The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
VILLAINOUS SCHEME.
A Bold Attempt at Bribery.

VILLAlNOOS SUI EmEs
A Bold Attempt at Bribery.
New YORK, October 3O.-The New
York Truth, also the Star, publish to-
day fac simile of the following "con-
fidential -
New YORK, Oct. 26, $780, My dear
Gen. Garfield: I think Truth was
deceived about the Morey letter. They
thought it was genuine. Finding it is
not, they have consulted their lawysr
and friends, and through him offer TO
come out and say SO plainly, the only
consideration for it being the consid-
Grafton for Judge Dittenhoefer, their
friend and counsel. By consideration,
[ mean that you and myself should
know and recognize it as Judge Dit
tenhOefer's act; and the obligation, if
any, should be from you to him for it.
So far as could, have assured them
that you would SO consider it. 1t is
great service to-day, General. 1t is
their proposition, and I have accepted
it. Yours very truly,
MARSHALL JEWELL.
The following affidavit of Joseph
Hart, publisher of Truth, exposes the
desperate schemes to which the Re-
publican managers resort to purchase
the Presidency, and clearly shows that
| General Jewell, Chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, did not
believe that Garfield's Chinese letter
was a forgery, notwithstanding Gar
fields denial of its authenticity.
City and County of New York, SIS:
| Joseph Hart, of the city and county
of New York, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says; That he resides in
the city of New York, and is the pub
Usher of. the paper called Truth; that
he received information that it was
the intention of the Republican party
| of the city of New York, with the aid
and assistance of the notorious John
I. Davenport and the marshals of his
own choosing, to destroy the property
of deponent, consisting of presses and
the fac similes of the proofs of the gen.
uineness of the Garfield Chinese letter;
that this was to have been done on
| Monday evening, October 25th, 1880,
but by disagreement in their own
camp the raid was postponed un-
til the Tuesday evening following.
| to the publisher of Truth, he looked
about him for ways and means to pro-
tect his property and the honor and
integrity of the gentlemen who were
pledged to prove the Garfield Chinese
cheap labor letter not forgery, but a
fact. Determined at all hazards to do
SO, the publisher placed himself in
communication with q pretended
friend, but q faithful Republican, by
the name of Abram A. J, Dittenhoefer,
who had asserted to the deponent that
/ 81, lote
Ough knowledge that when doing so
he was impeaching the honor of per-
sonal friends. He urged this deponent
to make for himself thegreatest record
that any man could possess, by declar-
ing that the letter was . forgery. This
came from q friend and counsel, not q
friend: alone of the deponent, but the
friend of another attache of the paper
in whom he has professed to have for
years the most implicit confidence, and
rs to whose word u doubt never arose
in his mind, and who repeatedly assur-
ed him that the Garfield Chinese cheap
labor letter was genuine, and with this
knowledge in his possession OF the
truth of the statement, he still urged
this deponent to say it was a forgery.
| When this deponent became fully con-
vinced of the fact that all the means at
the command of the Republican party,
all the machinery of the District At
tOrney's office, the MAJ shals and Com
missioner Davenport, and treachery,
were to be used against him. he felt in
justice to himself that he must protect
his interests, and even though he
adopted the same trick and device and
resOrted to the same means they had
| adopted. Deponent recognized that
| the situation demanded war to the
knife, " an eye for an eye. tooth for
q tooth.n He sent for this friend, who,
upon his arrival, informed him that
the Republicans intended to arrest one
of the attaches of the Truth office,
known as Kenward Philip. Deponent
said: s. a.. r..s...l4 ~. 80 - ssiI,i
. Is that really so-is it. positive ~
He replied. :. 1t is; Davenport has
the proof ~. .4,, n,g.,i n,.;. n Vim
Why" said the deponent, ''it. j.
impossible. for any proof, to exist ,ex-
cept that the letter is genuine" md
s.Oh, WELL" said he, ",they. are, go
| ing to swear to it. Garfield's denial is
conclusive, and you are foolish if yoq
| don't save yourself"
1t occurred to the .deponent then and
there that he would save himself, and
he proceeded in the following manner
| to do so: -
What will they give you, Judge"
said this deponent, elf you could in.
fiuence me to come out and say that
we have been deceived 2" Fire flashed
| in his eyes. "Wili they give you what
YOU have so long sought" continued
this deponent, "the United States Disr
| trict Attorneyship?" ,i'.t: a..
He said, !" / think they WILL" e: =:
Deponent said, "Place yourself in
communication with them, and let nae
know the result" ,"..lS 80. lit,
In the course of two heurs from that
time the Judge returned and said he
had secured what to him was satisfac-
tory; that he would receive the apr
pointment from General Garfield, and
he stated further that the Hon. Marsh
all Jewell desired to see this deponent-
Having accomplished the first part
| of his determination to save himself,
and prove the Garfield Chinese cheap
labor letter genuine, deponent permit
ted himself to be drawn into an inter
| view with Hon. Marshall Jewell, that
took place at the office of Judge Dit
tenhoefer at five o'clock on the after
noon of Tuesday, October s26th, 1880,
| the day upon which the RAID upon
| Truth was to have been made to pre-
vent the publication on the following
morning of the proofs against Garfield.
The deponent took with him three
witnesses aud entered the office of
Judge Qittenhoefer, and there found
the Hon. Marshall Jewell, accompa-
MED, as he said, by his Secretary, He
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