The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-12
'"e Alleged Confession of Perjury
by the Witness Morey


by the Witness Morey.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE Times publishes
statement concerning the confession al.
ieged 10 have been made by the witness Morey
IN the Philip forgery case. 1t says Morey's con.
tssslon isas follows: The scheme for bring
ing himto this city to testify as to the exist
ence of II. +. Morey originated in the law
office of John Sanborn, in Lawrence Mass.
and was the result of conspiracy
between AL. Clarke and Sanborn
olarke kept seloon in Lawrence, and
Sanborn is lawyer and was a candidate for
presidential elector on the democratic ticket
in Massachusetts,. Morey was crammed by
Clarke in Sanborn's office before con loo
here, and both Clarke and Sanborn knew that
he was coming to New York to testify L,
the lie. Clarke came with him to pay his
expenses and take him back. The two came
TO the city on Saturday before the election.
Morey was quartered for the first too nights
IN the rooms OF the national democratic com.
mlttee. On the day after his arrival ne was
taken 70 the office Of the newspaper which
published the forgery, where he was asked if
no could recognize the handwriting of
Morey, his reputed uncle. He answered that
he could. he was then asked what il was
like. He said it was large and bold. He
was shown no hotel register at this time
The next day he was taken to the newspaper
ONCE again and shown the uame of IL. l..
Morey, in the Lynn hotel register, and
asked If he recognized it and be said that he
did, and was taken away again. Every word
OF his testimony on the stand in the Philp
case was lie and he had been expected to
tell it when he left New York to return 10
Lawrence. After giving his testimony he
received $3.50 from the national democratic
committee in the form of check drawn to
ms own order on the National Park bsak of
this city. This check was csshed in LYNN,
and Clarke took for his share of il $50 leay
ing 500 for Morey. He was to receive 5000
Tor coming to New York the second time.
Nor had been out of employment long
time and had been hanging around Clarke's
billiard saloon in Lawrence until he was con-
slderably in debt to the proprietor, He was
a'ked by Clarke to come to New York and
testify falsely, and say he once had An uncle
named Ii. L.. Morey, and refused twice. Fl
nally Clarke told him that he must either
| pay the debt he owed him at once or come.
ana as he could not pay it, he consented 10
perjure himself
Robert Lindsey, or james o. Brien, as he
contesses bis real name to be, is native of
Washington, ID. C.,wheIe he has lived nearly
all his life. He had done nothing in particu-
lar tor living, but is one Of the roughs about
the city, and has been in the penitentary
twice. lie was sent Tor to 20 TO Cumberland.
Md, before the ection, by William NJ.
Irlce, Candidate for presidential aluctor on
the democratic ticket, and when he arrived
there Price and police otlic r, named Blr-
mingham, Instructed hin, Ia the role which
ne WAS to pay in this city regarding the
Morey letter Birmingham taught him the
story he was to tell, and took him TO pr0mi
nent mines in the neighborhood and tried tc
drill him into the exact knowledge of thei
locality; but as subsequent events proved the
time was too bort or the man was too stupi,
TO gain knowledge of this kind to mako
successful peIjurer. Then when the maj
was supposed TO be thorough,
} Informed, Birmingham bought hi
ticket and sent him to this city, con
signed to the paper whose purpose he wal
: designed to serve, At the off 20 of this pa
per he was questioned and given 500 witt
the promise Of 500 moi3 when his work WA
completed. Lis testimony from beginning t
end was a fabrication. When he arrived h,
was registered at Fiench's hotel as "Welch,'
and in Cumberland he was registered a
murray" so that he has had five name
within week.
OBrien says Hart gave him 500 when h
arrived here last Saturday and promi'ed min
SlO0 when his work wa, done aud he returned
for fome. In his confession he admits b,
never saw the afidavits signed "Rober
Lindsey" The lawyers for the defense
individually and severally profess to wasl
their hands of any responsibility for in
culpating the witnesses, Morey and 0'Brien
General Roger A. Pryor, on being ask.
what he Knew of the matter, said lie neve
saw either of the men before or had any
direct or indirect communication with then
until put on the stand. He did not ever
then examine them, bu' left that to thu
Tomb's lawyer in the case, to which h,
belonged,