The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-25
IMpoRrANT LIREL SUIT
At Cumberland Growing Out OF the
MoraY Letter E0rgerY.

horey Letter Forgery.
Special Correspondence Of the lntclIlgencer.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, January 23-The
case Of the State vs.. William NJ. Goulds-
borough, Charged with criminal libel pre-
ferred by William NJ. Price, growing out Of
the Lin6sey-Morey letter, is expected to
come up before the Circuit Court Of
Allegheny county tomorrow. The State
will be represented by State Attorney
David w. Sloan and Hon. William Brace.
The defendant will be represented by Hon.
Henry W. Hoffman and A. Beall McKaig,
Esq. The arrest OF Goldsborough took
place on May 10, on account Of the follow
ing dispatch which was sent 10 the Wash
ington Star on May II:
CUMBERLAND, MD., May17.-W. N. Price
left here very quietly on Sunday last and
was seen in Grafton, W. Va, on Sunday
night. 1t is thought that he has left Cum
berland for fear Of arrest in connection
with the Morey letter forgery case. Frank
Brady, 1t seems, did swear to the affidavit
that he was Robert Lindsay, but refused to
20 to New York until Saturday last. O'Brien
Is the man who swore in New York that
he was Lindsay. Prices sudden departure
from Cumberland causes much sensation,
and some people think he has gone to
New York TO see w. II. Barnum. Another
report Is that he has gone TO Kansas, where
bis father died year ago."
Goldsborough was indicted by the grand
iury last October and his case under the
rules went over 10 the January term. The
testimony in the case is expected to be
very interesting. John |. Davenport may
appear as witness for the defendant.
Davenport, it is said, has the original aiii-
dayit OF the fictitious Robert Lindsay in
the handwriting OF Price, which he (Da-
yenport) obtained from W. III. Barnum.
He has also the correspondence that passed
between Price and Barnum; Prices receipts
for money received from Barnum, and
other original papers, which will afford q
chapter OF interesting reading and explain
pretty freely the whole Lindsay iniquity.
James .0'Brien languishes in prison, but
there are men at large more guilty than
he! No one OF them can hide himself.
Each one must meet and answer to his full
responsibility. The sunlight Of publicity
is TO be turned in on the whole affair
its full extent with its every rami-
fcation and incident down to the
utmost detail, will be laid bare, and then
| 1t will be known who were the guilty par
ties in this most damnable outrage in the
political history Of our country-a vile and
accursed conspiracy involving the rulershiE
and governmental policy Of fifty millions
OF people. 1t is now about twenty.six
months since the plot to blacken Garaeld's
character was traced to Cumberland, and il
Is strange that the authorities have not been
able to iasten the crime upon the individ'
uals concerned In It. The men whom
suspicion singled out as participants in the
scheme are sufficiently prominent to make
their arrest an easy matter. 1t is about
time that something be done in the mat.
ter, II It is really intended to prosecute the
parties believed to be guilty. II Colds
borough Is convicted Price will probably
escape arrest. II Goldsborough Is acquitted
Price may be arrested for subornation oi
perjury.