The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-15

Of The letter. with the enyelop!
: and It's erasures before him, viii
,ithe city postoffice and station staml
on its back, with the letter marked
, .personal and confidential" and ad
dressed to some person whom he certainly
did not know, with letter before him
the contents OF which, II true, would bt
greatly injurious, and II false would de
wrong TO his intimate friend as base anc
wicked as an assassin's stab, should have
thought II Just to press and cause Its pub
lication without first removing all doubl
as 10 it's character. However much az
equitable division may leave for others
upon Mr.. Hewitt must rest the larger
share OF responsibility Of the first publica'
ton OF this base and Shameful forgery,
and his subsequent relations to the forgery
do not lift a single shadow from his con:
duct He was.a member OF the National
Committee; he doubtless knew the intent
and purposes for which 1t was taken and
used ythat Committee, and that went
forth TO tho country with the sanction oi
his Endorsement. He knew beyond. q
question that II met speedily with the 10.
dignant denial OF General Garfield, who
denounced the letter as "a base and stupid
forgery, and Its sentiments as brutal"
Under our statutes, the uttercr OF torg-
ed instrument, with knowledge OF its
falsity, Is placed in the same rank OF Grim.
inality with the .forgeL Had the ssnbject
OF forgery in this case been Instruments
purporting to be obligations OF General
Garfield, and he had publicly declared
them to be iorgeries, who could thereafter
send them forth and circulate them
throughout the commonwealth with his
representation OF genuineness, without In.
curing the penalties OF the law? The
difference ia purely statutory, and in
moral forum wholly vanishes.
1t must be the wish of all honorable
minds that this case will lead not only 10
the discovery and exposure Of the guilty,
but to the enactment OF laws which will
prevent or severely punish otenses oi this
character. Whoever be guilty in this case,
right.thinking men everywhere must look
upon the act as an appalling crime,
wholiyat war with the safety and ssnctity
OF popular government. Fortunately no
committee and no body OF men bold in
their hands the conscience OF the
people, and no party fealty is strong
enough TO interpret the sen-
tene0 Of condemnation which honest
men of all partics must pronounce upon
such guilt. The men mnst criminal In this
case may not be reached by the hand OF
Justice, but they will find no party willing
10 bear and share with them the just
measure OF infamy and scorn that awaits
them. II they have failed in their guilty
purpose, so they will fail in securing the
approval even OF those for whose success
they have done the guilty work. 1t will
be small consolation 10 know that they
have gained by this forgery few useless
Electoral votes, melted an inturiated mob
to the murder Of few unofendiug hu-
man beings, and caused few OF their
own agents 10 suffer for periuries and mis-
demeanors.
The defendant Ia held 10 answer upon
the chargeof criminal libel, and must be
committed or give bail for his appearance
to answer any indictment that may be
found against him. ss
During the delivery OF the decision the
courtroom was very quiet, the auditors
listening with close attention TO every
word. Amusement was manifested by
smiles during some passages, portraying
the utter failure OF the attempts TO show
that such person as Henry L. Morey had
existence, and there was slight rustic as
many of the spectators turned TO look at
one another during the comments OF the
Court on Mr.. Hewitt's connection with the
case. When Judge Davis closed by an.
nouncing that he should hold the prison |
er, General Pryor put the question as to |
the amount OF bail. The Court said bail |
could remain SO already fixed, 5000, and
the present bondsmen would be'accepted. |
at the suggestion OF Mr.. Brooke the Court |
consented to adjourn the preparation OF |
new bond until Monday next at l2N.
The counsel for Mr.. Hart rose and said |
that witness Lindsey in his confession had
alleged that he, the counsel, when con-
versing with him before the witness testi. |
fed, that he remarked "that Is all you will |
have to swear to- The counsel denied
this, and declared that he only said to
the witness, that will do" meaning that
the interview was ended.
Judge Davis said he had nothing to do
with this, but exculpated counsel from
any charge OF improper. behavior In tue
public proceedings. He referred to the
latter's conduct In securing the production
OF the Morey letter and envelope in court,
and the counsel expressed his thanks for
the Courts remarks. The courtroom%as
then vacated.
A REJoISDER FROM HEWITT.
NEw York, November 13.-Abram S.
Hewitt makes q reply to the opinion Of
Judge Davis in the Philip case in go for as
it relates to himself. Hewitt says that
Judge Davis misrcpresents him.
A passage is quoted from the opinion,
in which 1t Is made to appear that the
Morey letter was not published until after
Mr.. Hart had it examined by Hewitt. At.
tention Is called to the fact that the testi.
mony showed that the letter had been
published in Truth before he saw it at all.
He also says he never pronounced the
bedy OF the letter to be in General Gar
fields handwriting, but simply asserted
that the signature appeared to be genuine.
He also alleges that only genuine plates OF
the letter, before It was altered 80 as to
more nearly resembles letter OF GariieIds,
nnnt hr Nha oa.,,