The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-30


language, the envelope was not fortl
coming, and five hours more were COT
sumed. These extra delays caused los
OF nearly half day, though the counst
in this case are not blamAble for this.
arm not willing TO be put 10 false position
and | will give both sides every opportnn
ity to present their evidence. ltthe prOt
eCutiOn are not ready the defense can pro
ceed and give way when the prosecution
are ready, l will adjourn the case until
, o'clock.
, When the Court reassembled Genera
Pryor and Mr.. Brooke, OF the counsel 10
the defense, entered, accompanied by
HON. ABRAM s. HEWITT,
whose presence gave rise 10 the repor
that he was 10 take the stand as witness
for the defense. Witness Hagan was re
called by Col. Bliss for the prosecution
but his examination was objected 10 OIL
the ground that Bliss was the complainant
The obi .ctiDn was Overruled and HAgan
testified: have submitted the Morey
envelope to microscopic:'e aud have
found erasures. also find on the stamn
figure "2" was printed, while what
call figure II" Is not printed, but Is q
longitudinal stroke, and is not set in the
same field with the figure "2" above, land n
little to the right OF the word "MUrey" IL
evidence Of two erasufes, one word that
think is Esq" and in the other there l.
no word The ermure left OF "Esq" IL
continued and is ueArly in liue with II
The stamp on the reverse side OF the en-
velOpe shows
EVIDENCE or TWO RRAsUREs
within the ring. Under the "MOrey" there
was evidence Of erasures just under the
letter "y," the letters "or" is written over
the erasure. The word Lynn" is writ.
ten below portion OF the erAsnre, and
there is little erasure above "Mass
Cross.examined-Mr Brooke: | ex-
ami"ed the envelope at the pUstOtfiCe, iu
the presence OF Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. Stoughton.
Mr.. Gaylord, Wm. Finn aud Mr.. Knox.
| don't know who brought it there.
Judge Davis entrusted it 10 Mr.. Bell.
Mr.. Brooke-l understood that the letter
was not to 90 out Of your Hon0r's control,
aud | call your Honors attention to the
fact that the letter IL not in the same con.
diIiOn as when We delivered It.
Judge Davis-I cut off part oi the edge.
The tears in it were all there.
Charles Hoffman was then called, and
testified as follows: A photograph OF the
envelope was made under my supervision.
| received 1t from Nc Hart, and it is In
the same condition now as when re.
ceived it. | noticed uo eresures. did not
look for them.
John Phinn testified reside In New
Jersey. ! am
EDITOR UP THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF
McRcsC PY,
and have made it study for twenty-five
years. have been called as a witness as
an expert before. | saw the Morey en-
velope two hours ago, and have examined
it under the microscope. The surface oil
the paper il disturbed in many points,
which can be discovered by holding it to
the light. Several points along and above
tho name the tibres are disturbed.
There are erasures above 'the word
"MOrey;" had been evidently the word
"Esq." The distur rban6s OF the fibre ia on
the outside oi the envelope. There is
Oh the stamp on the reverse |
side, hut no more than ordinary friction |
would Canse. do not think 1t an erasure. |
Tne figure 2seems 10 have escaped before
the there may have been an extra de-
gree ofNrnbhing The microscope shows
that the figure along side the fgnre2 was
not stamped on the envelope. saw the
word Esq" but could not tell what the
other erasnres were lhsre are some spots
~ {Nt kuNt Nt,ts.
there is an erasion.
Judge DAvis-."Can witness FIX his mi. !
croSGnpe 30 that can examine the envel-
ope?"
Witness-"Yes SIR"
The instrument was then arranged and |
the examination made by the Judge.
Mr.. Phinn was then cross.examined BY |
Mr.. Howe. He was shown the part OF the |
with the words ~. A. Garfield,
NJ. o." and pisrk oil stamp on 1t. On Ie4
quest he madea microscopic investigation !
u it aud testified that the mark was
1t had been stamped twice. |
Jas. GRylor, General Superintendent OF |
City Delivery pos'otlice, testified that when |
a letter addressed 10 some one In this city |
arrives 1t comes In a locked apartment.
THE LETTER NEVER SENT TO LYNN.
1t is taken out and stamped with the re.
ceiptiDg stamp, which indicates how IL
Sas received. The stamp shows the month
and day. The stamps have on them, "Re.
.eived, New York" and the date. Taat
stamp is put on all letters for city delivery,
and on them only. II letter arrived
here from Washington, passing east. 1t
"a Vnul5 not ha tPsItad In INV IIufGlnn
There are nineteen stations in the city,
aud all the letters Intended for the district
are sent TO that district and stamped with
a station die or stamp. On the reverse,
recognize on the Morey envelope stamp
the words Received, New York, 7:SQ"
The figure 2 is in the place Tl,ete the date
is With figure on nns slde Otit, do not
think It Yaa stamped there We USE the
SSMS stamps evVry day but change the
dates The dates being made In the single
piece stamp on the Sl0rey letter 10 ndiCates
lis RECEIPT ia the New YORK l.ostoltiCe, aud |
il it were sen, ;S4n Washington TO Lynn |
tLGt SIanp Wonld not be there.
Mr.. Gayler Continued: The heavy ring
on tho envelope looks like Nae OF tho
stamps used in tho 0ity glAtiona. The en-
ve!opp nrpsenIs The INDICATIONS Of dis.
tGip ipance The ahrasion on tho stalion
stamp covers where the date would be,
have seen many oi the stamps on letters
repeived from Washington. The figure
adj lining the figure 9 on the reverse Of the
Ia not made by the die. No
Cross examination.
HENRY J. PRARaoA
was called for the prosecution, and testi..
fed; lam Assistant Postmaster and have
been such for seven years. For eight
years previous LwaB in the railroad nail
service Ell route from Washington TO New
YOIk. Letters FROM Warrington 10 Bos.
tou are put 10 pouches at Washington and
sent right through. Thsspouches are not
opened in this city. In case the mail is
delayed the pouches would be taken to the
New York Post, flee and the packages re.
moved 10 other pouch "a hut The letters