New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-18
THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.

A SKETCH or The AIflbAAlI5 or ilIIiN AND
M'INTpsH-THE NARRATIVE GIVE nt CoTLE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Potter Inyes-
risatlon Committee met this morning a ntrpast II.
The chairman laid before the committee ue ahdavts Of
Judge II. c. Ripley and II. ". Mcintosh, which had
been forwarded by Judge Cooke.
NJ. RIQcys affidavit To the oG. that
il during Tie s.rng- Of the Board q state tanyasscrs
Tail la-~ee lie called at the Office o tue Attorney
General in the STATE House. II mot the Attorney
Generally A. Cocke-at the door, and he seemed quite
aGltated. lie stated depona NJ that he had twice
been u Ire Office OF the Secretary Of state and had
found the door locked on both occasions While stand
ing front Of the socretarys Office they saw Governor
Searus and General Noyes 81 OHIO, come OHt aud walk
acros, 10 the Governors office. time deponenb
wondered that the Governor and a citizen ~ a distant
should be coseted with the Secretary Of State az
the time appointed the meeting Of the Returning
Board.
NJ. Mcintosh dcposes that he was the Tallahassee
respondent OF The SdrdaHah HeVs and during ;hc
vsss OF the returns Of last Prejeuts election ha
one day Judge Cooke VI the three members Of
the Returning Board, pacing the floor N front 81 the
Secretary OF STATES Office IN nervous frenzy In reply
TO deponen. question. he said Those Internal scoun
dres. McLin and CowgilI tine two other members Of
the Board T." have got ME locked ont words 20 that
effect Mcintosh Immediately Sfterward law Governor
Steqrns Of Florida, and Governor Moves. az Ohio leave
the Score cry. together. The aldaNis were or
dcrrd 20 be placed on the record Of the committee
3ir. John +. Coyle was then called to the witness
stand.
Mr. Hscock observed that lie would have 10 ssk for
secret during the day, and perhaps would be
bettr 10 have Il before proceeding t. artestimouv
The suggestion met with no opposition, and the CON-
mutcc went into secret session Tor al hour
HOW C0YIs GOT HIS ClPHEES
A. hd1:past Il O'Clock, the committee reaSsembled
and the cxaInindt0n OF Nj. COyle proceeded WITH
lnrepy to MI keed Mr. 'oyIe s'a,ed ma" he VEN 10
F'oTdA during me elechoh oI 1870 upon fedue-g
made 20 him Ly Colonel Peit"n lie m't Colonel Potion
a. the Everett House and was taken into q room
=, Ia cav ~ rdyorI Coon,r ,ra NJ
Wn''o ~ I'd" "'' i''''' Up "'' ii'
whitney. Nj cooper gave N" hf Instructions
, .. H. u ,en,cvo- The c,,.,s,,., cor.
di-l4''"e9 Q" i''i'' IL" '''' '' .''''" ''N'
'ane1 a as '2l S',.i 10, on, r.,....on.r
W.trrss TInv we very general aud v,rv brio'
20 g., "a o. EI1-i3, md All tine Democrat. thcre in oh.
rvg all me evidence that was r,qusit, ~ secure
mi co,. IN ,e,r1v any xlru .rs hat Ner, r,oui-
ffI ,.. MIMI. n IN ,r,sny r1,,,-.. uif,,i IN
,',.t i,, ,,,y ,ygn i1i smrIt ar,i d. ,iY.-lou
NJ: K"ea-NAu limit was rnt 20 ;ne method IN witch
You ''oa.I rs none a,E,r.S 'o,' oes! 'g ,no
i ordinary cxp,us,- MAT woull atcul Size collection
Of .uch evidence aud duplicate returns through tho
'ia;r. ii, ,.u cxnc,l1 Al ,,r.ri.a md
auinoriLrc the expenditure 81 pr'i'} neatly *!on"o
Q-Haw did you Obtain ms none d Ihr"lgh
democratic Committee during the We, c'nPa-n, md
lcy manifested ;acir confidence 80 W. Jj ca'."s very
mucn % my own tddsIHeni. -, ,...
O.--What conversation took place between N.n and
M cooper ~ r. gard 10 me crLcrt Al We, cent Tor
from the general parOr ~ the EFeIett House - 20 u TO
tAc Committee room OF ihr National t.iiwller where
saw Colonel Pelton' MI WhitEe' ana MT noper M
Cooper drew from ms pocket tn cllher "hch tArn
saw f'r the tr,t unr. ~ was ~ notl'ni"l me-,
put lht Eii' -, ~ W. ,..,.,,'', - w., -, 20
.,,i.n words There were Jew sub: t:t.o. words,
hIt uu' many The NJ was 1ucnd'f t't'f l,i. d.
not tbHA th' rlile tae OF p'S" va ~, ~ h,
n Tar .f- Understood i.lt n3I flC .iAcr nci. AN
incident SO been occurred iu~, before fr W, b. tho
pAr.of ol inr ef-ti House ana v" Oh. u ''r ~ cav
~. M ' M ,he Tfatn. Who n@ .l wa sos on fhs
/ zane train with me-. Nj THAN p" to'd me vas Vol
/ ''Ho"ln'eu W" ,,e 80 =, me- va i, 80
go ,lIrr colonel P,to. va. ~. .at AZ TIE 'me