New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
4 REMIyISCEYCE or MIR. PELToN.


A RENIyISCENCE OF MR.. PELTON.
AN EXTRACT FROM HIS TESTIMONY To shNAion
MOTIONS COMMITTEE, COMPARISON OF WHICH
WITH THE CIPHER TELRGRAMs WOULD SUGGEST
VARIOUS REFLECTIONS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-An extract from the
Testimony of William T. PeltOn when he was
examined before the Morton Committee III January
1877 will be found more interesting ana slghncah'
now than it was at the time 1t was gwen. nir'
Pelton was being examined IN regard 10 the oregon
dicker when Mr.. Morton branched OH lnto 'no
South Carolina case as fOllows: =. -
O"Do you know Mr. smith Weed Ayes, SIR.
0-Where d. ocs be livef A.-At Plattsburg. ne
has an office IN NewYOrk, also he does ou a.
lawyer in New-York. tie Is a resident Oh rial''
o'EWas he engaged in the active manageInent o,
your campaignf Did he take an active part III u !
Ale was active IN the campaign.
Odd he 60 to South Carolina aiter tne elecuon
Ayes. sir, be did. .h. ~,
acy The time y tSar %as aer at vo%p E suggestion or by
your advicei Al do not remember VINO aSkeu
hIm TO go. particularly. % .,o oor,-
miSteef Al do not remember who asked MN
6.~But did he go there at the, instance OF ths
committees Al do not remember VINO dshou
him. He was an active man IN tue campaign.
OIL still ask you the question whetner nc Went
at the instance of the committee OF AT tne WISH
fine committee without asking you who II was
Al do not think there was any action ny tho
committee on II. w. ;
Q.-Did you know he was going' ,A.I1es, SIR.
Odd you request him to go 7 Al do not re-
member whether | requested him To go or not.
The matter was discussed, and he went
O-DO YOU know what his business was Aus
was the same there that of other gentle
men who went down on both sides 10 "'tneSs the
count. -, ,.:. o.,
O,"What was "that"f A.-The same business
that other gentlemen had who went thereto SEQ
what the condition of the vote was there, anu u
O,-Do you know what name he went under when
he was III South Carolinaf A.-No, Sir do not
think ne went under any name but MS own .
O-You think he went under his own name1 A.
q Was he registered under his own name at
Columbia Al have no reason 10 think he was
not. / do not know. s-.., o--.,;...
Odd you get a dispatch from South Carolina
along about the Attn or 9th OF December Al DO
not remem GER about that especially.
70 0NDo you remember getting a dispatch from the
nrSsidrnt or manager OF the Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta Railroadi A.-No, SIR,
O-Mas o dispatch shown 10 you Dy anybody sent
bvthe president of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroadf Al think not do not re-
member any SUCH - l.. ... - -.
Won auv knowledge of a dispatch IN which the
oupston was asked by man In South carolina
whether he was St liberty 10 pay 9oo'VVo ioI aii
electoral votef Al do not remember any sucD
o.4Was there anything Of that kind presented
TO youi Al do not remember any such thing
O-Do Won think there was nOt1 Al DO not
remember any such thing
OF there was would you remember III A.
There were suggestions OF that KIND made III dlI-
o"W1om were they made by Al do not re-
member any particular person making them.
O-Do you remember whom these suggestions
tror, A r.. 4
particular one.
0-But you remember that there were sugges-
tons OF that kindf A.-Yes, ar.
Q,-You cannot tell whom they came from. A.
No. sir. / do not remember :,
Odd they come from some one who lived
there. or some one who had been ent down there
from New-Yorkf Al do not remember
Q.-When was the suggestion madef Al do not
remember when.
O-Uow long was IL before the electoral votes
cssts AnHt % H. dS n9E do rememRSE S6
10 "o.MDo yon think il was two weeks before1 A
do not remember; do not know tue time
O-Have you not some idea OF the timef A
No sir; have no definite idea OF the time.
Q-Was that suggestion made to you more than
oncei Al remember on one occasion letter
being received from some man, do not remember
whom suggesting that In certain state an
elecIor could bo had for money. do not re-
member where. and j do not remember the mans
name bnt rrcolleot the letter coming.
Q-Was that from South Carolnsf A.-No. Sir !
O'~What State was thatf Al do NOT re-
member It was one of the Western States. only
speak of that as showing that there were propo-
sitOns OF that kind made.
O-Was that from Oregonf A.-No, sir.
6.-From what Western Statef Al cannot
tell Won now what State 1t was. 1t was ono OF the
Western States that Is my IMPRESSION.
By Mr.. Kernan.-This side OF the Rocky Noun
tains 7 A.-Yes, sir; one OF the Northwestern
States, mean.
By the Chaman.-I am asking you IN regard
TO South Carolina, If there was not suggestion Of
that kind from south Cardinal A. do not remem-
ber that there any distinct proposition about
South Carolina.
O. Any distinct propostion-w was the propo-
sitionf A. do not remember that there was q
proposition.
o. Do you say there was mott A. do not remem-
Der that there Was.
Q.-Taye you got your letters that you received
from Mr.. Smith Weed while lie was down there
Al do not know whether have or not. do not
remember having any. Most Of the correspondence
from time 10 time. There was no necessity of keep
ing 1t.
Odd you get letter from Mr.. Smith Weed
while he was down there in reference TO procuring
a vote in South Carolina from a cOlored electOr
A. Il do not remember getting any such letter
Q.-NOr dispatchf Al DO not remember It.
Q.-NOr from any other person down therof A.
do not remember L.
Q.-Do you say there was none! Al do not re-
member any such thing.
OFF there had been would you remember ii
Al should think wonld.
Q.-Aro you then aole to say that there was none
suchi Al say that do not remember any such.
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