIM
self and he desired to make a statement. Justice
Morgan then procured a stenO-rapher, and all the
nersops present including the Distrct-Attorney,
bejng required TO retire MOrey began his story lie
continued it for over an hour, when he WAS over
come by his infrmites. and was put upon Il lounge
and allowed 10 rest.
.Justlee Morgan then called in the young man who
first gave his name as Robert Lindsay and who
afterward swore that bis name was James L. Barry
He looked much crestfallen. Justice Morgan read
10 him the affidavit of Mr.. Bliss in his case, and
after warning him as Mercy had been warned in re-
spect to answering questions, asked his name
Nv name is James O'Bren," SAID the prisoner
He was asked to explain, and said that all the
other names he hal given were fictitious, but that
James q lricn was the right one.
Where were yuu born z asked the Justice.
"In Washington, ID. Co." was the reply.
How o a are you Z!
"I~cntr one years OF age"
"Whert do y0u live Z
&" In G. rIetOWn, II. e.
"Wlat Is your business Z
lam laborer. work about the gas house"
"Wlat have you to say, If anything, III answer TO
would Ike to make statemeat-an explain
alton" .y o.,,.a 1nsttoo uoroo, won
would hse 20 make a confession of your connection
IN TINS AFFAIR." Because If you de- remember You
make II on yonr own responsibility, and without
any promise held ont to YOU"
Il don't care" replied the prisoner, with dis
gusted look. Il want TO 'sQueal the whole thing
| want to confess; that's the whole amount OF IT,
I'm SICK Of IT,"
Inc room was then cleared, and O'Brien went on
with hrs confess until Morey announced that he
was ready TO proceed. Wlereupon the deposition
was suspended. and after hour Mercy
had 6,i,bed his. Then VBrien resumed and finished
ms CON .ce,lon Under consideration would
Justice Morgan allow any part OF the confessions
10 be made pHblic Yesterday. lie declared. how
ever they woud he gwen to the public to-day. 1t
was estimated that the TWO CONCESSIONS YOU'D cover
6ftv pages of fOOSCap.
4 rPnorter of THE TRIBUNE, however, obtained
few OF the facts contained IN the confessions be-
sides the mentioned. tnat Morey had gwen
up the check for $3.50 gwen by the Dem-
Ocratic National Committee in part pay
ment of his services Moley owfu OIar s,,r, ,Lf
money and being unable TO pay II, was summoned
To LAWYER john SanbOrn's office. where he met
Clark and the money was demanded Meanwhile
an agent from New York had been using every effort
10 make Morev come 10 New1Ork 10 testify. This
agent who it is said Is known was frequently IL
the company Of Clark and Sanborn. by way OF
Fastening the departure of Morey the scene III the
lawyers Office arranged
well | tell you what finally bluTted out Clark
10 Norey if you'll conclude 70 90 to New-fOTk
and hell along the party by testltylng IN that Philip
case as they you TO, I'll forgive the debt and
call the matter SQUARE"
Morey was glad to accept the offer and came
here getting, besides part =, OF the sum
promised him by the Democratic National Commit
tee from wklch it Is said the agent came. John
Sanborn il prominent Democrat OF Lawrence, ana
was one Of tue Hancock and English electors; IA
pers we're prepared yesterday tof ms eXradiuoh'
the charge against him being suborna'l0n OF per
Jury. The same thing was done IN the case OF clark
The confession OF OBrien, who 1t was found, has
been a highwaynan masked burglar and foot
pad iuculpates one Of the Democratic Presidential
electors i,oIn Maryland. William NJ Price, OF Cum
berland. Allegheny County, DID. For some Time De-
fore the nrodacton of o. Brcn the following adver
easement appeared in The Cumberland Sunday Civil
ian:
If Robert Lindsay Will call on the undersigned at
once lie WIN heat Of something TO his dement, A lib
eTa reward will given for any information OF the
"D'ie"O' 'i' u ''''' WM H. PRICE. Cumberland.
Mr. price is the most prominent lawyer
in his part of the State, and is
chairman Of the. County Democratic Cen
tral Committee This advertisement was t5e
result of a visit of Henry Il. West, city editor OF
The Washington Post, to Cumberland. lie said he
was in search OF Lindsay. As the outcome OF TINS
visit the following telegram was sent by SlT fflce
10 the Democratic National Committee october d.
1850, two days before the election;
CUMBERLAND. Nd. Oct. 81. 1880.
To uie Hon W. Ii. BARNUa, Chairman:
Tie following affidavit Robert Lindsay Is authentic
Robert Lindsay duly sworn says that ne resides
IN Ale naDy County Md; that Ee Is persOhaIIy ae-
quanted with Henry l.. Morey, whom nc
first 1874. and since at Lowell ana
Lynn. in the state of Massachusetts,; also III
Boston and in Philadelphia; and said Morey had IRE