The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-10
WORsETHAN PHILIP
conrIsuAr1os oPTHETRrAL oPTHE
MoREY LErTER CASE.
The Proceedings show that Truth Is
Atianger Than Fiction to Some OF
the Witnesses-some Hard
swearing Results In TIVE
Arreats for PeIjury.

TIE PaILP FORGERY CASE
Finished, aud the Evidence Tsken ints
II 2 Consideration by Judge Davis.
\ NEW YoRE, November 9-The Morey
letter inquiry was resumed to-day. Morey
testified that one OF his brothers was {
aleight of hand performer, his name wal
F. a, W. Morey. Julian A. Morey was 4
hall brother. He had another brother
named G. E. @. Morey; had two sisters
both dead.
To Mr.. Bliss-Hsd not been paid for tes
tifying in the case. His nephew, Franz
B. Morey, told him that the Republican
Committee OF Lawrence county wanted
him to 90 10 New York to testify in the
case. Witness told him he had no objec
ton to going and telling the truth.
Robert Lindsey, who said he was
A DETECTIVE FOR A SECRET ORGANIZATION
OF wORKagS turlt 81.
fof Allegheny county, Nd, testified that be
knew II. L. Morey, and last February he
travelled with him on the train from
Lowell to Lynn, and Morey showed him
the Chinese letter. Between the 4th and
10Th Of FEBRUARY he went from Lynn to
Boston with Morey aud he showed him
the Chinese letter in Boston and read tito
him. The letter In question was identified
by witness as either the original shown
him or fac snliie OF 1t. 5I.N
Witness was cross examined by Mr..
Bliss, He said he frat became acquainted
with Morey through letter OF introduc.
ltiou purporting 10 have been written by
a'certain secret organization, the name oil
which he refused to make known. The
letter was forgery. Witness business
was chiehyEwalkirg about mines doing
nothing, He was recently In the Eckhart
mine walking about.
Mr.. Bliss. Now is II not fact that the
Eek hart mine has been q )oded for fifteen
years. and was only pumped ont this
A..well, that may be, but 1t don't pre-.
vent me from going In.
Q-What other mines are you nc.
ousinted with?
A,-Well, Borden, Cumberland, Frost.
burg and others.
Q-Giye US the names OF some Of the
prvprietors Of these mines? S
Al can't; don't know them.
Q-What, aud you say You have been
around these mines for many years? Now
how used you to go into these ninesf
Al walked in.
Q.-Didn't Che mines have shafts"
A.-Some have; olhers have not.
\ Q-Whotmploys you7
Al sm employed by the President Of
the WorkinRmen's Union.
Q-Whst to do? 'i.s'
A.-Whatever be asks me to.
Q-When did you meet Mr., aorey
first? VI L =
A.:-Ih the fall OF 1874
Q.-Tha. was when you presented the
forged letter Of introduction TO him?
A.-Yas, cir.
Odd You aver go by the name Of
Cornell?
A.-No sir; but | knew a man OF that
pIWitpess sid he left Cumberland, Nd,
last Friday 10 come on here
Q-Wbefe Is this msn Cornell nowi
\ Ain Albany Penitentiary?
Q-Has he brother2
| Ale has setp. brother named Birch,
but ! doa't know where be Ia.
! Q-Yhenani gbere did you see Morey
Ain Philadelphia, about the 7th Of
February.
Mr.. Bliss here read from the witpeas'
affidavit, In which he stated that the last
time he saw koysy was In Boston, and
that he had said lie vas going to New
| Orleans; Mr.. yBltss then demsnded that
thewitness give the name Of the president
OF the WoFkingmsn's organization, by
whom he Is employed.
The witness declined TO auswer, apd
said he was uudeEoath not TO reveal the
name Of bis employers or any Of their So
crets. There ara many seHret orSsniSa-
tions In the mines Of Maryland:
Mr.. Howe, otthe counsel ior the defense
maintained that the witness should not he
compelled to apswer.
Judge Dayis said such oaths shonld not
be allowed TO stsla 10 the way Of justice.
The question Is a proper one. Read the
question. ~
Q.-Wbat Is the name Of the man who
employa youl
1 A.-Your Honor, | am under oath not
to resea.the name, and ! must decline %
answer.
Judge Davis You must answer the
luuestion.
Witness here demanded that he be al.
loved 10 consult with Howe.
Witness then said: "The man who en-.
t,loys me Is W. H. Thompson he Is a law
YER in West Cumberland, and lives In Bal.
timore street He Is 3 maP shout sixty
yeats old.H / ,tilt II
Ql--When did you see him last. ','
A.-Last Thursday. told him | was
coming on here and also told him what !
was coming for. He lives near the ~ on
| West Baltimore street. have lived for
over twelve years with Mr.. Thompson.
Witness did not know how near the Conrt
House was to the isil, nor remember the
names OF the streets In tbe neivhoorhood
OF Thompson's house. He receiyed sal
ary OF twenty dollars per month, which pc
| finds in letter IN niche In the vail 81
Eckhardt mine, about q quarter ot 0 mile
from the entrance. He did not know tlG
lnanog Of the families with whom he had
slept for the past month.
\ Alter recess Or. Jonathan W. Goodell,
4 praclicing physician 10 Lynn, Mass, ior
4 fifteen year., testified that he V
TUE oSLvI. W. oooDELL IN LYss.
lDidn't write the Goodell letter. Didn't
administer to the estate OF Henry L.
Morey, nor was he executor 10 him. In
, fact fia never heard OF any such Rmau,