Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-10

, oonmittee, Fifth Avenue hotel: Dear 81,
Hslsara In the public presa that it 10 th
IdssinN of your committee to terminate il
sessiSa in this city the current week. tai
this liberty to request that before you leav
an Opportunity be afforded me Of appearing
j6sf6fS you to submit some tessinony which
III deem pertinent to the inquiry with which
you are charged. Yours very respectfully
s. j. TILDEN.
It was resolved that Gov. Tilden should
appear before the committee at noon to.mor
row and that Mayor Cooper, in accordance
with his request. should be heard at half
past 10.
The examination Of. Marble was then coz
tinued.
Had no reference to money matters in tel
egraphing that something must be done.
Didn't understand that Wooley was nego'
tiating. Had no idea on the subject Of
whore the money would come from il any
trade was made.
Witness repeated that he only transmit
ted the various propositions and had moth
ing to do with their communication. He de-
MED that Pelton had, Us he testified, got q
telegram from him beginning: Telegram
here. Wards proposition failed" They
belong to the Tribune.
After the decision Of the returning board
Tilden met witness and denounced the whole
proceeding. Am still friendly with Tilden,
Who does not believe nj mixed up in the
affair.
At the evening session Marble testified
that he saw Gov. Tilden Immediately upon
his arrival from Florida, but did not at that
time mention to him anything about buying
and selling in the Florida businesa. Took
pains to conceal from him the whole facts.
For obvious reasons I knew he would not
approve Of it. Pelton gave me the cipher.
I knew nothing of it's origin.
@. Don't you think when a person is
connected with something infamous that it
would be improper to afford q clear expla.
nation? A. I have already published a
complete denial Of the whole matter.
@. Notwithstanding that you addressed
your dispatches to No. Is Gramercy park,
you thought of Gov. Tilden? A.
Never, in the least.
In reply to Mr.. Cox witness said: 1 fur
nished No money for the payment Of wit.
nesses, and as far as my knowledge goes nc
money vas paid for that purpose. Had nc
information as to the $3.50 that it has beer
alleged were to be paid to Dula.
@. How do you account for this, No. 81
Reported here that the board have given
us one vote. If so you will not use the &C
ceptanLe. Advise fully" A. l don't un
derstand it.
Witness further testified that the impres
sion that Tilden managed the whole cam
paign was a great error. Had no conversa
ton with Pelton upon his return from
Florida. As to his proposition telling NJ
to close at once, he must be mistaken in say
ing we had a conversation on the subject.
supposed that the whole matter came from
him alone, and that the democratic com
mittee and Tilden knew nothing of it.
This closed Marbles cross-examinatiou
and he left the witness stand, but was no
discharged.
The next witness was A. L. Paris. H,
said: 1 was in Tallahassee in November
1876. Sent dispatches from there to Col
Pelton and Hayemeyer. / received dis
patches from New York, but from whom
cannot say.
Here witness went through the process Q
spelling, with the aid of the key, several dis
patches.
H@Attention was called to No. 50, datet
Tallahassee, December 4, addressed to H
Havemeyer, New York, and bearing n
signature. In the cipher the word match
is used, and in the TRANSLATION MARBLE"
Witness, by going over the key, showet
how the cipher might read "Wooley" equal
ly as we'll as MARBLE
After some further discussion about tn,
| ciphers, the committee adjourned.