The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-01-27
ssMonsieur Tonson Come Again."

B. q. Jayne, formerly special Treas
ury agent, and an expert detective,
where presumable forgeries were in
volved, has devoted much time and la
Dor towards unraveling the Garfield
Morey Chinese letter mystery, and he
has ascertained not only that the pub
lished letter was forgery. but in what
particular Office it was cOncOcted, by
whom, and the names of the men who
fostered and encouraged its distribu-
ton. Some time ago, when the pro-
prietors of the Truth newspaper became
convinced that the letter was a forgery,
they wrote to General Garfield, so de-
claring, at the same time desiring that
the correspondence should be sup
pressed from the public until all the
facts in the case could be secured. The
mission having been successfully ac-
complished, the proprietors of Truth
have written the following letter to Mr..
Garfield:
To JAMES A. GARFIELD, PREsIDENT-ELEcr.
Sir-After q searching investigation, in
which we have spared neither time, energy
nor expense, we have traced the Morey letter
gerry. Tnis acknowledgment is due from the
journal in which that letter first appeared IL
Justice. for, while we believed, as we did until
a few weeks past. that you were the author of
the letter, no bribe could tempt nor threat
intimidate us into making a contrary state
ment. But, having ascertained our error
now. It is gratifioation to .S,s us to
Encouragement that we gave to the
forged letter itself, and thereby make all the
shus Trh was m the 9a. uneoascious moons i Instrument.
Upon the instant that our investigation con-
WINGED us that the letter was spurious we pri-
that time we were advised that the ends of
Justice might be impeded by public avowal,
the appended letter from b. G. jayne, Esq,
that consideration no longer exists, and we
ao Which the ara and by
which 1t has been conducted would have inn
PEELED us to do Immediately upon discovering
that the letter was a forgery, and which moth
ing could have prevented but desire to
fasten the guilt where it belongs. Tr.th pub
you o were ere the author Of it. While we SO be
lieved, neither temptation, threats nor force
SaTns Sn now SATISFIED % ourseives Of it's spurious
character, no false pride nor selfish motive of
any kind can restrain US from announcing our
conclusion, and thereby allaying the doubt
that now exists respecting its authenticity.
Respectfully yours, Truth.
In addition to the foregoing, the
Truth newspaper has received the fol-
lowing letter from B. G. Jayne, the
former Government detective:
New YORK, December 81, 1880.
JOSEPH HART, ESQ: Dear Sir-In answer 20
see no good reason for longer withholding the
statement you desire to make in your paper;
viz, tnat you now satisfied, from the evil
deuce5 in your possession, that the letter pub
lished by you purporting to have been written
by General j. A. GARFIELD to II. L. Morey, of
Lynn, Mass, was a forgery.
Fully understanding the imposition practiced
upon you by certain members of the National
Democratic Committee, ON whose assurances
you relied with regard to the genuineness Of
the letter. and knowing how earnestly you
have worked to ascertain the authorship of the
fraud by following every clue that seemed
to lead to its solution. and fully appreciating
your oft-repeated declarations that your only
wish in the premises were to ascertain and
proclaim the exact truth, 1 deem thar, In JUS
tice to all concerned, the time hrs come when
you should say the letter was n forgery, for.
with the proofs in your possession, there can
be little doubt as to the real criminal.
Very respectfully, b. e. JAYNE.
N. Y. Special