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A.-That he didn't think II

I0hn luhtf Al uOu nio ihnE
Q.-This was before the Florida business Az
the time OF the Florida transactione you know
erouSs Gooper The treasurer Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. objected TO II on
moral grounds, did he not2 Ayes. they
o.EWhere did you expect to get the money to
do the Florida busincss2 Al intended when
II before tho National Committee and let them
take such action ne they chose.
Q.-What, after this conversation with Mayor
"COPPER" Did you expect that after that that tho
other members were less virtuOus than her
Al didn't suppose that the. other members or
Mr.. Tilden would know ythng about II. -
Q.-You intended 70 keep itsccrct from Mr..
Tiden2 Al did. always knew he dsap-
.Q.-You knew. Lying with hm1 Al took
| the responsibility OF u myself; a.,
| you call the National Committee together and
| lay the matter before thcm1 Al did not call
| them. What | did was on my own responsi-
bility. When made my assent TO tho telegram
| containing the proposition almost n q moment
| / got n reply that IL WAS too late. That was tho
reason why there WINS no necessity Tor calling
| the Committee together,
Q.-M what time Did you eond a telegram
not t,ii you what time OF day.
| Q.-Givc us some idea about III These were
the time Of day. 1t is utterly impossible to tell
| O.-How soon aitor you sent this telegram wns
| the notice received TINT 1t was too late without
| referring to the book1 Al cannot tell.
gram here, which take to be the one they ac-
copied il, That is SO translated here. That s.
tho fourth was received Dec. 4. ,.,....
Q~You rather fooled brother woolley did
you notP A-There was no necessity Tor the
Q|LooE at these kilograms (Telograms
Russia" '''' '''''
Nav YOpN, Dec. q
Lima should important he concert council and
Letter u Try, ycH there yety no waraw can r9s done
mo sigl
Telegram here PIeposuon accepted II done only once
Better consult with wooley aud act N concert Yoa can
trust hm Time very important and there should be no
u.., n.., Is Wet r..., Tlt VA ra,s Dec
SATURDAY William power Joined forty further twenty
with and sH twenty too to against secured Ave from
lTranslauonI
Power secured Too late Twenty Ave ten appear to
VIII c prompt and advise you farther neec;.ary Jane
Russia was Mr.. Tiden. was 1t not2 Al
don't know whether did is or not.
Q.-Of course he would not have asked you to
communicate with Mr.. Tilden the wicked ttele;;
gram He knew you would not do III Al
Q-One telegram asks you to tell Tilden
ly harmless. Did, you toll Tllden 10 saddle
Blackstone2 Al don't know whether told
Q.@You don't know whether he did saddle
him or notl A.-That's pretty hard cipher to
O." Tell Russia to saddle Blackstone" that's
pretty hard working out you say. Do you re-
member struggling over ~ Al don't think
| II has ever been discovered yet.
Oh 1t was a pretty hard one why did you
no, consult y9ST uncle aS9nf r. Al u'dh
Q.-Was there any Bolivia Lima" that you
did not scoY Al don't know that
,Q...wss il on account Of BOLIVIA that you
OIL he had seen Bolivia. he would have
known that it meant something? A.-No more
Mr. Reed-No more than dor You are mis-.
taken there. for understand these dispatches
Mr.. Pclton-l mean no more than you die
Q.-This despatch was sent to hls private sec
Rotary; do you remember about thatp Al
don't know that there was any sent to his pri
,,Q.TarWhere is Biglln to Russia Russia wa,
Mr.. TidenI Al don't know which one yoJ
Q-You don't remember that Blackstone one
Q-Nothing Of the name OF Blackstone KEEP
saddled about the premises A.-Yes. sir; Mr.
! Tilden had horse by the namo OF Blackstone
: Q-It means that he should take a gentle ex
ercse. did it notP H.aughterl Alt ma
Odd you hesitate to send n request tim
| Tlden should take gentle exercise A
'M ME- sp srHas ,,V ooks ike ione
4 Mr.. Reed-fcs. It looks like a Joke. 49,
Q.-From what has been going on. DID yo
was somebody behind you Rbout this thin
| Al didn't give anybody any impression abou
4 Odd YOU not suppose all tho time that tho
Il underss!aod ~ Al didn't consider T. o.,o
"A Q.-When they began Ia talk about t60OOO o
: tsO.OUuY A.-Thnt was their own matter.
ODD II not strike you that II was 2 it'll
II singular that they should correspond with YO
:, and should talk with YOU about such larg
: sums Alt didn't attract my attention.
Q.-They hnd conhdcnce in your ability to Z
+ out and ct that sum IN time. Al cant te
a You what they thought.
Q-l want 10 get at the basis OF this conf
l., dcnrc You seem 10 have gone on in yer
i confident manner, They went right on a
: though you could do something. How do 80
} account for that Al don't account for II.
:, Q.EfRat is true; you had given Mr.. Weed
understand that You we're going 10 BAT lmor
n with property in three packsf" Al don
n Q."He asked you to Put it up in three pacL
-, ! m a convenience Ayes. sir
= Q.-lou answered that YOU would do what
N wanted YOU to do in general termsI Al
y, 'C.-You suppose he expected you to find 20
~ with the money in Baltimore. then and there
10 U.-And Notwithstanding that thnt was unde
p stOnd. YOU gave him 80 90 understand A.
4 gave him to understand that the proposltic
.. Ind You would meet him in Baltimor
n with the money! Al said intended TO lay
Ia before the Committee.
W Odd you call them together on this occ
X Q-Only called Mr. Cooper together? tLauRl
=. Q-And you called him Mt Your unclc's hous
or did YOU notf A.-Wcll. saw him there.
y, DIDN'T you remember tclcgraphing 4
~ ! him? A. liaughinE-T There was no need Of hi
Of lie lived about two blocks Of This happcn
he | on Sunday,
o. o. Mr. Reed with astonshmentl-O SUNDAY
he What this transaction with Mr.. Cooper {
~ sunday A.-I"s. sir
- Q.-You had this impression made upon "
on on Mr.. SteHscr-Mr. Cooper testified it was
al | sunday. .
~ MIR. Reed-He testified that It WINS in y,
York. after pelton got away, that he arrived
, ? the character OF tins TRANSACTION; hut TINS ge
- tlrmau seems 10 think that he may have learn
M. IL b"furc.
a. o. Owns It on nocount II its being sunday N
a; you called Cooper and not tho rrstf Al
II not care to see anybody al that time.
he Q.-Nou did not carry out the intention OF sC
ing any one else Of tho Committee at that tim
H. Q-What day did you carry it out2 An
in At all.
Mr. Prton You were examined before t
on Committee OF the Senate ON Privileges a
ur Elections in 1877, were you mott Ayes, sii
- Q.-Picase turn TO pugc 2ls OF the report
tho testimony; YOU were asked this qucstio
N Was there a despatch shown you, or have Y
Of any knowledge ut "A espntch in which tho qut
if ton WIS asked of man in South Carroll
whether he WIS AT llherty 10 pay $50 900 for
gu electoral vote" and YOU answered, " No. sir
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