The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-28
HE is CAUGHT.
The EOrEer OF the GaraeIa Letter IL
Arrested In Brooklyn.
Aad Held In $4,000 ssaiI 20 Answer
% the Charge.
Amdayits Of Gel George BII.s and
Others.

~Ncu AOAA sstSA.@t.-h hAuNalu Iulup,
editorial writer on the Truth, was ar
rested to-day in Brooklyn under the
charge Of malicious libel. The arrest
was made upon a warrant issued by
Judge Noah Davis, presiding justice Of
the supreme court. 1t charges Philip
with maliciously composing and publish
ing the alleged forged letter. Judge
Davis opened court at 3 O'Clock and
Mr.. Bell stated that lie desired 70 make
a areturn 10 the warrant issued for the
arrest Of one Kenward Philip, who was
charged with having published a crimi-
nal libel on James A. Garfield. Mr..
Bell was proceeding to read the affida-
Wits on which the warrant was sustained
but Mr.. Pryor objected and the Judge
decided to allow them 10 be read. The
first was made by Col. Geo. Bliss, and
Mr.. Bell had hardly commenced when
he was again interrupted by Gen.
Pryor, who stated that his client waived
examination and desired to have the
matter speedily presented to the grand
jury SO that an early trial could be had.
He'was ready TO tFy the case to-mor-
rowand under those circumstances II
was not proper To read the afiiidavits.
Prom the EreHing Post: The charge
OF criminal libel, Mr.. Stoughton ex-
planned, was in order to guard against
any possible difficulty in sustaining the
simple charge Of forgery. Philip ap-
peared very non-chalant when arrested,
and when his friends asked him what
was the matter, he replied, ~ believe
am arrested for forgery" The 'beauti-
full snow" evidence against Philip con-
sists in part Of the expert testimony as
to the forged letter, but 1t is understood
that the papers containing the writing
Of the same character Us that OF the
forged letter have been secured.
The affidavit of Geo. Bliss sets forth
that the publication had been made in
the paper called the Truth of an alleged
letter Of Gen. Garfield to Morey; also OF
an editorial headed, "Lying and Stick
ing to It." in which Garfield was re-
peatedly called q liar. Bliss swears that
he is acquainted with Garfeld's writing
and believes that the Morey letter was
written and forged by Kenward Philip
Bell than said:
l have In my hands the original
manuscript Of the editorial referred to,
headed, "Lying and Sticking to It."
The affidavit of Bliss went on to say
that he believed that the publisher and
manager Of the Truth arranged with
the democratic national committee to
circulate large number Of the copies
Of the forged letters. Mr.. Bliss then
said he had allidavits of gentlemen who
were acknowledged TO be experts in
handwriting. He read the aflidavits OF
]. E. Payne and A. +. Southworth,
setting forth that the Morey letter was
not, in their belief, written by Garfield
and that the letter was written by
Philip, who wrote the editorial article
referred to. They had also, in forming
their opinion, seen his handwriting on
bills and other papers.
A motion was then ma de to have the
warrant dismissed ON the ground that
the affidavits were not strong enough to
support it. The motion was denied
by Judge Davis, who held that the pub
lication Of an article after its authen,
ticity had been denied, which tended to
bring odium on the supposed author,
was criminal libel. The examination
was adjourned until II O'Clock to-mor.
row morning, Philips furnishing s50,.
600 bail to appear.
Gen. Pryor, counsel for Philips, de.
manded a speedy trial.
As the crowd was LEAKING the court
room, three cheers for Hancock wa.
called for and given. The person who
started the cry could not be caught
though Judge Davis ordered his arrest
At the examination Of Kenward
Philips to-day, on the charge Of having
forged the Garfield letter, Joseph L.
Paine. an expert OF handwriting fol
thirty years; Albert f. Southworth, an
expert for over twenty years, and ID.
7. Ames, an expert for twenty-five
years, all testified, after careful ex
animation, in their belief, that the let.
ter was unquestionable forgery, and
1t was written and signed by Kenward
Philips.
Philips was bailed by Gen. Frank
Spinola and james Fay, the latter a
deputy sheriff.
1t is said that this is not the first time
that Philips has tried his hand at for
gerry, although IN the previous case he
did not get into court. In the Kings
county democratic convention in 1876,
there was sharp contest for the sur
rogateship between Dale and Livings-
ton, and the latter'was only successful
by one vote. While things were ut a
critical point, petition, purporting to
have been signed by prominent citizens
of Brooklyn, was handed to the conven.
tion. urging the nomination of VIM. ID.
Veeder, then surrogate. 1t was after
ward ascertained that many of the sig
natures were forgcries, and 1t Is said
that flA L ri phitn