The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-07
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
The Potter Investigation.

New YORK, Feb 6.-Mr. Pelton exam
med the original despatch translated as
follows:
TALLAHASSEE, Dec 20'-To Col. Pei
ton: Have just received proposition to
hand over at any hour required Tilden de-
cison of board, and certificate of governor
for 100000 (Signed)
MARBLE"
Witness said the despatch seemed in
Marbles handwriting; had received dis
patch from Marble of that tenor, but
could not say the translation was absolute
ly correct, In the reply he declined the
offer on account OF the high price; did not
tell anybody OF its contents before answer
| ing Marble. Subsequently received des-
patch which he understood as reducing the
amount to $4,000, and asking if he could
deposit it Immediately if agreed. Under
stood that Wooley sent this.
The following despatch was then shown:
NEW York, Dec. l-C W. Wooley,
Tallahassee: (Translation.) Telegram re-
ceived; will deposit dollars agreed. You
cannot, however, draw before vote member
| received. Reply promptly"
| Witness said that he sent despatch Of
| that character. He did not consult any
one in regard to it, but acted on his own
responsibility. There was some telegraphic
correspondence between him and Wooley
as to the degree of confidence which he
placed in the latter. He assured Wooley
he con6ded in him.
A despatch dated Tallahassee, DecelDb Der
Sd, addressed to Col. Pelton, was then ex.
lhibited with the following translation:
81,
# (one) republican of board. or his con-
leurrence in court action preventing elec-
tors vote from being cast, for half hun
dred best United States documents (fov
S500,00 10 United States notes
(SigneO MARBLE .
Witness said he received such Ges
. patch, and had despatched " Wooley urging
harmoDy of action He teiegraphed Mar
| bic ,ccepting the proposition, If done only
once, and saying trust Wooley." Die
o this on his own responsibility.
o The South Carolina dispatches were
then t9ken up. Pelton remembered sendiul
. one asserting TO the use OF $4,000, bu
= didn't remember the terms clearly. Re
: member accepting proposition of Wee
: to pay the South Carolina returning boar
$4,000. Had no explanation for the or
der dispatches. Went to Baltimore. bu
first saw MIR. Cooper; told him about tn
Weed correspondence, and that witues
, might need money. Before he met Weed
| was fully satisfied the money could b
4 forthcoming, but later received a Telegram
= from Cooper and some other man that tn
. money couldn't be raised. Cooper led u
y TO believe the money could be obtained
!. Tilden was exceedingly annoyed. He dc
nouuced witness action severely; he ha
not the least idea of what was going o
= with the purpose Of buying the returnip
:, board. Certainly did not tell him Of tn
- Weed, Marble or Wooley correspondence
Had no conversations with Tilden on th
- matter until the arrival from Baltimore
! Was not certain Tilden had yet recovere
e. from his annoyance He told witness di
= tinct.v that he wanted no such work, an
r. would sooner die than allow himself to /
. = put into the presidency under false prefer
ses. When ] subsequently showed tt
! Governor the whole correspondence he WI
: still more exercised, and denounced tt
- whole proceeding emphatically.
g Q.-By Reed As Secretary Of the n;
?, tionaI Committee did you arrange ii
ciphers2
Al did not.
70 Odd you fully explain matters befo
the committee that Investigated theOregC
le election?
L A.-Yes, sir, l did, and have nothing
add to it.
D. In further cross-examination Pelton vi
unable to state who was the author of Il
cipher Key, but said the same key answe
ed so far as his recollection went. f
20 South Carolina and Florida. The Irs6ui
40 translations, he added, were inaccurat
=; He gave copies of the key to Coyle al
~ Marble. The same key answered +
1e Louisiana. but witness could not say
en- whom he gave the key there. Mr.. Tide
did not read all the teiegrams receive
He did inquire as to whether or not the
= was any news from Marble, but be new
:, read a single telegram 10 relation to d
z, negotiations for the purchase OF the K
lturnincs Board.