National Republican., 1882-07-10
THE MoREY LETTER.
A Sensation Promised In nm ApprOneliInp
Trial i'm Cumbc rIand.

~ ScnhNNIOu hr0tntnf0 IN m ApprOnChtuk
Trial in Cumberland.
Special to the REPUBLICAN.
CUMBERLAND, Nh, July 9.-The circuit court Of
Allegheny has commenced. This is not a jury
term, hence no indictment for "libel" will be
found ngainst William NJ. Goldsborough, who is
busy preparing for his defense. The sunlight of
publicity is to be turned in on the whole Morcy.
Lindsay iniquity Its full extent and ramifcation
and Incident down TO the utmost detail will be
laid bare, and then 1t will be known who were the
guilty parties in this most damnable outrage in
the political history OF our country-a vile and
accursed conspiracy involving the rulership and
governmental policy Of ffly millions fpeople. In
looking over some newspaper files bearing on this
case, find that the curtain will rise In act upon
some one to the audience unknown, who writes
TO the Washington Post the now famous Robert
Lindsay letter, which is as follows:
CUMBERLAND, ND.
denies Writing wSa % noS PeaRed @ the Chinese
ter" I wish TO say through your valuable columns
MoTs oeeveS s Te e aSs oS 0
the 22th Of last January. was then and M am nova now
consulted with me and other members as to obtain
@ M sness fS Se 6S 60 %s
him, did so; aud received bis letter n reply hap.
Therefore know, as ] said. of my own knowledge,
am at present at work here in Cumberland, and IL
you wish can go before magistrate and make oath
Yours, respectfully, ROBERT LINDSAY.
This letter was received by the Post a few days
before the November election Of 1880 II was be.
lieyed to be genuine and was sent TO the Demo-
cratic National Committee at New York. In the
meantime M West Fsp9rte5, sIS Of The &
He stopped at the Queen City Hotel for u day or
two, but failed to tild him, and returned to Wash
ington. On the night preceding the election the
TS1uf newspaper ia New York received from the
National Committee in manifold, in common with
other papers the following;
The following dispatch was received at the Ma
tional Democratic Headquarters at 1:iO this MORN
ing;
To Hon. w. II. BARSuM, Chairman:
=, The following affidavit of Robert Lindsay is au-
Robert Lindsay, being duly sworn, says that he re-
sonNliy acquainted. with Henry L; Morey, whom he
first met in 1874 and since at Lowell and Lynn in the
phia that said Morey had frequently spoken to de
upon pc the subject Of S Sfheap ap @ SbS and that IN
said Morey showed to deponent several letters from
a of a rS he S$ sSSe $
A Garfield; and deponent further swears that one
tad sd Msnsy Msy Wss the seea
so-called Chinese letter, which is now matter of
same n said eer and at he
ds the he and s ee % shoMa ssa ft S
said Morey on te said dh day Of February @ @ that said
70 New Orleans and deponeRt says he has seen
MI Chairman ns Central Committee. ..i 4Ieshany County
Henry l.. Walton then appears upon the scene
and comes to Cumberland to see Mr.. Price, who
refuses to talk to him until he procures certif
cate of character; this he does, and then desires
Price to aid him in the search for the man who
wrote the letter to the Post. Price declines by
reason of imperative professional business
When the true history OF the Lindsay trick is
fully written it will be iound that the man who
came to this city in November, 1880, from the
Truth Office under the assumed name of Henry L.
Walton constitutes an important link In the con-
spracy. His statement that William NJ. Price, of
this city, identified O'Bren as Robert Lindsay to
him here in Cumberland, is one Of the rocks
around which Price will have some difficulty in
steering. No matter how Systematically he
may deny any knowledge Of the, perjurer,
there identity Lindsay in response to the
appeal of Mr.. Walton will by no means add
strength to his general plea of mot guilty" The
very embarrassing position. The facts so far
brought to light give his side of the case very
dark aspect, and his position is not enviabl c by
any manner of means If the libel suit of Price
there will be some Of the richest testimony de-
| veloped that was ever brought before an Allie
ghany County court. What hasn't been made
| public even about this Lindsay affair would
| almost fill book and John /. Davenport's testi-
mony alone in the case will afford food for of
the most interesting novels ever written which was
| founded upon fact. Among the most active ofthose
| who were instrumental i'll exposing an imp ortant
phase Of the Morey Chinese letter outrage upon
| General Garfield and the country at large, stands
| Colonel Henry j. johnson, the editor and pro
| prietor of the Cumberland Daily Netgs and Cap
tain William L. Griffith, late chairman of the
| county Republican executive committee of ALE.
/ ghany County. These gentlemen have worked
faithfully in the Interest of justice, and have
ceeded SO far admirably in working the case at
this end of the line, and they are to be commended
for their good Judgment and activity. in laying
perpetrated in this country. W. NJ. G.