National Republican., 1880-11-02
wns signed by the person 80 claimed be stronger
and more positive2
Objected to and excluded.
Recess until 2.30.
AFTER THE RECESS.

Recess until 230.
AFTER THE RECESS.
Henry II. Dewitt the night editor of the Wash
ingon FoH, was called by the defense. lie testified
rs follows; ] know ilr Anger, postmaster at
Washington; met Mr.. Angcr on October % aud
had conversation with him; had n conversation
win him about stamps In use in the postoihce in
Witness was then asked to step aside moment,
and Postmaster Anger was called. lie said he
had seen Mr. Dewitt in Washington. mud that Mr..
Herbert Preston Of the New York Hcrdh was with
them. Continuing, Inc said; | showed Mr.. Dewitt
memorandum concerning stamps.
MIR. PHILIP on THE STAND.
Kenward Philip was called by Mr.. Brookos lie tcs-
lihcd: | am the defendant In this action: reside
In Brooklyn ana am journalist, connected with
several papers; the MOroy envelope and letter
which hold In my hand were not written by me,
not word dot or comma first saw them on the
afternoon Of tho day on which the facsimile was
first published; the manuscript OF the article Gu
titled Lying and Sticking to IT. is in my hand
writing; had seen the fac-simile before | wrote
the article, winch believed then and believe now
to be genuine. 1. wrote the article. because /
thought the letter was injurious TO the public wei
fare and should be so stiglnatizcd spell the plural
OF company companies" The testimony Of Mr.
Daggclt, that denlcd ever having written this
article is untrue; do not think lie would swear
lascy but he is mistaken.
Cross-cxnmined by Colonel Bliss: / am between
ihirty-lwo and lhirty-threo years old, was born in
Euglulg and came here In 1865, and have been en-
gagged in literary capnclty; have lived IN Brook.
lyn nearly all the time since ] came here; first
SAW le OflSllA lcltcr as stated Ill my ulfeCt eN-
amn0tOn | was sick at this time with innamma.
iion OF the eyes Ind all intmation OF 1t from the
previous day; my editorial was not published on
the same day With the first publication; dis
tincty swear TO that; II could not be- as am posi-
tive the article was not written until after saw
the letter; the information | received from the
publisher was the foundation for the article headed
What IlUM Would Like to Know" wrote the
| sqiub II Mentor, Ohio, was not the home OF u
naiura.-bOfn liar am not certain IL / saw tho
photograph before wrote the article; have writ
ten the names of Dickens, ThaCkaray and Others
for amusement; have written Sheriff Doggetts
name to an order for n hat merely out of nun; he
was present at the time; have never signed any
| name with intention TO deceive
| The case was then adjourned until Thursday
morning at II o'clock.
An Affidavit from the Only j. w. Goodell.
| New York, Nov. 1.-The following affidavit was
toigraphed to Marshall Jewell at tho headquarters
of the national republican committee to-day:
LYNN, MASS, Nov. J.
Hon. Marshall Jcrcn.
| LYNN, Nov. l. 1880 Essex county, SIS;
| /, ,J. w. GoOdell, OH oath, depoSe aud say that
was not administrator of any estate for more than
fifteen years; that am the only person named j.
| w. Goodcll iu Lynn to the best of my knowledge
and no person OF that name appears In the Lynn
directory for the last five years; that there is nc
does the name Goodel appear in the Lynn direc
tory for the last five years. J. w. GooDELL.
| Nov. /, 1880, Essex county. s.s
| There personally appeared before mo tho abov.
named j. W. Goodell, and made oath that the
above statement by him subscribed was true.
| THOMAS II. GALLAGHER,
| Justice OF Peace.