Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-10
THE MOREY INQUIRY.

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Editors of "Truth"-Some Croosed Wit
nesses.
New YORK, Nov. S.-The Morey letter in
quiry was resumed to- day, and 8. E. More.
testified that one of his brothers was sligh
of hand performer. His name was Franci:
A. w. Morey. Julian Morey was hall
brother. He had another brother name;
George E. @. Morey. Had two sisters, boti
dead.
To Mr.. Bliss: Had not been paid fo
testifying in this case. Had a nephew
Frank B. Morey. Told him the Republican
committee of Lawrence county wanted hin
to go to New York to testify in the case
Witness told him he had no objection tc
going and telling the truth.
Robert Lindsey, who said he was detec
tiee for secret organization of workmen Of
Allegheny county, Maryland, testified thai
he knew Fl. Morey, and last February he
travelled with him on a train from Lowell to
Lynn. Morey showed him the Chinese let
ter. Between the 4th and 5th of February
he went from Lynn to Boston with Morey,
| and Morey showed him the Chinese letter in
Boston and read it to him. The letter in
question was Identified by witness as either
the original letter shown him or similar to it.
Witness was cross examined by Mr.. Bliss
| and said he first became acquainted with
Morey through letter of introduction pur-
porting to have been written by certain
| secret organ ization, the name of which he
refused to make known. The letter was q
| forgery. Witness business was chiefly
walking about the mines, doing nothing. He
was recently in the Eckhardt mine, doing
nothing.
Bliss-Now is it not fact that the Eek
hardt mine has been flooded for fifteen years
and only pumped out this spring
A. Well, that may be, but it don't pre-
vent me from going in.
@. What other mines are you acquainted
with. A. Well, Borden, Cumberland, Free
burg and others.
Q. Give US the names of some
of the proprietors CT these mines
A. I cannot; don't know them.
@. What, andsyou say you have been
around these mines many years? Now bow
used you to go into these mines? A. 1
walked in.
Q. Didn't these mines have shafts? A..
Some have; others have not.
Q. Who employs you? A. I am en-
ployed by the president of the Workingmen's 8
union.
@. What to do? A. Whatever he asks
me to do.
@. When cid you meet Mr.. Morey first?
A. In the fall OF 1874.
@ That was when you presented the
forged letter of Introduction TO him? A.
Yes, sir.
Q. Did you ever 60 by the name of Cor
NELL? A. No sir, but know man of that
name. Witness said he left Cumberland,
Md, last Friday to come here.
@ Where is this Mr. Coruleil now? A.
In Albany psnitentiary.
Q. Has he brother? A. He has step.
brother named Birsch, but I don't know
where he is.
@. When and where did you see Morey
last? A. In Philadelphia about the 7th of
February.
Mr.. Bliss here read from witness affidavit,
in which he stated the last time he saw Mr..
Morey was in Boston, and that he then said
he was going TO New Orleans.
Mr. Bliss then demanded that the wit
ness give the name of the president of the
workingmen's organization by whom he is
employed. Witness declined to answer and
said he was under oath not to reveal the
name of his employers or any of their Sc.
crets. There are many secret organizations
in the mines of Maryland.
MIR. Howe, of counsel for the defense,
maintained he should not be compelled to
answer. Judge Davis said such an oath
should not be allowed to stand in the way
of justice.
@. What is the name of the man who
employs you? A. Your honor, I am under
oath uot to reveal the name and must de-
cline to answer the question.
Judge Davis-You must answer the ques-
ton. The witness then asked to be al
lowed to consult with Mr.. Howe, and witness
then said: The man who employs me is
w. Fl. Thompson. He is lawyer in West
Cumberland and lives on Baltimore street.
He is man about sixty years old.
Q. When did you see him last. A. Last
Thursday. 1 told him I was coming on
here and also told him what was coming
for. He lives near the Jail on West BaIti-
more street. I have lived for over twelve
years with Mr.. Thompson.
Witness did not know how near the court
house is to the jail, nor remember the
names of streets in the neighborhood of
Chompson's house. He received a salary of
1926 month, which he finds in letter in
niche in the wall of the Eckhardt mine,
about quarter of mile from the entrance.
He did not know the names of families with
whom he slept the past month.
After recess Mr.. j. w. Goodell, practicing
physician in Lynn for fifteen years, testified
that he is the only j. w. Goodell in Lynn.
He did not write the Goodell letter. Did
not administer to the estate of Henry L..
Morey, nor was he executor to him. In
fact, he never heard of any such man.
Robert Lindsey recalled, and in answer
to Mr.. Bliss, said that he had never slept
twice in the same place in ten years. He
had gone by the name of James l.. Barry
for several years. His proper name is Bar
ry. Mr.. Bliss then cross examined the wit
ness as length about the places that ne took
his meals in and also about his knowledge
of places and psople in Cumberland, Allie
ghany county, Md, and vicinity. He was
questioned about railroad stations, railroad
| lines and business houses in the locality,
with view of proving he did not live or be-
| long there. The witness could not name q
single householder living between Cumber-
lard and Freesburgh, Md. Mr.. Brooke then
said that their case for Philip was closed.
| The prosecution called Ell. j. Johnson, post
master of Cumberland, who testified there
was no such man as VIM. Fl. Thompson re-
siding in West Cumberland. He was then
asked regarding various streets and local.
ties described by Lindsey and he fatty
contradicted the most of the latter's testi