New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04

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that name mad received such letter written Ut
signed bv James A. Garfield. - ~,
That Samuel S. Morey being sworn. did on Novem-
Der l. 1880 as witness upon examination anu wnis
the foregoing such material questions and sDecs
OF inquiry, Knowingly. unlawfuy. falsely, wmkenN,
cOrruptly and male ously deposed and swore among
other things IN substance and 10 the efect iooWng:
by that had lived formerly at Andoyer Ncw.Hamp-
shre that IN the all and sprinG OF 1873 ne saw te
went with him from Lynn TO Boston, whereas IN truth
and IN fact h matters alleged to have occurred pe
Henry L. Morey. and all the several croum,
stances In connection with too meetings so aiiey
and whereas In truth and IN fact he never, NJ any the
knew any person named Henry L. Morey. and whereaas
Morey living N Andover. N H.. or anywhere
ese and wherea, he did not IN the il or spIlng io'
nor in any other year. any PEE son named uehrs IL
Morey in Lynn and whereas he did not ut any time ~
H. L. M0rcy, either beng not being the nncc OF o. D.
Morey. from Lynn 10 Boston or any other place. ,,.
That tue g. Morey hen and there. before JuuHo
DAVIS, at the examination anu inquiry on November
|, by his own act snd s0nseIs, Mind ah9 falsely
knowmsly maIicously wicsedy, wlinlly aud corrupty
did commit wilfn and corrupt perjury.
MAGNIFICENT BUT PREMATURE OFFER.
Before tho Grand Jury had appeared in Court
William +. Howe entered the courtroom In COM
pany with Hart aud Post. Addressing Judge Cow
ing he first said that these two gentlemen were bis
clients, and then continued:
appear before your Honor with thess gentlemen end
twelve other rlknown and respectaDe eiszens
who represent million dollars which they oner as
bail charge that be preferred against
my clients by tho Grand Jury appeal therefore TO you
to act fearlessly AID independently IN The All
Mr. Har and Dr Post ssk OF you, Judge CowinR sthaf
Bench warrant shall be Issued IN connection VITA tue
charges which IL Is alleged are to be MADE agnss tnsn
they ask to inspect the record ana any nulehent
Is found TO accept their ba ana mol per M ,ne ~ oe
They here ready to confront their accuers
Sa your honor T me- esS ss' hds sensme Isn
rightly 1t persecution inspired by partisan zeal
that respectable citizens shall not be subjected to
any indisnity.
When Mr. Howe had finished this Grafton, delv-
cred III most magnificent manner District Attor-
ney Phelps said composedy:
" But thore is no Indictment on the hle, Sir
Howe"
But there will be one down in FIVE minutes"
replied Mr.. Howe sharply Grand Jurics nave
ceased to DC secret inquisitlons.'
At this juncture Judge Cowing nterfered:
" From what know of the present Grand Jnrors, l
believe them to be all respectable and intelligent
gentlemen, and wholly undeserying OF the charac-
ter YOU give them. IL IS only fair TO presume that
they will do their duty"
- As TO thnt." SAID Mr.. Howe, " the same may DC
presumed of every public otijcia."
=. can only say, sitting here as judge" contin-
ued Judge COwIng - that Shall ever protect the
rights of the people"
" Then, said Mr.. Howe. you will indorSo no
oppression" l.. ..,.. ,,oo,.oa
by million dollars BAIL like your clients or whether
he be the poorest among us"
Mr. Phelps assured Mr. Howe that no oppression
was c0ntempi iated in the DstrictAttorneys office,
and that his guarantee 70 produce his clients when
called upon would be accepted and Mr.; Howe, de-
scendiDg from the heights then assumed his lannti,
had appeared in the courtroom TO offer
hmself as bondsman for the indicted persons.
Soon after the Court had adjourned MIR. Howe ap.
peared at the DIstrictAtorney's office, III company
with Post, and they were soon followed by Hart
and Philip. The lawyer SAID he was ready to offer
bail for the appearance OF MS clients but Assistant
CowIng had gone away for the day. Mr. Phelps also
said that he had no intention of having the prison
ers locked up but he requested them to appear this
morning before Judge COwng. No bail was fixed.
Morey still remains IN thu House of Detention, but
viii PROBABLY be removed to the Tombs to-day.
COMMENTS ON THE RESULT
George Bliss, one of the counsel for the prosecu-
tion SAID yesterday in speaking Of the indictments:
1--WE are very well satisfied with the work tins
far DONE The indictments found were all that were
asked for of this Grand Jury. The is by 10
means finished. There other details to be looked
after. and these will be brought to the attention of
the next Grand Jury. Meanwhile, the indictments
already found will be brought to trial at an early
day certainly some time this month"
" Was there any considerable delay i'll procuring
them ~
- No more than was necessary. There have been
no mistakes made by the prosecution. We have IN
vestieated carefully the various clews and details,
be other developments ol an important uature hade
public when the proper time CONES"
Assistant District-AttOTDey Bell also expressed
himself as pleased at what had already been accom-
pshed. There would be no unnecessary delay III
bringing the cases to trial. The counsel for the
prosecution had patiently gOne over a large
rass OF evidence aud had followed various
cews, and there was no question but that strong
case had been made out ag INST the accused persons
The indictments against these men were Tor forging
the letter purportlng to be written by General Car
field. and lcr writing and publishing the editorial
article accusing General Garlic OF lying When no
denied the authenticity OF the letter.
The law of hbei applied TO this case
is declared to be very clear. A letter purportlng
to be written by General Garfield was published III
Truth General Garfield denied having written
such letter. The newspaper then edltorally
air rmed the gCnuincuess Of the letter, and declared
that General Garfield IS d when he dened having
written IT.. The burden Of proving the gGnuineness
Of the letter then rested upon Iruth. Failing 10
prove this, the persons indicted must be convicted
OF libel
The fact that indictments had been found against
so many OF those connected with the libel ocaasoned
no surprise among those cOnveTSant WIN the iaetS
In the case. 1t was expected that more would be
found. The reason why there were not was because
the counsel for the prosecution wished TO work up
si tur her the deY eOpments hlch point to Mary
land and Massachusetts. These developments imph-
cate at least two of the membe of the Democratic
National Committee, who, II Is SAID VIII probably
find it difficult to explain their action III the matter
of the forged letter when called upon to do 50 IN
court OF Justice. -,
IL Is believed that some who had access to the
Grand jury room gave TO some person cOnnecteu
with Uuik details of all the important testimony
concerning the Morey letter soon after 1t
Was iald before the jurors. An effort
Will he made 70 prevent this when the
next Grand Jury meets. The proof of this ls shown
BY the fact that of the counsel for the defence
went before Judge Cowing and wished to offer bail
for his clients before the indictments had been pre-
sented TO the Court. 1t is the belief of those quail
fled TO Judge that the forged letter was the work OF
Kenward PHILIP lie also wrote the editorial article
headed Lying and Sticking TO It."
A conference was held at the Astor Honse vester-
day noon between Anthony Comstock, Mr.. BrItton,
his assistant Joseph Hart and Lewis r, Post, which
n was understood related TO the indictments
brought Mr. Comstock denies that tho conference
was arranged, or that 1t had any connection with
the lottery business
VORK STOPPED AT CULLIERIES.
PorTsyILLE, Penn, Dec. 3.-Of the forty
five coneries of the Philadelphia and Reading Company,