New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31


Sweet foreman of The Dramatic NeC8 printing obc',
and Henry Guton. OF The fGnfiy story Pdper also
gave similar testimony, most of them freely admit
ting that the manuscript Of the article
Lying and Sticking TO It. in the
handwriting of the defendant. They were examined
M graf length In regard TO the reputation # James
McDrrmot and while Mr.. Guton was under
animation nDou this point Judge DAVIS remarked,
upon objection beng made, tnat each sde was
only entitled 20 SIX witnesses on any one point.
Mr. Brooke said that this witness evidence was
on a vital point. a. hcDcrmOttsw0 that the Morcy
letter apparel to him % be IN the handwriting OF
the defendant.
Judge Davis remarked that several other wit
nesse, had gwen the same evidence. and he coEld
only allow two more witnesses on the suDlgcl.
Augustus VI verick. city ea Tor or ING EdGic'
and Peter F. Delaney, re0orter. ana JACOB A nr
bouell. were also called ard testified that McDer-
mott unworthy Of belief hu' mis- e-tiH"fY
was considerably shaken IN cr0-'-eXamlh atioh ~
each case. The reasons given by the VII,
nes-es why McDermott not prr-on OF
truth and veracty were various. One Of
the witnesses the uroot-reader of run,
who Admitted that, although ali the manuscript ot
the articles which were printed IN Truth passed
which the Morey letter, which appeared by The SIDE
Of ne fac-simile of tie letter. set a. u was set
I'm some other new paper Office. Why tins was done
lie was unable to say. 10 was lot because they
needed thai kind OF type.
TIE defence then called two witnesses who haG
lived at Lyau. Mass some time SGD Their names
were Joseph +. Blbcock aud Thomas /. Sweeter,
both locomotive el gIur"rs. one had lived there,
and the other had WORKED there but lived nine
miles away Their examination was brief, as they
knew nothing of th- lr own DcrSunll kuoNieu-c
either OF the man NOrov the Employers Union,
of which. It L. ca meo, Mercy was the president.
Tie Court then took recess Tor an hOur
THE EVENING SESSION.
so great was the interest sil taken in the case
thar in order not t. lose their seats many persons
remained M the Courtroom during the recess. At
precisely 71j O'Clock Judge Davis took hls seat on
the bench. and jose i. Wilson was called for the
defence. H. SAID:
lam a merchant and live IN Washington. know the
SERGEANT ttA OF the Iou-e of Een.rsrn'atV Jolu
q. Thompson. Wis rcd m nc ms OH e. cen ~, %nelt
Con.re--mau. / sad rr. vou-ly seen IA Ir"" tile-
Of my Visit had copy of iAat paper containing We
fac-simile. Among tnc r,csips w.to some signed Dy
james A. Garfield
Here the counsel for the prosecution objected on
the ground that the witness dld not see General
Garfield sign the receipts he could not testify TO the
authenticity Of tne signatures.
Judge Davis asked whether the receipts IN ques-
ton could be produced in court.
This Str. Brooke was unable To DO. The counsel
for the defence explained rhat the witness had COM
pared a fac-simile Of the signature IN the Aorey
crrr with tn, signature of james u Garfield az the
bottom of Government receipts ID the office o.. the
~ergraut-at-ArW, and also with Nrnefai FailleINs
siura,uraon cncchs and otuerdocum uts IN the same
office. " 10 rhe~. were ordinary p1p"r.,. sald Mt.
Brooke. " iu irre~ 1OHsIDle hands would NOT pro-
uucr them tI" ch1Itctcr ol testimony; Dut the}
are odica VII iugs. aud rs such deserving OF notice
judge wis ruled that these documents could not
be- considered otherwise than as vouchers IN iaYor
of e. neral Garfield, showing chat ne had received
sum, of money from the Government. " They are
like any other youcher~.' he SAID, ACKNOWLEDGING
me receipt ol Government money. They are not on
ofi.ia. record bg any means.
M Brook,-I Off, 10 prove hat the signatures Of the
Mor-v and OF tlr vOurhcts and cuecRs OF the
-or,c.mt-at. Arlis- office are technically the same.
20 ffa VI ID 4
deas nandWutugi Al ana not.
" liam &. Cotton. of 80. 1 fl Safest. Brooklyn.
was the next 80 ness. Dir. Brooke showed MN
number 0I envelopes which had passed through the
mails and were stamped on both Sides. The witness
Identified them a- letters be had recently received
The letter. were then hauded To- Colonel Bliss. who
ON seeing that they were addressed to BROOKLYN, OBJ
ircted To their being introduced as testimony.
Mr.. Brooke exp aurd that witnesses had been
plt on the stand IY be prosecution IN relation 10
two post marks on thr envelope ot the Morey letter
Ole ~ them va, affixed m Ncw-fori and officers of
fine ~ Office had testified tIar like AL letters sent
from a Yves eru cIty east thus Iaray lclter-Whlch
wa directed to Lynn. Nass.,-should not have been
po-tm4rN here. He proposed to show the Court
four i've envelopes +" Inch htd D"rn sent ID Brook
lvu from Washington, and yet bore the Ne"-1ork
.JuIse Davl, declined 30 admit the Brooklyn en-
yeopes AZ tc1uLoay. Wue'clpon DIT Brooke con-
tended ihIt Mr. tt4t cr Supcrlu cudeui o. Ihe tltJ
Delivery had testified that the only letters bearing
the New-iorl pO~tmarks were tuosc OF the c,ty de-
livery. and tllt wutu Sir Bliss asked NJ Gayler
less mailed IN New-lork, the superintendent
answered DID, tine n-ga..vr 40 refule tins testimony
the counsel mad produced the Cotton cu'eo2e-'
Colonel Bliss claimed that the evidence OF MI
G9yl.r was tnat q letter addressed TO Lynn, from
Washington. could not pass through the NeW-1gTk
Post-Otce or 10 any rate be STAMPED there. he
submitted hat a letter addressed To Brooklyn ana
hearing the New-lOrk DDs;maik could not DO cor
,Idered eyILcuce W the case.
Judge DAVIS SAID that superintendent G1ylers
testimony embraced only letters sent eastward from
a point outside Of New-Y0rk Brooklyn could not
be taken INTO consideration.
A BAD WITNESS FOR THE Defence.
The next .tnc,s was George simpson, IT,. an ex-
pert in handwriting. After making hurried ex-
animation II the Morey letter and envelope III
Court by means OF microscope, the witness test-
fled 10 follows:
i've at No. 1I3 I7'hst.. BROOKLYN. am an expert
in haudvrit4ne but have NO Office at pr sent nave
been pursuing ealing OF au expert III handwriting
for about th.ty-nvc years was ursi employed III lue
secured cuu .oyuruJ The Merchants Bank OF that
city. was employed urst as r.cri'In- aad thrh Is
paying tcrr. H. uls c'plciy had lo eNimIhe manu-
wlitu-. G.s.l. VITA respect 10 thrlr geHuneness.
have oeen mIcd n courts ID this STATE ana 10 New
and have been his assistant on several occasions.
The original Mercy letter was handed to the Wit
ness and he continued:
first read this letter on Monday, october %, in
Truth Office. made thorough examination 81 DC thrn
u cDrsutri.on wlfu -eveIa. signatures. nave seen
'otn ne original Rockwell and jewell letters FOR the
fr-f
Judgment and opiu On ~ an expert the Money eter -
IN Inc same hand ErltIn- tAe Jewell and Rockwell
letters
Upon cross-examination by Colonel Bliss. witness
said:
first saw the Original Mercy letter in Tr'h Office Mr.
TTarr .uo ed IL me-. went truth office wish tlc OO-
ec OF LOOKING at copy OF tue Morey letter, anu not
IN obedience to AM request hrst saw clerk ma
asked hn To show NE the photograph
which ne did Then Mr. Post appeared
don't know that acquainted with Mr.. Hart at
Ih,t time. Mr. Post, lhInA, introduced me 10 nm.
inns wa, III the Afternoon. bad 10 that time
seen tne or gna letter envelope but only acsmes
OF them Truth
At tins iuncture Colonel Bliss, looking full into
the. witnesses acc. asked:
Did YOU not on Monday morning state 20 clerk 10 the
office OF RJcRfeow Brcseu. &c Nos. - and 81 Mas
sar-st. thal yuu mad ide examination oI me nc
smie OF the Morey letter. adding mat was an absurd
forrrrv and a - shame