The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-18

talked about; it was unlimited; was simply to draw
what wanted
O. Could YOU have drawn $4,000? A. I should
have felt justified in drawing for any amount that
was necessary; had previously drawn on the com
mittee for large anounts-$4.000 or 5000; my COR
respondeuce was with Colonel Pelton and my drafts
were drawn upon Mr. Cooper.
thing of these despatchess A. Well. my knowledge
of Governor Tilden and of the affairs Of the can
! do not know that considerable sum
| OF money to be raised in New York or
wasting boards: never knew OF MI Marbles de-
spatch Offering the Returning Board for sale until
saw it in the Tribune; MI Woolley once asked me il
| I had authority to draw any money; told him had
for legitimate purposes; Mr.. woolley then inquired
Il felt authorized to draw considerable sum;
think he mentioned $4,000; under some circum-
stances might be authorized to draw SO much told
| him.
@. Did he say he had sent dispatches asking for
| authority to draw so large a sum9 A. No; he said
that he had sent despatchcs but could get
Q. DID you write the despatch Half twelve .may
less thirty eleven winding ton additional seven for
| give lieutenant sixteen Russia that is addressed
from Tallahassee. December 4. to Henry Havemeyer
| it to me in pencil. and asked to write IT out in
| ink for him. and did so; do not know what it
| asked me what authority had to draw money
cannot say whether it was prior to this; woolley is
man who has had fair education and writes good
hand. and there is reason why he should have
wooLLEY's MODEST REQUEST
Q. The Interpretation of the telegram is. "may
winning that Is. woolley give 100000. less halt
for Tilden additional Board member? Lieutenant
| lsigned) Woolley." A. don know; it cipher
that woolley himself had.
Q. Did it not occur to you to ask him what the
| translation of it was? A. No, sir
Q. How did he come to send it to Havemeyer, the
name which you had been instructed to forward all
| your dispatches to? A. That cannot say. M
@. Here is another telegram from Tallahassee Same
date:-'Saturday William il power joined forty fur
Their twenty have Charles necessary be Jane You late
secured sec i've from advise appear Fox" That ap
| pears to be in your handwriting too? A. Yes but
not in my cipher; although it nanifestiy refers to
| money do not understand it.
G. Did you send any dispatches Tor anybody else?
! A. No, sir; Marble, presume, wrote his own.
DREW FOR MR. MARBLE.
O. Although you had q conversation about your
| authority to draw money with Colonel Woolley and
then you sent despatch to Havemeyer. of New York.
know nothing about It. Very we'll. Now. had you
any conversation about money with Mr.. Marble?
Tallahassee he informed me that he had au-
thority to draw 500. and asked me what
had liberty to draw; told him that had liberty
to draw anything that requisite. and he said, II
will not use my draft, but will get you to draw for
me" and did SO; believe drew for him about
$500 or 800; wish to state this: Mr. Marble says
the fact is da not receive any .strac:ions from
him; paid him his expenses there and that was all.
O. What did Mr. Marble busy himself with down
there? A. Well. he seemed to be visiting Messrs.
Cowgirl and McI.in. members Of the Returning
Board, without any special instructions from any
body; 1t generally known there. and think it
Mr.. Chandler who told me about it; do not re-
never talked with Marble about it; cannot say how
long ne was in communication with them whether
he went out OF town little distance to soc
of the members of the Returning Board.
O. Did you have any room there in which you met
for consultation? A. No. sir; when we arrived at
Tallahassee the hotel was pretty well crowded, and
MIR. Marble Mr.. Satonsta woolley, Perry, Smith.
Brown and one OF two Others all stayed in the same
O. Now, you say you expended $l0 900. Whom did
you pay it to? A. Some TO Mr.. Donaldson, some to
Mr. Paine some to Mr.. PASCAL.
I'm t1or<y 0r1g III
men who reported to you what expenses were
necessary send to certain places for the purpose
of getting up affidavits and testimony A. That
was what did; did not consult with MIR. Woolley
Mr. Marble about this at all.
Marble a: were doing there A. Well can scarcely
tell you
O. They were not lawyers, and you never saw them
in consultation with anybody? A. never did;
never know Marble to be consulted about the bust
ness in any possible way.
Q. SO far as you know; and you cannot communi-
cate to the committee his purpose in being there at
O. Here is a telegram from Mr. Marble. the trans
lation of which reads. "You irnperilling the
suit here by causing divided counses and neglectng
to answer kilograms. advise that you find one per-
| dar week, perhaps two. l will stand in nobody s
way aud do my bess to transfer to him authority:
| About hundred majority and certified
| COPIES Republicans claim same upon returns
Rome needless should be recalled. Paris and
detectives always useless, ditto Woocy, here, in
Louisiana, nuisance and iinpedilnent. trusted by
nobody; decline to commit Tudcn with man SO
indscreet; smith eoncnrs in all aforesaid: session
came down sin4ly as legal adviser.
TRYING TO DISCOVER ROME.
q, Who was "Rome - A. / do not know.
y. Did lie mean you when he said "Rone?' A.
do not think he did; my cognomon was Twenty
seven;' do not know that had any other.
Q. Now l have tried from Mr.. Marble and from
everybody we have had on tho stand to get TO know
who Rome was.
Witness Qaughingly,-well can assure you that
do not know; my cipher, have already told you,
had OF the words contained in this first list.
.. You would oblge me very much il you would
communicate 1t to the committee. a. ain SURE 1t
would give great pleasure to do 30 If could.
| In reply to the Chairman witness again went over
the facts Of his second meeting with Then; when he
THEM at Weldon, on thcir journey to Florida,
that gentleman informed him thar 10 had received
telegram from Florida advising him to hurry on
and bring plenty of money with him. he then said
$2O00 will the State; with the warning tele-
| gram from New York in his possession witness
simply listened to him. and afterward told him that
not his (witness mission to Florida; THEM in
sisted upon it that that amount would be required.
that the Returning Board could DO secured and 30
on; ne renewed the conversation on more than one
occasion during their trip.
| York; A. / wrote and 50 that i mad arrived aud
stated what had transpircd between the Florida gem
| and that he had made the suggestion TO me.
The Chairman showed witness a despatch dated
November 10. 1876. from Florida and sent to Alexnn
der Them which read, Come quick with Cornucopia
| Grecnpatch."
Mr.. springer-Thati is despatch all under
| stand.
Mr. cox-It means ~Como quickly with a cornu-
| copia tull of grecnbacks."
! Witness lin reply to the Chairman)--Thcin showed
| me that ospatch.
| Q. Did he how much any particular persons
were to receiver A. No, sir do not think he did;
he said the reenbacks to be put up in six lots
| do not remember tho amount Of each; they were
| not equal amounts, know.
Mr.. Hiscock-Now. in reference to this matter
asked in the most innocent manner in the world who
he got this information FROM and the witness states
that he got 10 from man who was outiawed by all
those gentlemen down there. Now, think
| II Is unfair toward the Canvassing Board OF
! the state of Florida to allow evidence
| OF such character this, which IL
only to the effect that somebody had told him these
for sale, how they to be purchased,
apd all that sort of thing AMI for the people to take
that and from that predicate the opinion that these
men for sale; that gentleman IL in Albany now,
aud could be reached, AMI IL you have any idea that
he had authority for making such an ofer, or that
| he doing anything else but simply attempting
To put up Job on tue people of New York. he should
| bc brought here and put upJn the stand.
| The Cnarman-I have no idea Ut present whether
| II Is worth while.
Mr. Hiscock--Mr. Marble said no informed
! that the Board was corrupt through Mr. Dyke. and
Mr. Dyke says hat all he knows aboutit IL from what