Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-28
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IRUTH IN COURT. Republican Detectives Tracing Up the
 FoIgeT. An Editor Under Arrest For Alleged Forgery of Gar
 fields Writing The Chinese Letter Bugaboo. A Mule that May Kick
 BarnuIm.
The Chinese Letter Bugaboo.
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
 The Chinese Letter-Arrest Of a 6 Truth's Editor-Forgery of the Letter Charged Against Him-The Prisoner in Court Held fn $5,OOO Bonds.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Kenward Philip, an editorial writer on Truth, was arrested to-day l on a charge of criminal libel in having forged and caused to be published the Garfield ''Chinese letter. The order of arrest was 1 issued by Chief Justice Noah Davis of the l Supreme Court. Philp, who is resident of Brooklyn, was arrested in the lobby of 8 | theatre in that city and was brought across | the river to New York and conducted imme- .diately to police headquarters. He was sub
 sequently conducted down town to the dis
 trict attorneys office, where he was con- I fronted by ex-Minister E. w. Stoughton, who l drew up the papers on which he was arrested, 1 John I. Davenport, ex-United States District Attorney George Bliss and others. Judge Davis was telegraphed for and replied that | he would return to court for the purpose of | holding jurisdiction in the case. It was stat l ed in Davenport's office that it was known several days ago that Philip was the guilty | yS l lowed to go out of sight of some one of the l officers of the secret service. It was, how | ever, necessary to get evidence that would \ lead to his conviction, and this has taken | time. The case has been worked up by the detective agency established by former su- perintendent of Pinkerton's agency, and the \ detectives claim that the evidence is conclu- sive. The detectives at the outset secured | possession of the copy of an editorial written I by Philip. On one of the pages was the name of Garfield, in which the dot was over the ''e' ! instead of the 'i' as in the forged letter in ! several instances. It was found that the dots were behind the ''i' instead of over or before it. There was remarkable similarity between the writing of Philip and the manu- script of the Garfield letter, and having satis fed himself that he had found the author of the letter the detective presented his evidence to the State Central committee. In the meantime Sheriff Albert Daggett, of Brooklyn, had conceived suspicion of Philip. Hunting around he found an order that Philp had written and a comparison of the manuscripts satisfied him that he had unraveled the knot This order was sent to the committee and all the specimens of Philips writing together with the forged letter were put into the hands of Payne, the expert, and several others of his profession. Their reports were made separately and were all to the effect that the man who wrote the Philip manuscript must have been the for
 ger While waiting in the District Attorneys office Philip summoned his counsel, General Roger A. Pryor, ex-Surrogate Veider of Brooklyn, Charles S. Brooke and Messrs. Howe and Rummel, the Tombs lawyers. Shortly before 3 o'clock Philip was taken into the Supreme Court, general term, where Judge Noah Davis presided The court room was densely crowded. The prosecution was represented by Messrs. Stoughton, KAox, Bliss, Davenport and Assistant District At torney Bell. The prisoner was supported by Judge Veider, IGeneral Pryor and c. $. Brooke. The case was opened by MT. Bell, who charged the prisoner with criminal libel
 on James A. Garfield on complaint of George Bliss Mr. Bell read various afidavits on which the prisoner was arrested.
 Hundreds of eyes were in moment direct ef1 at Philip. He was dressed in black diagonal suit with a blue silk neclztie. He twisted a light cane in his hand and carried fall over 4 coat across his arm. He took a seat beside | his counsel and watched the proceedings with ! nervous interest. Philip is thirty-five years f of age and of small and wiry frame. He is
 an Englishman by birth. but has been engag- | ed in the profession of journalism in this | country many years. General Pryor asked, ''Is there any occasion to read those afi- ! davits ?" MT. Bell said it was necessary that l all these things be spread over the minutes ] of the court General Pryor: 'FYour hon. ' | you would not have issued the warrants and I I do not think that time should be consumed | in going over them again" Mir. Brooke sub \ mitted that it was an innovation in criminal practice to subject the prisoner to further an- ! noyance when he was prepared to waive ex- f animation and furnish bail. Judge Davis 'These papers are not of course to be read \ as evidence"
 Mr. Bell then again continued On or about October 20 he caused to be published \ in a daily newspaper called Truth malicious f libel against one James A. Garfield, of Ohio, Republican candidate. General Pryor here i again interposed and said: '"There is grand jury now in session and we demand an imme- ] diate trial We respectfully submit that this | is right which client is justified in de- manding We are prepared to go into the | trial before jury tomorrow if necessary | and the present proceeding is of no value. '' ! Judge Davis said he did not understand that | the prisoner had right to insist on waiving examination, to which MT. Brooke replied | that the only result of an examination would be to learn if probable cause existed | for holding the prisoner, in which event he | would be held to bail and to meet the charges | when properly presented. MT. Bell argued f that it was proper that the affidayits should I be read Brooke moved for a discharge | of the prisoner as the affidavits read con | tain no grounds on which to base warrant. \ Judge Davis denied the motion to discharge
 
 \ sufficient, and that the alleged libel was of a character tending to bring ridicule, contempt K and derision on Garfield. After the letter | had been publicly denounced as forgery, 1 this man denounces a man who vindicates | himself as liar, and holds him up to derision, | Under the laws, as I understand them, if a ! public newspaper charges man with being a | liar, felon or forger, the editor is guilty of libel, unless the charges are true. After some argument Judge Davis fixed bail | at $5, 900. The bail was furnished by Gen. 1 Francis B. Spinola and James Fay. Mir.
 i Philip then left the court in company with his | counsel The examination will be continued ! at Il o'clock tomorrow morning. It is re- l ported that when the case comes to trial
 | General Butler will act as senior counsel for
 Philp.
 Scenes at Republican Headquarters. NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The clerks at the Re
 | publican National headquarters were busy
 l this morning mailing Photographic copies of
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