Show TELEGfAPHIC IUUtY PZ1ILP Tire Irosocmion tins Con eluded ud the Defense 3cun A Different Jbnsc on the Forgery For-gery New York 30 There was an immense im-mense crowd of spectators at the examination exam-ination of Pbilp this morning At 1 oclock Judge D vis ordered th doors of the court room cloed Tho police had grtat difficulty in preserving order to closely vns the room packed District Attorney Bell asked for additional time for the attendance of his witnesses from Washington wherpupon llcwe for tho deferue slid sin order that no time might be lost we ask you to allow us to call to the stand three witnesses from Washington Washing-ton These RontJamen are George e dcrsburn Major Hallett and Mr Wilson by whom it is expected to prove the genuineness gen-uineness of the letter from examinations they have made with documents written by General Garfield on file in Washington Washing-ton Hell objected saying counsel would have plenty of time daring the day to examine them Howe With that I am satisfied Daniel T Ames expert recalled byte by-te prOecution testified I have examined exam-ined the Morey envelope with exhibits A and K and the handwriting is similar 1 does not resemble exhibits 1 and 2 Rockwell and Jewells letters Tho handwriting on the Morej envelope is i the work of the same man who K wrote the exhibits marked A and CrpEEexaminol I know George Simpson Simp-son jrh I do not regard him as on expert ex-pert lie is simply copyist I was ei tor of Penmans Art Journal in May 1877 1877Mr Mr Howe ebowed witness a copy of the Journal in which Mr Simpson xt If I spoken of ag 1 well known round hind writer and professional expert I Howebid you writo that article mQsI dont recollect Well what is your opinion of him now as an expert A1 wont express an opinion QCome Mr Amet we hare no false delicacy AI decline to answer r QWell you may go Laughter bell then asked the indulgence of the I court for 1 few minutes saying hi sociato counsel with 1 wine from moment Washington ware expected every W A Chaunsey testified that ha had boon cancel clerk in the Washington jotoffico all tail yen The cancel stamp on the Moroy letter hii not beo n used in our office this year The stamp used was a combination stamp marking the postage stamp and giving the date aL this lame time rue sump on toe MOray letter is m de I should think by a see i stamp I am not able to say if the two I i aQixtd office cencelUtion stamps on the postage stamp on the envelope was not not uied in January last It was first used about the middle of February Witness produced the form of the stamp used prior to February Continuing he testified producing the stamp used after i I February The use of tho old stamps was discontinued about the 5th of February Feb-ruary and these where then put in ue CrossexAinmed Col D 1 Ainger is i postmaster in Vahinjjton have en the statement made by him in a new > paper recently He is my superior I I dont know that he caused tho statement to be published that tho changes of stamps I have referred t were made on upril 13ih Never heard of such 1 statement state-ment Col D B Ainger testified I hate been postmaster of the city of Vashinc ton since January 13th lst I never saw the Moroy envelope The cancelling stamps in the portotlice have not been the came since I was appointed Ths stamps in use now were not in use 11 January last The change was mvde 1 February The stamp un the Mor y letter was not in use in tho offico in January 13th Janu-ary last at bait not on and after the 13thCroosexaminotlu Crossexamined Know the business of I inv office though impoiible t knov all the details There is a more important im-portant duty than a thorough knowledge of cancelling stamps One of our Utli I is to see that letters are prop rly receipted re-ceipted and stamped as postmaster of Washington I do not know tho precise I date of the change of stamps I aid tot make the statement that the change of stamp was not elected until the ith t April That statement was published Ko direct That statement wa not an official one Isaw aac simile of tie envelope in Truth and I thought I might have made an error I examined tha stamp on it and then sent for the assistant postmaster and directed him to ascertain I I the exact time at which tho stamps were changed and it was in Februtry I then j went to the man who made the stamp j and he informed me that he was paid on February 13th but that he 11d delivered I the stamps some time before Thu new stamps were firat put in tte between the 15th and 19th February Examined by Brooke tor tho defense I did not see Marshall Jo well before tho publication of the statements until last night I came to New York not knowing know-ing I was subp ned I came because 1 was interested officially in this trial I came to New York last night District Attorney Boll then called Col Bliss to the stand He testified I am the complainant and I selected the Rockwell letter as a comparison I saw it on the morning of the 26th I saw the Jewel letter after the Rockwell letter was selected because it WAS desired to have one that could be photolitho eraphed with the Jewell letter and because it was alto the nearest in date b I alleged Morey letter Crossexamined I saw all the paper in the case or nearly all I saw the ex hibiU but did not know they wen stolen I ssked if it came direcy throug the bands ofLoui J Post and I was informed in-formed that it did not Mr Bell then staled that he rested tht case reserving the privilege however 01 calling at witnesses Expert flaylo and the Lynn postmaster with one of hi clerks Counsel Howe May it please th court it is a matter of congratulation that the prosecution hava terminatec their socalled case We arc delights to harts an opportunity to provo the in noccnco ofMr Philp and incidentally of course in behalf of the newspaper called Truth This defense will substantiate substan-tiate the letter as published and prove the gcnuicencs ot James A Garfield iguature While we have tho right to ask your honor to dismiss the cat an tho testimony adduced we feel < wo have a higher duty than that 1 desire t stte on toe part of Mr Hart and Mr Philp that Robert1 examination in this ca ohfts been I fair one We propose to prove the letter and envelope were received re-ceived by Mr Hart who will prove bow and from where his received them and until after the publication of the facsimile fac-simile Mr Philp rover saw the letter iYo will prove Moreys existence will call his executors andwill call expert to disprove the expert official testimony or the prosecution W will produce gentlemen occupying high positions who will testify t the genuineness of Gar fields signature i We will also show beyond n doubt thit the letter is not in the handwriting of Philp but is the boa fide signature of the republican residential nominee At the conclusion of Mr Howl pcech applause wa heard and Judge iravis ordered the officers to put out those whom they knew to have offended The prosecution then called Philp who was nbfent and then Supervisor John I Davenpart who Mr Bell announced nounced had left as Eon as Mr Howe began 10 speak Mr Bell was then called by the defense de-fense acd testified that he had the original origi-nal papers on which the warrant WAS issued is-sued The original manuscript of tho article Lying and Sticking to it was hsndc him at the rooms of the republi can national committee He could nou say bow it came there Mr Stougbton was called Ho was far the prosecutIon Did not know how the manuscript came from the Truth officer office-r Knox testified to the same effect except that Davenport had it Judge Davis said he objected to a re toss w it might necessitate sitting on Sunday cels but ho w < md sit until the clock struck 12 to night counsel agreed This was satisfactory all round and recess was wa taken for a few minutes for dinner |