New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08
TIE EVENING SESSION.

HIsCOCK's SEARCHING QUESTIONS on BRIBERY
MOSES" TAKEN IN HAND ny Mr.. REID.
The evening session was opened at SID with
the continuation Of the rossexamnaton Of Mr. Marble
By Mr.. Hiscock The room was more crowded than at
any time during the examination the spectators press
up closely to the table occupied by the reporters
Mr. Hiscock-r don't believe that care to ask but
question or two Who the Returning Board
In Floridai A.-samuel b. McLin. the Secretary OF
state; DR.. Cowgirl, the Controller, and Mr.. Archer
Cook, the Attorney General.
Q.-Tn their final action, did they unitei A.-They
differed in details, believe; the report Of their
action was published in TIE TRIBUNE shortly after:
think Il was about the 18TH perhaps and thar Is the
only full and accurate report that have seen.
Q-You understood that in their final action in decar-
ing what electors elected that they all concurred
A-Oh no. on no; Attorney General Cock didn't con-
with the other members IN their CONCLUSIONS
think lie agreed with them in some details.
Odd he concur with them with reference to
Alachua County, Al should have 10 refresh my
memory by looking at THE TRIBUNE report.
Q-You don't rememberl Al don't remember.
Q-Your recollection now l. that in the nnal certd-
cate Of the election the Hayes electors that he did
unite in ia A-Oh, no, he didn't; the contrary he
certified the election OF tho T.lden electors.
O-How soon after the result declared there, how
soon alter the 4h Of December did you return 70 New
YORK; Automatically. They made their decision
about halfpa-t p think, the morning OF the en-
and my dispatch. which read last is dated the 9th at
Live Oak off hat afternoon as nearly as can
rtco;lect and travelled from Tallahassee 10 Lave Oak
that afternoon and evening
Q-How soon after you returned here did you see hr
Gildenl Al presume Immediately.
Q-And talked with him about tho proceedings and
the result in Florida Al did
Won mrnion to h anyt6n ms IN Tsog
tue Returning Board Al dld not. . 49,, bo..,
Q-Wdy not ! A.-No further. least, than have
period told him that In my Judgment the board had
been sale. At tGt time, II rccOlect rightly, aud
Q-WeIl, why not It was a matter which you. Of
SO, didn't approve IN your own mind You were
prominent l,adcr IN the Democratic party didn't you
feel duty to enter Your protest against this con
duct Of his nephew Al SAID 10 him all that Thought
necessary on the public matter s-'a " uh no'"
ING COarc cnlrG hIs nephew.
Q-Dd YOU anything to him with reference to
.osc withtheir ofer Al know OF no kilograms.
v hS 5sf So s s9 Do yoa dispatches
O-Yes. dispatches 10 you. A.-No sir. did not.
0-You understood when you saw him that
yDu bad been tc.egraphcd to close with thelr
the Ietu,nins Board which would give Tdeu an elcctor
I'M Florida aud pay aerefOr the OF S5O.OOO-th1t
you had teleer4phed TO accept mat proposition
state any such startling fact 10 Governor Tden A
0-Why not / A-fne reasons are obvious, think.
Q-TAey are not to me Al shall have to let You
o-Don YOU think tnat it was right that tho gentle
man most interested, the candidate himself. should
know what being done t II proposition. hau Dern
sent and that money would be- furnished by the Demo-
cratic party re- ~ the Nofih-1ont Won tnT tuat IL
vas worth whIe that he should know 10 Al ala not
r, gard it necessary that be should know IT. >
Odd YOU he Ieve that he would approve 1t Al
was quite certain that he would not approve II.
MR. TupEN Would NEVER, NEVER CONSENT.
O-You were certain that you condemned II
A-Yts II YOU Will allow me, should like 20 read
what have said about 10; that 10 no sucn transaction
would ne CONSENT nor permit That | wanted IHE
TRIEuNE to publish again they have published il three
or four tunes already; Iwant them to publish IL once
more.
O-Ths still harping on my daughter don't like );
lust let THE TRIBUNE drop ont Of the discussion You
didn't in any possible way alude To the matter to Mr.
T:Iden A-Certauly not.
ODD You alulc to the matter to Nr. Peltonf A
Certainly not.
Odd you learn after your return 70 the North that
some money had been provided which could have been
devoted 70 that use Al had conversation on that
subject whatever, with any human being. viii you al
low me to add little TO my answer 10 question asked
ne Just before recess !
Mr.. misunderstanding
Nj AlarIe-It was in reference think, TO dispatch No
y YOU asked me why didn't make some public state
men, !ayiudicaton OF myself ike that. did
make bubble statement az al that Ith0Eht then, or
think now 10 my personal Ylud alton and
pub l,rd % about the middle Ot last October Ihdt l.
all mad to say then, or have 10 say now 3ectu-e Il
covered tnlt dispatch ana ali other possible dispatches
voH Al merely meant Ia give Won The information
Q-Hrrr ls Il dispatch whcI reads: Dispatch here;
r1u understood that that dispatch Was received
which taken ia connection With the rest or
ncyIng-hat they entertaining this proposition to
drh4uch OF buy the Returning Boardl A.-Oh. no; On
Q-You didn't understand tnati A.--.Ths dispatch
sai. t, soa I3. "i o cb Won X5st tpe
o@T9,taIspat,h OF December 3-thcre was some DELAY
GlteY after that nud
|his rusc Marble saws plan sent saturday must be
acted on Immediately" Immediately after We lind The
/ other dispatch; ~. - 1870 -,
MAxroN MARBLE Tallahassee.
Telegram here froposiu3n accepted II done oniy
ynn can frust hiu Time very important, and there
should be 10 divided councils.
MARBLES ATTEMPTS AT vfNDICATION.
Tho question ask YOU II at that time felt no
sympathy with this Transaction and unwilling TO be
the source through which it c0nsummated entirely
abhorreu; 10 your feelings upon the subject, why you
didn't then and there take some steps to rc'uie
fine SANDER and let those people know that
you had nothing 70 do with IL A-Tre answer which
wished 10 enlarge was not to that Question but to
another IN reference 10 my personal vndicduon;
/ merely wished 10 say that did all the vlndcaung
thought was necessary, that think now Is neces
,ay in rny letter THE TRrBUNE. which excluded
rro my testimony although asked II should be IN
O-Your yndlcalon OF yourself and refutation OF the
c, Is after the fact had become notorious, and not al
IN. time ~ IT. conception understand IL. | Will
aSk you q yg,rd two ablut another matter Ion say
that Won there in Tallahassee, told some one that you
would have nothing do with the purchase OF the Re
turning BJarII Al told everybody who spoke to ne
Of any ,ucl propositions.
Q-Narne one. AR. Dyke
O-That is one; whois the balance OF the " every
o,.ly n Att would impossible for me 10 recall
their names At this long distance OF time.
Cd, You remember any else except that gentle
man 10 Uhom you mentionedi II Al should be IN
Wiling 10 mention names OF the many people who
talked to III about such propositions.
O-You don't recall then. the paue OF any other gen
tfuan that YOU talked with AAO, not at TINS length