, 1879-02-09
THE CIPHERS,
Samuel J. Tilden Protests
His Utter ignorance
of Them.
He Had No knowledge of the
Wiles of His Graceless
Nephew.
4 Statement in Which Sammy
and Mr. Cooper Distinct
ly Disagree.
The Great Disappointed Disguised
with Pelton's Way Of
Doing Things.
But Thinks It Was Necessary
to Fight Fire with
Fire.
Mr.. Tilden COnfeSses to Oc-
caSional Conferences
with Marble.
Yet He Had Mo Idea that Moses"
Would Walk crooSedIv.
Mr.. 1'ilden Confesses to Oc-
casional Conferences
with Marble.
Yet He Had Mo Idea that Moses -
Would Walk croo*edIy.
Smith, Tilden's Private Secretary, the
Most Forgetful Man Alive.
OBSERV ATOMS.
MANUFACTURING SYMPATHY,

New YORK, Feb. 8.-The Times SAYS: The
sharp contrast between the two Republican and
the three Democratic members Of the Congress
stonal Committee sent here to investigate tile
cipher dispatches secured for the former the
preponderance Of the applause bestowed bv
audiences during the sessions Of the Com
mittce up to Friday night From the
number Of Democratic "pee1ers' u in the
crowd that blockaded the corridor
outside Of Parlor F Of the Fifth-Aycnue Hotel
this morning, each Of whom seemed provided
with special admission slip bearing tue sigma
turc Of the Hon. William II. Springer, Of ILL
uois, it would appear that the majority had
taken measures to secure claque that would
be moro in sympathy With the witness OF the
day. Messrs. Hisscock and Reed we're tardy IN
making their appearance, and their absence was
taken advantage Of to
PACK THE ROOM
in accordance with this design. Mr.. Reed him.
self had difficulty in entering, and it was not
until he and his colleague had interceded for
them that the ban Of exclusion was lifted from
the reporters. The excuse given for these ex-
traGTdlnary precautions was that the an
nouncement that Mr.. Tilden would testify
would probably draw too great
crowd. During the delay it was said A1r. Til
denis friends had sought strongly to dissuade
him from taking the stand on the ground of
physical inability to undergo the ordeal. and
fears we're expressed that they might have suc-
cecded at the eleventh hour, but the suspense
was ended at II 80 O'Clock, when the side door
of the chamber suddenly opened, and the de-
featcd candidate for the Presidency
STOOD uEs1TAT1SGLT ON THE THRESHOLD.
Hcwas attired in 4 black suit, with stiff stand
ing collar and black necktie, brown overcoat,
and high beaver hat Except for IN unusual
paleness, his countenauce sayc no Indication OF
any emotion. He wore tile expression that has
been habitual to him of recent years
Of being in perpetual stupor, and
moved to the seat reserved for him
with the motion, Of an automaton. Hc was at
companied by his brother Henry, a1essrs. John
Bigelow and Henry F. Dmock. Having been
assisted in taking OFT his overcoat bv the smil-
ing Springer tan attention he did not rccog- |
pize), Mr.. Ti]den sat down and remained with !
out the motion Of muscle until Chairman /
Hunton stood up to swear him. He arose !
with confused turning Of his head from side |
to side, and, noticing the outheld book, placed |
his haad mechanically upon it. The ceremony
over, he
DROPPED INTO HIS CHAIR AGAIN,
and sat in q heap like dead man until aroused /
by the Chairman's courteous intimatiou
that the Committee were waiting to
hear from him. Then, with 4 series OF |
short gasps, he began;to recite tale OF inno-
ctncc and ignorance that any reader will see had
been prepared with exceeding care and commit
ted to memory. His voice was pitched SO low
that he made spasmodic efforts in response to
frequent requests of the Committee to speak in
higher key. The Chairman was compelled to quit |
his chair Of office at the end Of the table and
take scat at bis side in order to hear him. It
was
P1T1ABLE SPECTACLE
% look upon, this infrm old man, bis express |
sioniess counteuance scanned all over with
physical decay, bis thin gray hairs straJiug
in all directions on his
}ol!, bis feeble body sunken into
heap, aud his transparent hands
baking violently with palsy, mumbling
'cnials which few unprejudiced listeners doubt
ID we're untrue, so utterly inconsistent were
hey with the ordinary circumstances Of every
lay life. Every few moments, often In the mid
lie OF sentence, he would stop for breath, and
hen go OF without infection or indication Of |
n5 kind that any other faculty OF hts mind
han memory was In play. The witness began
0 take on
SOME APPEARANCE OF LIFE,
nd now and then a rounded sentence reached
be eager ears Of the throng in tile rear OF the
mall room. This was when he was proclaim
,g h{s tncorruptible virtue. Once there was an
tempt at applause, but Nh. aunton was on his
cet in au instant, announcing that the room
'oun beEleared on repetition.
When Mr. Tiluen had finished hts piece he
I'll back seemingly exhausted To AR Reeds
rst question On cross-examination, Mr. Tiden
II don't recoIect," aud this #as
nipple Of the information it WAS possible to
xtract from: him on the subject at j,
sue. When pressed into 4 corner he
sworn he had taken no special
'ttrest In the election, had received no tcle-
rams informing him Of probable results in the :.
>ntcsted States; that no such information ob-
lined by the National Committee or anybody
sc was impaired to him, and that aI1 he knew
e learned from members at another time. ,
Worried By persistent questions Of his tor
cntors, he so far forgot htmself as to /
SPEAK sL1GH11SGLY OF HIS NEPHEW,
I'd Then, recognizing the meanness Of the act,
olently assafled the Republican portion Of the
ommttce for, as he charged, prying without 6
arant into bis private affairs, Sub =,
lucntly he burst out into an d