The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-28
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s'TRUTH,"
which Garfield Says is a Liar.
That NOnsensieaI Letter Has
Caused the ArresI of an
Editor.
Making a Big Thing Oat of a
Very Small One.

Very Small One.
New York, q AT this hour, n
the paper which originally published th
the Garfield forgery is not yet out
though an hour behind its usual time
Both the counting Office and press room
which are in different st eeis, are in Gus
tedy Of United Ststes mRrshals, and n.
public is no: admitted. The marshsli
is reticent.
Kennard Philip, editorial writer on
Truth, wss arrested to-day in Brooklyn
on the charge of forgery, in connection
with the so-called Garfield Chinese letter.
He wall be arraigned il the supreme
court this afternoon. His counsel has
already applied for his discharge on q
hd6eGS corpus.
Brooklyn, 27.-The arrest OF Kenward
Philip was made on the charge of coun-
terfeiting pOstoffice dies, upon q warrant
granted in federal court
New York, H.-Philp was arrested
in the lobby of Park Theatre, BROOKLYN,
while in conversation with ex-Sherriff
Doggett, republican leader in Brooklyn,
and other gentlemen. The arrest was
made upon q warrant issued by Judge
Noah Davis, presiding justice Of the
supreme court. 1t charges Philip with
maliciously composing and publishing
the alleged forged letter. Philip and the
officer, accompanied by VIM. Veeder,
lawyer, came over to the police head
| quarters, this city. After a brief deten-
ton Philip was taken TO the supreme
court. Judge Davis, being temporarily
absent, he was detained in the district |
attorneys Office. he will be arraigned |
before Judge Davis later in the day.
80 pint is now stated that Philip |
was arrested for malicious libel, not for |
publishing the alleged forged letter.
3 o'clock.-A long consultation took
place In the district attorneys office, be-
tween A ssistant District Attorney Bell,
United States Commissioner John 1.
Davenport, and George Bliss, who, it is
thought, will represent the prosecution,
and General Roger A. Pryor, ex Surro-
gate Veeder, and Howe and Hummel re-
tanned by The defense. The nature of
the consultation is not known. A few
minutes before Philip was taken TO the
general term room, sup enc court, where
the arrival of Judge Davis is now awaited.
Eihu Root and Henry Z. Knox also sp-
pear for the prosecution. John l. Daven-
port was also in court to watch the pro-
ceedings.
Judge Davis opened the court at 8
O'Clock, and Mr.. Bell stated that he de-
sired to make return to the warrant is
sued for the arrest of one KennArd
Philips, who was charged with having
published a criminal bel on James a,
Garfield. Mr.. Bel was proceeding to
read the afidaviIs on which the warrant !
was obtained, but Mr. Pryor objected,
and the judge decided to allow Them to
be read. The first was made by Colonel Z,
George Bliss. and Mr.. Bell ksd hardly
commenced when he was again inter
rupted by General Pryor, who stated :
hat his client waived examination, and Il
desired TO have the matter presented \
speedily to the grand jury so that an u
Early trial could be had. He was ready
o try the case tomorrow, and I'M >;
Ter these Circumstances it was not y
The affidavit of George Bliss sets forth y
hat the publication had been made in =
paper called Truth, Of an alleged letter y
( Gen. Garfield to Morey; also OF an | =.
ditorial headed, Lying and Sticking to | =;
t !" in which Garfield was repeatedly
allied liar. Bliss swears that he is ac-
uainted with Garfeld's writing, and that .;
e believes the Morey letter was written 3,
nd forged by Kennsrd Philip. Bell then ~
aid: II hold in my hand the original "
of the editorial referred to,
0g Auk OLtChiuR " LIE
The affidavit went on to say that he be-
ieved that the publisher and mansger Of ~
Truth arranged with the democratic u
national committee 10 circulate a large ! =,
lumber of copies of the forged letter ~
Ir. Bell then said he had afidavits of a.
gentlemen who were acknowledged to be - -
Experts in handwriting. He read the -
.ffidavit of B. E. Payne and A. F. 70
Southwark, setting forth that the Morey ID
etter was not, in their belief, written by -
Garfield, and that that letter was written -
" Philip, who wrote the editorial article -
eferred to. They had also, in forming y
heir opinion, seen his handwriting OR 4,
bills and other papers. n
From the EUeniRg Post: The charge
4 criminal libel, Mr.. Stoughton ex- u
planned, wss in order to guard agains !,
my possible difficulty in sustaining the
nipple charge of forgery. Philip ap-
reared very norchslant when arrested, :,
md when q friend asked him what was II
he mstter, he replied: Il believe / am g.
rrested for forging "Beautiful Snow" II
rhe evidence against Philip consists in a.
,art of expert testimony as to the forced i,
etter, but 1t is understood that papers ~
writing OF the same charac- a.
er as that of the forged letter have been a.
ecured. y
Chicsgo, ga New York special ~
tates that two men have been run down y
Who are connected with the Garfield =,
etter forgr There seems to be some ~
discussion between the republican COM -
nittee and detectives, as to who shall "
lave the credit, and this is working to the .
dvantage of the culprits, who are !"
aiming time. =,
The TTfblt11e'S Boston says: The Lynn | =
tenn gives the following rs discrediting >;
he already four times exploded Chinese -
etter. The letter was never received at =;
be Lynn Office, for the envelopes at that ~
lace are stamped there, and this enve- al
ope was not stamped on the back as il 7.
must have been, had il been delivered. 81
Furtherm re, it is custom st the Lynn =.
,lstoffice to stamp all letters that 8
20 into the general delivery with the ..
Information that if the full address VI
S furnished TO the postmaster all II all to
hst address will be delivered by carrier
rec of charge. Carriers say they never
any letters addressed to h L.
Morey, and there is no street and num- a
DER in the fac smile shown. The letter, a,
{ received at all, vent into the general n
delivery.
The Tribune, editoriGlly reviewing =
Garfield letter of acceptance on the r,
Chinese question, and noticing that Han n
,ock wrote nothing whatever on that 81
point, and calling attention to the clear G
statement of his views on that point Of I
prime importance to the Pacific Coast, a
ays: In spite of this record, democratic d
managers have had the bsre-fsced i'm n
Dudence to publish forged letter putting Ii
INTO Gsrfeld's mouth words which are Z
fatty contrsdicted by his letter of accept {
ance, and by his speeches and rotes in a
Congress. The Infamy of this forgery is '
all the more conspicuous because of the +
not lrious silence Of Hancock on this sub G