The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-29
THE FORGERY FRAUD.
The Letter is in Court, and
Pronounced a Forgery.
And after All, What Does il
all Amount to?
Philip an Old FOrgsr


of having forged the Garfield letter,
Joseph &. Payne, expert OF handwriting
for thirty years, Albert +. Soulhwort,
expert for more than twenty years, and
Daniel L. Ames, expert FOR twenty-five
years, all testified that, after careful ex-
AmiHstion, in their belief the letter was
unquestionably forgery, and that it was
written and signed by KenWard Philip.
Philip was bailed by Gen. F. SpinolS and
James Fay, the latter . deputy sheriff.
1t is said thst this is rot the first time
that Philip has tried his hand st rgery,
although in previous case he did not
get into the courts. In Kings County
democratic convention Of 1876. there was
a sharp contest for the turrogateship be-
tween Daley and Livingston, and the
latter was only successful By one vote.
While things we're 81 a critical point, =
petition purporting to have been signed
by prominent citizens Of Brooklyn, was
handed to the convention, urging the re-
nomination of VIM. d. Veeder, then
surrogate. 1t was afterward ascertained
that many OF the signatures TO the petit
ton were forgeries, and it is said that the
forger was Kenward Philip. Philp is an
Englishman, about So or 40 years old.
New York, 2S.-The Sun says: For
gerry, technically, the manufacture of the
letter falsely attributed to Garfield may
not be. The bare act may not exactly
constitute that crime, and the vilest Of
criminals must not be punished il egally,
but we do not see why the charge Of
criminal libel against the maker, who
af.e-wsrd called Garfield liar, because
he denied the authorship, cannot be main
taihed. Ii he can be punished legally,
no person more richly deserves TO pay
the seVerest Of penalties.
Yesterdays Philsdelphia Bulletin
says: In connection with the fact an
nounced in our Geographic columns, that
the msn who is alleged to have forged
the Garfeld-Morey letter has been
arrested, we present tina following very
interesting statement, bearing directly
on the subject, given 10 us by pro-
minent member Of The bar and a business
man of this city, who have in their pos
session some very important facts relating
to the matter, and these gentlemen ASSERT
that the signature 20 the forged letter IS
q facsimile of Garfeld's signature to 8
letter written to General Rosecrsns in
the year 1865; that letter is now in this
city, having come here by accident,
sf er having been used by the fOrger fOr
the purpose Of procuring Garfeld's hand
writing. Other letters which are
facsimiles of Garfeld's handwriting came
at the same tme. Rosencras is the
democratic candidate for Congress in
California and it is an open question
whether he could have lent himse.fto this
thing or not.
The Tribune says: The arrest Of the
so-calied journalist connected With the
neWs paper which published the forged
Chinese labor letter, is the result of some
days of excellent detective work. The
evidence that he forged tne letter is said
TO be overwhelming, and there seems to
be reason to hope that he will pay the
penalty Of his crime in composing the
malicious libel upon Garfield. This
much should be done in the interest of
public decency, but after all how made
quate such punishment will be when con-
trasted with the offense. The imprison-
ment Of an obscure newspaper writer
will atone for his crime, but what shall be
said of his accessories sfter the fact, who
are to be numbered by thousands and
some of whom stand high in the COM
munity? The democratic national COM
mittee participated in this mans acts,
knowing that Garfield had denounced the
letter IS 8 forgery. They persisted in
publishing it broadcast, even after it had
been proved by evidence which would
have been competent In q court of law,
thst Garfield could not have written it.
Democratic newspapers OF the best rank
assisted in this shsmeless political crime,
and democratic orators. who have always
been regarded as gentlemen, followed
their mean example. This man Philip
ought certainly TO 20 to jail, but the de
mands Of justice would be fully Iatisfed
only upon sending the managers Of the
democratic national committee and few
dozen Newspaper editors along with him.
The World ridicules Philips arrest and
Eays there is no evidence of bis guilt. 1t
sums up thus: PIrturtunt Stoughten,
nGScttuT 7tdictsLtts Phi p.
The Times says: Barnum, whose duty
it WAS to establish the authenticity of u
letter before publishing it TO the world,
jumped at the grateful conclusion that
ii was genuine, or thst, if it were not, it
would stand criticism until after election,
and this man, who has been O senator of
the United States, and who represents q
great national party, stands to-day be-
fore the American people convicted of
printing and circulating forged letter,
purporting TO be written by candidate
for the presidency.
Chicago, 27.-ITi6une'S New York:
Philip recently wrote from memory Han
cocks letter of acceptance. He also bet
three glasses of beer that he could write 8
letter for Garfield which would not be
detected. The bet was paid on Tuesday.
New York, 28.-The chairman Of the
national democratic committee issues the
following in answer to inquiries concern
ing the arrest of Philip: Republicans have
arrested Philip for criminal libel in writ
ing az article in Truth, and not for forg-
ing Garheld's letter, as they have tele-
graphed through the country. The arrest
Is device to break the effect Of the pub
LEGATION Of Gsrfeld's letter in favor of
Chinese labor. WV. 81. BARHUH.
sIMoNToN's SIDE.
If California papers published Chair
man Bsrnum's prepaid special, sent last |
night, saying Truth has substsniiated its |
Chinese letter, they are badly swindled. |
Publish my statement es against |
his, that no intelligent demo-
crst here makes any such claim |
Philip could not be arrested for forgery, be-
cause the Chinese letter intended to be
attributed TO Garfield was in fact signed
Garfield. The substitution of the letter
for was evidently intended 10 save lis
real author from the penalty of forgery
By a technicality, hence the sTrest fol-
libel in the editorial article presenting
he fac Stnltte and charging Garfield with
'slsehood in denying. the authorship
The refusal of the accused or his en-
)loyers to produce in court the pretended
,rInInol onA ~ o-tia 1
al for contempt, give coup de grace 10
his desperate attempt to delude the poo
lie. The reaction sgainst Bsrnum and
lis party because Of it goes on. Re- {
pectAble democrats by hundreds, ex-
ressing their indignant modification and
egret at the exposure, ara focking to | ,
iarfieId's standard.
The following summary Of proofs are
Inclusive Of the Chinese letter forgery:
is not at all like GHrfeld's
resent handwriting though the ST. ma
Ire is said to simulate his hand in 1865.
hen he wrote a letter to General Rose
rams, from which, according to ;one
DRY, the forged signature was copied.
10 genuine Garfield signature during the d
.st five years can be produced similar TO
lat.
Second-Gsrfeld emphatically repudi- :
es the letter and its sentiments, and
ands by the enti-Chinese paragraph il
is letter Of acceptance. .
Third-The Wsslthiest shoe mAnufsc-l &
Irers Of Lynn make affidavit that there 81
as no EN- ployers' union there in 1880, or e
T two years prior; that Norey was and
utterly unknown there, and no re-
ectsble authority for his existence has
,oD rrodpaa1 IN this hOur