Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-11-13

reside in Georgetown. ID. O. I was
in Baltimore on election day and Cum
berland the following day. A man named
Buck said could get 800 by going to
New York and personate man named
Robert Lindsey. We went to the depot
and there met Walton, who said: "Do
you understand what you are going to
get?" I said, ''This man says am to re-.
ceive $10O." He said, eyes. you are."
l said, Call right" So when he came out
with the ticket he said, "Here is your
ticket to New York and $40. Icould not
get round trip ticket, but this is to paw
your way back" So then we started
along and he explained everything. Even
got me Truth paper, so could see the
letters. Birmingham got me no that
could see it and study it coming on.
asked him if there was any trial about
Then 1 SAID. 81 can't be hurt much. I
will CO." When we arrived here we
stopped ut some office, I think the Times
or Tribune first. We went in cab, and
went from there to the Truth office.
There l was introduced to Lindsay, I
saw there Hart, Mr.. Post and man
named Byne. Walton then walked out.
and he and Hart had some private con-
versation. When Hart came in and said ::
walton has told me all about it. un-
derstand it." When we were leaving
Cumberland, Birmingham held out his
hand and said to me, "Good bye, Harry"
and looked up into Walton's face as much
MS to say, II know all about it, Com
ing on the train, I said to Walton, "who
Is going to pay you this money?'' He
said: .'The Truth will pay you through
me-" So after we arrived there thew ex
amined ME.
Question Who examined you?
Answer-Post. This Birmingham told
me to make up story about tho work
ingmen's union. That is what YOU rep
resented. and that is all you have got to
do. And when 1 got on the stand / told
them about the mines. After that I
went to supper. Hart said, "Have YOU
got any changer" L said "No." He said,
"Here, you had better take this" and he
gave me $40. He first offered me SIS.
Next day being Sunday, said l would
get clean shirt and then he gave me
$40. We went to supper and a man went
with me. They called him "Box". His
name is Ellen. We went with him to
supper and lie never let me go out of his
sight. When we came from supper Hart
said to "l3ox:" "You had better take him
to Tony Pastors theater," and told some
man there to write letter. Who the
man was [ don't know. 1 have only
seen him once, and that letter was given
to BOX" and we went to Tony Pastors,
and he offers it there at the theater. We
received two tickets and went in. Hart
told me to come back soon. that Howe
would want to see me. We came back
after the first part of the variety, before
the last drama, or whatever it was, and
there l was cross-questioned by Howe
about the mines, and he said that would
do. He said "that is all you will have
to swear to-"
Questlon-How many times have you
been at the Truth office.
Answer have been there all the
time, l might as well say, except to go to
the theatre or to meals, or to the hotel
to go to bed. Hart said to me 81 know
your name is not Lindsay" He said,
"Walton knows your name. We heard
it there in Cumberland. This Walton
said that you were going to get the mon
ey through the Truth" When I made
the statement in court that my name
was Lindsay, knew it was not true.
Hart told me that Walton told him all
about this. He said, II will pay you and
and, damn it, will pay you double to
put him in hole" They asked me if I
knew where Maine street was in Lynn.
said, "No; know where the main
street is" and Post and Hart said. ",That
Is just the way for you to answer in
court" Post said to me. "If they ask
you any questions don't have any hesi-
fancy in answering them about this Sc
cret organization. Just tell them you
are bound by an oath not to
divulge any secrets. If they ask
you any questions answered them right
up openly. Hart said: "Suppose they
bring Garfield and put him on this
stand," and Howe said: II wish they
would make it up" Birmingham told
me to say that belonged to the work
mans union.
Question, who told you it was necessa.
~ to say among other things that you be-
longed to Lynn, Mass.
Answer-No one, only from the affida-
Wit l saw printed in the paper. They
told me to swear to this affidavit that
was made out. I think it was this man
Walton asked me that. 1 was never in
Lynn. Never saw person by the name
of H. L. Morey. Never saw the original
of the Morey letter until it was shown
me IN court. Never heard of the Morey-
Garfield letter until 1 saw printed
copy. think Howe asked me if L made
the Lindsay affidavit and I said yes, but
did not make it and do not know who
did. (Signed) JAMES O'BR1EN.