National Republican., 1880-11-12
THE M0REY PERJURERS.
Confessions by the Tools OF the Demo-
cratic ConspiratOrs.
Two of Them Made Pubiic--0tho stil to
Come Further Arrests to
be Made.
Further Revelations to tho arand Jury.


NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-samuel S. Morcy aud
james oBrien, who yesterday confessed TO perjury
IN the Chinese letter case were again taken to INC
district attorneys CHICO this morning. Several
members of the Morey family from Massachusetts
swore that there was no such man ns IL J." Moror,
and several witnesses from Cumberland Nd, wero
present. Confessions Of both men were formally
signed and the evidence was laid before the grand
Jury. Other arrests are expected during the day.
IN THE GRAND JURY ROOM.
Solomon Sullivan Morey Frank +. Mercy Of
Lawrence, Mass, and John W. Morey of Boston
were anerward conducted TO the grand jury room
by Detective Fields Solomon Morey was bowed
by physical inhrmities and walked with an infrm
step. Ho looked worn and haggard and needed
constant support Morey was before tho grand
jury for some time
After the confessions had been signed by the
two men they were committed In default of 10000
bail each, and were taken back to the Tomhs, and
Morey's friends started out to look for ball The
confessions, 1t is said, will be made public late
this afternoon. Indictments against the prisoners
will DO found TO- day. The reason why the con
fessions are held back, It Is said is because
they implicate certain persons not yet under
Henry J. Johnson, william ]. Griffith, James
Reid and X. s. Powell, all OF whom reside In
Cumberland, Nd. gave testimony In reference to
James O'Bren. Each Of the abovenamed gentle
men declined to make known the substance OF
their testimony They stated that the prosecuting
attorney told them not to dvugc the facts TO which
they had testified.
At the conclusion Of S. L. Morey's examination
he entered an ante-room and sat on n bench con-
versing with his son Harry. Suddenly he fell on
the floor in an epileptic fit. His son, Frank p.
Morey, and the Boston police officer. John W,
Morey, ran to his assistance. He finally recovered
nnd was led to the bench where ho lay at full
length.
NEw YoRK Nov. 1.-THE case of James 0 Brlcn,
alias Lindsey, and S. S. Morey, charged with per-
Jury Of the general sessions to-day. An indlct-
inentwas ordered for perjury against 0'Brien, and
Morey was used as states evidence and sent
70 the house Of detention as witness.
The confessions OF James O'Brien and S. s..
Mofey were handed to tho press at p. m. by
Colonel Bliss, who remarked that they were conf
plee as fur os they went, and were deemed proper
10 publish, as they would not defeat the ends of
Justice Other aud more important confessions arc
satd to have been made, and arrests are expected
tomorrow The following arc the documents
given out:
s. 8. MoREY's CONFESSION.
Police Court, Third District, CITY and County Of NeO
samuel $. Morey, being duly examined before
the undersigned according to the law on the an
nlexed charge, and being Informed that he was at
him, states as follows. viz: Ny name is Samuel s.
notey am forty.nine years of age; was born in
Lowell, Mass, and 1.-Two IN Lawrence, same state,
aud by occupation laborer. and say relative to
the charge preferred against me that for the last
three years have been in pretty straitened cir
cumstances have been trying 10 get my pension
restored to me; 1t was taken from mo hero whilo 1
wa: In South America, because not being here for
amines them every two years last winter Isuifered
severely; hud no oYercoat to my back and no
shoes 10 ny feet there the witness weeps and had
the state aid they took that from mo on account
Of that they passed law there in the state or Mas
snchuSetts that man who received state aid
must receive II from the town from which he en-
listed had always received IL from the town OF
Lawrence, At so per month; that is all had to live
on; they took that away from me and threw me on
the city ofSomeryille where enlisted from: they
kept II pending th0re for four or flvo months be-
foro / received anything; then l went before the
overseer of the poor Of the city of Lawrence, and
they guaranteed Inc $40; they asked me whether /
would take tllatin money or whether 1 would take
IL III orders was back in my ront two months
tool; sl4 for rent nnd the balance for wood ana
conli worked but little of tho time; was having
cpileptio fits and liable to fall at nny time people
would not hire mo because they knew / was sub
ject TO these fils aud only got o days work now
aud thcni last winter Mr.. Clark helped me consid-
o.-Who Is Mr.. clark9 A.--A. G. Clark.
Q;-Who was he? A.-lhc man who was on
Q.-What is his business? Ale keeps pool
room In Lawrence; when this case came up they
game to me aud wanted to know If knew any.
Thought did; said /, II think he is an uncle OF
mlne, born in Andoyer, \; H., and he afterwards
went from Andoyer and kept grocery store in
Baskerville; they kept bothering INC, and finally
they received telegraph dispateh from New York
and wanted Ss me to 90 ON MI CLARK came t9 the
'Will you come on to New York?' l said, mo
there 70 no use OF my going on; amt going to get
Se Rsa better a'o %"y .sd No SAID w h' not SS
law eisc SAID ~ YES, y VIM ihcsiaeG G G3i at rs
borns Mr. Clark Went IT. on foo BOT and ' with ii an another
man, who took mo In wagon; the other mans
View we Went to to Nj Mr. sanSorns m ofee % ana n Mr. SHn5orn
Mr.. CLARK. Mr.. Murphy and this man who went
with me and another man that do not know;, he
bad q crutch; and they all urged me to 20 to New
York said l, II don't want to co. said he, "Why?'
said ~ don't want to get into any scrapei' SAID
they all joined In saying this said It would only
be political case and soon over; said had nc
money to go; they said, Your expenses will be all
10 the door and said, II won't go" they called me
back again and said something about going again
and asked why Would not &C. and wGnld t%nSd moi not
will be lodged in Jail tho whole, Of us
they said, you need not fear Of being lodged IN
well paid il you go" at that tlmo Mr.. Clark ex
pressed fears that w0 should not be paid; Mr.. San
born and ihe others assure assured us that we would BE-
payment Of the money; they said "Come back"
went blok again, and they laid, "WIll you go?'
SAN, never asked favor OF you before; this Il
the first favor have asked Of youi you know
nayS 6SS Now M no @r SGI H
is not another N M in tho city of Lawrence whom
would 90 with but you, aud now don't wan
wont go, don't you ever speak 10 me again OF
look at mo on the street., or ever osg
favor oil mo hgNlni hhlu no, IOu
know / have done a great deal for youi'
said, ~ know you have gave me money out
your pocket; you gave me a coat thatl have on m!
back and the pants that haYe on now, ana say
l. II will go;" said ], "nnd before we start that
will bring me into sorape and you VIII get into
EcTape yourself "by being In needy circumstances
not able to work great deal more than two o
three or four days in tho week, and sometimes go
ing six or seven weeks without work, the induce
ment they held me out that this thing would b.
closed out after election, and that had no nee'
to fear anything consented TO Gomez | camo ol
here; Igaye correct testimony, as you Will see, ai'
only IN regard 10 II. j.. Morey was my tostimon,
fulse and also when stated that had been oiicre'
SlCO by a republican not TO come on here anI
testify; my iamily record Is true except In relation
TO II H. Morey, whom l don't know ana neye
have known, ana knew at the time that II was
false statement; have been abused by the gov
eminent by not restoring the pension TO me
had good record, a military record, with
colonel and all, throughou ] served from tho be
ginning of the war In April, 1861, ana served II
different capacities TIL August J. 1861 my first EN-
llstnont was in the Fourteenth infantry Of MaSsa
chusets, aud alterward | changed 10 the Flls
heavy artillery; stopped IN that regiment until
from tho First heavy artillery was discharged b.
reason of n transfer to the commlssGry department
/ served In the c0mmlssary department. AZ frs
under Captain Bryary of tho Unllen states ~
fantry Captain Bryary turned the cOmmissaIy de
partnent over TO Captain MusseT l served VIII
EQ,--Hnvo you ever been to the nun oihco2 A.
Yes sir; they sent for me the second timc.
Q-HoW many times have you been To IN
Truth Officer Al have been there number
times. III,