The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-18

In last Sunday's BAz0O was an article
about Stanley HURLEY, the author oil the
'Spoopendyke stories" aud one Of the a.
legged conspiraiors la the getting up Of the
Morey Chinese letter. fhe article has
been coriej BY several papers, end the IN
terest in the matter H. sill undated.
Stlson Hu:chiDs. formerly Of this state,
whose record IL known 10 every newspaper
reader in this stsie, was another Of them.
A correspondent al Washington city has
written up dele ise aud e.pla IsIion Of
Huichin's supposed connection With the
matter. Ii Is ~ follows: Huichios b the
victim Of . curious combination Of ciscum-
stsncrs-c rcum-tances over which he hal
no control, and for which he Is IN no was
responsible No man, perhaps, Vas ever
zssOcls, d with \ scandal of any soTi, 50
uIxii'iag.y, oT throus just such and co.
t.nglemeri Of events. The story beg n
viii q letter received at the Office OF {
Post in this city soon after the publication
Of the Mosey 70. gerry, dated a, Cumberland,
Nd, and signed 5- one L,ndsav, s1a,ine
that the writer was acqus;nied With ii. l..
Morey, knew all about the Empioyer.'
oath 10 this eA.ct. A reporter OF the Post
was dispa,c ii 10 Cumberland, quietly and
nj once 10 hrnt Lindsay up a:d see what
he knew, but M such person or say one u
the name could be found.
The letter Vas no, published, IA wss
dou bile-s intended il should he by the
writer, aud the Truth wa ale, Waris in.
formed Of the nature Of lite contents, in
order that having the business in hand.
il nigh, follow up the scent II il chose.
Ali this time, and for weeks before. Hutch
ins Was in Northern Nes Hampshire oo
the stump tor Hsncock, rsPiv in com-
mnnic ,iion with the o!6ce, sni Certainly
not then cogn;z an, Of what vas going On.
Abou; the same time, or lAses, fspOrieT
Of the Manchester Union. in which paper
4! Mr. Haiehins hes an interest. m.:t soa,e
one on the car. who put hi'n on the track
Of the Lawrence witness, sna, of eour-e,
WIS ne pretended 80 know about Nogey
found iis w,v 10 the Union ~ news o:
speciai interest. Thus was Mr.. kutchin.
FRS, brought into relations x,ih the mat
ter, without any oct or knowledge on mis-
part.
The pe.f inplic ating circumstance vas
the fact OF his having written letter FROM
Washington to S.anlev Hunilev. which
TACT was .scer,ain-d by q detective, Who
Was dcssing Huntley IN New York sn.I
Brooklyn; and ano, her duplicating ci.cnGi.
stance Wa the iact that for some reason OF
other, best known 10 himself, Huntiev de.
MED that he had received such letter. Bu,
this mvs,erious letter related wholly IN :
| simply 10 newspaper business. Years ago
Huniley va. on iheS,- Louis Time and \
man whose eccsa'ric huuor,
"a we'll ss eccentric n:orais
attracted a,,en.,ca. Lsi.rrly H. kad beer
connected with Ire l., Dokiyn Easie and
Wa gaining some notorie:v by his Scoop.
endyke ponesense. Ii Was in regard 10 se-
caring his services Tor the Post n a sonisi-
butor that the Letter WAS written. Only
This and hing moe.
A laier duplicating circumstance "a tina,
f1uniley called on Hu'chin. in New Yo.k
in reference 10 this ms,ier, and by another
| fateiul Circumstance was accompanied by
Lonergan, also an old 81. Louis man. IL
is on this chain OF accidents, coupled with
| the further TACT ct Hutchins b. ing a bieEi.
her o. the congre.-iG Ial committee, that I'll
the allegations ca his p ivyshiP % the
Morev letter are suspended. Whatever
Hutchins' faults may be, il has never been
sad Of him that he is foo, and IL he
had ever conceived the idea al making
capital a;sins, Ga, field by for:eries OF his
name or opinions, he would never have
displayed the egregious stupidity aud folly
that marked every step in the history oil
the Morey letter.