Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-02

JEWELS corrupt contract to buy the Presi-
dency. by suppressing the damning proof
of the genuineness Of Garfield's infamous
Chinese letter, is utter Generalization
among the Republican managers. The
assertion that the Garfield letter Is q
forgery is no longer seriously made, and
the whole effort OF the Republican man
ayers and press is now to divert attention
from the subject.
The Phelps case was adjourned last
night, in consequence OF the renewed IN
disposition of Judge Davis, when Phelps
was about to be taken to the stand, to tes-
tify to his entire innocence Of the exist
ence of the Garfield Chinese letter until
after its publication in the Truth.
The defense positively proved that the
handwriting of Garield's letter was not
Phelps, and possessed none OF the peculiar
tiles or characteristics of his handwriting.
The evidence on this head was overwhelm-
ing, comprising the testimony OF the edl-
tors of the Brooklyn Eagle and other
papers for which Phelps wrote, and was
corroborated by the exhibition of a large
number of manuscripts in Phelps writing.
Several Of the witnesses on this head were
Republicans, who testified as strongly as
did Henry Enter, who said: l have edited
thousands of pages of Phelps manuscript.
With a full appreciation of the solemnity
OF the oath l nave taken, l declare before
God that l do not believe that this letter
was written by Phelps. l am a Republic
can, and intend to vote for Gen. Ifarheid.
The infamous character OF McDermott,
the witness upon whose testimony the
whole case for the prosecution rests, was
fully proven, six gentlemen OF the highest
reputation swearing that his character was
m ha1 that flnr- .uau11 not ha1iaya hin,
under oath. Several witnesses proved the
| connection Of Morey with the Employers
Union.
The defense put in evidence a large num-
Der OF letters received in Brooklyn and
from Washington, bearing the New York
city stamp, which the prosecution had
claimed was never placed upon letters
received in New York for distribution to
other points.
Geo. Timson, of Brooklyn, and other
experts, testified to their belief that the
Chinese letter was in Garfield's handwrit-
ing. Tomorrow the defense will prove
just how and whore the Truth got posses
sion of the original Chinese letter.
Hon. Abram 3. Hewitt published in to-
days Sun a card, relating his belief in the
genuineness of General Garield's sigma
ture to the Chinese letter, and explaining
in detail how he arrived at his conclusion,
which was by a comparison Of many writ
ings of Garfield in his possession. On the
subject of the error in spelling in the let
ter, companys being written for companies,
he quotes from a letter written to him by
Garfield, in which pedigree is spelled pedi-
dree. Such mistakes are common in pub
lie writing, hastily written and not in
tended for publication, but extremely rare
in reporters writing for the press, and who
would probably lose their places in eonse-
quence of such errors. In the manuscript
written by Phelps, exhibited in court last
night, there were several hundred in
stances of plural words ending in ''ies,"
not one of which was m~isspelled. The
counsel for the defense called attention to
the fact that the supposition that such a
mistake would be made by Phelps. in pre-
pairing e ~earaful and deliberate forgery,
was in itself absurd.
Next to the Phelps case, the sensation Of
the day, the publication of startling reve-
lations about the De Golyer bride, show
ing by sworn testimony the secret his
tory Of Gen. Garield's connection with
the paving contract. The principal proofs
embraced in the affidavit Of Alfred B. Kirk
land, recently Bank Examiner Of the State
of New York, who negotiated the contract
lOk OC 0OlyCl Viz 1hCOlClluuu WIN wv
Shepherd, and was the principal agent in
getting the So, 900, 900 District of Columbia
appropriation passed through Congress in
1872. Kirkland swears that he agreed to
pay $4,000 to Psrson and $4,000 to Gar
field to get the appropriation passed. That
Garfield went to Gov. Shepherds house on
June I'd, 1872, in company with Parson,
and arranged the matter, and that when
they were leaving Shepherds house, Shep-
| herd said to Garfield and Parson sGen-
tlemen, pass that appropriation bill, and
your friend shall have the contract" Kirk
land further testified that after the passage
of the ten million appropriation, Garfield
went from Shepherd to Chittenden, the
agent for the pavement, on June I'd,
1872, and told him to go to the Board Of
Public Works and get the contract. Chit
tenden went and got it. Kirkland also
swears that in February, 1877, he informed
GARFIELD in the House Of Representatives
that he was summoned before the commit
tee, and that Garfield told him in reply to
keep out Of the way; that he (GaField)
expected to 60 to the Senate, and wonld
take good care of him. Kirkland accord
ingly left Washington, and the investiga-
ton was closed without his testimony.
Kirkland's affidavit ia corroborated by that
of Samuel Staunton, who swears that he is
the coachman who drove Gen. Garfield
and Mr.. Parsons to Gov. Shepherds
country residence on a Sunday in June,
1872, and that Gov. Shepherd talked with
| Garfield and Parsons as they were leaving
the house,
The National Hancock Veteran Associa-
ton, and the Conservative Republican
Association, have both issued ringing
appeals, calling upon the supporters Of
General Hancock to rally at the polls, and
declaring their belief in the certainty Of
his election.
The canvass closes with undated enthus-
iasm for our candidates and the cause,
with our opponents dismayed at the reye-
lations Of the infamies and tergiversations
of which they stand ~self-convicted, with
false issues expunged and the true issues
of reunion and reform, and the mainte-
nance Of the honor and right of American
labor and enterprise, fairly before the
people.