Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-30
ter is not in the same condition as when we de-

ter is not IN the same cOnulIlOn Rs Wnen VIC 0e-
| livered it.
Judge Davis-I cut off a part Of the edge.
| The tears in it were all there.
| Charles Hoffman was then called and testl-
| fed as follows: A photograph of the envelope
was made under my supervision. received
| it from Mr.. Hart and it is in the same condi-
| tion now as when / received it. Noticed no
erasures. did not look for them.
John Phin testified: reside in New Jersey
| l am editor of the american Journal of Micro
Seopy, and have made it study for twenty
| i've years; have been called as o witness as an
expert before; saw the Morey envelope two
hours ago and have examined it under mi
| crope; the surface of the parer is disturbed in
| many points, which can be discovered by hold
ing it to the light; at several points along and
above the name the fibres are distured; there is
| an erasure above the word "Morey;" it had
been evidently the word ESD" the distur-
bance of the fibre is on the outside of the en-
velope; there is a disturbance on the stamp, on
the reverse, but no more than ordinary friction
would cause; do not think it erasure;
| the figure 2 seems to have escaped.
Before there may have been an extra degree
of rubbing. The microscope shows that the
figure l alongside figure was not stamped on
the face of the envelope. I saw the word
Esd" bnt could not tell what the other
erasures were. There are some small spots of
ink under the word Representatives" There
is an erasion.
Judge Davis-Oan the witness fix his micro
scope SO that can examine the envelope?
The witness-Yes, sir. The instrument was
then arranged, and an examination made by
the Justice.
Mr.. Phin was then cross-examinod by Mr..
Howe. He was shown part of the envelope,
with the words, 81. A. Garfield. Nj. O." and
the mark of the stamp on it. On request he
made microscopic investigation of it, and
testified: The mark is stamped. 1t has been
| stamped twice.
Jas. Gaylord. general superintendent of city
delivery of the postoffice. testified: When a
letter addressed to some one ia this city ar
riyes, it comes in locked department. 1t is
taken out and stamped with receiving stamp
which indicates the hour it was received. The
stamp shows the month and day. The stamps
have on them Rec. New York; and date. That
stamp is put ON all letters for city delivery and
on them only. If letter arrived here from
Washington, passing east, it would not be
treated in the New York division. There are nine
teen stations in the city, and all letters intend
ed for district are sent to that district and
stamped with the station die. On the stamp on
the reverse of the Morey envelope I recognize
the stamp bearing the words, Received New
York, $780," figure 2 is in place where
the date is. The figure on the side of it do not
think was stamped there. We use the same
stamps every day, but change the dates, the
dates being made in a single piece. The stamp
on the Morey letter indicates its receipt in the
New York q stottice and if it was sent from
Washington to Lynn that stamp would not be
there. The ring on the envelope looks like
one of the stamps used in city stations. The
envelope presents indications of disturbances.
An abrasion on the station stamp occurs where
the date would be. have seen many of the
stamps on letters received from Washington.
The figures adjoining the figure 2 on the
stamp on reverse of the envelope is not made
by die. No crOss-examination.
Henry j. Pearson, called for the prose ,ution.
testified: am assistant postmaster and have
been such for seven years; for eight years
was In the railway mail service on the route
from Washington to New York; letters from
Washington to Boston are put in pouches in
Washington and sent right through; the
pouches not opened in this city; in case
mail is delayed the pouches woult be taken to
the New York postoffice and the package would
be removed to other pouches, but the letters
would not be stamped here. No cross-exami-
nation.
John Richards, called for the prosecution,
testified: l am general superintendent of the
city delivery department of the postoffiee;
have been SO for seven years; letters received
for city delivery only are stamped.
The time of the stamp is changed every thirty
minutes and proof taken of it and certified
to be correct before it is used. The stamp on
the back Of The Morey letter is the receiving
st%mp ol Our OIuCe. Inc udCc Is nOC on IL.
The figure is the last letter of double date.
Cross examined by Gen. Pryor: Before my
engagement in the postofice was partner in
the furniture firm of De Graaf & Taylor.
left that firm when the partnership was up.
Have not heard they accused me of dishon-
esty.
j. f. Stroud, for the prosecution. testified:
am head clerk of the railway mail service be-
tween Washington and New York.
In January, 1890 letters from Washington to
Lynn, Mass, did not go through the New York
postofice except on Sunday mornings. No
cross-examination.
Assistant Postmaster Pearson, recalled for
the prosecution, testified, the Washington
mail that goes through this city Sunday morn
ings goes through in the original pouches with
out being changed. No cross-examination.
David 7. Ames, recalled for the prosecution,
testified, the handwriting on the Morey en-
velope closely resembles the exhibits which
are in Philips writing.
Adjourned until tomorrow.