Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-30
JUDGE BLACK SAID TO BE IN FAVOR OF GARFIELD.

Address OF California Workingmen to Their
Brethren in the East.
NEw York, October 29th-The HeraLd's
cleveland special says: Garfield arrived last
night, and gave a deposition in the presence
of two lawyers of the fact that the Morey
Chinese letter was not in his handwriting,
and that he never knew of or saw the letter
until its discovery was announced through
the medium of the press. This deposition
was forwarded to New York.
AN EXPERTS TESTIMONY.
NEW YoRE, October 295h.-Ames who
testified yesterday in the forged Chinese-let-
ter case is the generally acknowledged chief
of experts here in chirography, and thor
oughIy upright man. His Identification of
the alleged Garfield letter as in the hand
writing of Philip is complete, although he
points to conclusive evidence of such lncon-
gistencies ia the characters as proves that the
writer was trying to simulate some other
hand. That Garfield did not and could not
write that Mercy letter. Ames is equally con-
6dent, upon the evidence furnished by the
taking into account certain fliterate blum
ders which are common to Philips manuscript
and never found in Gar6eld's.
J. W. S1MoNroN.
ANOTHER OF BARNUM's "sMARr" TRICKS
new YORK, October 29th. = Chairman
Barnu1n is sending out prepaid kilograms TO
Che press, asserting that Hart has been dis
charged by Judge Davis, with the purpose Of
making it appear that such discharge vindi-
Gates the genuineness of the Morey letter.
The trick of this is apparent. Harris arrest
was for contempt. in refusing to produce the
original letter in Court, and having now
purged himself of contempt by its production,
he is discharged from that arrest. No other
charge had been made against him. The case
against Philip is still pending.
J. W. SIMoNToN.
THE "suN " on THE FORGERY.
NEW York, October 29th.-The Sun says.
sditorially, under the head of Not Fair: "
Now there is some degree of honesty due
from all men to all other men, at all times
aud under all circumstances, and IN reference
to the letter, the authorship of which is at
tributed to Garfield, but denied by him, there
Is some peculiar spelling. Thus the plural
of company Is spelled company"
instead Of " companies" 1t seems to Us that
some other misspelling, corresponding with
this, in Garfield's handwriting, should be
found before any person can be justified IN
continuing TO circulate this letter as his.
Garfield writes a great many letters, aud if
that method is peculiar to him his other
specimens can easily be obtained. Until they
are, the letter may safely be considered spu-
rious After persistently denouncing for four
wears the obtaining of power by the Repub-
4iesus through means of fraud, we have no
desire to see it wrested from them by forgery.
IF we must choose between honesty and of
Eice, we prefer honesty. The sun in other
columns pleads for Hancock, declaring that
be is not responsible for what his faithless
followers may do, and supports Russell, the
Republican candidate for Judge of the Supe
aior Court, against the regular Democratic
candidate.
PHILIPS AND HIS ASSOCIATES.
CHICAGO, October 29th.-Most of the
associates of the forger Philips are well known
IN this city, some Of them having been well
known as newspaper itinerants and all have
3 most unsavory record. Huntley, who is
closely connected with the crowd, has had
an escapade in nearly every city where he has
worked He it was who first gave his pal
sway by telegraphing the facts to paper
several days in advance of Philips arrest but
the paper, which once employed Huntley as
= reporter, knew his character for I'M
Eeracity SO well that it did not care
Co publish the dispatch as from its reg
Giar New York correspondent, but
placed Huntleys name at the bottom, to
Indicate that it was of doubtful veracity, and
refrained FROM editorial Endorsement of the
tale. Huntley evidently let hie desire for
lucre overcome his regard for his friend
Philip The other persons who are in league
with Philp-Joseph Hart. the low comedian,
Archie Gordon, the newspaper pirate and
falsiier, Byrue, of the Dramatic Ne,1s-all
save regulations of the most unsavory sort,
and are known pretty generally In this sec
ton for just what they are, and the utmost
sstopishment Is expressed that TIE Demo
cratic National Committee should give an
ear to so graceless a set of scoundrels,
whose united sworn testimony would not
weigh against the bare word of any honorable
.Han-
EXAMINATION or THE FoRGER RESUMED.
New York, October 29th.-The examina-
Sion of Kenward Philip was resumed this
morning in the presence of large crowd.
The envelope in which the Morey letter
was contained was handed to Judge Davis,
and on motion Of counsel Hart was declared
IsIrped of contempt Assistant Attorney
Bell called Albert G. Southworth to the
stand. He testified that he was expert in
handwriting Of fifteen years experience; had
compared the Photographic and photo-litho
graphic COPY Of the Morey letter with the
Rockwell aud Jewell letters did not think
they were in the same handwriting also
compared the Morey letter with the exhibits
on which the warrant of arrest was obtained,
aad found a sufficiency of characteristics to
enable him to form an opinion. They were
In the same handwriting.
On being cross-examined, the witness said
he had come from Boston on a Geographic
request of Marshall Jewell; expected pay for
his services made affidavit at the request of
StoughtoB, Knox and Davenport; gave
before them q synopsis OF what he would
testify to never saw the original Morey let
Ter antll this morning did not know Gar
field did not know for whom be will vote.
The prosecution next called VIM. Il. Hogan,
Of Troy, an expert IN handwriting.
Witness had examined the Morey letter
md the photo-lithographi copies of it, to-
gether with the exhibits on which the warrants
were obtained, and his opinion was that the
person who wrote the exhibits wrote the Morey
letter. The Morey letter was evidently the
writing of 8 person initiating another's hand,
Introducing, however, strong characteristics
OF his own. In the exhibit in the signature
of Keuward Philip the K is exactly SINH.
lar 10 the "K in Keats in the Morey
letter. Witness found other similarities in
letters had examined the Photographic
copies Of exhibits Nos. and 2 and the or1gi-
mails thereof. the Rockwell and Jewell letters.
and ne declared thaS lucy "ele nos III sne
SAME handwriting.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brooks-Reeeived
a telegram from Jewell yesterday to come
here. and expected to be paid did not know
Garfield. and was not interested in him any
further than to give him his vote.
Witness was then shown by Stoughton, for
the prosecution, the envelope produced this
morning. and was asked if there had been an
srasure on the stamp, and he answered In the
affirmative. Continuing, he said: There is
an erasure on the stamp in the date and
month; / cannot say what the original date
was the indications are that the date and
month have been erased by rubbing on the
back of the envelope; the stamp date there
bears indications of an erasure the date and
month cannot be deciphered there are three
stamps on the envelope, in which no dates
car be made out, all tine dates seemingly be-
ing erased the address on the envelope is not