New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-06

| Q.-NhO was the man mehHoheu uoio " '''
o'"what came from the Hampton partyi A1No
money. The idea that was to bc conveyed was ll.
there was o sentiment that the party were iaKs care
! OF this. repeat the general sentiment. o,,,,,
| Q-lou meant to secure tho state on the COUNT A.
h' ON on 9 t SAFE tIctct without regard 20 election
| Ayes sir that Is what thai reference IL. ,-
! o-lou say Board late last night demand seVei'S
five thousand" How did that demand eeI TO- YOU ,v
| The same as the others; Of course nioht see guy
board Never spoke TO them upon the subject DIS say
bat the opinion was brought To me-
! O-WhO was Mr. Solomon 49,, .... 80
Mr Iscock-By Solomon. did understand you 10
Mr.. Sprnstr"who was Mr.. solomon' A.-Mr Solo
mon was a large grocery merchant lYlhs ~ 1Vui,p
win All these gentlemen aud who, think iroin "ha'
| O-What reason have YOU 70 say ne was authoil%co
! to speak for the Returning Boar1 80.
! Mr. H.cock-IIe has moi said that yet .,o ~,
ia. Witnrss- have called him the representative o
the Returning Board.
A WEEK or NEGOTIATIONS
| O-What reason have you to cay hr WAS aulnoilA'"
10 sneak Tor the Returning BOard' Al saw nun Irc
,onti, IN consultation with these rtaln ones that
they had and saw them wait for hnl-appnrchtly "ai'
| for hnn until he eOt through VII" "'' '''"' ''" ~
he woud Join them in talk.
Mr. springer-Got through his talk with you. do You
mean AJAX with myself OF others
o-stote any other facts. Nj. weed, within your
knowledge that led YOU to believe that he was author
lied TO act for them An. Solomon told me on 'Ie
Wav up to Baltimore good deal about MS relations
with tbenl-lud me different members OF that Return
| lug Board.
Odd he mention the name, Of any Of the Board
mat he was specially authorized 10 act for = A-lef
! 90 Whom did he meutionl Ale mentioned me
main. oi a member OF the Board that he Gld lbs tdAlhE
" o. Sjh"t was the name Ais mime was Dunn
be wa Cmtroler,e icncrai OF me Sta,t. Roar, at
Q-Nho constituted the Sl'tt 'l'N's,99IuE h"'l H.,
tott tfiurl AZ &. Dunn, Statc-t 'ntIol'r; man n'
me "a'r oi mi, rric, not coorcd; lir Caroz, vito
wv ira ,urcr AMI Mr. Haync-l lhmS ms maize
49,. Tor ms, la,t we're colorcl g,ntiemcr. !
tnnk Pnry.s's ri De- wa. Aulto-G neral nat NAV we
q Yon Sd Ike here ol tircc in one Dispatch being
secure Al had reference 80 inc electors. g..
TErni A.--Ihry said through ms man solomon ''a
IA one county winch was some 9' 60! :" H.
iiiv,.. hector. A-rho HAYES c,cctois 2ud
Mi would give thst number Of l1den electors some
G.On me ftcrof he rctumsl A.-Ou the face OF
nc GEnd Ton cxaminc the returns yourself to
v.il.r t!at fact was Iruc or not Al dld not. y
" - me or q, mai returns. did the copies, EaH more
or r.- copies that IN hr Dem crane hcaGful'-'
} Q-D.u the, show tIat fcii Al my rct'I, 't!'n
m one m rtIcuiar locaIN-hey did not vote Ior hA',
forgotten whethrr II Was hNt-Ddt al "D lae one We
aw 5 oennt the 0tncrs ,
GLOW !out w.rc YOU eng gr' WIN Mr.. solomon
wiin re- ard o. THIS Cinyd>sIls H'rit A-Nr4i Tici'i
| 1nlcu alI the time from Monday uuul odiudi!' ,
Q-Who introduced you 10 .ih - - ,on '"'iN
was rr formally presented l' rIH ~ any puuH, 80,
Odd you Know Aun previous e." your GoiiS 10 Coz
y
, len al the Lnou Stidtc hoe' Oh i"c "cu'N"
Mr Eeei-This testimony relates to Mr.. so!amoai
NNr eEIlngcr-You must hay, been assured by sorr
| WHO ne vas from inquiry; | Inq1,-cd Of great MANY
people on, hc was just pi'' i"'> 10 'u-' MN t h'
failed; La was nrisJ irau t,rc lu a tGc cGrpct-oas
Government. ami t'u'" % prominent lnld. . .-
Q-Hayc sou se,u I'm >acr nc l.'i ih', Nlatt ~ $50
To- ic.Gin e COLUMBIA! NO, >Ir; never seen Inn %
| u...i,i from nin SLICE. int day.
- d ~. 70
/ h,0 tou any dOUpt IN 'udr own mlrd taat ii- ran
solomon had inc u-ht 90 reHcs'ni tle Do"i"i A.
J ti1. riu.e NhdtcI ell: none Na .i,f'i
O-~,a ate how ID happened tnai these propoS "r', %
! t,ry ,,rcalcd f,um ibc u.spitcGcs ~ JHE IMg, ,l.
/ were Increased nom tine tolIMe uu;l thr sum q"
/ $50 600 WAS mentioned. Your recollection j. i.a.
sG,.OoU was the highest sum mentoncJi A.---f~'
fnII.,ud .ouG nave sdid my general rrc.I.e
Ion; onv spoke of It NV recollection Against tlc
RENDITION al tne satches; do lot hno~ Only -i"'t
10 show-l cannot tell; that Nomd De ny present
recollection, 100000; tIsy were Increased by shn't
thr going ara SAY Ih- tt1 hohtu n"Ici lH@t o. "
Q.-Did solomon tel yon how thT imd' wee io %,
i1n,nk ire did tel mn, as near as hc knew h. sll.
| O--Wuat did lac say about nj Al don't know iaat
impression ii; that II was similar To the s'o'' r. 81
! tlr wiI.e man aud The Iudian-ite vnitc ln," was
VIA w's said something for lhst other man.
Q-Nh"t norton OF lols lHhd ",,7 T"'"'n 10 - 70,
ms scryicc>i Any IMPRESSION Is mat u WAS ''O"p
O-Nn.t reasons have you to believe that - tho
| mTur, had ie.u rn.,hrd stated LeIr, tnr -..ie
voud have been counted, or "a Uoiuou OF .he state
| would have been counted Tor the Ind'u crr".si 4
Al >,ated ~ yuu. what / SAW ,hcIc Morode ~ con
Nuccl me- kucT ~ taci-ih"i MI. Duir ana pa. 500
| non were III close communication, aud ih'u p'i l-
formation IN tie way d.d tLIoHgh solomon, dud -ot'
mon, anxiety IHa n should be fuih-ht aud ltc ''''
! inat nor 10 be pad over urn thr nm vas
done ana be was VI Linz % have u pat int any
where 50 long as It vas ui up Gn' H., tnr ,G - ~,
ncns nay mad that ne WAS III earnest, ana ''li'-
Ole was VIKING thou not to receive q cent ut'il
certain nu;ubcr o tEc ldeH c.cc,otr had trrh g. t
/ 20 hay been elected! A.-Ncs. ~
! O-Did be STAT. 'pyOu ,hdt propositions were Wi."
! nom other sources Aye. ar.
SUGGESTIONS OF EFPU BIICAN BHIHIEY.
O-What dld l.. state to YOU ou that subject A-Il
general WA he o5id other p.opr were aitrr t'' ~
stated you lie showed dispatches in conf. na'.'"
and 10 show That the other side pressing ;hc Can
! vlssng BoIri hard. ITccolicct those WORDS.
O-ud he say the other side we're pressing them Tt"
off,r, Of money or object Ayes Sir, he told me
! Q.-what did he say about it Al could not cvo
you MS words. The general idea WAS that th"} were
/ Offering money and places both. That the g.ut!.
imIr, sion OF Others down thc., while va, tl,I,.
QDIu be state me NAMES ~ NOS" w" were On tin@
%, b.Ic si.Dw y,H Iily d-natcac, .igncd nv ST.
| ClGGr.,.rlan! A-No. sir uoD't tninA ne Gi!. he
ON Chaubcrau VA, in Columbia at the tiuc A.
| Nj Champrruin was acting Governor; was GDYc.'icr
tLru I'm, al hauc.rd broie tlc question va, d.tor
mined as to who vas Uoytiuar even lor the lutuic.
st;t4crs ana facts within your knowcdgr. mat j uIs
money had 'r.'n pad I%ii'on - ih' el'''"r- would
! MI. I". do You want 20 ask hal gu stICn
Nj -prug c!-lc, sir; from al Inc iacto aud icln
! stances WltLiu his knowledge.
! Nj Ecrd-UuIeI what head would tEis come Expert
| cYldruCcl
Nj sprugrr-No sir. tt. is ;ue statement u Il Wit
ness " 40 knows 81 WhnL hr sItclks
M kccU-t ,ceuIs 10 uo ms l. not ra.e for export
CVdrIcc. Ii ate the 1acts .tid thtu c.,il
fer whether the board NOJ.d have dUIiC n
NJ EilinEyT-Du yUa GHjcci To ny QuC1iIoA
Nj Reed crta MY.
Mr -p;irg,r--Ihcn to obiigr yoU viii W:thd,aw H.
Mr. Iced CUES, You 60 nut 40 g. Ton o. AT TeasOu
5lI HdHtOn.lOu know tLc lGl's 81 cyIutHcc ar, not
appi-i To- investigating committees.
MI Kred-lcs. have no 'IccG that Bat we usually
ma ae some atIrmut 10 conform 10 Them.
Mr. lIuHIci-1O come J. To it as the cir.uru-
of a. e. a. !. H..