New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08
ANOTHER CROSS-EXAMINATION.
MAyroS MARBLES SECOND ORDEAL.

MANTON MARBLES SECOND ORDEAL.
THE LONG AND srvtRg CRo>s-EXA HiNAIIoN BY
NJ. REED-DENYING PELTON's sTATEMENf That
ne SENT A DISPATCH DECLARING iHE 100000
OFFER 100 HIGH-HB ADMITS Transmit
ING THREE PROPOSITIONS FOR IHE FLORIDA
VOTE 10 THE NORTH.
The crOss-examinatiOn Of the witness by
Mr.. Reed was comparatively short, but wa. rather
Nv s. He complied Mr.. Marble 20 admit that he seni
three propositions to the North FOR the FLORIDA vote Ha
also drew strong denial NJ one OF Mr. Peltons
statements about The 100000 dispatch.
Mr.. Geed-Wnere were You when you received this
epnerl AN cipheri
Q-Hlye you had to do with more than one cipheri
A.-NO.
Q-Ihen you under,tand mel A-This cipher
sy-tcm'
Q-Yesl AT the Everett House.
O-Any one else PRESENT. Al think there were two
or tnrc. persons IN the room.
Own you name them Al can't; didn't know
any o; them.
| Q.-Was It handed 70 you openly A.-Oh, yes
O-Auy conversation IN regard TO H. Al asked
n; asked for q cipher which would enable to
muui.ate with NrG-York without the tele.ravhc re-
rOrters know everything that was done.
ON wIose handwriting was The cipher in the
p4pcri Al don't KNOW.
ct was not any handwriting that you recognized
| A.-I6 Yas not any handwriting had ever seen; -.
sir Pelton ANA yourself dld not Ell down ana lnVeht
A.
Q.-Mr. Peltou Is Srong supposnz that that pos.i-
! D.y II ent nave be,ni Al don't know What Mr. Pei
! very few moments; 1 asked for cipher and he gave
! NE ioolscdp sheet containing 1t written our, and
Q-Wno else mad that cipher out therel Al don't
know mat ANY one lad It out there
| Q.-D.d you ever have occasion 20 communicate by
Telegraph win Colonel Pcl'On prior TO Tie election
! Q.-Wcrc you about the Democratic headquarters
You YER saw that CIPHER and can gi,e no in.
formation about - OrlNUt A.-No.
OFF understand YOU risht, Il was tr1nSposttiOn
ca Aer combined with substitution cIphcri A-lcs.
Q.IOu nave noticed tndt you hay" Not been able 10
r e us any substitution words not gwen by me IRE
USLI Al could LOT ahra tnaL
lKlEusLI Al can't say / nave NOT sought to, nor
sou lt To refrain rom dong 10.
On dispatch 81 'Warssw here. Bolivia Erazil' you
cuurely certain tuaC "as nOt roo blgui An
doubgedly not; must have remembered ia
UNABLE 10 GIVE TRANSLATION.
Q-You must have remembered II, auU do not remem.
bor 1T al. you do negative HE TRIBUNE transla-
tion but 10 furnish with any rc-l one That
/ am Of.
Q-You are sure Of the NEGATIVE statement. but you
can't furnish with true translation. Al dons
undertake TO furnish IT,.
A--Your idea Is that the statement was rejected or
refused A.-5omethmg Ike that
Q.-Ot course, BOLIVIA meant proposition Al wOnt
affirm that
Own yon denylti A.-No.
Q.-YOu Will neither affirm nor deny II A.-No. VIII
you allow to fer a wordi
Q-NO ; / DO not want 70 hear anything but an an-
swer 10 my question, unless II IS IN explanation. A.
For and halt all this had literally passed ont OF
my mimi II Jas been rec He'd by tAc,t pauucd IONS
have hal good many thngs TO mn, Of onee ,ha, .,.
Q-MhJt EFFORT did you make Ia nnd cops VI TINS
cpH,ri A cOPt don't understand Joar qaes-
o-whcn did you make auy effort TO find q copy Of
tn. cipher sy-t.m A.-Heyer.
s.Tycl hi iupIratcl A-Iueycr G.j.
Q-Dd you ever know of any one else about head
quarters hINiLhIti A.-NO.
Q-Did you maze am inquiry to see II they had ~
o-You understood The importance ~ having correct
trans4tions II ther TRANSACTIONS we're Incorrect Al
cav lOrtauce To me on tho SUBJECT
with infamous transactions, which You confess in
famous. that should take the painest way 10 prove
Al mat have mel all nc necessities Of tho
case 10y my letter which wro" ou the l5n, and which
@ Upon your present deniali Al am perfectly
aware what DID not DO OF that can make distinct
O@What you did DO yon car't ten usi Al can't
state wnen you ak speihc things can state !! did
Q-You can't tel us what yon did sol Don't YOU
sldrr it Of Importance to modify your present.
and ti &ut, H-Hot in tie sI.n,cst de,
gree AZ | have stated especially for the
reason that the crhers ~ printed n lnE rEBrNE
negative most of tho statements IN Tn IE4tAE "a in
the tine would come when could sAo% ~
Q-NOI were aware that during al thlS Ime you
were suspected Of having something 10 Do va" al thsI
O-lOu took means 10 Ndlcate yourself beyond
what Won nave .tatedi Al took that means.
Q-You took no means ~ find true translation. but
coHtentcd yourself with simple denial thai IS ali
A-Ccrtaiuy.
o. nouce this telegram proposition too high, or
propo- ton rejected. l. dated December g. What
fid you receive itf ADO yOu mean time ~ day
what day
Q-WGat dayI Al should be unable 80 say, from
ny present recollection. what day Il was received H.
bur II vas nearly can recvllect now mere va.
some little iuterydl between the dispatch 10 which 10
was the answer and thai answer.
GLOW lOngi Al can't state that u came after
the second dispatch.
O-Affcr the second dispatch bad bteh sent ~
Vs. tina. recall definitely.
O-Now when you sent this dispatch. " Have Just
lived A proposition 20 hsnd over AT ans hour You
idn't suppose tnat any BODY womb Ter guR mat
were usa-ed a. the Iuin OF bribery A-Freciss
O-YOu had no suspicion that auy body would have
that idea from that dseatch Al didht dream of g.
FLINGING OCr \ DANGER SIGNAL.
o. understood you say your direct examlna-
ton that you Hung out q danger signal what do you
mean by that Al don't think that requires any
PLANTATION.
o. do, and wish you would explain Il. Al can't
say anything more.
o-Whon YOU transmitted a dispatch, which was
explllued through q person not understanding your
character ard would have led 20 the su-pt that it
was a proposition TO assist In bribery you call 10
danger siguall A.rhat Is something which didn't
intend should arise.
o-But colonel FELTON, understood u rs proposto
10 assist in hr.beryl Al wished HIN 10 make tho
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