Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-10-31
Judge Davis has G
Neuralgia Head
ache.
New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut Certain for
Hancock and English.
ESPECIAL TO THE HIRALD.1

most interesting point in the Philip
trial, when the two micscropie
experts for the prosecution, Phinn
and Hagan, had developed an i'm
portant disagreement in their testi-
mony, and it was discovered that
the envelope, instead of being re-
tanned in the custody of the Judge.
as was agreed to yesterday, had
been taken to the postof1ice by
Bliss and Davenport. The Court
got sick and granted an adjourn
ment until tomorrow. Through
out the sitting the prosecution
made frequent applications for ad-
journment, which were strenuous
ly opposed by the defense upon the
ground that they wanted to prove
the genuineDess Of the letter at the
earliest possible moment. One of
the most remarkable incidents of
the day was the admission of
Judge Davis that he had himself
cut the envelope open at both ends.
When seen by your correspondent,
some days ago, the envelope was
closed ut both end,, and exactly in
the condition shown In the pub
lished photographic copies, The
aim Of the prosecution ia now per-
fectly evident. 1t is 10 get in as
much testimony as possible on their
side, relevant and irrelevant, thus
preventing the introduction, by
the defense, of proof of the genu-
ineness OF the letter until too late
for effect upon the election. The
witnesses for the defense were all
on hand to-day, bat there is only u
faint hope that they may be heard
tomorrow afternoon as the prose-
cutiou has present large number
of government employees ready to
solemnly swear to anything to save
Their bread and butter. But, even
as 1t stands now, the prosecution is
substantially broken down. The
clever questioning of Messrs.
Brooke, Rowe and Pryor has shown
the Infamous character of McDsr-
mott, the principal witness for the
prosecution, and the habitual un-
stability OF the experts in hand
writing who have been sworn. The
defense is prepared 10 show the
genuineness Of the letter not only
by its direct history but by over
whelrning reliable expert evidence,
aud to upset the testimony OF the
postoffice clerks, which they will
show to be as false as that of Post
master Anger, who declared that
the kind of stamp on the letter was
not in use at as late a date as Jan.
23d, whereas it has been in use con-
stantly up TO as late date as the
9th of this month. Although de-
coy Bliss is the complainant in the
case, he did not hesitate to commit
the indelicacy of appearing as
counsel and concluding the exam
ination of a witness. Mr.. Brooke
objected TO this but was overruled
by the Judge. The anxiety of
counsel for the defense for a prompt
hearing was shared by Philip, who
earnestly requested that no ad-
journment should be taken. In
arguing against adjournment the
Messrs. Brooks and Pryor, counsel
for Philip, repeatedly stated, most
emphaticaily, that absolute proof
of the genuineness of the letter
was in their possession, that their
great desire was to produce
it as speedily as possible; but, al
though partizan tricks and judicial
or judicons headaches may delay
the production of this proof In
Court, they cannot keep from the
public the corroborative testimony
of Garficld's authorship of the Chi
nese letter, which ia coming volun.
tarily from all quarters.
The following affidavit of the
mother Of H. L. Morey, q venera-
BILE lady Of rs, knocks away one of
the principal props of Garfield's de-
Tense. The original affidavit and
the certificate attached to 1t,
have been tonight shown to the
prees reporters and correspondents
/, the undersigned, Clara s.
Morey, of the city of Lynn, county
of Essex and Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, on oath do depose
and say that l have lived in tn o
town aforesaid from ten to fourteen
years last past and that my son,
Mr.. H. l.. Morey, has visited me
frequently from time to time, until
within the past eleven months, and
that since / know nothing of his
whereabouts Witness my hand
and seal this Goth day OF October,
A. d. 1880.
GSigned] CLARA s. MoREY.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASS, !
ESSEX COUNTY, SIS.
LYNN, October 20, 1880.
Personally appeared before me,
on the above date, Clara s. Morey,
who Is TO me personally known and
made oath that the above affidavit
by and subscribed by her is true.
Signed] GEO. r. TARBoX,
Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASS, l
ESSEX, COUNTY, IS. !
To all People to whom these
Presents shall come: 1, Alfred A.
Abbott, Clerk of the Superior Court
for the county aforesaid, the same
being a Court of record, do certify
that George r. Tarbox, Esq, OF
Lynn, in said county, 10 a Justice
Of the Peace within and for said
county, duly authorized and quail.
fed to administer oaths and take
acknowledgements, and that his
commission bears the dste Of Janu.
airy 6, 1880, and runs for seven years
from that date. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and the seal Of said Court, at
Salem, on this 2Sth Of October, In
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
[Signed] ALFRED A. ABBOTT,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
[SEAL.]
After . careful examination OF