Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-11
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. TRIED FOR PERJURY. Preliminary Hearing of the Philip
 Witnesses. ADMISSIONS BY THE ACCUSED. One Who Registered Under
 Morey's Name ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE. Malone Likely to Act With the
 Republicans.
NEW YoRk.

The Chinese eLetter-Exa mination of the
 Alleged Perjurers-Lindsay Confssses to
 Have Registered Morey-Statements
 Made by the Prisoners that are Kept ! Secret.
 NEW YORK, Nov 1O.-This morning Justice l Bankron s. Morgan, who yesterday began an examination in the district attorneys office in relation to the Mercy letter, entered the office of MT. Phelps shortly before Il o'clock ! He was followed by John I. Davenport, Geo. | W. Bliss and Assistant District Attorney Bell Afterward Sergeant Crowley made his appear ance, having in custody Samuel s. Mercy a 1 detective, with Robert Lindsay who were arrested yesterday, on charge of perjury. Justice Morgan, when he began the examina- l tion of the case, directed that the room should | be cleared The first witness called was Mr. | John W. Mercy who has been connected with the Boston police force for thirty-one 1 years and who is brother of Joseph Mercy better known as t'Yankee Joe,'' stage driver in this city. He testified that Samuel S. Mercy never had an uncle named H. L. Mercy.
 The next person called was the alleged per jurer Robert Lindsay. He said that his name was James O'Brien that he was twenty -one years of age; that he was born in Washing ton D. C.. was laborer employed in gas house in Georgetown, New York State. He took the alias of Mercy and registered from Cumberland Maryland.
 At this point the witness was asked what he had to say in relation to the charge made against him, and he replied, 1T wish to make an explanation" Judge Morgan thereupon ordered the reporters to retire, and O Brien's statement was taken in full. The nature of it was not allowed to be made public, District Roll of af do fo give his testimony to the public at this stage of the case. It is understood that it will be submitted to the Grand Jury.
 In conversation with Henry J. Johnston, who is postmaster at Cumberland and the editor of the Duly Witness, that gentleman said that O'Brien is known to be member of Cornell's band, and is supposed to have been with Cornell at the time he shot at Pay master Tancett in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Cornell was arrested for this offense and sent to the penitentiary for a term of years and the game was broken up.
 Samuel s. Mercy was also examined, and it is understood made a full confession, but his statement was also kept from the report CTS.
 Justice Morgan, in conversation with re- porter in City Hall Park to-day, remarked that the investigation thus far in the Lindsay Mercy matter was strictly secret, and that the stenographsr had been instructed to ob- serve unbroken silence in reference to it should he be approached by reporters and others The proceedings have not yet reached the stage that admits of publicity, but as they are to proceed without delay it is probable that the public impatisnee will soon be satisfied Justice Morgan remarked that it would be premature to make any state ments relative to the result, and anything heretofore said on that point was purely con- jectured.