Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22

his original draft of the 'dodgcr' he
wrote the original draft of the Murey let
ter. but at times. he claims that he never
knew what became of il thereafter, save
that it was forwarded to the Democratic
committee and subsequently appeared in
TrHth, rewritten, upon II sheet of paper
bearing the letter head of the House of
Representatives. Mr.. lIadlcy's admission
is doubtless true. but it is unquestionably
untrue that he did not write the letter in
the shape in which it finally appeared. |
have the statement of Il friend of lladleV's
to whom he admitted the fact that his
hand had penncd the letter.
The day the letter was published 10y
1tuth, Mr.. Chairman Barmm Telegraph
ed the Cincinnati enquirer: THE letter
is authentic 1t is General Garticld's hand
writing. Denial is worse than useless. ="
Mr. Hewitt of New York, in II campaign
speech that evening, declared. the wish
being fa Their to the thought. that he be
lcVed it was genuine 1t becoming neccs
sary to find Il Morey, or something to show
that there had been such II man as Ii J..
Morcy. IIadley was sent To Boston 10y
Chairman i}arnum with Il letter of in
PRODUCTION to Hon. Frederick q. Prince,
the then Mayor Of Boston. and the secle-
tary of the Democratic National commit
tee introducing lladlcy under the aSsum-
ed name of q. NJ. Wilson. Mr.. Barnum
stating to lIadley that by adopting an as
sumcd name he would render detection of
his movements less probable. Mr. DaNen-
port relates the history of the travels of
iIadlcy alias Wilson: how he laburcd to
secure something that would pass for evi-
dence of the existence of the Employers
Union of Lynn, Mass: how he cOmmuni-
Gated under his alias and in cipher with
Barnum with what crcumstantialty he
related his experiences in letters now in
Davenport 5 possession, and how he final
" returned to New York. wearied and
Disguised. Mr.. Davenport charges the
/ Democratic committeeman with cogniz-
ancc of the facts that Hadley altered the
| register of the Kirkland House at Lynn
and wrote therein the name of II. l..
/ Morey in two places. IIadlcy. in a state
ment made to Mr.. Davenport of various
sums of money received hy him from the
Democratic National committee. admit
ted having received from Mr. William |"
Scott. one of the committee. five hundred
dollars t$1OO for obtaining the Kirkland
House register.
The connection of Iiadl"N with tie
Democratic committee j. established 10y
such letters as the following from the oiti-
Cal stenographer. confidential agent and
acting secretary of the committee. written
to IIadley when the first legal proceedings
were in progress, and lIadley, il mortal
fear of arrest was appealing to the com
mittee for help:
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL llENOC Ratio
COMMITTEE lSS FIFTH AVENUE.
NEW YORK. Nov. II, 1880.
II. II. Hadlcy, Esq:
Dear Sir: Get any friend Of yours To 90
bail and Mcssrs. Hewitt. Scott and Bau'nunl
viii indemnify your friend.
1t is thought Irst that no member Of the
committee appear in the matter.
Yours truly
EDWARD Is. DICKINSON.
During the proceeding for criminal
libel, Hart, the publisher of Truth, was
directed by Judge Davis to bring the
original manuscript and envelope Of the
Morey letter into court. Hart refused to
do so, and was promptly committed fol
contempt of court. He subsequently pro
duced the documents and was discharged.
This order of discharge was instantly
made the pretext by the Democratic Ma
tional committee for sending to the coun
try the following
NEW York, October % 1870.
To the Public
Joseph Hart, publisher of Truth, waS hon
orably discharged this morning by the ltepub
iican chief justice OF the general term OF tn,
supreme Court of New York, Hon. Noat
Davis.
WILLIAM II. BARNuM, Chairman.
This despatch was one of the most dis
honorable of the many vicious production.
which appeared during the canvass Owe
the signature Of the chairman of the Dem
ocratic National committee. 1t was pub
lished but three days before the election
one of which was a Sunday. This was a
a date too late for an effective refutation
1t was written, not only days after Gen
Gartield's explicit denial of the authorship
, of the Morey letter, or any knowledge
whatever of its pretended recipient, bu
after every attempt to show the existenc
of Henry l.. Morey had been in fact
broken down. Indeed, at the time of it
issuance not a shadow of doubt remained
in the mind of any one familiar with tn
, proved facts, that the Morey letter was
- gross and wicked imposition Mr. Daven
port, in fine, reaches the following distinc
CONCLUSIONS:
o That the Morey letter was prepared b
persons in the employ of the Democrat
: National committee and the name of Gen
: Garfield forged thereto in the interest q
n the Democratic party.
Il That the Morey letter ana accOrnpauyin
e papers, envelopes, etc, were so replet
u with apparent and intrinsic evidence q
v fraud and forgery that no fairmiuded an
IS honest man could, with the exercise {
Y that care and prudence which the matte
;. demanded, have failed to discover and dc
- clare it Il forgery
>, That after the denial by Gen Garfield ,
} any knowledge of Henry l.. Morey, or {
:. the letter purpOrtng to be signed by hin
Y Oiareld) and addressed to said MOreN
;, the Democratic National Committee nc
n only persisted in asserting the letter 10 h
q genuine, but, by agents of known douh
u 1Ul character, resorted To bribery forgery
/ false swearing, false pcrsonation and pc
e jury in It's efforts to sustain the OriSni
. forgery.
i The Democratic National Committee {
l.. 1850 was differed as follows: Chairman