The Portland daily press., 1880-11-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE MOREY FRAUD.
CONFESSIONS OF PERJURED
WITNESSES.
Statements of Samuel j. Morey
and James O'Brien.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM
MITTEE
Placed in a Humiliating Position.
TWO DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS IMPLICATED.
More Confessions and More Arrests
Coming
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More Confessions and More Arrests
Coming

More Confessions and More Arrests
Coming
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE confession of
Morey and Lindsay in connection with the
forged Chinese-Morey letter were made yester-
day. When Morey and Lindsay were arrested
on Tuesday evening the former, who is an in
valid, was placed in charge of his uncle,
John W. Morey, Boston policeman, who
came on to testify at the trial of Philip. Nem-
bers of the Morey family, and especially Mrs.
Clara T. Morey, asked permission to see him,
and the lady said she was sure she could make
Sammy tell the truth. She visited him at
the hotel, in company with other members OF
the family, and besought him for all their
sakes to make clean breast OF the whole
affair. The man burst into tears, and offered
to tell the whole story to Colonel Bliss, who
was pr sent, bnt Bliss being prosecutor in the
perjury case refused to hear it and advised
him TO tell it to the magistrate when he was
brought up for examination. Morey then
made a confession to his uncle, and yesterday
morning when he appeared before Justice
Morgan in the District Attorneys Office he
was fully prepared to make a true statement
of the means used to induce him to come to
New York and testify as to the existence OF
the mythical 81. L. Morey. AS soon as he an
nounced this determination the Justice had
the room cleared and the confession was taken
in secret. Bliss and John L. Davenport also
remained on the outside until the close of the
examination. Morey's statement occupied
over two hours in taking. 1t is substantially
as follows:
MoREY's CONFESSION.
He says that for several years he has been
in very Strengthened circumstances. He is
laborer but the fact that he is subject to fits
prevents people from hiring him. Alvin
Clark of Lawrence who keeps pool room
helped him great deal last winter. When
the Morey case came up CLARK asked hlm II
he knew of any one named H. L. Morey and
the prisoner said he thought he had an uncle
of that namo who kept a grocery store in
Fisherville, N. II Clark received telegram
from New York and wanted the prisoner to go
on, but the prisoner said he did not want to
get himself into scrape, but finally during
meeting at lawyer Sanborn's Office in Law
renee at which Clark, Sanborn, a man named
Murphy and a man with crutch were pre-
sent the prisoner as favor to Clark who had
helped him often promised to 60 to New York.
They nrged that the thing would be closed
after election and that he need fear no harm.
He then went to New York and gave correct
testimony with the exception of that relating
to H. L. Morey which was false as was also
the statement that Republican had offered
much emotion that his poverty and desire not
TO have his wife suffer during the winter led
him to do what he did. In answer to ques-
tion Morey said he had been to the Truth office
half dozen times and had also had an inter-
view with Josh Hart at the Democratic head
quarters where he said the conservation was in
regard to II. L. Morey and as to whether the
prisoner had brother, sleight OF hand per-
former. He told Hart he had such brother
who he supposed was in South America, but
he had had time to come on and go back since
he heard from him. Hart said he thought
Moreys brother was here and thought a letter
(which he showed to prisoner, the handwriting
Of which was very similar to his brother's) was
written by Frand Prisoner did not think it
was, for he believed If his brother had been
ON he would have come to see him. Hart
took down all the prisoner said and the con-
versation ended. Prisoner went to the Truth
Office Monday morning, carriage being
sent for him to the Democratic headquarters
by Hart. Hart showed him the Goodau letter
in the Truth office and Hart said his (Morey's)
brother had started for Florida for his health,
that the Morey letter was genuine and he
would start Immediately for Florida and have
Morey in time. His second visit to the Truth
office was during the recess OF the court Mon
day when Hart said they guessed Morey's
testimony was clincher on them.
The prisoner says the next time he went to
the office was alter court in the afternoon
when it was adjourned until Thursday. We
had some conversation in regard to our being
wanted again. Hart said he did not know but
he would take our names-Clark's and mine
and if he wanted us again he would telegraph
and that was the last time he went to the
Truth Office before he returned home. Went
direct from the Truth office to the Democratic
headquarters where Clark received check
from man think named Smalley who asked
Clark what his expenses had been and If $5O
would cover it, Clark said yes and Smalley
drew check for $50 stating that SlOO was
for me- / signed receipt and got the money
from Clark. When we got back to Lawrence
Clark got the check cashed by the cashier OF
the Pacific National Bank, who was told by
r1y yhorQ hn ont
to his second trip to New York, Morey sa he
was sick abed when a man named Warner
from New York came to my house and the fear
that he came to arrest me threw me into tits
which continued during the night On Fri
day Warner came again and l was not able to
80. Said he to my wife, "Is $500 any object
for him to go tonight" My wife said, HE
is not able to CO."
Warner says: "This man has come and we
want him out there and he said will go and
see the doctor, and Warner said he would pay
the doctor, SO the doctor told me. Then on
Saturday Clark came to see me. lie wanted
me to GO told him if I felt better would
be ready to start on Sunday. Warner and
Clark came in carriage Sunday nightS and
went to Boston Warner and stopped there all
night and went to New York next day. From
the depot went to the Truth Office. Hart said,
tHello, you've got back, and said to Warner
''Take him to the hotel and have the bills
charged to me-" He took me to the Belmont
1OLcl. CnlDK registered my uduuo eS ~ Sd
Clement and he registered his as Gilman. We
had another man in the party. Warner called
him "Mack." Next morning walked to the
Truth Office and from there went to the court
room. That was the last time went to the
Truth office. On the way from Boston to New
York Warner said, "We must keep dark un-
til we get into court"
In reply to questions the prisoner stated that
the check he receiued for the first visit was
drawn on the the Park National Bank, but he
did not remember the name signed to it; that
his wife received in all $40 from Warner; that
lie himself had received nothing through
Warner. He said he would be well paid, but
no amount was specified. He supposed War
ner was Truth reporter. Clark told him he
had seen Truth badge under the lapel OF
Warmers vest. He said that Clark first pro-
posed to him to state ne had an uncle named
II. L. Morey; that Hart asked him Sunday
what kind of hand 81. L. Morey wrote and
he told him a coarse, bold hand. On Monday
Hart showed him the hotel register for the
first time with HI. L. Morey's supposed regis
ter. Told Hart he should think that was his
writing
Gas matter of fact that was not the hand
writing of HI. L. Morey or any body that you
ever knew?
A.-No sir.
Prisoner said when he met his uncle John
Clark asked him who it was and upon being
told said, "He will testify that there is no IL.
l.. Morey." said yes he would, they will all
testify that there is no 81. l.. Morey. He said,
"Well don't care. If you go to hell will
go to hell with you"
On Saturday night they stayed at the Demo
cratic headquarters all night, those there say
ing they were afraid little Davenport would
yet hold them.
CONFESSION OF JAMES o'BRIEN.