The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
I. CHANDELIERS KILOGRAMS.
4 PIRT or THE CONsPIRiCT no sTEIL
BLORID rs JOIE.
4 Telegram Declaring that Hayes Must have
it"By Fair Means or Otherwi.e"-A Bis-
mnrck Wanted at or Near TaIinhnsscc.

mnrck wanted at or Near Tallahassee.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 2G.-Thc testimony
taken by The Committee on the Powers and Priv
icges of the House to-day was corrOborativc of
the testimony published this morning in refer
ence to the efforts Of Zach Chandler & Co. to
carry Florida by fair means or otherwise"
The allegation that kilograms were sent to this
effect received additional vcrincatOn. The wit
ness was Charles II. Brush IA telegraph operator
at Tallahassee. nm Intelligent. shrewd and hon
cst-ookng gentleman. whose testimony the
cross-cxamincrs vainly cndcayorcd to mpcach.
He testified as follows:
BY ur Fcd-wcre Won telegraph operator nj Tallahas
see Florida. from the 9Th to the 18Th Oi November lastf
Do You remember tcicsrams going to Tallahassee
from Mr. Zach Chandler. Ayes. sir
Q.And from persons In Tallahassee to Mr.. Chandler.
3-ayc you those tGcs,am,' , AmSo sir
mcu9or from Mr. chandler toooy. n.bctween those
remember It says bismarck should be at illlahas
Q~Was thaticforc or after the troops arrived, A.
Tuihc best OF my recollection 1t was before they arrived
from Mr chandler to ~ snan'i A,rherc wa. one
he sent
MIR Burchard objected to tho testimony. and
| the objection was ovcrruled.
Q-no you remember an, telegram AZ Lake city about
tc 2ith OF November asking MIR char iler any question
patch .ir cannot give e dat, whether It was On The
Doth or not which asked tho question uon what grounds
they should hs-nil those counties words a. that effect
Q'-what was the answer RON Mr. chandleri a
not ,hat was the answcr, YOU must draw your own
.oicln-ion-, cannot d. i'at The wo,l. q Il were
Wn.auothrl WORT IL may have Dc,n Violence" but
Il, MIR Gawrcnce-yon say there was an inquiry " on
what grounds shall W a.sail tl. returns From whom
was from GOV stcarns cannot be positive whether 1t
| 90 whom wasn't -ent' \ TO Mr.. Chandler
y ON what dAy wa. 10 scutf \ - do not know sir
M "a he of
can zen. mbcr. 1t WAS after We had arrived in Lake
y, Nr. FieM-what day was 1t you arrived at Lake
| city, A ON the 2ad, believe.
patch it, ~ 4 No .r lilassi me IN transmission
Q-can YOU give all that was contained in either Of
Q.--On What DAY was Tie despatch sen, which named
Bismarck A-icnnot give The date, 1t The
o WAS i, before the election or after, Al won't
| 0-Who hroashti to your Al think Mr. sherwin, a
90 whom wa. It sent, A-To Mr. Chandler. to the
Q-where was 1t -ent to, A.-To Washington. to the
5 mai d nt ma Hsa d.D'S e S6 sT me from
renry OF War, ana "a" ugois M.a CALL, .e seh'' Any
| Q-whai was A., datef Al could not remember.
| Odd you receive le message as OPERATOR Al
! Q-Ilow I'D YOU get knowledge ofiti Al mana.
q Did YOU see the despatch AFTER it written out
lin Inc drawer when We keJt he ie-pa'ics
Was 1t dehyoredf Al cannot sat whc ther IL was
delivered or not an The usual course vi business We pre-.
tend to deliver all the . -paiohc-
wien ydd had hs s! " T decline 70 a.
.~er the que .non-hrs on tie ground OF is being i'm.
| Q-Criminaie you in wiatf A-For having divu'sed
an 'Gsn'e in FLORIDA 10 i,,ais, dc.paiches
QnI a 10Y g,m,. a ,n 60 agy PIN on,ie Of
| white Nnu were outside of FLORIDA. Al have commu.
bid You WIT n ltti.r loan, person n Florida As to
your own kiowleisc OF thes' rg.rains or any one vi
N.aI l d ID 10
- -pi ,iu Tq's .9, EYER 70 any person outside Of
Mr. lasher-w 9nt 70 .Ae'e questions involve tie
Vii LaWrruec- / cNl,rt The committee 70 determine
nat !. should an.w nniw 'ih'iani'A ih' dHili'r .,
90 any person outside OF Fouia any Information you
nay u !nG ~ , arN, M ,on ne, in Florida,
\ = acted with the reform pariy-tuc Democratic
"a was despatch .cn, amor the election from New
faiaha,s, In ,ituon o. he ei, uonf There were
dcpateh,s sent ifo persons at the Aorh to the com.
. Was there one from Mr. Hewitt Al remember
% Can you stye ne con'snt' u any of 'hcm, Al
uInk ollie iID i"-ini fs 81 - .f"i VI. ll' Mli N VIZ
a. to Florhn-h', ila state lni some think q, re
uat u..trr mon aouai .ntu upon rIs ,n. nf flnriia
Wa, tA,r. dc,. "icn rom Mr. u. nitt no those
| fNufa for Iidrn lust 800 Wat lan4murf As -r
na.if.n Nr H. W.i. ,f n ,'t,n-.i,ius mat c,, ~
,ia'av u nu,tba made t1 % .u.c eerAlri eoIes OF Tue
q-pl 9otne despatch .ay nat naeSren',, ma,' e,
d' dat on. &" tn, po'ni, So, tat "a, must bee no *
'Q-Wa.ti.cre au,.rli,h TO NJ u.niu or VI r,lton,
OF .n , N,~ 80 w. . ,' ~. a H.. i,,,-
n.' 'Iid '>>.td icl8i ii'','i,.' ~
q -NH-n.tt I,.ca le.luteI -9inr in substance NAT
mrn.,i0, rouIDr,. .ef" a -N., -r, cannot r,inv.n
Q-Youare au4nalut Vita Mr De berry, Yes
Q-poyo u know whether progresses to he a Ronuhh
can .r DeuDert' A-fronl my own Ano"lrI-c
do you remember about nc vlscs hcin- broken