Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-29
SOL. WASHINGTON. D. c..
WHO WROTE TEIE LETTER,
The EnyeIODe i'm COurt.

WHO WROTE THE LETTER.
The Envelope in Court.
NEW YORK, Oct 29.-The examination OF
kennard Philip, charged with criminal libel
upon General Garfield. was resumed before
Judge Davis in the supreme court this morning.
There was large crowd OF spectators present
The envelope in which the Morey letter was con.
tailed was handed 10 Judge Davis. and on mo-
tlon OF counsel, Mr.. Hart was declared purged
Of contempt.
An Expert Oh the stand.
Assistant District Attorney Bell called Albert
S. Southworth to the stand. He testified that h
was an expert In handwriting OF fifteen Yeas
experience; he had compared the Photographic
and photo IL hogTaph1c copy of the Eorey letua
with the Rockwell and Jewell letters; did not
think they were In the same hand writing; alsl
A. Il. c. d. &C. exhibits On which the warrant
OF arrest was obtainedl. and found suf1icteacy o.
characteristics to enable him TO form an opino
reply to the questions OF Mr.. Bell (after the In
ferlogation bad been changed to meet the oh
lection Of defensel. witness said MY best 1udg-
ment is that the handwriting In the Morey let
same.
Cross examined: Witness had come from
Boston ca a telcgraphic request OF Marshall
Jewell; expected pay for his services; made au
affiGaVit at the request or Messrs. Stoughton,
knoX and Davenport; gave before them a
synopsis of what he would testify TO; never saw
tue offtpiHdt MoTty iettSf until thi3 morning.
was examined as witness in Whitaker case:
nave Known Mr.. AmeS, {the expert examined
yesterday, several years ard did not receive
any communication from him In regard To this
matter. In the Whitaker case he did Dot testify
or state In conversation that It was impossible
10 give any Judgment on the photo representa-
tons or laGGWrftiDgS- Ia the mesdra VIII case
he also testified an an expert: did not know
that fhat case was decided against his testl
mony. III the Taylor will case, he testified that
the signature to the Will WAS not James b. Tay-
iol signature; did not know Gen. Garfield oil
not know fo7 whom he Will vote; may not voJ:
again.
An0ther Expert.
The prosecution next called William E. Ha-
gan. OF T!oy, an expert in Handwriting. The
witness had examined the Morey letter and the
gether with exhibits TO K, and his opinion
was that the person who wrote the exhibits
Wlole The Morey letter; The Morey letter Was
evidently the writing OF q person Initiating az
others hand, introducing. however. Strorg
characi erfs'tcS OF his own. In exhibit in the
signature OF kenward Phitp ''k" is exactly sim
liar to TX In kept" III tue M0rey letter. Mt
less found Other similarftieS in the letters. He
had examined the plotolithograahic copies OF
exhibits Nos and and the originals thereor
(Rockwell and jewell letters, ana he declared
tEey were rot ia the same handwriting.
Cross examined by Mr.. Brooke: Received a
telegram from Governor jewell yesterday TO
Know General Garfield, and was not interested
IN him any further than to give him his vote.
Dates Erased from the Stamp.
witness was then sh0Mn by Mr.. Stoughto1
tfor prosecution) the envelope produced this
morning and was asked If there had been any
eIasure On the stamp and he answered 10 the
Affirmative. Continuing, he said, "there Is an
erasure on the stamp la the date of the month
fiieations are that the date and month have
been erased by rubbing; on the back OF the en-
velope stamp date there are Indications OF
erasure, the date and month cannot be de-
CT 3tl0ra m RI
velope In which no dates can be made our. all
the dates seemingly Being erased"
MI. Southworfh was then recalled by Mr.
StoughtOn. He was handed the Morey en-
velope and after examining it testified that the
address Oh the envelope Is not in the handwrit-
Ing ct the person who wrote the Rockwell and
OF the person VINO wrote exhibits marked A
to L.
A Newspaper Reporter Oh Philips
Spelling Of Companies. etc.
Allan NJ. Leet, newspaper reporter, vas ex-
amined by the prosecution; was familiar with
Philips handwriting exhibits A to were, wit
ness was OF opinion, In Philips handwriting;
had seen photolithograph OF the Morey letter
and believed it to be In Philips handwriting.
thought so when he first saw copy; PHIL
always had the habit OF spelling such words aS
companies" and similar words with '|yS." In
stead of "ies;' in the Morey letter this mistake
is made.
At this stage OF the case Mr. Bell said that he
would Ike an adjournment as he mad other
He expected. he said witness from Lynn,
Mass, who had not yet arrived, and that NJ.
PayLe, his other expert witness. was lying
sick and unable to attend.
Applause lea tho Court.
This was Objected 10 by Mr.. Brooke. and Gen.
Pryor (also Tor the detense) said he thought IL
was due to his side to allow him to produce the
proof Of the genuiEeness of the letter.
Mr.. SJoughton shook his head. and
Gen. Pryor continuing, said: '.Ah! / well
knew my friend would shake his head. 1t Is no.
the purpose Of the prosecution TO allow Us to
proceed with our evidence SO that Ii will let Il
have its legitimate effect In the country" lap
plauSe
rear portion Of the ROOM"
This was speedily done, and Mr.. Stoughton
arising said that he knew now the reason WHY
the envelope had not been previously pro-
duced. The stamps On it were not genuine, and
witnesses to prove that fact would be called
from Washington anu from Lynn He denied
the tmpuJatiOn OF Gen. Pryor. saying that the
prosecution was honestly conducted and woutd
be speedily continued.
Mr.. Brooke replied, maintaining that II he had
proof 10 offer TO sho~ The geuuineness OF the
letter, no adjournment should be granted AMI
he should be allowed 10 present it. The prose
cutiop he continued could procure their wit
nesSeS by telegraphing for them and examining
them when they arrived. Mr. Brooke coa-
tended that the prosecution was conducted for
public clamor and not for the purpose of con-
Victing or having held for trial the defendant,
who be claimed had waived an examination
and demanded speedy Trial. which the prose
Cution would not allow. He was ready and
anxious to dIsprove the charge OF the falsity OF
the letter, and demanded as his right an oppor.
tunity OF furnishing such proofs without ad
jCurnment.
An Indignant Denial from General
ROSecranS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2S.-Gen. Rosecrans, In
an interview with Call reporter, Indignantly
denied that there was any foundation whatever
for the report that he sent east the letter written
to him by Gen. Garfield in 1865 and from which
it is claimed, that the signature OF the alleged
Morey letter was copied. The general was very
much excited during the interview. He de-
nounced all parties connected with the charge
of completely in unmeasured terms.
A WASHINGTON MAN In TROUBLE
Milton C. Dent Charged with Illegal
Registration i'm New York.
NEW YORK Oct 29-Milton C. Dent, aged 2S,
OF washington, was arrafgned at the Tomo5 TO-
day. charged with illegal registration In this
city. 1t was stated in court that the accused Is
a nephew CT Mrs. Gen. Grant. He said that he