The New York herald., 1879-02-08

act which you yourself charge unfair that you
should clear youlsetr A. consider that had
cleared myself in my letter of the 18th.
q. You are aware that in the opinion of you
were suspected Of bribery: A. believe
Q. And you took no means to clear yourself? A.
took that means in my letter of the 18th
q. Now. that telegram of December g. when did
you receive it, A. / should be unable to say what
day; nearly as can recollect there some
little interval between the despatch and the answer.
q. How long an interval? A. 1t came after the
.ond despatch had been sent.
Q. Now. at the time you sent that despatch of De-
cember with the proposition about securing the
one republican vote tor sjO,O00 did you not expect
to be accused Oh bribery? A. did not.
THE DANGER SIGNAL.
O. In your earlier testimony you describe that
danger signal. VIII you explain to the committee
what you mean by danger signal? A. don't think
that requires explanation.
O. When you transmit despatch connected with
bribery you call it danger signal? A. wished to
inform the Democratic Committee that the Canvass
ing Board thought to be venal.
The danger signal question brought out rapid
passage OF arms between Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Springer
IN which the latter gentleman alluded to some repub
lican cipher dispatches connected with two Indian
agents. Mr.. Reed remarked on that subject that i'll
the presence of such masters of the art the repub
ought to be ashamed Of their ciphers,
o. Did you suspect that your despatch might be
sent to Mr. riden: A. What despatch?
O. The despatch of september B. contains the
proposition 10 purchase the vote OF one of the
Board? A. had no idea that any one would show
any such despatch TO him.
g. Why did you send your dispatches to Colonel
Pelton? 4. The conducted by the DEM
ocratic Committee, and knew Colonel pelton to be
proper person to send my dispatches to-
O. Even then you sent them to No. Is Gramercy
Park? A. Certainly Wnen l had 10 communicate
with Mr. Tden addressed them to Mr.. Tilden
Q. When you sent proposition No. =. did You
pect that to be shown TO MIR. Tiden A. make the
same as before.
Q. wish you TO repeat IL +? \. No.
e. Was No. also danger signal? !? A. suppose
ITO USE ACCEPTANCE"
O. Did you have any acceptance then ? A. don't
understood you
O. Any financial acceptance A. None whatever.
z. What is meant by ito use acceptance that ap-
pears in despatch dated December page II of tie
Tribune manual A. really do not know.
q. Did you not receive that despatch A. do not
recollect it.
Q. You would have if you had received it? A.
Mr. Reed then handed Mr. Marble copy of the
dispatches and asked him to read one aloud 1t
Mr.. Marble instead of Colonel Wooley.
q. Do You recollect receiving that despatch? A.
do not rccollect receiving it.
=. Why should they send it to You? A. imagine
the word acceptance used refers to the follow
ing despatch. where is said proposition accepted.
q. Oh no. that's different story. A. 1t Is obvious
to that it is the same.
Q. That is December 4. A. SO is the other.
q. Can you translate Lima Bolivia or Chill? A.
No, cannot.
MIR. MARBLE NAMES
@. You said that you received scores Of proposals
to sell ont when in Florida; why did you not men
ton the names of the proposers? A. IL arose from
my desire to be perfectly accurate.
Q. Can you recollect the names of of those
that made you the offers? A. have said received
an offer from Dyke
O. State another. A. Mr. Cole who is alluded to
in despatch, communicated with me the sub
ject.
Q. Who is Mr.. Cole? A. know nothing about him.
q. What did you tell him? A. told him that no
such proposition could be entertained.
Q. Where did you him? A. met him by
chance at the hotel; he lived in Florida and knew
the people.
Q. Whom did Mr.. Dyke represent? A. He repre-
sented whose name he gave me who rep
resented the members of the Board.
z. You cannot remember that name? A. cannot;
but should like to read Mr.. Dykes letter to me.
q. We do not care to hear 1t. Mr.. Marble.
PROPOSITION OR AN ACCEPTANCE
@. The time that the proposition actually did fail
the afternoon of December 5? A. Don't you
think you had better put that i'll form that would
not be a misstatement?
Q. want you to answer my question. A. claim
o. How is it a misstatement A. You imply prop
osition failed. and deny that the despatch signied
Q. We'll. if you were too delicate to make propo-
stions Pelton was not? A. decline to answer such
.. Was it proposition or an acceptance? A. de-
cline to answer.
.. want answer to that question. A. He sent
me despatch
q. When was that despatch sent? A. My impress
sion is received it on the 4th.
q. In that despatch of December 4-"Teegran here;
proposition accepted. if done only once, &c."-what
IS the meaning OF 'only once?" A. do not remem-
Der.
O. Then it was on account Of the indiscretions of
this pariah that you refused TO recognize him? ~
decline to recognize your language.
Q. Oh, it is your own. What indiscretions do you
mean? A. decline to state.
The question repeated and long discussion
followed over the answer reluctantly given by the
witness to the effect that he did not remembers: he
had indefinite impression of indscreet conduct.
with no further result. Considerable laughter
the part of the audience called forth little speech
from Mr.. Springer to the effect that the session
not town meeting and that he did not want any
laughter.
The chairman accordingly announced that there
must be no more applause or laughter and the room
w
TILDEN AND THE NEGOTIATIONS.
MIR. Marble was then questioned as to despatch
which he said he thought missing; but the
animation only resulted in eliciting the information
that he could not reconect'its contents' he
toned in the negotiation instead of $20O,0U.
but he could not be certain he had received reply
it was great error to suppose that he said that Gov
ernor Tilden was managing the details OF the cam
pagn, as he wls at that time very busy; his house
full of callers all the time. and it was physically
impossible for him to attend 70 details to Colonel
Pelton. witness understood that he acting
agent for the National Democratic Committee
q. Did you inquire of Colonel Pclton after your
return whether he had had any authority for sending
an acceptance of the proposition which you had not
made {? A. never spoke to any one about it,
q. You left him, then, to suppose that you had
sent proposition for the corruption of the Return
ing Board without correcting him? A. had no con-
versaton with him about it.
@. But he says he has with you A. He is
q. You supposed that Pclton was acting for the
Democratic National Committee A. never said
anything OF the kind.
q. You supposed then that the acceptance of the
proposition which you did not make from Pei
tony A. l was obliged to infer so.
BEYOND THE SHADOW DOUBT.
q. You thought that the committee had nothing to
do with its A. That was beyond the shadow of
doubt.
O. Then you thought Colonel Pelton not be-
yond the shadow of a doubt?
Mr.. sprnger-I object. The question is not a fair
one.
one of the many tits between Mr.. Springer and
Mr. Reed followed and after they had aired their wit
tor little time the examination continued with
series of questions about the individual words used
i'll the transportation cipher. to which questions tho
witness with great monotony replied that he
did not remember. At length Mr.. Rcod declared
he had no questions, but after consultation he
said Did you say letter dated October Is, NO
propositions of this kind ever discussed by me.
On the contrary rcpulsed every such proposition
on the spot. My determination this point
never questioncd?'
Eyes. sir. said Mr.. Marble
I,y no .ha man y n have al no