The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-11-25
THE PERJURERs, CONFESSIONS,

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Connection With the Forged Chinese Let
tara Close Conuection EstabIIshed Be-
tween Prominent Democrats and the
"Truth" Gang.
NEW YORK, November IL.
The District-Attorney furnishes the
presa the confessions of Morey and
OBfSen (alias Lindsay SO far as can be
made public without interfering with
the course of Justice. The Times last
night furnished the Western press the
substance of the confessions, but details
in soIne particulars are of great interest,
and are as follows:
MoREY's Confession.
Morey. after stating that Clark and Sanborn,
of Lawrence, Mass, induced him to go to New
York and testify, promising to stand by him
and see him, well paid, said: Being strongly
urged and in poverty, consented to come: l
will see, and only in regard to II. L. Morey was
my testimony false. and d. also when stated
not to come on here and testify; my family
record is true, except in relation to II. L.
known, and knew ut the time that it was a
false statement. / went to the Truth Office
several times, and had an interview with Josh
Hart and another man connected with the pa
per. whose name do not know. We arrived
CLARK and u Saturday before election. On Sum
ic headquarters first. and found nobody
there but some women cleaning up. We went
then and got some breakfast; came back, and
they kept us there. i met man by the name
Of Moore first and then a number of them
headquarters men. did not see Barnum. He
had returned to Connecticut the evening
previous. There was another short man
there. could tell his name II 1 heard 1t.
Mr.. Moore was Sergeant-at-arms of the Demo-
cratic Committee there, they said. saw what
I supposed was the Secretary-the man that
He gave me a check for sI5o-S5o for expenses
for Clark, and 800 he was to give to me when he
so Sneee He ddnt saw what IL was for
got the 300. When lreturned to Lawrence
got it. That Sunday he got carriage and
down to staten Island on the ferrybcat. We
stopped down there till four o'clock in the
and IN sns ,ss to st pot
there and returned to the Democratic head
quarters and stopped there all night. They
let us out of their sight, being afraid little
Davenport would get hold of us The next
Office and from there to the Court-iIouse.
Hart wanted to know about this Morey. and
to; had one interview with Hart at the Demo-
cratic headquarters sunday in reference to
II. L. Morey. Clark told me sanborn asked
time % I went ven ITO to Il the e Truth % Office Hart Showed
me the Goodell letter, and said it was from
Florida for his health; that the Morey letter
was genuine, and that he would start immedi-
next time went to the Tf7ifh Office was dur
ing the recess of the court Monday, and Hart
said he guessed was clincher on them. The
next time Invent to the Office was after court in
the afternoon, when it was adjourned until
Thursday. We had some conversation in re-
didn'tknow !; he would take our rnames-Clarks
and mine. If he wanted us again he would
lase bUm
We went direct from the Truth Office to the
Democratic headquarters. When we got to
oore ese
and this man that gave me the check, whose
oae o,hee senaemen that s dIdGt Known and this
man who gave me the check, Smalley, L am
sure sat down and asked Clark what his ex, ,
left home;" and he counted it over to this
cents" cents @ s..id he: viii $50 cover it," Clark
said: nYes." Said he: What shall we give
asked me. and 1 said: al will leave it all TO
you, SIR" He tb~n drew a check for $50. He
gave It to Clark, stating to Clark that $50 was
wrote q receipt out and I signed it, for $50,
In my name. When we arrived home Clark
siSo. sHs .ne 'ne'k e"sneo at the 0anA anu gave mo
On the next Thursday a man named Warner
eaYe to me and told me he wanted me TO go
said to my wife: "Is SEQ any object for him
to go to-night?" My wife said: mo; he is not
able to go" On Sunday Clark came to see me;
accompanied by Warner, and we all started
for New York together. We stopped in Bos-
ton all night under assumed names. At IL
o'clock the next morning we left Boston for
from the depot we went to the Truth Office.
When we got to the Truth office, 1 saw Hart
there. and Hart said: .Hello, you have got
back, and he said TO Warner: Take him %
| a hotel. and have the bills charged to me-" He
took me to the Belmont Hotel think reg
istered my name as Asa Clement, and he re e
istered his name as Gilman We had another
man in the party; Warner called him Mack.
We went out and got some supper, and we
stopped at the hotel all night, and yesterday
morning walked to The Truth office. From the
| Mt noon time we went and got lunch, and that
was the last time was at the Truth Office.
| They brought me here last night. On the way
from Boston to New York, Warner said: 1--WE
Warner gave me no money, but handed my
wife $40 when he was in Lawrence. He told
| me would be well paid for coming to New
York. suppose he was connected with the
Clark nrst proposed to me to say had an
uncle by the name of II. L. Morey, and Hart
entry % III. L. nv aorey' @ 'tV In two % places. Hart art
| asked me on Sunday what kind of a handwrit-
| ing II. l.. Morey wrote. l said He writes a
very coarse, bold hand" That was prior to
| showed me a register the next day 1 said
| should think that that was his handwriting.
| As matter of fact that was not the haudwrt-
| ing of H. L. Morey, or Of anybody else that |
Clark made. When 1 met my uncle John
yesterday, he shook hands with me, and Clark
said. when we got out of our seats, Who is
that?' said, "That Is my uncle, John" He
said, "He will testify that there is no Fl. L.
Morey." said, "Yes, he will; they will all
| testify that therc is no H. l.. Morey.' He
| said "Well, don't care: If you go to hell, l
| win go to HE'LL will go to he'll with you.
SAMUEL S. MoREY.
| Taken before me this 10th day of November.
| Is. Il. MORGAN, Police Justice.