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story to Col. Bliss, who was present,
but Bliss being the prosecutor in the
perjury case, he refused to hear it, and


but Bliss being the prosecutor in the
perjury case, he refused to hear it. and
advised him to tell it to the magistrate
when he was brought up for examina.
tion in the morning. Morev then made
confession to his uncle, and yesterday
when he appeared before the Justice
in the District Attorneys Office, he was
fully prepared 10 make true statement
OF the means used to induce him to come
to New York to testify falsely to the exist
ence OF the mythical II. L. Morey. AS
soon as he announced this determins-
ton the Justice had the room cleared,
and the confession was taken in secret.
Morey's sfatemeu. occupied over two
hours in taking it, and is substantially
as follows:
The scheme for bringing him to this
city TO testify as to the existence OF II.
/. Morey, originated in the law office of
Jno. Sanborn, in Lawrence, Mass, and
was the resu i OF conspiracy between
AL Clark and Sartborp. Clark keeps a
pool room in Lawrence, and Sanborn is
a lawyer and was candidate for Presi.
dental Elector on the Democratic ticket
in Massachusetts,. Morey was "crsm.
med" BY Clark in Sanborn's office before
coming here. and both SGnborn aud
Clark knew that he was coming to New
York to testify to a lie. Clark volunteer
ell to come with him, pay his expenses
and take him back out OF the money he
was to receive for his testimony. The
two came 10 this city on the Saturday
before the election, and Morey Was
quaitered ior the first two nights in
the looms oi the National Demo.
cratic COMMITTEES On the day
after his arrival he was taken TO the OF.
flee of the paper which published the
foregoing, where he was asked il he
could recognize the handwriting OF
Henry l.. Morey, his reputcd uncle. He
ansx cred that BE could. lie said it was
large and bold. He was shown hotel
register at this time, but the next day
was taken to the newspaper office again
and was shown the name of Henry l..
Morey in a Lynn hotel register. He
was asked il he recognized il. He said
that he did. and was taken away again.
Every word OF his testimony on the
stand in the Philip case was a lie, and he
had been educated to it. When he left
New York TO return 10 Lawrence, after
giving his testimony, he received $3.50
from the National Democratic Commit.
tee in the form OF a check drawn TO his
order on the National Park Bank, this
city. lie drew the money, refunded TO
Clark the advance which he made Tor
his expenses, and went home.
The Times SAYS that the only men,
bers OF the Democratic National Com
mittee in the city yesterday were Abram
s. Hewitt aud VIM. l.. Scott. Hewitt
said he knew nothing beyond what he
had previously testified t) in court. He
had spoken the whole truth, and had
hoped to be retired from any
further connection with the Chinese
letter. Mr.. Hewitt, being reminded
that O'Brien had sworn that he was di.
rected to come 10 New York by the
National Democratic Committee, replied
that after the aileged Chinese letter
was published, dispatches were printed
in the Washington IOd, in which
O'Brien said he was acquainted with
Morey and knew him well, came under
his notice. lie advised the committee
to bring O'Brien to New York, and n
telegram was sent to member OF the
MARYLAND committee 10 see whether he
could not be induced to repeat his
newspaper interview under oath. The
result was o Brien came to New York;
Hewitt knew nothing moro about
him. He did not even know
whether he called at the Democratic
National Headquarters. He was pretty
sure that he was not examined by any
member committee. Mr.. Scott said
plainly that he did not wish TO be sub
iec,ed TO an interview. He had received
an inkling OF the confessions and was
satisfied that they were Infamous lies
out of whole cloth, and there was no
necessity to say anything more. The
Democratic National Committee
had nothing to do with the defense OF
Philp. Scott remembered that on the
Saturday previous to the election, a tel.
eyram was received from an unknown
man in LYNN, saving that the "nephew"
Of III. l.. Morey was there and was viii
ling t) swear that his uncle existed.
Happening 10 he in charge oi the COM
mittre rooms at the moment, Scott gave
directions to send the nephew OH to
New York. Scott left New York the
same evening and hterward learned
that Morey arrived Oh Sunday,
but knew nothing more about him.
Scott did not return until election day.
He said that Morey might have received
Sl20 from the committee by represent
ing that he was nephew OF IL. J..
Morey and had incurred expenses in
coming 10 New York The committee
having directed his coming. it was OF
course compelled to pay his expenses.
lie was not sure, however, that the
money was paid ~ 'x"'i3,' Grey
might have deliberately s"lndled the