New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
THE MOREY FORGERY AGAIN.
A NEW STORY CONCERNING 1T.


vFTORrs OF MEN EMPLOYED BY TRUTH" TO M
PucATG erneoN HUTCHINs AND oIHERs-wUAT
THE PROSECUTING COUNSEL SAY.
The ncwspapor called Truth published on Tuesday
what is called an open letter to Gene. al OIrled
repnIatino the MOrey letter aud declaring n 10 DO
a forgery on the authority OF j.. g. jayne who was
ut one lime a SPECIAL agent Of the Treasury Depart.
mcnt. and who employed by the pup,l~n'r "l
IrHth to investigate the orlgln OF me l0rGtd Iel1e.,
a Tribune reporter yesterday had n talk win IA
special dctCcJIvr wac has nveItlgaed the cas-" IN
bthnl Of the publisher, hnt emo GeSlreh nav MS
name should not hr published lie gave u 10 DC
un lcr~tood however that the story as told by hiih
tho substance OF what IL t0appear III run uulhE
his story IL that the idea of the forged letter
was conceived by group OF men who met ire
Q1cn'ly IN the Aston House IN THIS city among
whom were Stll~on Hutchns OF Ibe UGshiRGton
Post. Stanley Ilnntl"y, Colonel " HadleE, ana
Thomas T.. LOner.an, private detective. Inc Gu
V, lOpe winch contained the cttcr. he STORY goes
Was one sent by General Garfield to Loncrgln. ~
closing sample of seous wnlch L0norgan bad asked
General Garfield To procure Tor hlm from ne pe,,
partm"nt Of Agriculture. Lonergan'S name ana
his address No 50 NasSau-st.. IT ~ claiineh' nave
been " developed" from 'he era,ures on re ehyri,
Opc Ov means Of the camera and the word seeds,
together with General Garfeld's frank. nave oe'n
discovered on the upper lett hand corner OF lhe Gu
velOpc by the means. 1t - also asserted that
the leter was offered to another New York parer
ten days before 1t was published IN Hah' Out thaV
paper pronounced il 10 lie a forgery.
The pub Usher of Truth cai ns to have snblnltted
the letter to the DE "ocratIc National Committee,
ara tl nave Dau ASSURANCES VI lbS
several OF llS monherS. IL ls aSser, ma
Colonel" IIadley, who was often at the D. mo-
cratic headquarters, had convinced some OF the
members OF the committee before the letter WAS
seen by them. Of its Cenulnrness 1t ~ asser' Ell,
Also that the man who drafted The letter is known;
aud that several members of the Democratic Com
mttee are known to have been aware OF
the intention of the clidWe to issue
the forgery. mass of matter i 10 be published
which, it Is claimed, will show that Php had moth
ing 10 do with the conspiracy. but that he was sub
SCUuPDtlV tine gCanpGOat. Inc means taken
to bolster up tc letter IT, ~ said are To be traced 10
Untc ms and Hadley The former owned The Union,
"A paper published IN Manchester, N. H.. in the col
umna of which story WAS printed tracing the MorcY
family and unrar nng II. : Morcy the nephew. Il
was IN The UdshipgiOn Post, also controlled by
Hutclins that Litter puIportlng 10 come from ono
Lindsay, from Cumberland WAS published.
George Bis was asked how mucl truth there
was IN the statements gven above. lie rcpncd
There are some fatal defects IN tins slory. The
envelope containing the forged letter bears Inc
:, mn of ono of ne Post Office urstatiOnS in this
city. No letter ad .rc~sod 10 any point below Cana-
ST. goes 10 ub-stlti1n. IL ~ DELIVERED direct from
thu man off e. Detective LoncrgahS addn ~ j.
NJ. 81 Nassau-st. lbo letter thoic'oie would be
sem I. ON the mam Office. IN" rhlarBid copy oI
tnc cnvr lone shows than IT, wa. addressed 10 per
son named either Cox or Fo% the letters OK
being very PLAN, Whlo mo lnlual lrt-
gym name may bo either LOWS, or EdWIn.'
The letter - ~ very PLAN. with tn" dot over H.
Tne re- of the letters are iudIHiluct he nam"
LEAFS no resemblance To Lpncrgan. There IL noth-
ing tO siO" that rho envelope ever bore the frank
of G. Garfield. II ~ 0t COnttlFdDlr tDdt tlN
should have been erased, for II would have gwen
the cnvclupe an additional StImpoi authenurtv
The theory Of the prIo0ns rinroJcd by run 4 lhat
the el vrOpu was used Two or three Times, and o ~
IN one at these The suhSi aion StanD was
affixed to It, But there Is nOrhuI to show that nus
WAS zone, and 10 Is exceedingly nurO ablr. WIN
reference 10 the allegation that StliS"n huirhus
WIS cOGuiZant Of Inc forged letter may shV ihai
nave no tvid.ncr of lha, KIND. ilcrc ~ much CON
ncctcd WIN ia" c9scN Inch Il would not b." pohuc
pTo.cr to make public 1t 10" present ti'nt'
The statement OF the detective Was Submitted u
John I. Davenport also. ana he was asked for lis
opinion coucrIniug It. lie WAS not desliUus of say
mg an; thing 0u tHc sn J'c, bu' on beng urged To
speak. said Some portions oi thr statement a."
ect bur Others arc hl .oI sol" " "n throir WhrH
| know are iucorrcr'. h-licTc ! know tie rntir"
Itsfoiy If tie V,ttl1g up Ot that letter. mt tie
difficulty - 10 prove % to the entire slirtl"u oi
tie public. lncrr rs mnrn reason g. believe that
even tuat VIII be accomplished ln v'ry abort linir
uudcr7 and ,Eat Mr. liIrhum X PREPARING state
mont IN rcic{eurc to the MorcY letter. which hc
l,,nr4 fo Inyo mad. by 81 Cox or euir" other per
20, on the h0,r 90 thc luusc IL IN proposed To- hove
Mt. Bauum disaVoW thaj uc .lg.cd toe rii't- aud
i.lrs!uS -"rt from the Dcno rUc National Head
quar- ct. IL huuVu h name Na- a.turlrd to- ihcW
o, that hr yer s,w them. II - proposed O." ihi'~
tine wuolc ouus Of tfr CORE. pond"u'r upon ~ and
H. Dlclt ua"u, VINO Na+a s"Is oil 's'i 'i't 't'I 'dF
hs,i-rant-lii,,uct Attorney B.ll SAID that
tI- settlement was no, wholly ic"n-i"'nt
vi b certain Information tno W'~"il"n
u.,d IN ItB pD.rr.slru. W.tu tun cNtru,tuI ul
INA, rca.E To- l,n, nan. lie u7d ~"en the Puoio-
prapt WHcu Idi, uW 40 IT'S p".'r'"', .', b"i hc
Cuui not tC fiil % 0li bl tl Hr th IN 'iT j
Truth drsIrr. II ihri' Wcir any iudi,. .t"l, -
Ipncrsau'- insane AVID adlI"-' rycr hnyi < n'rH on
iur envelope I. G., 'y'rr s. ~ -Itt ma" 81 10 act
% envelope uad ur,u IDdi --cd To- LIurtls.u ~
X 81 Na.-tu-lt., lac road uo, tc"u"t Ior i,- 'iit
m.ik Win tno st7mp TO-! In uptown ro.t oiiico
abuvc taual-si.
Nr. ilucrgIn "H4 louid 20 his Off 90. lIp s1rd
mat hc b. d uutl,t4 pui ii.t Ban Vup W.' Ilyai
g. Aiu 300 huslu,.o SAFE making statement. o. nc.rn-
InE Liiu drtruIcutn 40 h- reputation. Al tine pt.--
rut lltc Ia. hal uOl.IuH Z. 1}, but ii tns on ""ud
formulate the cNar-c1 .Ru.'t hin 800 a ialPlplc
WY j., would %" only iop ufpr' To- reply to thc.I.