The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-18
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have been made BY the witness
Morey in the Philip forgery case
yesterday. Ii says Morey's confess
sion is substantially as follows: The
scheme for bringing him to this city
to testify as TO the existence of III. l..
Aorey originated in thela Office of
John Sanboru. In Lawrence, Massa-
chusetts, and was the result of a
conspiracy between Al Clark and
Sanborn. Clark keeps billiard sa-
loon in Lawrence. and Sanborn Is n
| lawycr. and was candidate for
| presidential eiect0r on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Massachusetts.
HOrsy was crammed by Clark in
Ssnborn's Office before coming here.
and both Clark and Sanborn knew
that he was coming to New York TO
testify TO a lie. Clark volunteered
TO come with him, pay his expenses
and take him back out of the money
he was TO receive for his testimony.
The two came to this city Satur-
day, before the election. Morey was
quartered for the first two nights
in the rooms of the national Demo-
cratic committee. On the day after
his arrival he was taken to the office
of the newspaper which published
the forgery, where he was asked if
he could recognize the handwriting
of III. l.. Morey. his reputed uncle,
and he answered that he could. He
was then asked what il was like,
and he said II was large and bold.
He was shown no hotel register at
this time, but next day he was taken
to the newspaper office again, and
shown the name of III. l.. Morey in
the Lynn Hotel register, and when
asked if he recognized Ii, he said
that he did, and was taken away
again. Every word of his tcsti-
mony on the stand in the Philip case
was lie, and he had been expected
TO tell il. When he left New
York to return to Lawrence, after
giving his testimony, he received $3.50
from the national Democratic COM
mittee in the form of check drawn
to his own order on the National
Park Bank of this city. This check
was cashed in Lynn, and Clark took
for his share of 1t $50, leaving 800
for MOrey. He was to receive $500
for coming to New York the second
time. Morey had been out of en-
ployment long time, and had been
hanging around Clark's billiard sa-
loon in Lawrence until he was con-
siderably in debt to the proprietor.
He was asked by Clark TO como 10
New York and testify falsely that he
once had an uncle named ii. l.. Mo-
rev, and refused twice. Finally
Clark told him that he must either
pay the debt at once or come, and as
he could not pay he consented to
perjure himself. Robert Lindsey, or
James O'Brien, as he confessed his
real name to be, is native of Wash
ington City, where he has lived near
ly all his life. He had done nothing
in particular tor living, but is one
of the roughs about the city, and has
been in the penitentiary twice for
disorderly conduct. He was sent
for to go to Cumberland, Maryland,
Just before the election, by VIM. NJ.
Price, candidate for presidential cleo
tor on the Democratic ticket, and
when he arrived there Price and
police officer named Birmingham in
structed him in the role which he
was to play in this city regarding
the Morey letter. Birmingham
taught him the story he was to tell
and took him to prominent mines
in the neighborhood and tried to
drill him into the exact knowledge
of their locality and features, but as
subsequent eyenta proved the time
was tso short, or the man was too
stupid to gain sufficient knowl-
edge of this kind 10 mako
successful peUurer. Then
when the man was supposed to be
thoroughly informed Birmingham
bought his ticket and sent him to
this city, consigned to a paper whose
purpose he was designed to serve in
the Office of this paper. He was
questioned and given 500 with the
promise of 800 more when bis work
was completed. His testimony from
beginning to end was fabrication.
When he arrived he was regis
tered ut French's Hotel as
Welch, and in Cumberland he was
registered as Murray, so that he has
had five homes within q week.
O'Brien says Hart gave him ten dol
lars when he arrived here last Satur-
day and promised him one hundred
dollars when his work was done,
and he started for home. In his con-
fessioA he admits he never saw the
affidavit signed Robert Lindsey,
lawyer for defence. All and sever
ally profess to wash their hands of
any responsibility for the inculpate
witnesses, Money and O'Brien.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, on being ask
ed what he knew of the matter, said
he never saw either OF the men be-
fore or had any direct or indirect
communication with them until they
were put on the stand. he did not
even then examine them but left
that to Tombs, the lawyer in the
case to which he belonged.
New YORK, November lin an
interview with Gen. Hancock, at
Governors Island, by the Associated
Press reporter this morning, the
General denied that the letter pur-
porting to have been written by
him to an army officer at Washing
ton, touching the New York vote,
was written by him, and said that
he was one of the few persons who
could not discuss the presidential
election al present without indcli-
cacy. He also said If there was a
letter in existence from him, pur-
porting TO be of that tenor, let it
be produced.
ST. LOUIS, November 1i.-Capt.
Eads, his wife's daughter, Capt. J.
Williams and others, left last night
for Mexico via New Orleans and
Morgan City. Capt. Eads goes 10
make a survey OF tho Isthmus OF
Thehauntipec TO determine it's adap-
tibility for the inter-oceanic. ship
railway.
CHICAGO, November ia large
fire broke out last night In a large
five-story building ON Randolph
street, near Fifth avenue, adjoining
tho Briggs house building. owned
by WIN. Baekers, cost $4,000; dam
age, $4,000. Summons, Lark q Co.,
picture frame manufacturers. lost
$40Ocn. Dwight Bros. { Co., paper
warehouse, who occupied the first
floor and basement, lost the entire
stock, valued at $4,000.
ORANGE CoUHT House, Va, No
ven.i er lit his morning the sides
of deep cut ON the G. a X. rail-
road, about q half mile west Of this
place, cGycd in while a eonstruc-
lion tram, with fiffy hands, were at
WORK .Ird IN inifBeHse mass OF dirt
and rock fell, crushing several men
against the sides Of the cars, killing
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