The sun., 1879-02-08


Q.-And Whereabouts did you convey that in
iRRiimia''o" iRRinE. 10 III" a, l" HIS u'"'"R r0o"
Q.-what roply did he make. II any. to you
Avery little. l presume he was very busy in
,Q.-what reply did Mr., Tildcn make? A
Almost uone; he only said good-hy.
Q.--When, after that. did YOU sec Col. Pclton7
Atm moment ] drove from Mr.. rildrn's
house drove TO the Everett House. and there
Q.-What did you say to him2 Al told him
WIS ,,. soips }s To- Florida. do net remsGm6er
Tor cipher; that is my recollection. He gave
Q.-Wis anything said about whom your de-
spatehes were to be addrcsscdtO2 A.-Nothng
.Q.-why did you address thcm to Col Pclton
! Al know the number of his residence. and
went 10 Florida and began to- telegraph. | was
| not aware whether the National Committee had
E'vcn un their rooms IN Liberty street or their
rooms NJ the Everett House.
Q.-Did you address your dispatches 70 Col.
! icnon because you rrgardrd MIN as suh9tnn-
| TALLY ut the hral ot the National Drmorracy IN
/ the city Of New York? A.-Oh. no. I addrrssed
/ tnem TO him BECAUSE he wns acting secretary ol
! the Committees. think his name WIS printed
/ on til" d1or-thg glass dOOr-Of the onico in
/ Liberty street.
Q.-You addressed him bccnuse YOU UNDER
stood That any communication to him would hc
/ COMMUNICATED directly 10 the proper parties.
! mcmhcrs " thg National Democratic Commit
! tct. or tO Gov Ttldcn? Al assumed that II
I would he communicated TO whomso1ver 1t con-
/ S'hllhg lhe desrntches. that the political iutc-
/ hrrnce IL conveyed would reach ono or the
/ oihet OF those parties | have named? ? The
question Is easy TO answer Yes or no. Al
cannot hc induced tn say either yos or no. |
I will give the information which nm sure You
/ want 20 ascertain. When wanted 10 comnlu-
! nirajc any Indignation to Nr. Idcn which
was once or twice during the time | WIS In
I Florida, told Potion to tell him something.
/ and you will ilnd il IN my dispatches
/ Q-Mcll, you told him to snlilc Black
! stoneY' A.-Ncs that is one the othcr you will
/ flrrn 40 Hlu Ia|t
Q.-Did YOU have amy eNuectutipn. when you
srut the despat,h,s To- New York that tlta intel
/ rildcn? A-Wcll can't say wlut my opinion
was about that did not think of TINT.
! tho question whether they should bc cnmmuni-
/ cgted io TildnnBlid not o'aur to YOU a.
Toll ,rildcn 50 and 50 wa. what would -ny'
Q-Nou had no doubt wh1t'ynr that the in
| turmgiion commun ,cat"d t' Col Potion BOY tcl".
! had no doub, that he would Communicates it 10
the members Of the National Democratic Conn
.Q.llad you constructed ciphers for the Ma
| ti1uul Democratic Committee A.-No.
,3} ,3-n}pr,ns , the canvass s you heI NOT CON com
| used III" cipher before in my life.
Had they eiy'n you NOR than one cipher
cap sheet which contained. upon one page TIE
/ tfAn-po-tion ORDER Oi the words. nal
another page as now recollect on which were
! n s"ries NJ arbitrary words.
Q.-That was all that h. gave you? A.-That
| WIS all that hc guvo me.
| Mr.. Marble hero described tho process hy
| which ne conveyed % the parties 60 whom he
addressed hls telegrams the iniormniinu 20. 70
! ferent cipher for different numbers of words
| Q.-Since The publication Of this mutor. then,
nnd,tsland you a. say you have, done 54me-
| thing to verify these trans'ltlonsf Al have
one: think it Is this same despatch 90 which
! YOU alndrd-No. 81. used th' Iritmp eipher
70 wors at thr despatch and It worked IL out
Q.-Havc you Attempted 20 trauslat, amy other
/ OF the dispatches A.-No. sir; that was the
only ono attempted TO- translate.
Q-When You were In F!orida did YOU CONF
municaie the cipher 70 my one A.-No one.
! of hat cipher IN Florida. 50 far rs YOU krpw :,
A.EIhnt ! c9nn9i gllrm. | can only affirm
! had brought 10 me. and which found uuiutel-
ligiolc. seemed 70 be constructed upon the same
Q.-The only cipher so fnr ne You know. that
was in Florida. in which the trnnsuosition WIS
IN" same and the arbitrary words w"rrt TIE same
/ 'atned in tho course Of my stay 10 ralinhtss"r
! that several gentlemen had cipIcrs. but did
not ascertain that they had the same as had
| | could not nillrm.
Q.-Dd you ascertain that. any one hal the
same ciphers that YOU hndf Al did not
! Q.-So Tar as You know this was the only
| trausuostion scheme and ul-,liuiinn scheme
" thgt kind that wis in Tallahassee A.-Ou,
] no; nal no iLloriIHii"u "n ihlt suW'i. |
I know ~ uo other. ! saw 70 despatch of tnfle.
/ hut that II seems 90 On" was cipher ln i-ure- /;
/ mine was not 81 that Sind
As TO FRAUDS rs rioBtnA.
! Q.-From the Investigations which YOU made
I IN Florida matters und jour reflections, can
or orprirnisi % axteRt "a in Nla"hGa couoi1t "N''
/ From my present recollection ! could not. /
should hs" to r!rr % cout"mporane1us
O. ask for yoar rcrllleciion Can you siate
| ouy other iust lu'rs except THIS ruo-a-tuh' u
! the newspapers and the strnet Al should
like to submit to you statement which ! con.
! curr"l In making.
Q.-Np. cir: | DO not want a statement. A.
/ Tint rtfflrl-al kWtWInI 81 fI.u
present u has ppssri ont OF my r''uioctlon.
"A. 10 y,u rpnn"inn'I "nY othcr HllrGn5
Al should be- ahl" tu refresh my recollection
ny rclerring g. THIS pHp'r prrpnrol hy me.
! Democrat 60 d.spatrh from Florida" giving the
iieus Of the Visiting Demorruts couc.rnine the
attempt 10 steal tne electoral vote ~ llprIdul
name the county. if YOU can. in which frauds
occurred Al you will allow me- 90 refresh
my r,rolectipn. can. Will not undortuk" 'o
speak OF nny other. unless | speak with pro-
csion; So ] must answer YOU NO.
Q.-Nou answer no. In this despatch from
So far us the Republicans were concerned. in
Anchua County, Do YOU know what WAS done
in She cnse of Manntee County Al ln mot.
! hlrA my Mind with these things NJ the time.
and enut."d It as soon rs possible. have for
o. Don't You know TINT when your despatch
wi~ sent tho question ln Fluridn WINS really hH-
twe"n these tw. .oqqii.st Don't you know that
Mr. Springcr-Dont you know it was not true
in point of fart2
Mt His"orS-lOu and know the facts don I
let MS have any conflict.
Nj Reed-l think Springer's anxiety is per-
| f"Nly natural llAughirrl
Mr. Springer-lt is alurstion that ought 70 bc
Mr. iiisonrk-Wc hayc n despntrh from you
indlraling only two counties in which there - 2
contest, and saying the margin is ioo narrow.
The next day we have d'suot"h from YOU, say
ing. Let forces la got together m"dmtrly. in
readiness for contingency either here or ia
Louisiana. Why TO- you not 9n.wrr| Now.