New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-02
THE PHILIP INVESTIGATION.

{ OF LyNN-A. 5. HEWITT RFITERATEs HIS BE
IIEF THAT TEE MoREY LETTER WAS WRITTEN
BY GENERAL GARFIELD-THE ACCUSED MANS
DENIAL.
Not one-sxth Of the crowd that awaited the open
ing of the Kenward Philip inquiry yesterday could
have found standing in the room set apart fol
the examination. Justice Noah Davis was promptly
In attendance, looking pale hut declaring himself
greatly improved since Saturdays work. half
hour was spent in getting ready to proceed when
Mr.. Bliss announced that the prosecution, having
reserved the right TO call additional witnesses
was now ready to 90 on.
Mir. Howe exclaimed very excitcdly:
on, no, our ease Il on now. Let US 20 Oh.
MI Brooke added hls protest against any break III
the progress OF the defence and Mr Howe con-
trued:
Itrus; vour Honor VIII allow Us to 20 on Weprorose
10 cali mir. samue. = Mercy.
Tins announcement caused considerable excite
neut in the room. Mr. Bliss explained that itcould
only take a few moments TO examine the adil-
tional witnesses for thc prosecution, but Judge
Davis wonld not all0x IT. say ing he would first
permit the defence TO examine SamuelS. Mercy, who
accordingly took the stand and was questioned by
Mir Howe.
WITNESS WHO Knows MORfY.
The witness seemed 10 be- a genuine - down
easter except as 70 stature beng short, and wore
'o"s o"N"' "s"' '''"' '-''''
reside in L1".eAcr' Na.s T"S Coz "o.i ,i ,i
ir,cl m. @r'av iu 1861 I Was iu the army uutl
Angus, l. 1868. riyt WIN il' ln1 a. ~ m u.s.
rj..s".,' I.f,s and ..i,rwarI in the lst Mos>3-
f lS 81 clyag Of Mas ,I. acau5ets. have also
pension unu went TO south America FOR my cath
ny T IL. - 4, N I'm Enoy H.ps, l.. Morcyl
10, |'.ns,-l g. T. H.. VIVA an r,lc of mine. H.
o'ia,rly iv,a AngoV l. II. ly'd t'ert <aine ears
ec4 foi . co'naereal iou>c ia boston aud later ioI
'cui-,tclai Hou.c ia Penn wanna
Great commouon was caused 81 thiS point oy q
crash oi glass ~ the Nclmi\ Of lne o'ncn' c'u,'
officer IN passing char S-rncS chaA"ehcI oIec'N
over Justice Davis, knocking Oh one "a jde lalgc
heavy globes "c'n"ri'WI' mi''ol S"'N'"E "''
judge Oh the head. The witness coniinn'I'
shortly altgr he "cn 10 went To 1ouI Ia
Ncals. ArI NV ril,o ia. first pIIc w4crc saw Lin
was in Ivan. Mass. That tno l4i 1877 aud h
epIin- oi 1873. 1 went TO Lynn m the fan oil ls77
l ,cr IN SIC mo tfr; "a" am ~ u1l lhg, anu ID
IN sprqg o. ISIS >% nm y . Mant III IN, -I ynS
G t', ana accom- h,a gun. 10 D,Sto' ' III , ~ ~
a"out al INt :" " ,,e' II ~ ,ir.y NJ. Iy,uf
t ~ ~ u" ,r 49, r', ms NJ urlti'a-af corr.c
-, ,., f. sIv'-dG,f I.v.tery" or Inc thank rIys-
tely. hive seen lin wri.e frequently, lie wrot- a
ooars. KIDD o. wiring ,..,,,
MI Howe produce the register Of the Kirkland
House LINN. Mas audi ask Tie witness is lAls the
risnaturr lhdica'IAsl "' MS uncle hehy l. No'eF
lie witness examined me Ie-IN'er ana S'Iu uo
though; 10 the best OF HIS hho"''uS 'Il' 1t Was
lHeIe were TWO eh'IicS vi INC N.'" INV t''''"-
that Il. L. MoFey had stayed al me A'A'"u hou'C
February % 1879 and tic other, tddt lie had
-. &C. - ,o-o Tho ,,.r,+,r,, y.as
ooeu 'noio O0'O'N'
''D'n''' t,r e. ,,,,o,,,
i9 "'n 80 - 49,. 49,, .,,Iad
o :. -
'""' - wac ''''
NOT FAMILIAR With LYNN, THOUGH
~ 80, -, .Ia4tat,I.
witness Inc witness was reminded t"a' ne nau 'eS
titled that ne met his uncle IN MaIn-st., IN Lynn,
o,,d vy,s asked whether he knew there was sncb
= s+roo, rho ,,it,aes said th.ra undonbtedIv WAS
suco'' no "i'H',' ''IU me- 80, 80 D, %
Now don't you KNOW, eXclalWeu MI DilsS'
quickly, that there is no such street in Lynn
Main-st7
IN. Witness seer,ed somewhat staggered and all
the counsel for the defence jumped to their feet in
i; r,,.s,,t,on Mr. Rliss oudlv asserted
snriking to tIe witness: " We will satisfy you and
evoIy ,ody o!s". SIR that there is such street
MaIil.sf IN Iynu.p
Justice DAVIS called Mr.. Bliss 10 order very
sharply. saying that ne must not speak 80 to the
witness. whereupon the counsel for the defence
Gnu kiei with apparent Satisfaction The witness
further SAID t. Al. Bliss:
I know some Of the streets IN Lvnn have been
visiting there # ma on IN, main Mau-st.
Mr. HOwe-Dd ) Oh ever hear from Your 1ncie whether
II was connected WIN LABOR movement
Mr. Bliss objected. NJ. Howe sad that he desired
t, witness TN STATE in conrection with tins only
-. b. 1,, eo,, ,,orso,oI ,l,sorvotiop T.e ,y;f
i1
NJ saw" &C.. , ~
labor movement is that he showed certificate OF
~" OF - t,, ,,i,ross doo,o,,,;,,, tl,o,
/, .,.eo. !, I.l -, u. ,lo,,,od
'"o 1',s ,a,,. ',,,,1a, h,t tat e.,
-: =, ,t,o -. ,,,,, oo,,,,oto,,, .,
,,,I,. ,n,t = lad visited and the ,oct that
n M,.r., had showed # 70
the witness would also he competent to help estab-
~ o"' U II ~, ,,i 80; ,,i,+ sa,L -,
t+hH IuItu'I ouos'i2''ci oli 'IIlS P'l"t' Sdiu ~
MI Howe NAT MS dlcic udi SiIp"H H-u tAic uoCu-
lnent in Lawrence, Mass, III June, 1919.
A. rr.v.. Eor ,to ,rrnoso of Identification 7 osk
tt. - yt,Dcd .,, r,fc,-pra in I'm, T,,iirrr-;
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