The morning call., 1890-10-30
PRODUCED HY COUGAR.
Colonel Markham's Bitter Enemy and
the Bogus Letter.

Colonel Markham's Bitter Enemy and
the Bogus Letter.
The secret about that "Morey letter"
came cut yesterday. 1t was developed that
the Democratic State Central Committee
were afraid to submit the famous 'old
pard" letter to the scrutiny Of the public
without having DIR. o. Ii. Cougar Of Pasa-
deua, the man who voucheS for its authen-
ITCHY, 10 back 1t up.
That was Why the delay of twenty-four
hours was asked when Russell J. Wilson,
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee, visited Irwin c. STUMP, Chair
man Of the Republican State Committee, last
Tuesday. They were plainly distTuStful OF
the do ument, and would not proceed with
on, having the instigatnr OF the scheme be-
fore them to justify them in going ahead by
his person i assurances of the truth OF what
lie had previously written.
Accordingly the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee telegrsphed for Mr.. Cougar
to come up from Pasadena, and it was
lis reply that he was on his way that caused
the appointment for yesterday morning
to be made.
MI Stump was in his Office in the Nevada
Block at 9 o'clock, accompanied by MIR.
Higgins, Secretary OF the Campaign Com
mittee. Mr.. Burns and others. half an hour
later a delegation from the Democratic State
Central Committee, headed by MIR. Wilson,
entered and were cordially received by the
Republicans.
Nr Wilson explained that the letter he
was about to produce came iDtO his hands
through a suggestion made by X. a. Laing
of Los Angeles, who represented that Dr.
Cougar could get the original by sending to
Wisconsin.
Tie wonderful document was then pro-
Guced, and the passages over which there
has been so much discussion We're read.
The latter is in pencil and bears the marks
of much tuumDng and handling.
You say this letter was used as evidence
at the trial in Los Angeles ?" asked eX-Judge
NaymiTe.
Yes, sir" was the reply.
Then where are the file marks of the
clerk?"
To this was replied that the origin al paper
was never in court, but that copy was
offered, and by stipulation of Stephen NJ.
y bite, attorney for Colonel Markham, was
admitted u evidence.
Mi Wilson confessed that the record of
the trial showed that Colonel Mark hams
attention was never called to the letter, and
that he was not questioned at any stage of
the case with regard to its genuineness.
The attention OF Mr.. Wilson was directed
to the fact that Colonel Markham had been
in San Francisco three days after the letter
WIS admitted TO be In the hands OF the DEM
ucTatic committee, and Mr.. Wilson was
asked why il had not been submitted for his
examination, instead of waiting until the
of the State and not in position to reply
one way or the other No satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION was offered.
Mr.. Wilson and Sir. Stump agreed that the
latter should have until 9 o'clock this morn
ing in which to examine the letter and de-
eide what he would propose to do in regard
10 it.
he significant fact that the letter could
not be obtained except through DR.. Cougar,
who Tor years has been Colonel Markham's
bitter enemy in business and political affairs,
was the subject OF comment among Rrpubii-
cans who saw the letter. Those who are ac-
qUaiuted with Colonel Markham's hand
writing confidently declared it forgery, and
not clever stimulation either.
The absence of any effort to get Colonel
Markham t. admit or deny the authority of
the letter at the trial is regarded as impor-
tant II appears to have been dumped into
the case in the form of what purports to be
copy, and cut no figure in the subsequent
proceedings.
The Judge before whom the matter was
heard declared that all the parties to the suit
had been misled and deceived by DIR. Con-
gar, WHO falsely pretended to know some
thing about mines and mining but who in
reality was not an expert in that business.