The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07

was given by j. II. II. Patrick.
Senator Kelly was the next witness.
A cipher dispatch directed to w. I.
Pelton, N. Y, signed by j. II. II. Pat
rick, and endorsed by Senator Kelly,
was produced by Senator Mitchell and
handed witness, who stated that he
could give the substance of it, which
was that he kelly endorsed a dispatch
asking the Democratic National COM
mittee to send $4,000 to Oregon to
pay any legal expenses which might
arise in connection with Watts case,
and it was also mentioned in the dis.
patch that any money not needle
would be returned to him, An answer
in cipher came to this dispatch, the
substance of which was that there was
no money. Several kilograms passed
between the parties in Oregon and New
York in relation to paying OF any lega
expenses in connection with Watts
case, and word was sent from New
York to Oregon that $4,000 could be
had. The cipher dispatches passed be.
tween Senator Kelly and Pelton were
in relation to transferring $4,000 from
New York to Oregon-how it should
he done and through what banks. The
dispatches had no other meaning. The
Senator further testified that this
$1,000 was the only money used in con-
nection with the case in Oregon, to his
knowledge; the $4,000 which he
drew on check from the bank of Ladd
Il Bush was used for paying lawyers
fees and for sending messages to Mr..
Laswell, who lives in the eastern part
OF the State. He never heard the I'M
lawful use of money in connection with
this case mentioned, and he never had
an idea that any money would be used
improperly in connection with it. Sen
;ator Mitchell offered the following
telegram, which he asked to hive in
serted in connection with the testi
mony of Hollister:
New YORK, Nov. 81, l876.-To j.
Il. II. Patrick, Salem, Oregon: Secure
your points at all hazzads. Communi-
cate with me Immediately giving pros
poets.
Tilden's private secretary W. L. Pei
ton was before Morton's committee on
the 3lst and testified that he knew j.
Il. Il. Patrick of Omaha but he could
not remember receiving a cipher deS-
patch from Patrick dated Salem, Ore
gon, Dec. 5th. When the despatch was
produced he could not read it because
the cipher belonged to Patrick and he
had no copy. Witness denied any
knowledge OF depositing 81 300 in the
London and San Francisco bank in Dec.
G. B. Bellinger, of Portland. Oregon,
recalled and testified that all he knew
about the deposit of $1,000 was that
he was notified the money was deposit
ed pY New York parties, to be used to
defray any legal expenses, in connect
ion with the Watts case. Witness re-
ceived a package from New York by
express, about December 18th. The
following despatch was offered in evil
dence by Senator Mitchell:
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. %, 1876. To Gen.
Wade Hampton, Columbia. S. c.: How many
Democratic Electors on official count? Answer.
(Paid.) [Signed1 c. B. BEL11sGER,
Chairman Dem. Com.
The Senate committee took no evil
dence in the Oregon case, on the 1st
inst.
The Senate Committee on the I'd
inst elected no testimony of import
ance in the Oregon case, but developed
the following kilograms:
Omaha, Nov. 25.-To J.. A. Grover,
Salem, Oregon !: Man left Oregon to
see you. Will arrive Monday. Delay
action.
| [Signed GEO. L. MILLER.
Dec. 6rh,-To Colonel w. T. Pelton,
N. y: Glory to God. Hold on 10
the one electoral vote in Oregon.
have one hundred Thousand men to
back it up.
[Signed] CoRsE.
! Washington, Dec. Sth.-To Judge
Strong, Salem, Oregon: Tilden has l85,
including one from Oregon.
[Signed] A. S. HEWITT.
Omaha, Neb., Dec.-To Col. W. T.
Pelton, Is Grammercy Park, N. Y.
Ignorant of whole business. Partner.
Powerful motives to fidelity. On
Gould order. Can it not be through
a. KountZ, or myself, or both
Kountz Tildenish Republican. Rella-
BILE beyond doubt. Last resort. Pro-
tect everybody. Advise Davis. An.
sWer.
[Signed] GEO. l.. MILLER.
There were no marks on the dispatch
signed Corse, to Indicate the place from
which it was sent.
The House committee continued the
examination OF Maddox on the 3d.
He produced two letters from Gov.
Weils-one addressed to himself, and
! the other Ia Senator West The One