New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
ADDING TRICKERY TO FORGERY.

ADDING lklL hLh1 ~ EDLsNL-AAs
EFFORTS TO PLACE CHAIRMAN JEWELL AND GEN-
ERAL Garfield IN \ FALSE POSITION
The publication called Truth in which the forged
Morey letter appeared. yesterday printed a fac
s,mile Of the following letter with head lines IN
tended to convey the impression that effort had
been made to brlbe the publisher Of tina, paper TO
declare that the Chinese letter was forgery:
SEw, YORK, oct g. 1850.
~, D,a,. general Gqrfeld:
ih'uK ruth wa, deceived about ths Mercy letter,
though they thought 10 was genuine FIndlns Il Is not
ihey nave consulted their lawyer and Trend, tad
through him Offer 10 come ou ana say 20 Pllln1 tle
onI consideration Tor il being consideration fol- judge
Di-teunoei.r their friend and counsel. .
Py cou.idcration I mean that YOU and myself should
know and recognize II Judge Ds act, and the obISa
Icanld nave assured that you would 80 consider
II. IT, great service to-day, General
Yours very truly, MARSHALL JEWELL.
Mir. Ditter hoefer yesterday made the following ex-
plana ION to a reporter Of THE TRIBUNE of the cir
cumrtances connected with the letter:
81 have been the counsel for Irutb' he said,
=. since its establishments Ny relations have been
purely professional excepting that for years have
been associated as counsel in many cases with Louis
f. Post. who before becoming an editor of that
paper was practising attorney Of good standing III
this civ and at time Assistant Dtrlct-Attorney
under George Bliss. l knew HIM to be a relative Of
Mr. Davenport. From that relation warm and
intimate personal friendship sprung up between llr
Post and myself Az soon as the pretended
Chinese letter appeared endeavored the utmost Of
nv ability to persuade Mr. Post thatit was forgery
Last Monday afternoon | received telcDhOnlc
mrssare 10 come nj once to the Office of TRUTH Mr.
Hart the chief proprietor. said that some doubt had
arisen in his mind as to the authenticity of tic let
tor and requested NE 10 see Governor Jewell III re-
lation 10 the matter. then supposed That they had
become convinced. from my arguments aad othcr-
wise that they hal been deceived IN the matter or
rne letter and that they were Wiling
10 do justice BY making re,uctIon ana
/ Thereby AVOID prOsecutO3S; and tbaJ tney
desired me 10 act rs mediator. told Mr. Hart hat
| would see Governor Jewell, which | lld anout
O'Clock that night | tolt HIM tnat believed from
what MIR Hart. of Truth, told me, that his faith IN
the Authenticity OF the letter was weakening; and
that thought Juey would De ready to make q re
traction. Mr.. Jewell aque>ted me 10 procure such
retrartIop and SAID that II would be a grand thing
if truth would acknowledge lts error. went down
M / / O'Clock that night 10 the office OF run, ana
told Mr. HIre that had seen Mr. JeHcl. Is tore
had finished speaking Mr. Hart directed me 10 do
nothing further in the matter, as the conduct Il MI
Davenport n the afternoon toward hln ana the
paper determined HIM not 10 seek any inclination.
then went home, surprising the matter was entirely
- Inc next morning message again came to me
10 come over AT once u the Truth Office. Nj Hart
thcu fold me that he had become satisfied that IL
Vas nm the bes1 interest of the paper aud an act OF
! ID
! Especially the propuety Ok tnls course iIn-
| pressed upon him from he tact thit inc leadNhg
| Democrats who had verified the letter before ne
DubllSued 10 began TO waver after Henera NdiHeIuS
explicit denial and he again requested me % see
Mr. Jewell a. a mediator. Before leaving tue ONCE
| ha said Truth wants no money or any Otner con-
| slderat.on for dong what II believes 10 be ught,
| exceplng that u would be pleased and grathed II
Won can be benefited by the course we have de-
~ M once saw Mr. Jewell and again started to
hin, that the proprietor of Irutb had determined III
the interest of justice and the paper To make the
retractIon. and that he requested me 80 to INFORM
| him; tuat he wanted nothng for dong so; That it
was done simply because he Thought II was right
! Bat he would be much grained II personally
would receive the credit Of having procured the e-
traction. The Governor SAID, Cefta!nI LnaV Is
very fair aud decent and wro5e the letter "hch Is
COPIED IN tO-days Truth No Once, no consideration
WAS mentioned between Mr. JeWel ana my Sc anu
M suggestion of the United states D!strict-Attor-
ney.hIp or any other office. was at any iime made
| by Mr. Hart 10 me. The Governor SAID NoW you
r,,v show this letter them 10 sat ~ them mat
van viii receive the credit for having done th's'
81 went down and showed the letter TO SlT. Hart.
| H., saId: Are YOU satisfied 2 | said Yes COM
| nIeteIy' But tins does not specify anything he
| said / said / don't want anything. aud there
| fore nothing need be specified. Wei, 10 doesn't
suit me- said Hart then replied ttat conlu not
| reiD II. | was about leaving the Office when he
| SAID: Will you let your tuead Post see TINS let
| ter If he is satisfied ann ! sand that while
| was authorized 10 show II TO ban, didn't know
whether ought to leave 1t. lie replied Have
You no confidence whatever IN me anu IN MI lost !
Have we ever done You wrOngf Haven't We
| always treated you most kindly I We want to
| maxi this rctraction but We want to be assured
tIaf whatever obligat on arises from IL will come
| to vouI 80 left the letter with him.
| Alter leaving MIR. Hart, who promised TO return
| tn. ,cJter 10 me as soon as MI l9at nau seen ~
SPost vas NOT IN tbe office and could not lind himl.
thonput II would be pest for Mr.. Jewell 60 see Nr
Hart m person 80 that he could be assured from MI.
U1rt,s own Inns that he was willing 10 make an ac-
| knowIedgnent that lac had been deceived. then
| asked Mr. Hart whether he would be wiling 10 see
| Mr. Jewell at my office ut o'clock that afternoon
Alter first requesting that the interview should De
| ar tne office OF Truth. which | declined, he agreed
10 10 meet MN az the time and nlacs namad rhsy