The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-11
IN A BAD BOX.
ag1TIxa AT ,BorTom pACrs IN THE
oHINEsELErrER CASE.
The National Democratic Committee and
Candidate for EIector Implicated
in the Procuring or Payineor
False !yViinesses-A Disgrace
10 the Democracy.


the matter Of the Morey letter inquiry, j
W. Morey, police officer of Boston, testified
that Samuel S. Morey never had an uncle
named H. L. Morey.
Lindsay said his real name was james
0'Brien, that he was twenty-one
ipgton, and employed as laborer In a
alias Morey and registered from Cumber,
land, Md. He wss asked what he had to
say In relation 70 the charge Of perjury,
and he replied, II wish to make an expla.
nation" The judge thereupon ordered
the reports read, and 0'Brien's statement
taken. II will be laid before the Grand
Jury. Norey also made q statement. The
prisoners were then sent to the Tombs.
Henry ]. johnson, Postmaster at Gum.
berland and editor OF the Daily Times,
said that o. Brien Is known to be men,
ber Of Cornell's band and Is supposed TO
have been with Cornell at the time he
shot st Paymaster Fawcett, on the Chesa-
peake and ehio canal.
/ The Times furnishes the following:
When Morey and Lindsey were arrested
/. on Tuesday evening, the former, who Is
an invalid, was placed in charge OF his
uncle, Jno. W.. Morey, q Boston police
man, who came on to testify at the trial OF
Philip. The members Of the Morey family,
and especially Mrs. CLARA T. Morey, asked
permission to see him, and one old Ilady
said that she was not sure but that she
could make Sammy tell the truth. She
4 visited him st the hotel, where his uncle
had him in charge, IN company with other
members.o the family, and besought him
forall theirsakes TO make clean breast
OF the whole affair.
The young man burst into tears, and
offered to tell the whole story 10 Colonel
Bliss, who was present, but Mr.. Bliss,
being the prosecutor in the perjury case,
refused to hear 1t, and advised him to
tell it torthe magistrate! when he was
brought mp for examination In the morn
ing. Mofey then made the confession to
his uncle, and yesterday morning when he
appeared before Justice Morgan in the Die.
4 trict Attorneys office he was fully deter
!; mined TO make true eRtatementoft the means
used 10 induce him to come 10 New York
to testify falsely to the existence OF the
I mythical ii. y. Motey. As soon as he an.
nonnced this determination the Justice
had the room cleared and the confession
was taken In secret. :
MoaEY's STATEMENT
occupied. over two hours in taking, 1t Il
subStfRtislly as follows: y
The Sseheias tar bringing him to this
Icity to testify as 10 the eNistepcs Of H. l.
Morey originated in the law ONCE Of Jno
Sanborn in Lagrensc. Mass, and was the
result Of a conspiracy betgesn Al. CLARK
and Sauborp. CLARK keeps spool roomin
; Lawrence, and asanbornis o lawyer and
was d candidate for Presidential Flee
|tor on the Democratic ticket In
Massachusetts. Morey was cram
med y by Clark in sanbornis ohce
before coming here, aud both Clark and
lSanborn knew that he was coming to New
York to stest:fy,to lie. CLARK yolun.
teered TO come with him, pay his expenses
s and take him back ogt ct tho money he
was to receive for bis testimony. Tbs two
!. came 10 this city on the Saturday befort
the election, and &orsy was quartered fol
the first two nights,in the sooias OF the
Democratic Committee. On the
4 6sy after his arrival he was taken to the
. Office vi ilE papef which had published the
!. forgery whesss Sc was asked II he couli
t recognize the handssitipg Of Henry L.
Morey, hiB repu,ed unite. ue answered
. that he could. He said it was iargs and
! bold. He was shown the hotel register al
. lthis. time, but the next day was taken
j 10 the newspaper Office, again shoyn the
Q name Of II HenFy l.. Morey in Lynn hoteI
. register and asked II be recognized 1t. He
|. said that he did, and was tRnksp away
9 again. Every. word OF his testimony on
9 the Stand the In Phi!P case wasa ne and NJ
= bad been educated to 1t. When he leit New
). York 10 reterG to Lawrence alter giving
{ bis testimony, be received Sl0O from tht
! National Democratic Committee IN the
!. form oil q check drawn 70 his order on the
!. National Park Bsuk OF this city. he drew
l. the money, refunded to Clarkthe advance
which he made for his expenses, and wen
home.
ROBERT LINDSAY, or JAMES o'sRIRE,
J. ha row clo;ms bis name IN he waa ala,
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