The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-10
The Philip Examination


brothers named Francis A. w. Morey and
George E. Q. Morey and half brother
named Julian Morey; had no relative named
Henry l.. Morey.
The next witness was Robert Lindsay. who
SAID he was detective for the secret organi. |
zaiion OF workmenin Allegheny county, Md;
no Knew Henry l., Mercy, and travelled with
him last February from Lowell to Lynn;
Morey showed him the Garfield Chinese
letter then, and at Boston, when the lett r
was read to him here.
The Morey letter was handed to witness,
who ientiaed it as the one shown him.
being fac simile of it.
MI Bliss then cross.examined him at great
great length, with view to impeach the
credlbility of witness. He first became ac.
quainted with Morey in the fall of 1874
through letter OF introduction purporting
to have been written by certain secret or.
ganizstion, the name of which he refused to
give; he admitted that the letter was for
gerry.
Bliss then examined Lindsay as TO the
mines in Allegheny county, MARYLAND,
: where he said he had lived many years. Wit.
; ness could not give the names OF proprietors
of any mines.
: Q, When and where did you sec Mr..
, Morey last? AIN Philadelphia Penn
) sylvsnia, about the 7th Of February
I; Here Mr.. Bliss read from witness affida-
a Wit, IL which he stated that the last time he
saw Morev was in Boston, and that he was
going to New Orleans.
Q-What is the name of the man who
employs you? A.-Your honor, | am under
!, oath not TO reveal names, and must decline
to answer. Judge Davis-You must answer
the questions. Witness then said that the
: man who employs him is William II.
Thompson; he is a lawyer in West Cumber-
land, and lives on Baltimore street.
$ q, When did you see him last? A.
: Last Thursday; | told him was comm q
u here, and told him what was coming for; he
: lives near the jail on West Baltimore street.;
y | have lived for twelve years with Mr..
Il Thompson.
l. Q-How near is the courthouse to tho isil
on West Baltimore street? Al don't
know, sir.
Q What are the names of the streets that
V cross West Baltimore street, Al don't
s remember any of them.
Q--Gou say you lived with Mr.. Thomp-
70 son twelve years, aud you don't know the
g name of single street in the vicinity of his
hou,o! .A.--No; don't remember the names
: of them; they have been changed since was
: there.
: Q,-What were their names when you
were thereY Al don't know.
d. Q How mu1hp pay do you receive? A
!. SeScnty five dollars month.
Is a l-How do YOU get it? Answer-In let
tef, from Mr. Thompson.
N Y Do YOU get them by mail A.-No
: si, J. "a lAem
o. R-What d. you mean by you iud them?
le A. es, tad tdem IN a niche ia the wall
ot where ey are placed, and always destroy
them; have bad no personal communication
IS with MI. Thompson the year past until last
Thursday.
ID The witness WAS then questioned about his
p trip from New York to Boston on last Feb.
lg ruary, but could remember nothing excep
IL that after seeing Morcy in Lynn, he started
n, for New York. Witness sad that for the
Il, past month he had been sleeping
rs in the houses OF private families
n along the Frostburg road, but could not give
the name of single householder from Frost
burg and Cumberland
The prosecution called A. j. Thompson
postmaster at Cumberland, who testified N
,x follows: There WAS no such man as w. Ii
- Thompson in West Cumberland
w He WAS then asked regarding the variou:
at streets and localities described by Lindsey
and fatty contradicted most Of the lattet's
ot testimony.
William d. Griffith testified ~ follows
u There was no such man named w. II
1a,v,., tod a.N.
mony swore that he lived there with w. II
Thompson for more than twelve years
Clara 7. Morey, an old lady testified
in She had lived in Lynn, Mass, fourteen
in years; she is widow and married George
:. Morey thirty.ilve years ago; he had three
''s sons by his first wife; he also had two hall
"a brothers and nine full brothers, but none Of
us the family WAS named Henry l.. Morey; 4
iy lawyer named Wilson approached 'hel
recently and asked her to make affidavit con
corning the Morey family, but she refused to
N make or sign it; witness never knew or heard
of any member of the family named Henry
,h L. Morey; she never heard Of s. G. Morey
- having an uncle named Henry L, Morey.
w. George E. G. Morey, son of the last witness
p swore that he had no uncle named Henry L,
ay Morey and never heard of such man.
j. w. Morsy, Boston policeman for q
years, swore that there was no member o.
ne the Morey family named Henry l.. Morey
never heard of such man until the Chinese
m letter was published; Ssm'l G. MoIey never
il. had an uncle named H. L. Morey and wit
Il, ness would be his brother had sucn man
'N existed.
x Frank B. Morey, whose moth
no er is sister of Samuel Morey,
rs testified that he had conversation with
er S. S. Morey, in Lawrence, Mass, when the
IN latter returned from New York last Tuesday.
rs. After testifyng in this case Samuel told him
ss he did not want TO 60 to New York. but 8
p man named Clarke induced him to go
ST Samuel said he told Clarke he was afraid they
as would all be in Ludlow street Jail before
IS. they got through Clarke said it would be
all right, and the whole thing would be drop
ped after the election; witness said Samuel
,ts S. Morey on his return from New York had
=, lots of money in his pocket; he was free
- with it, and treated several to meals.
If. w. Goddell testified that he has been Q
d. practicing physician in Lynn, Mass, for ter
h years; he never heard of II. L. Morey
=, Witness is the only J. w. Goddell ip Lynn
vi did not write the Goddell letter; did not ad
"a minister on the estate of Henry L. Nor y
"A "a nor was he executor to him, and in fact, he
~ never heard of any such man before.
ar lAuurourtatious by the Methods,