The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
THE PHILIP CASE.
Tae Testimony on Both Sides
Closed.
TWO OF DEFENDANTS WITNESSES
ARRESTED FOR Perjury.

New YORK, Nov. 9.-The examination of
Philip, charged with libel on Gen. Garfield,
was continued today. Samuel Morey gave tes-
timony substantially as his mothers affidavit
that he had no brother named Henry L.
Robert Lindsey, who said he was detective
for a secret organization of workingmen of
Maryland, testified that he knew Henry L.
Morey, and last February travelled with him
on a train from Lowell to Lynn, and Morey
showed him the Chinese letter. Between the
4th and 10Th of February he went to Boston
with Morey, and Morey showed him the Chi
nese letter in Boston and read it to him.
Here the letter in question was handed the
witness and he said it was either the original
letter shown him or fac Smile of it,
The witness was cross-examined at great
length by Mr.. Bliss. He said he first became
acquainted with Morey through letter of in
PRODUCTION purporting to have been written by
Il certain secret organization, the name of
which he refused to make known. He admit
ted that that letter was forgery. Mr.. B iss
then cross-examin the witness as to his
knowledge of various mines in Allegheny
county, Maryla as the witness said he was
employed in some mines in that region His
business was chiefly walking about the mines
doing nothing. He said he was recently in
Eckhardt mine walking around.
Mr. Bliss-Now is it not fact that the Eek
hardt mine has been flooded for Is years and
was only pumped out this spring?
Witness-Well, that may be, but it don't
prevent me from going in.
Though the witness said that he had been
about the mines several years he could not
give the names of any of the proprietors He
also stated he last saw Morey in Philadelphia
about Feb. 7.
Mr. Bliss here presented to the witness his
affidavit that he last saw Morey in Boston and
that he then said he was going to New Or
leans.
The witness refused to give the name of his
employer, who he said was president of the
upinp ba bad
oath to reveal nothing.
The judge said such an oath could not stand
in the way of justice. and ordered the witness
togive the name. He then gave the name
w. III Thompson, lawyer, of West Cumber-
land, with whom he said he had lived
twelve years ON West Baltimore street, but he
did not know the name of any of the sire is
which crossed West Baltimore street. The
witness had seen Thompson last Thursday,
but previous to that had no personal commun-
lcatlon with him for years. He received his
pay in an envelope which was placed in
niche in the Eckhardt mine. This is where he
found the forged letter previously spoken of,
and found a note FROM Thompson stating that
the letter was forgery.
After recess DR.. Jonathan W. Goodall testi-
fed that he had been practicng physician in
Lynn, Mass, for l5 years. He never had
heard of H. l.. Morey. Witness is the only
w. Goodail in Lynn. Did not write the
Goodall letter. Did not administer on the es-
e'cO VI L. H. VAolCy. Ill uoNCI AcaIu VI
any such man.
Revert Lindsey was recalled. He had never
slept twice in the same place in ten years. Had
gone by the name of Barry fo1 several years
His proper name is Barry In reply to the
question of having, when he gave his name on
the stand as Robert Lindsey, sworn to false
name he stated his mothers name was Lind
sey and fathers name was Barry. Witness
was then cross-examned at length with a view
to proving that he did not live or belong in
Allegheny county, Md.
Defence then closed their case, and the pros
ecution produced number of witnesses named
Morey, who testified to the non-existence of
Henry L. Three witnesses from Cumberland
testified that they never heard of w. I'll.
Thompson there. A chemist and ink manu-
faclufer testified that Morey's name on the
hotel register in Lynn was written with ami
line ink while the other names were written
with nutgall ink. Testimony to the effect that
S. S. Morey, who swore he had an uncle
named Henry L., was bribed SO to do was also
taken.
Gen Pryor moved for the discharge of Philip
on the ground of insufficient evidence.
Judge Davis said he would render decision
Saturday morning.
On complaint of Mr.. Bliss S. S. Morey and
and Robert Lindsey were arrested for perjury.