Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-11
POLITICS.
Going Behind the Returns in New
York-Protests Filed.
THE CHINESE LETTER FORGERY.
Full Confession of Two of the Tools
of the Conspirators.
GARFIELD RESIGNS HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS.
Hancock VIII Not Countenance the New
York Scheme.
POLITICS.
THE CHINESE LETTER FORGERY
GARFIELD RESIGNS HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS
Hancock VIII Not Countenauce the New
York Scheme.
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ReSDorr On. Y.l November l0th.-The Chairman
of the Ulster County Democratic Committee has
served upon the Board Of Canvassers Of Ulster
county protest against counting the Republican
electoral ballots, claiming that said ballots do not
they contain both caption and Endorsement, and that
the names Of several candidates are not printed in
plain type, With letters of uniform size. Ulster
county has heretofore been largely Democratic but
on the I'd inst. gave Garfield 1S0 majority.
HpusoN IN. W November 10th.-The Chairman
and Secretary of the Democratic County Com
mittee have served upon the Board Of Canvassers
OF Columbia county protests against counting the
Republican Electoral, Congressional, Assembly and
county tickets, on the ground that such ballots
were Illegally indorsed. The protests were ordered
placed on file, and the Board adjourned till Friday,
to take legal advice on the question. The Board
comprises twelve Republicans and ten Democrats.
The Morey Letter Case.
NEW YORK, November l0th.-S. s. Morey and
Robert Lindsay were examined on the perjury
charge to day.
s. N. Morey, of Boston, testified that S. S. Morey
never had an uncle named H. L. Morey.
Lindsay confessed that his true name was James
O'Bren he was a native Of Washington, and was
employed as a laborer in the gas house at George
town he took the alias OF Morey, and registered
from Cumberland, Md.
He was asked what he had to say relative to. the
charge Of perjury, and lie replied, al wish to make
an explanation.
The Judge thereupon ordered the reporters to re-
tire and O'Brien's statement was taken It will be
laid before the Grand Jury.
Morey also made statement, and the prisoners
were then sent to the TOnbs
Henry /. johnson, Postmaster at Cumbeflan and
editor Of the Daily Witness, said O'Bren is known
to be member of CornelPs hand, and is supposed
to have been with Cornell when he shot at Pay
master Faucet, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The True story-Morey and Lindsay Con-
Tess.
NEW YORK, November l0th.-The Times fur
nishes the following When Morey and Lindsay
were arrested on Tuesday evening, the former, who
is an invalid, was placed in charge of his uncle,
John W. Morey, the Boston policeman, who came to
testify at the trial. Members Of the family, especial
ly Mrs. Clara T. Morey, asked permission to see him,
and the old lady said she was sure she could make
Sammy" tell the truth. She visited him at the
hotel where his uncle had him in charge in company
with other members of the family, and besought
him for all their sakes to make a clean
man burst into tears, and offered to tell
the whole story to Colonel Bliss, who was present :
but Bliss, being the prosecutor in the forgery case
refused to hear it, and advised him to tell it to the
magistrate when he was brought up for examination
in the morning. Morey then made a confession to
his uncle, and es.erday morning, when he Appeared
before Justice Morgan in the District Attorneys
off e, was fully prepared to make true statement
Of the means used to inducs him to come to New
York to testify falsely as TO the existence Of Henry
L. Morey. As coon rs he announced this determin-
alton the Justice had tie room cleared, and the
confession was taken in secret. Morey said the
scheme for bringing him TO this city to testify
as to the exi tence of II. l.. Morey originated
in the law office Of John Sanborn, in Lawrence,
Mass, and was the result Of a conspir cy between
AL Clark and Sanborn Clark keeps the pool rooms
in Lawrence and Sanborn is lawyer and was a
candidate for Presidential Hector on the Demo
cratic ticket of Massachusetts Morey was cram
med by Clark in Sanborn's office before coming
here, and both Clark and Sanborn knew he was
coming TO New York to testify to lie. Clark vol
unteered to come with him, pay his expenses and
take him back out of the money he was TO receive
for his testimony. The two came to this city on
the Saturday before the election. and Morey was
quartered for the first two nights in the rooms of
the National Democratic Committee. On the day
after his arrival he was taken to the Office of
the paper which published the forgery, where he
was asked if he could recognize the handwriting of
Henry L. Morey his rtputed uncle. He answered
tina: he could. He said it was large and bold He
was shown no hot'l register at this time, but the
next day was taken to the newspaper Office again
and shown the name OF Henry L. Morey in the Lynn
Hotel register, and asked il he recogniz d it. He
said he did, and was taken away again. Every word
of his testimony the stand in the Philip case was
lie; and he had been educated to tell it. When
he left New ork to return to Lawrence, after Civ
ing his ties imony here, he received $50 from the
National Democratic Committee, in the form of
cheek drawn to his order the National Park
Bank of this city. He drew the money, refunded to
Clark the advance which he had made for his ex-
penses, ana went. home
Robert Lindsay, James o'Bren, as he now
claims his name to be, also brought to the Dis
trict Attorneys Office from the police headquarters
where he had passed the night, for examination by
Justice Morgan on charge of perjury at about the
same time Morey was produced. While Morey was
making his confession Lindsay kept in District
Attorney Phelps office. An employe oil the lawyer
who had been defending Philip visited him, and after
asking simple question and getting his reply,
hurried away. In short time the lawyers empioye
returned said something to the prisoner, and again
left. " His lawyer has deserted him, said proni-
nent official, when the clerk had gone. Lindsay
look, d very much frightened, and after few
ment's hesitation sent request that Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Bell would come and see him. When
Mr. Bell arrived, Lindsay asked il ary confession
would free am from the consequence OF his crime.
Bell answered that he could not promise that but
in the event of Lindsay confessing he should feel
disposed to take into serious consideration the pro-
priety of dealing leniently with him. Lindsay then
expressed willingness make full statement and
was ushered into the presence of Justice Morgan.
According to Lindsays story his real Is James
0'Brien he is native Of Washington. d. c.,
where he has lived nearly all his life; has done
nothing in particular for living, but is of the
rough men about the CITY, and has been in the
Psnitentiary for disorderly conduct was sent for
to 90 to Cumberland just before the election by
VIM NJ. Price, candidate for Presidential Elector
on the Democratic ticket, and when he arrived
Price and n police officer named Birmingham
instructed him in the role which he was
to sustain in this city in regard to
the Mercy letter /; they taught him the story
which he was to tell, took him to the prominent
LINES in the neghborhood, and tried to drill him
into an exact knowledge OF their location and feat
ures but as subsequent events proved, the tine
was too short or the man too stupid. When the
man was supposed 10 be thoroughly informed, Price
and Birmingham bought his ticket and sent him I,
this city, consigned to the paper which first pub
lished the letter. In the office OF this paper he was
questioned and given money, with promise of
more when his work was completed. His testimony
from beginning TO end was fabrication.
At the conclusion Of the examination Morey was
returned to the custody of his uncle and Lindsay
sent TO the Tombs.
GENERAL WASHING OF HANDS.
The lawyers for the defense all and severay wash
their hands of sny responsibility for the incupated