The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-08
TIE CInHER DISPATCHES.

tito Civu info, nation OF u very important mat
ter-thr rascal. ~ ol thu Returning Board.
ODD you understand distinctly that you
we're making yourself the medium for the
bribery " the Returning. Board, when you
communicated IN onerp Al distinctly know
O-By convss,iA from the vendor the inior-
nation that ne "a this Board for sale to MIR;
that YOU we're dtsn, anything to facilitate II or
becoming medi oan for the transaction2 Al
% nof r frof, Col. Peltons answer. what
did be understand ? A.-That you must Judge
for yourself.
SWEEPING On NAL UPON OATH.
.o.-Do you swear beit IRE this Committee and
the medium for carry out this transaction ?
A.-Thais precisely VIII at l haye affirmed in
my letter which | have i'ried to have read, and
witch. ] now repeat under oath.
O.-You did not in the light OF both of these
ddesps,chhss ana ai ,h sT Rbt Of Tbery dd
..o.-Yop did not intend to, be the medium for
6.-Now | suppose. Mr. Marble, that your
whole inner consciousness revolted at this
Mr. springcr-True invardncss would be a
Mr. Rped~Weil. let him answer to thai word
Tho Wtness-In the light OF the fraud that |
then saw. and that have since seen executed
OF the American people
The Chairman to the stenoGrapher-Repea
Nne question anu tnt NntWtI.
THE stenugrnpher read the question ana tho
answer IA far rs II went.)
Mr.. Hiecock Ito the witneesl-Well. 90 on now
Witness-Oh. It's not necessary.
Mr.. Hiscock-Nou paused there.
Wiiness-Your purpose being to Interrupt me
always. II is not necessary for mo to go any
further.
Mr. Hiscock-I would like the completion Of
that sentence very much.
Witness--Well sir decline to repeat II.
O.-Now. Mr. Marble. that last des patch which
you seut on to New York from Tallahassee was
after the contest had narrowed tho returns
down 20 difference OF 100. and the next thing
we find you doing hcre is becoming the medium
at least for this Infamous proposition. Then
on Dec. we find you--
Witness" Tho medium OF their transmits
sion. ulense he careful to say"
Dwell l will stop In that question and ask
you another. Don't you think they were infa-
nous. II that ~ the word you criticize? Al
merely want TO qualify what you said about the
medium by saying the medium Of their trans
mission" simply want u add that.
Q.-You make no obIecti0p TO the word infa-
nous Al have no objection To II.
O-You became the medium for the trans
mission OF this Infamous proposition from Tai
osition had been tolerated by the nephew OF the
Governor. and the one TO " hom all OF your
dispatches were addressed. Now. did
Il ever occur to you when you penncd
that very elaborate telegram to- Mr.. Randall
that II would be eminenty prop er to drop Just
n hint OF this Al put into the telegram To
Mr.. Randall all that thought it was necessary
TO sayto Mr.. Randall.
Q.-You readily suppressed all knowledge OF
this attempt at bribery A.-No. 1 did not
readily suppress it.
Odd you over communicate II to anybody
else. A.-No. nnt tho fact which did not men-
ton you will observe was the fact OF the venalty
OF tho Boar,l. think the offer that they were
ready TO make was infamous. and in that sense
am perfectly willing TO adopt your adjective.