The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-29
Io-Dav's Dispatches.
The republican Effort to Save aaraela.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-The examination
of Kenward Philip this morning attracted
large crowd. The envelope in which the
Morey letter was contained was handed 70
Judge Davis, and on motion of counsel.
Hart was declared puraed of contempt.
Assistant District Attorney called Albert
G. Southworthy to the stand. He testified
he was an expert in handwriting of fifteen
years experience. He had compared the
Photographic and photo lithographic album
of the Morey letter withRock well anlJ ewoll
letters; did not think they were in the
same handwriting; also compared the
Morey letter with exhibits on which the
warrant of arrest was obtained. and found
suffieiency of characteristics to enable him
TO form an opinion that they were 10 the
same handwriting.
Cross -examined-W Witness came from
Boston on telegraphic request of Mar
shall Jewell; expected pay for his services;
made affidavit at the request of Messrs.
Stoughton, kuox and Davenport; gave
before them synopsis of what he would
testify TO; never saw the original Morey
letter until this morning; did not know
Gen. Garfield; did not know for whom he
will vcte
The prosecution next called William Z.
X.
Witness had examined the Morey letter,
photo and photo-lithographic copies of it,
together with exhibitions on which the
warrants were obtained, and his opinion
was that the person who wrote the exhibits
wrote the Morey letter, The Morey letter
was evidently the writing of person imi~
tating another's hand, introducing, how
ever. strong characteristics of his own.
An exhibit, "a. IN the signature of Ken
ward Phelp,kk is exactly similar to *
in kept" in the Morey letter. Witness
found other similarities in the letters he
had examined, the photo litbographic
copies.
Continuing he said their is erasure on the
stamp in the date on the month. | can
not say what the original date was.
Indications are sthat the date andlmonth
have been erased by rubbing on the back
of the envelope. The stamp date there
bears indications of erasure. Date and
month cannot be deciphcred. There are
three stamps on the envelope in which no
dates eau be made out, all dates seemingly
being erased.
Southworth was then recalled by
Stoughton. He was handed the Morey
envelope and after examining testified
the address on the envelope is not in the
handwriting or the person who wrote the
Rockwell and Jewell letters, but closely
the writing of stbe person who
wrote the exhibits marked A TO K. on
which the warrants of arrests were
granted.
Allen NJ. Leet, a newspaper reporter,
WIS axamined by the prosecution. He
was familiar with Philips hand writing;
the exhibits A to * were. ne
in Philips hand writing;
bad seen uhotoiithograp the Morey letter
and believed it to be in Philips handwrit-
ing; thought so when he first saw the
copy. Philips always had:a habit of spell
ing such words as Companies" and simu
lar words with -''ys" instead of les.
In toe Morey letter this mistake was made.
Bell here said he would like an adjourn
ing as he had other witnesses to eEamiue
who were not present.
One Lynn witness had not arrived, and
another expected was sick.
Brooks and Pryor objected TO delay and
wanted to produce proof of genuineness OF
the letter.
Judge Davis said, owing to the natio-
nal character of this case he
would set Gs an examining magistrate, a
thing not without precedent, although
unusual, IF this letter was written hy
Gen Garfield, it not only was unworthy
of him. but should condemn him.