Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-12
FEE CONFESSED PERJUaERs.
The Story that y. n. MOrey and j.
O'Br1e0 LeiIs-Summaries of lhe
Con fe sslOns they made.

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New YoRK, November 1.-THE cast
If James O'Brien, alias Lindsey, and 3
). Mo!ey, charged with rerjury in the
Morey letter case, was before the Grand
Jury of the General Sessions to day
An indictment was ordered for perjury
against O'Briep. Morey was used al
States evidence, and sent to the House
Of Detention as q witness.
The confessions Of James O'Brien anG
= $. Morey were handed TO the pres:
at 6p "a. by Colonel Bliss, who re-
marked that they were complete as fal
as they went, and weredsemed prope I
to publish, as they would not defsat
the ends Of justice. Other aud more
important confessions are said to have
been made, and arress are expected
tomorrow. The following are summa
ries OF the documents given out.
Samuel s. M9rsy gives detailed
,tatsment Of tAe trouble he has had
about his pension and his consequent
poverty, as he is subject to epileptic
its, and therefore unable TO obtain
work as laborer. In his dire pssuni-
ary distress he had been frequently as,
sisted by A. G. Clark, who kept pool
room in Lawrence, Mass, and Clara
was the man who prevailed upon him
to come hero and testify that Il. l.. No
rey WAS an uncle Of witness, he came to
Nsv York, accompanied by Clark, on
Saturday night before 4he election, and
visited the Democratic headquarters,
hut found nobody there until Sunday,
when he met man whom he supposed
to be the secretary. Mr.. Bsrnum was
net in New York at that time also
Visited the Truth office and had an in
.ervisw with Mr.. Hart, who wanted to
know more about Il. L. Morey, and wit.
ness TODD him the same story which he
wore to in Court.
This story Was false, as witness never
kpew such man as Il. l.. Morey; wit
ness received $50 at the Democratic
heada uarters in New York for expen'
ses, and after no returned to Lawrence
was paid 800, which had been prom
ised him for soming; witness told Mr..
Clark, when first asked about this
case, that he thought Fl. l.. Morey was
an uncle of his, but when he found
they wanted him to come on here he
hesitated and several times refused,
but Mr.. Clark had so befriendsd him
and his wife that he finally consented,
though he warned Clark and Mr.. San
born, in whose Office they were, that
all Of them would get into serious
trouble about Il; when witness
came to New York the last
me he was asked by Mr.. Hart Of
Truth what sort Of q hand Henry L.
Morey wrote, when witness replied that
he wrote coarse, bold hand, and they
afterwards showed him hotel register
in which the name was written in that
style, and witness told them that he
thought that was his handwriting; wit
ness since his arrival here, spoke to
his Uncle John, when Mr.. Clark asked
him who that was. Witness told him
that It was his uncle. and Clark said he
would swear there vas no Il. L. Morsy:
Witness said all the Moreys would
swear to that, when Clark said: "Never
mind; if you so to hell I'll 80 along
with you"
James 0'Brien, in his confession, says
he was in Baltimore Oh election day,
having been sent there by the Rspub.
licans from Washington to prevent
! Democratic repeating. While IN Balti-
mora lie was told that a policeman
pamed Birmingham, at Cumberland, {,
Nd had q job for him; went to Cum
berland, where he met Lewis Har-
kaugh, who aided him in finding Bir-
mingham; stopped with a friend,
Buckley O'Neill, who keeps a saloon;
was there introduced TO man named
Walton, who said they wanted a man
70 answer TO the name of Robert Lind
sey, in New York, and witness agreed
to come on and do so under promise Of
being paid 800; Walton who paid his
expenses and accompanied him, told
tn at Truth was to pay him the 500.
Walton posted him as to what he was
to say, and when they reached New
York they went to Truth ofies, where
they met Mr.. Hart, who convsrsed aside
with Walton for awhile and then said
Walton had told him all about it, and
that he understood witness name was
not Lindsey, but it would DO all right
witness had been given $40 by Hart
since he had been here, and had been
examined by Howe in the presence of
Mr.. Post, Mr.. Byrne and Mr.. Hsrtas to
what he would swear to, what heknew
about the mines, etc. A man they call
"Box," whose name is Eller, had been
with witness pretty much ever since he
first reached Truth office with which
Box is connected; ;,Mr. Post told witness
when they asked him any questions in
Court be must answer right out and
show DO hesitation Hart sent witness
to Tony PASTORS Theatre in charge Of
"Box !" pretty much all that witness
testified to In Court was false!
LAWRENCE, Mass. November II, Al
bion G. Clarke states, in reference to
the Morsy MISTER, that ne never inal
enced Mercy and accompanied him to,
New York ut the solicitation of others
who believed his story. On October
29, he was introduced to c. L, Mann at
Ssnborn's ctiice. Mann told him he
hsd telegram from the National Dem
oorstic Committee signed by Barnum,
wanting him to send Morey to New
York at the committees expense. He
Gays Dickinson signed the check in
New York.
John c. sanbCrn says no improper
Inducements were made TO Morey in
his presence.
A GhaStly Find.
While the crew Of the schooner Ma
ry +, Smith were taking on cargo at
thav d,1c ,nonpe