Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-31
TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS.
THE PROSECUTION PLAYING FOR
DELAY. =,
The Defense will Substantiate
the Cenuineness of Car
fields Signature.
A COMPLIMENT TO SHARON.
BLAlHs's COMMAND FOR GOVERNMENT employees TO
GO HOME AND VOTE.
A Reaction Among the Laboring
Classes In Ohio.


immense crowd of spectators at the exam
nation of Phelps, this morning, at eleven
o'clock. Judge Davis ordered the door Of
the Courtroom closed. The police had
great difficulty in preserving order, so
closely was the room packed. District At
torney Bell asked for additional time for the
attendance of his witness at Washington.
Whereupon Howe, for the defense. said
ask you to allow us to call to the stand
three witnesses from Washington. These
gentlemen are George Wedderburn, Major
Hallet and Mr.. Wilson, by whom it is ex-
pected to prove the genuineness of the
letter, from examinations they have made
with documents written by General Gar
field, on file in Washington" Bell objected,
saying that counsel would have plenty Of
time during the day to examine them.
Howe said with that I am satisfied"
Daniel T. Ames, expert, was recalled by
the prosecution, and testified l have ex-
amined the Morey envelope with exhibits A
to X, and find the handwriting is similar.
1t does not resemble exhibits / and 3
Rockwell and JEWELS letters. The hand
writing on the Morey envelope is the work
of the same person who wrote exhibits A
to K.
Cross-examined I know George simp-
son, Jr.; I do not regard him as an expert,
he is simply a copysist. / was the editor
Of the Penman Art Journal in May, 1877.
Mr.. Howe showed witness a copy of the
Journal. in which Mr.. Simpson was spoken
OF as q well-known round-hand writer and
professional expert.
Howe-Did you write that article?
Ames-I don't recollect.
HONEYWELL, what is your opinion Of
him now as an expert?
Ames-I won't express an opinion.
Howe Come, Mr.. Ames, we have no
false delicacy.
Ames-I decline to answer.
Howe Well, you may go. Laughter
Bell then asked the indulgence of the
Court for q few minutes. saying his asso-
ciate counsel, with the witnesses from
Washington, were expected every mo-
ment.
W. A. Chauser testified Have been
Cancel Clerk in the Washington PostofRce
all this year ; the cancel stamp on the Mo-
rey letter has not been used in our Office
this year ; the stamp used was a combine
ton stamp, marking the postage stamp
and giving the date at the same time the
in the Morey letter is made. I should
think, by a steel stamp; I am not able to
say if the two affixed office cancellation
on the postage stamp, on the en-
was not used in January last l
think it was first used about the middle of |
February. Witness produced the form Of |
stamp used prior to February. C~ontinu- |
ing, he testified, producing the stamp used
February. The use of the stamps
discontinued about the middle of Feb |
ruary, and these were then put in use.
Cross-examined-Colone D. B. Anger |
Is Postmaster at Washington. have seen
the statements made by him in the news
papers recently. He is my superior. l
lon't know that he caused the statement |
10 be published that the changes in the |
I have referred to were made on
April 18th. / never heard such q state
nent. Colonel d. B. Anger, Postmaster
1t Washington, testified that the stamp on
he Morey letter was not in use in January
ast-at least, not on and after the 18th.
The published statement that he said the
stamp was not changed until April 18th
correct. He found that he had been
mistaken, in that the new stamps were
irst put in use between the 10Th and 10th
II February.
After some other unimportant testimony,
he prosecution rested.
Counsel Howe-May it please the Court,
: is q matter Of congratulation that the
prosecution have terminated their so-called
'ase; we are delighted to have the oppor-
unity to prove the innocence of Mr..
Phelps, and, incidentally, of course, that
the newspaper called Truth. This de-
ense will s~ubstantiate the letter as pub
ished, and prove the commences Of James
Garfield's signature. While we have
right to ask Your Honor 70 dismiss the
ase on the testimony adduced, we find
we have q higher duty than that. We
'ropose to prove that the letter and the
nvelope were received by Mr.. Hart. who
nil prove how and from where he received
hem, and that. until after the publication
I the fac simile, Mr.. Phelps never saw
he letter. We will prove Morey's exist
nee. We will call his executors will call
xperts to disprove the expert official testi-
uce gentlemen occupying high positions
tho will testify to the genuineness Of Gar
eld's signature. We will also show be-
ond a doubt that the letter is not in the
andwriting OF Phelps, but in the bona
de signature Of the Republican Presiden-
nominee.
The prosecution then called Phelps. who
as absent, and then Supervisor John /.
'avenport, who, Mr.. Bell announced. had
as soon as Mr.. Howe began speaking.
Mr.. Bell was then called by defense. and