National Republican., 1880-11-05
THE CHINESE FORGERY.
Revelations Made at the Philip Trial
Yesterday.
Its Publication Duo Solely TO tho Demo cratic
Conmittco--IIewitDs persist-
ent Allegations.

Continuation of the Forgery Investigation.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 4.--rho examination of Ken.
ward Philip, charged with maliclously libclng
General Garfield, was renewed this morning before
Judge Davis in the presence of large throng Of
spectators. The dcfcndent was In court for q short
time apparently cool and unconcerned, but after
short talk with his counsel he picked up his hat
and left.
Joseph Hart publisher, was called for the de.
fense, and testified The Niorey letter which you
hand me first saw on Octobor1s received thotlelter
through the mail as had received many letters with
political cards in them wns about TO destroy this
one; there were TWO letters in the envelope and q
card, which was nearly the cause Of nv destroy
Ing them all; thought the letter was peculiar: Mr..
Louis l. Post, Mr.. Hancock, an cmpoyc, MIR.
Werner and myself examined II next day; we sub
jected II to q miCroscopical examination, but not
feeling prepared to publish i without having 1t
declared genuine, we notified the national demo.
cratic committee aud Mr. Randall Mr.. Barnum
and others examined II. and'wo then published the
fac-simile; the letter has never been out of my
possession since received II; Mr.. Philip never saw
the letter until It appeared IN the fac-simile; he
knew there was letter. but did not know what It
was.
Cross-examined: have been publisher Of my
paper since July last prior to that Ind stock in IT.
was In the theatrical business; after showing tho
letter to Speaker Randall. Abram 5. Hewitt Mr.
Scott, Mayor Cooper and others II was returned to
me. Mr. Hewitt examined IL for faf an hour be-
lore pronouncing u genuine; this was about
O'Clock on Oblober 81; don't remember showing
1t to any one after that until II was produced III
court by me; OF course Mr. Sarony. photographer,
had II, too in company with Mr.. Smalley went
to Sarony's and remained by the letter while the
Photographic work was done; | returned to tho
Truth office and Mr. Post took it to have csimilcs
made; five minutes aftcr John Davcnports visit to
my Office sent the letter by roundabout way
TO my sister who was at my house; she was IN
BROOKLYN on the day It was delivered here;
went to Brooklyn on the day was ordered to
produce IT, but did not see my sister there;
sent the messenger for II TO my house; gave
him note and verbal expressions four differ.
cnt people thought that day that they were
carrying that letter. gave no orders concerning
the envelope; l used the envelope as guard
against my being arrested that night my sister did
not give the envelope to the messenger ] reiterae
that heard that an Indictment was TO be sprung
on me: when Davenport called on me did not
to declare the letter genuine; ! told him that
thought If Mr.. Hewitt could say truthfully
y was q forgery he would do so; Mr..
Hewitt told Inc twenty times 1t was gen
uine; have not sent to Lynn 10 find Goodall
nor have received any communication from him;
our man in Lynn tried TO discover If the letters
tcstamentary had been granted TO Goodall but he
was not there for that purpose particularly; the
sun photograph is the only ono received; the
evening before its publication ] saw Mr.. Hewitt,
and he assured me the letter was genuine; ] sent
no plates to California; do not know how many
fac-slmiles were distributedi IN the first pubhc0-
ton the date OF the Washington postmark, Jan.
uary 49, Is Llurred;in some ofthc subsequent pub
locations January 23 Is clear and distinct; Iasked
the cause of it and was told that the first plate was
hurredly made, and that the second had been bet
ter done.
Witness was then handed number of copies of
the paper he published and asked as to who wrote
the various editorials therein. lie did not know,
as he said II was out of his department; tho
Truth is published by stock corporation author
lied by the state of Conneclicut Mr.. Philip IN not
stocIholder but Louis L. Post, a. II. liummel and
Mr.. Byrne are stockholders and control tho ma
jorty oft.
Redirect by Mr.. Howe; Mr.. Van Audea of the
Brooklyn Eagle was present when Mr.. Philip saw
the original Morey letter.
Recess was then taken until 2 p. IN.
After the recess Louis r. Post, for defense, testi
editors
Tuih was in the Office when Hart first showed
the Morey letter; suggested that 1t be compared
with the facsimile, Of the Hadley letter. which we
had previously published; we decided 70 make an
and during that day, II was again examined and
next day we published the printed letter. on the
the letter until after tho publication Of the fRG-
smile.
Crosscxamined by Mr.. bliss: think Mr.. Byrne
wrote the editorial called Real Danger in the
issue of the 18th.
David n. Carvatho testified: reside in this city
and am photographer and expert in handwrit-
this room since this investigation commenced |
saw the fac-simile in tho newspapers and saw
Sun photograph in the publishing office on october
90; compared the facsimile and photograph with
tho cards which purportcd to have on them the
signature of James A. Garfield; first saw the Rock
well and Jewell letters on last Saturday night; in
my opinion the signatures to them and to the
Morcy letter are in the same handwriting,
the writing in the Morey letter is consist.
cnt up to tho last clause; l could not understand
this until saw tho same peculiarly In the Jewell
letter. in both letters tho wave lines in "ar" in Gar
field an icy" in Morey are identical; the iuvol-
untary habit of the writer runs through both let
tersi the MOrey letter has ,,!,i been written with
exhibits "A to r. exhibit more similiarties TO the
Jewell letter than to the Morey letter; the ex-
hibits and Morey letter arc not In the same hand
writing.
The cross-examination of the witness was COM
monced and will be continued tomorrow.