Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-13
NEW YORK.

The Feed Liars - Deep Indignation
 Against Their Course-A Strange Witt
 ness Comes the Scene-Rumors Fly
 ing Thick and Fast-MOre Arrests
 Scented-NatiOnal Committeeman to he
 Indfcted-What the Clerk of the Demo-
 cratic Committee Says-Judge Davis
 Decision in the Philip Case.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The confessions made by Samuel S. Mercy and Jas. O'Brien, alias Lindsay, alias Barry, formed the chief topic of conversation in political circles this morning, and the general impression was that they had been justly dealt with in the treat ment they had received Their perjured tes- timony was denounced on all sides. Yet there is no doubt that their confessions ill full have not been given to the public. For three hours this morning the office of the district attor- ney was practically deserted, all the principal prosecutors of the perjured witnesses being off in search of somebody or something To day before the Grand Jury to corroborate the testimony of these men no new witnesses were brought. The Grand Jury met at II o'clock and were in session until one when they adjourned until Monday. They present ed no indictments to the court. It was hint ed that some important arrests were to be made based on suppressed portions of the confessions, and 1t was rumored that certain prominent gentlemen connected with the Ma tional Democratic committee were to be in dicted on the ground of subornation in hay ing been instrumental in causing the periured witnesses to Commit the crime. A good deal of credence was attached to the rumor, al- though persons best informed were of opin- ion that the evidence against them would not form sufficiently tangible basis on which the Grand Jury could take action. Much stress is laid on the fact that Samuel S. Mercy is not to be indicted, but used as a witness He must be used as a witness against some party other than 0'Brien, for the reason that he knows nothing whatever about O'Brien, and saw him for the first time when he was the witness stand. Who the parties are against whom San- uel S. Mercy will testify is one of the mysteries which the district attorneys office will not explain. That sev- eral other arrests are contemplated is certain. Several witnesses from Cumberland Md, were in the district attorneys office to-day, and new and strange witness was with them, who, it is said, has important revela- tons to make. He was at once taken into Mr. Bliss private office, after which he was taken to the office of John I. Davenport and Colonel George Bliss was sent for.
 O'Brien. alias Lindsay, was brought to the. district attorneys office from the Tombs at noon and was subsequently returned there. Messrs Bliss and Davenport arrived at the district attorneys office at 1 o'clock and had long talk with the strange gentleman who appeared on the scene to-day for the first time Counsellor Howe had long consulta- tion with Assistant District Attorney Bell, but what transpired could not be learned. MT. Howe's tone was that of an indignant man.
 After the Grand Jury had adjourned Mir. Bliss and MT. Bell assured the reporters that there would be no further developments to- day.
 A reporter visited the committee room of the National Democratic committee this after noon and saw Mir. Dickinson, clerk of the committee. The reporter said ''Mr. S. s. Mercy in his confession before the Grand Jury said that he received check for his expenses from MT. Malley, while MT. Clark in deposition telegraphed from Lynn says that the cnecK was gwen 70 u1u Dy you. Will you tell me what part you took in this matter? ?"
 MT. Dickinson said ''The first time met Mir Mercy and MT. Clark was on Sunday morning, October 31. I got down to the committee rooms about 9 or 10 o'clock, and found them here. Mir Clark said that they had come in answer to the dispatch from the committee asking them to come to the city. I said that that was all right. They said that they were anxious to see the city, and called Mir. Moore and told him to get cab and take MT. Mercy and MT. Clark about and do the honors of the committee. They did not stay here more than half an hour that morning, They went off in the carriage with Mir. Moore. and did not see them again that day. When got down here after breakfast Monday morn ing I told by some one that Mercy and Clark had just gone out for breakfast Soon afterward messenger came in and said that MT. Mercy was wanted at the court room. I sent for them and I did not see them again until the evening of that day. I think it was about half-past o'clock that evening when they came in here and said that they were very anxious to get home that night in order to vote. I asked them if they had finished their testimony. and Mir. Clark said that they had, although it might be necessary for them to come back to the city again. Clark said that they would like to have some money. I asked him what his expenses had been, and after figuring a little while he said forty-eight dollars and some odd cents. I said never mind the odd cents, will fifty dol