The sun., 1888-12-08
AFTER DUDLEY In EARNEST.
GRAND JURY HBARIN0 EVIDENCE
IBOUT THAT FAMOUS LATTER.

GRAND JURY HBkRIN6 ETIDENCh
lBOUT THAT FAMOUS LETTER.
Perhaps They Can't Convict Hin In Indiana,
but They're Going TO Scare His, Anyway
How Mr.. Marsh verfned the Signature.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. THE prosecuting
officers OF the Federal Court got around to the
Dudley case to day, and tho judicial invostiga-
tion into that famous letter was begun BY the
Grand Jury. The witnesses summoned FOR the
day included many Republicans OF note from
different counties OF the State. Chairman
Louchman OF the Republican County Commit
tee OF st. Joseph county. the Chairman OF the
Republican County Committee OF Elkhart
county. and leading Republicans from Morgan.
Hancock, and other counties we're among the
Witnesses examined to-day. and IL is taken for
granted that nearly oil OF them were called
to testify as to tho Dudley letter. The
court has laid down the law OF absolute
secrecy 30 strictly TO both the court officials
and the witnesses that all concerned arc afraid
to speak OF the matter except in the vaguest
way, but II is known that the receipt OF the let
ter by one, and probably by more Republican
leaders throughout the State was proven to-
day, and tho signature was identified positively
rs that OF Dudley.
Secretary Eprhaim Marsh OF the Democratic
State Committee was one witness. He knew
OF the manner In which the letter came into the
possession OF his committee. 1t has been al
legged that 1t came directly from the rooms OF
the Republican State Committee. but Mr..
Marsh refuses to say as to this. He was also
able to give valuable evidence as to the
authenticity Of the signature. While the
campaign was in progress he changed
the suit OF light clothing which he had worn
all summer for another heavier suit that he
l,n lat IA has Cnrtn In nnn NJ
the pockets Of the old suit he happened to find
n card with Dudey's signature upon II. He
safds o
two later when the letter came to hand Then
he the card and IT was ty eGm
upon the card that the committee We're first as
sured that the letter was genuine; % or & course Sc
hS Sther nfnnss s1e Editor Morse ~
its career and In whose paper the first lac
simile copy was printed. and MI; Cunningham.
the artist who prepares the Illustrations for
uineness Of the letter by claiming that there
over over the sienitnre. such as, would have been
made II the signature had been put on BY u
Mr. hy testify ss that the
Atf There are undou6tedIy many other wit
case is likely to drag along for several days.
The prosecuting officers are bound not to leave
some leading Democrats are Inclined to be dis
couraged about the matter. owing to the fact
that there is Of on thS
no worse harm than severe scoring In a pre-
sentiment that the jury will hand in to the
You can talk about non-partisanship In
Jury as much as Y you please. @ and perhaps there
he osa Il
political case the juries divide on party lines.
;bTa whOS ,5s may Ss hs nbs
same they are not the rank and !fe
s and th0 thnt the suef bsc, ns has
q great deal harder JOB on his hands than he
to ss M
made to give evidence himself. and there will
always be enough uncertainty about the affair
seeing a reasonable doubt OF guilt. There is
nothing in the letter that says bribery right
out and plain. Inference won't 90 very far
District Attorney Sellers attended in the
70 hs os
proceeding the Assistant Attorney generally
doing that.
OF man. said to be Republican member OF
tho LEGISLATURE and close friend Of Gen.
suprresses who barely escaped being hauled
up before the court for contempt for what ap-
to he to W,s
nesses In the Court House ra. her suspiciously.
but when summoned before the jury he gave
let go: This is the second instance In which
the District Attorney has had to act against
The rumor circulated to- day that ell-known
epublicans were endeavoring to bring about
deal by which election prosecutions should
be dropped on both sides. and the slate wiped
or clean; The principal obstacle in the way is
SaSs daylight st tie @ election h pmstbods Of
;ns bs ana ha vii g. to
with II no can get his hands Upon the guilty
An offeer of the Democratic State Commit
about THE the Dudley letter. He said: '''nAD'
laration that the letter as published Wss a
Is he Tbsrs the Sis
the fac smile Of the o. ,xipai copy, as it was
sfaanfss sa' EsE YORK psGss ss
have # explained. We have been, accused
That Is slse Ths letter as SoE sent It to The
asit was printed here. IftheIs was any gar;
bling done i was .sH after i LEFT LEFT our hands
have been merely clerical or ielegraphic mis-
takes. but 1t is singular that they should hap:
pen TO De Such an unfortunate lot OF errors. III
anybody changed that letter Intentionally.
thinking to mske it mon more effective he was
not nearly 50 effective document as the gem
uine one. The changes destroyed to a certain
sItsnt ten the internal evidence Of the authencity
The committee officer refused to say that he
hnd b! any suspleions as to what b.undeyer really
Indiana Democrats among themselves declare
with profane vigor that somo smart young
Aleck In the National Headquarters thought
Ae would be brilliant. and spoiled the whole
business"
Gen. Harrison Has Got His Gaa.
SYRACUSE. Dec. 6.-The gunmakers In this
city who sent double barrelled fowling piece