Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-22
TliE VOREl LETrER
john =. Da,cnpOrCs Expose, uisCios
lug thc Author Of thc Forgery an'
Who Hacked Ggttm.

John a. a,cnpOrCs Expose, 1gisCios-
ing che Author Of the Forgery ard
wbo Backed estm.
rbn luuydu'a,rl ,>po.a.f u1 Norey ii-
ter by Uuitcd Suub Commissioner John l.
Davenport has be- u published u4 e. book Of
100 pages in Now York IL is largely made
up Of fac SMILES Of documents showing the
forgery in its various forms. The book sets
forth that the person who actually pcnnod
tho forged Morley letter was New York law
yer named Henry II. Hodley Of 10 Park row
a man of doubtful reputation professional
ly and otherwise The forgery, according to
Hadloys admissions and oonfrmatory owl
denoe collected by Davenport, was originally
in the form ef an extract from a supposed IN
terview with Gen. Garfield Mr. Davenport
possessed himself Of about 1000 letters writ
ten by lIadley between 1873 and 1879 and
finds oil the distinguishing marks OF orthog-
raphy and caligraphy alike in thcm md tho
forged letter Hundreds of facsimile repro
auctions proves this conclusivoy. 1t was on
tho display of this evidence Of guilt that
Hadley confessed his part in tho crime.
Mr.. Davenport shows the connection Of
Mr.. Barnum aud other members of the ma
tional Democratic committee with tho forgery
and claims that Barnum paid Hadloy various
sums for the work done by him. Hadley ad
mits the several other forgeries which he
mndo to sustain the original forgery. There
was no such man ~ IL. l.. Morey, TO whom
tho forged letter wRs'supposed to have boon
written nor was there over any such person
az John W. Goodall, who claimed 10 have
been the executor of II. i. Moroy and who
wrote the Goodall letters also. Davenport
also says that wook OF ten days before the
publication in Truth OF the Morey letter
Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun was
II Al a. wsaNa 4
upon his expressing a doubt thereof, his in
formant assured him that such was the case,
and that he believed lac could obtain it and
show it to him DANA To this Mr.. Dana
replied that he did not care to see it for the
roa4on that he believed il any such letter
was in existence, ii was forgery and he
wished to have nothing to do with it,
The language of tho Morey lottor il shown
to have been cullcd from speeches of Mossrs
Cutler Of New Jersey, Williams of Wiscon-
sin Phillips of Kansas, Luttrel Of CalifOr-
MIA, and others, on the Chinese BILL and from
testimony Of Henry George and others be-
fore the House committee on Chinese immi-
grafton aud in no sense arc extracts from
Garfold's writing A copy of the account of
Garfield with the stationery clerk of the House
for tho session from March u to December
%, 1879, shows that Garfield never used tho
paper with the peculiar heading Of the sheet
on which the forged letter was written, and
that style OF paper was never Issued except
during the time indicated.
OF the connection OF the Democratic ma
tional committee with the forgery the Trib-
une says:
The remarkable detective skill Of Mr.. Dav-
export has traced this piece Of scoundrelism
from its very origin in tho minds Of its orig
inators. Late in September, 1850, Chairman
boon oIo al about fhp nj
the Republican campaign on the tariff ques-
ton. To Gen. Este he suggested that some
thing should be prepared for use in brief
hand-bill or 'dodgor,' setting forth whatever
could DO made TO appear offensive in the Re-
publican position on Chinese cheap labor.
Este conferred at once with Hadley, and
what purportod to be an interview with Gar.
field was at first concocted This was taken
to headquarters and to tho private rooms OF
Mr.. Barnum and Mr.. Dickinson. 1t came
back changed to tho form of a letter, but
with the important phrases preserved. This
identical paper, with the original suggestion
for a campaign 'dodger" and the changes
made at headquarters, Mr.. Davenport has
seen Tho startling fact is that tho precise
words of the important phrases Of this paper
are those Rfterward found in the forged letter
az published. Tho paper was given TO Had
ley who was at that time being paid secretly
by Mr.. Barnum.
Mr.. Davenport proves conclusivoly that the
forged letter was written by liadley-Mr.
Barnum's hireling. Tho fac-simile compari-
sons given OF his writings are conclusive.
But its publication was preceded by al odito-
rial in Truth, sent thither according to all ey-
idence from Democratic headquarters, fore
shadowing that iino Of attack. Is. b. Small
ey, tho Vermont member of the national
committee, was conspicuous in having the let
ter widely distributed Mr.. Barnum tuls-
graphod all over the country the glazing I'M
truth that the letter was lin Mr.. Gariield's
handwriting" and that denial WAS useless
and then sent out the same Hadey, under
the false name Of 30. NJ. Wilson, to Lynn
and afterward to Baltimore, to bolster up
tho weak points in tho letter kilograms 10
and from him aud Barnum and fac SMILES of
letters and signatures are given, showing how
he was directed and paid from New York and
what he did In tho desperate effort to make
the Morey letter pass muster until after the
election, an affidavit was forged and hotel
register fraudulently changed, and men we're
hired to swear falsely, and, as all the world
knows, were convicted OF perjury. But to
the end, Mr.. Barnum or his steuographer di-
rectod the agent thus Mr.. Barnum himself
telegraphed 80. NJ Wilson. Boston Don't
come unless you have got through.
That which will attract most attention is
tho mass of closely linked evidence connect
ing the Democratic national committee with
every step in this succession Of Infamous
crimes. Thousands of items are given,
which by themselves would have little force,
but which, when arrayod by Mr.. Dayenport's
skill, become links in an irresistible chain Of
evidence Only day or two before the cleo
tion, in letter OF which a fac smile is given
by Mr.. Davenport, MI Barnum introduced
Mr.. Iladley "one of our staunch and trust
worthy friends, to Democratic committee
man in Maryland and the result was another
forged affidavit.
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