New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-24

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anined touching said affidavit and the trah thereof
Mr.. Springer asked that the preamble he divided
from he resolutions. hut this was not allowed.
Mr.. Hiscock's amendment was accepted on
division Is 4 substit ate for the resolution when
offered n substitute the following gentlemen
voted for L.: McSsrs Potter chairman Hiscock'
Reed, Cox, Butler. Blackburn, StenGer and Nc
Nahon. Against it: Mcssrs. Springer and Morrison
The chairman then called ;. ii. II. Martin. las
testimony was ~ follows:
WAS the Drputy-NaIshal Of Donadsonvile. eighteen
miles from NeW-Oileans. Whlc the subcommittee
were at NcvOreans gave evidence before them on,
atcgwatd rcpert'd Of having Civ en- false e{Iiemee a
me 10 do so. tod my. inte4auo" ,,IG
y nari@G meyer AMI a o,r;rora "G. ovcrncr
Hahn and Mr. John Ray. Then met with man named
Joe whose other name do not know and was intro
duced 10 Judge NJ rH% IL was long time before me
latter would have anything To do Win the matter out at
length he Ia So and drew IN an affidavit which was
given TO Nr shclabarger at Washington by Mr.. MARKS
The ChArLan-Wh, did yOa n0t make tho AFFIDAVIT a.
men her who could draw no an ar iavt did not ex-
poet get anything for It dd not ask for ANYTHING as
Q-Wnat Nd Won asi, f,ri A.-wel Sir, my exPGn.'es
were paid to Washington. received $50 from Mars
together / bld $50 before l came here did
NOT receive this % pay Tor the aiidavt' !
had understanding with Marks that le was
20 get me position; ! dt NOT want one
nv present place L. worth 50 or $50 month ma
Before came 10 Washington asked MI Ray Tor ie'-
TO NJ ~heiabarger. He me one and rs soon as
arrived here called and the letter 10 Mt ihlH'
Who handed II 10 Mr. Hhtllaidr-eF lac Ia.I 90 ~
would rather have nothing TODD Win me. AtrtWd.u
asked Marks what had done with my affidavit, ana
he replied thar he had hanG'dlt 90 NJ. eHerG'-n. -
Q-WhIc IN, committee was at New Orleans Were
yof sworn art T Duai A.-Ncs. and contradictcd HIM
IN everything ne said | va; called nv Ar. Gibson
Q-Btfurp You vc. G * mined did Mr. Str. ger
0"Pca.e hear Tue Question: Dd Mr stcnecr ask il
what Duia vas saying Vas rue A-No'rlr hoCouT
contmdctod It, neyer knew awning Of
tnls business before went on the stand;
To me on scrap OF paper took tncn, but returned
it aftcrward o Nh Gibson and Mr. Wehnrr tnd mem
Wa gong To- cXDOSe them, and Mr. Nrhbrr tritd 10
Tx me " To 10 before the committee at Atlantic CITY
but reused .., 49,
Mr. Stcugrr to report not fouod when YOU had any
subpoena, To serve upon Ecpun an witnesses. Alt
and altered II as >oon az .aw II m the new sp1Pes'
The AFFIDAVIT Was made the 2d ~ Drermoer anu az
dlyit and cd not know Mr. >tcnser's name oc-
Tne wne-, then stated nov, when acting a scscant-
alarms ~ tuc committee Ire bad returned Twelve or
tbirirrI ,,nu mas with the report not found" He DID
~ on instruction, from Mr. Maddox. In All these cases
they who were L YunNcJn-, or whom he
vas uranic 10 M TO testify a. Maddox de- r-,l.i
Odd Governor Cox ever complain That YOu c0uid
moi lid these witnessed Al Do not know that he
G,i,.on and M.dlox had promised num 10000 IN
cash, AMI guaranteed that us alleged deIdeatlon ~
treasurer u the Vest Feiicinna school board should De
squared The tel grams 10 my name were SiEhch oF ne
fjr We6ber. vino promise TO hold himself responsible
for r,rryl hiu. that occurred
0-Aud vet You were cou- TO expose HIM all over
tl, country A.-Nrs. He knew what COuid say De-
fore The committee hud taouShL lh2' ny Er'tus ,c !"
write these tei,srams, he would nlnd me do%n;;
do not hHsN tnat try c,, NeTe , ioSI,i
m. nui know THAT neither Wrbbcr nor Maddox nor
could crt so or 500 rom mem M any e' 4uS kept
NE an IT," time, ana PAID my board bills.
i, ,rro, bv yin, such evidence a.. jna, lad by you
b. fore tins ,OmuIttee1 A.-Wuen Governor Cox was
H.7 nj nr "a, t on he wo0.d have gouai
IL AL ont That satisfied me that should not do 10 20
o|-nppo,c You bad been able give perfectly salts
factory answers to Governor Cox, II wond not nave
com. To tuaJ OPINION A.-feS, sir. should saw tut
when on the witness stand i, very easy 10 tell the
truth, bus not very easy to stick 10 a lie .
t1mk kept even with him; yoI would not 90 on the
stand ani lea any body ct the best uf You would your
INV e. any hng-why If he goes MO wing he must lie
risht t.roG-A; otherwise be should rt 10 alone
yoH not write about n % Somehody-to In sherman,
~ any noty Gt S9rnainE ilgn,n & tn'
lgat is straight Ii have doa, anything THAT {. not
,tr@i,f suond like il 10 he SHOWN up have got ~
clear a conscience as any man around TINS table
You r,ce we'd $3.50 to swear lie, ani rhercupon
vol do the swearing, o'L return me mou'I: lhln yo1
Til them you cong 10 expose them What do YOU
.,,t for fIa.y Adjoining. sir.
a. -Y1I do il for conscience sake! When you came
ne Il 4 ol enter into neg ta-lon- with anybody a. 10
neug PAID A.-No SIR have never Thought VI sucA
a thuE.
On further examination upon h, affidavit, witness
denied that he ever intended To refer TO Mr. >ten-
gers conduct, and said that the charges therein
made against that gentleman were untrue.
Mr.. Potter then cro,s-cxamlnod him upon the evil
denee rendered by the witnesses at Acw-Orl'lnS,
taxing the questions almost ,criutin as they stood.
and requesting the witness 70 point out those which
were true. great part Of his former evidence was
declared by s. Martin to lee entirely false, and
even ON in.t1gation Of Gibson and Maddox. This
mart of tie examination was not con iud,d.
General Butler suggested thai the examination
should be adjourned. The remainder Of the sitting
WIS PASSED IN secret session. The committee. IN
secret session this afternoon, decided 10 have the
CIPHER dispatches autographed and published IN
pamphlet form A. soon a. possible. a"d 10 send for
experts 70 d.ciphcr them The committee cXpect- 10
be.,,n 10 take testimony on Moada: or soon there