The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-09

| money! Al DO not know whether hO uld Ol
O.-What further conversation took place
| h-The substance OF the conversation WIS that
Potion WAS in Baltimore or bad gone TO Bait
more. and that tho ertiflcate Of tho Canvass ny
! B1nrd Of South Carolina was offered for sale.
ton having cautioned linn moi TO tell youS A.
| No. he did not mention that he had seen him
Q.-Wherc were you that night before. A
| de- not remember.
Q.-You do not remember whether you wore
| In New York or nOt2 Al think WAS.
Q.-And you did not know. Of Col. Pclton'a
| going AWAY TINT nightY A-No, did not know
Q.-whcn did YOU next hear Of corrupt nt.
issmpts after this. IN any oil the States 2 A.
| what do YOU mcan2
o. mean these sactons-attcmpts Ia
| buy returning board certihcates2 ADO you
mean ATTEMPTS To sell or attempts TO huyP
| Q.-Both Governor. or eithcr2 Al never
| heard OF any attempt on tho part OF our people
| Q.IWeii. you have read these Smith NJ. Weed
| dispatches md the late account your nephew
! has given OF the negotiations In Florida. have
you not. and you still say you never heard OF
| Al moan to say thut did not hear at that
time.
| Al regard those rs attempts 10 sell. not at
| tempts to buy.
Q.-That IL distinction you have n right to
| make. When did you first hear Of corrupt Mt
| tpmpts TO sell subsequent 10 this Baltimore
| Transaction Al cannot shy Some timo
after. met last summer gentleman In tho
OIL am not after that. / think expressed
myself clearly, but | will repeat my question.
| With regard TO these criminal attempts to buy.
| or sell mentioned in tho Tribune extra, when
did you first hear Of them alter the Baltimore
about south Carolina Mt Nil.
Q.-Who first told you Of the Florida perform.
remember / first heard Of it aitcr tho gentiS-
| men who went TO Florida had returned
Q,-Mr Marble told you Of i. lid he not2 A.
Mr.. Marble told mo OF 1t. think. in April.
| Q.-Are you aware that Mr. Marble testified
that he never told you Of it2
| mr. Stcnger-1Ou are mistaken. Mr.. Marble
MIR. Reed am under the impression that no
witness-I do not know what Mr.. Marble tcs-
titled. l think he mentioned ii to mo that
| Florida was offered.
transmiial OF those Dispatches Ale did
! not.
nal " he transmitted2 Ale did not.
| Ole did not use that form of words A.
| He merely mentioned the fact OF the offer that
DIN what terms as near "a You can recol-
lectt Give us tho conversation ~ ncnrly rs
YOU CAM Ale said the Florida crrtilcat',
was for sale | did not inquire into particulars.
II was then long past and he merely men
Ole did NOT give you details? Ale did
not and did not inquire:
Q.-Did YOU ndnirr 81 your nephew tho de;
| tails OF TINS south Carolina mnttcrr A. No.
| had no interest Ia the details
Q.-.lou had no INTEREST," Am interest
Q.-Nou did not regard II asa" danger sig
| nj 2" A.-Whnty
Q.--Thc trWSmi,tnl Of such a, propos ition
TO himg A.-You arc speaking Of South Car
| olinaY
Mr.. Sprlneer-Mr. Marbles despatch was
| with reference To Floridaf
| Mtnuss-l don't know what you mean by
that
| signal "thr trausnttnl 81 the intelligence that
| u was practicable to purchase the certificate Of
| the Returning Board ol south Carollnaf A.
L. IA All Al
| they probably wanted To.
Q.-And do you imagine thnt the man who
danger signal :" A-rhat would drpend
I upon the motives of the man whotransmttud IT,.
| ,,O.-Ccl. Pclton Is your nephew. Is ho noN A.
Q-when did no first begin to reside at your
| house. About nlnr years agp.
| A-AhoUt the first Of July last.
Ill l,ad boon your military secretary wwhilo
| transactonsr Ale was.
Q1And willI your knowledge and c2nsent
| wns tho acting Secretary 81 the Dcmocraiif Ma
| uonal Committee Ale WAS not, with my
| knowledge ana consent. He called himself act
Q-lic Vas really acting Secretary was he
I not Al came down from Albany the ihiri
| or fourth week IN September, when the canvass
! was two-third- or thrre-fourihs completed. and
4 when | came down found Cot p'lion acting as
Secretary That was ia" llrst know oi II.
Cd you make amy objection 10 his acting
Q.-ro whom3 A.-To several members Of
! the Committee
o, VIII you kindly name them Governor
2-Ga9 you name any Of themr 40.
ask HIM To- ccascg A."No.f did bot ask him him
| 10 cease. but said WIS not pleased with him.
| Q.-Dd you manifest your displcasure to
| him Al maniir-tcd my regret.
| Q.-But you did not 20 to the extent Of insist
| INK ON ms ccHsingf Al did not.
MS RELATIONS WITH MR. WEED.
Odd you know Mr.. Smith NJ Wcedi A.
Q.-How long havo you known hlm' Al
Q-iias hg boon in confidential relations
! prominent Democrat.
'.Q.-But MS much IA any Of the others1 A
| Not NJ much rs some others.
| Q.-Mhrn did YOU first know he was in South
| CarOiinHP A.-Not untli after he came back.
| Q.-Was II concealed IRON. you that he had
| that it was Intentionally concealed from me.
Ne. It wns n9t; But l did not lcnrn q II.
| Q.-Ilow did II happen hn wont thrre2 A
Because he know something about people and
ailurS down there believe.
run Of what was going on in the South? What
were doing? A.-N.or Of any consequence.
Q.-Mel,, you undertook 70 keep the general
run OF it,. did you notY A.-Whcn the legal pro-
cecdine- N Florida came NJ, gave my per
10 keep the run Of affairs IN other States ar TO
! actions Of the gentlemen who went down there.
Q.-And you did not know ot Mr. Woods
prcsenre in South Carolina until after his re
turn Al said 80 positively.
Q.-Dl you have any talk with him after his
return about his trinsmitil 81 that PROPOSE H.
ton with rrfcrcnrc to tho Cinyassln.s y lnrd Of
South CarolInaf Al did; very brief con-
! versttion.
Q.-state it? Al took him to task about
| hnying any such transactions.
| Mr.. Sprlnger-WhHt Is that; did not hear IN
| Witness took him 10 task Tor mixing up in
any such transactions.
Q.-At what time was tho Oregon AMIR pub
| lshed. Gov Tilden y Alt was published as n
| result Il the Investigations OF subcommittee
| OF the Senate
Q.-At what timer Al cnnnot toll
! Q.-AS near ns YOU can remembers AIN
/ the winter Of 1877. | belcye.
| Q,-Mr. Potion remnlned in your house. then.
! from that time until July. after the publication
| Of the Oregon dispatches Ayes. sir
! Q-Mr. Mauton Marble occupied confidential
relations with you. did he nott 40 II Ger
/ tain extent
Q-lle stopped to bid you good-hy hafaro ha
started n Florida. DO you recollnrt that int'r-
Wow Al recollect seeing him before ho
| went to Floridn.
Q-What TRANSFERRED then2 A.-Nothng but
| loaye-taking | gave him NJ instructions or
! suggestions us To what he should du.
Q.-lou say you did not keep "A close run oi
| what the visiting statesmen were doing there
! in South Carolina and in Florila. Did you
| Were doing2 Al did not | supposed they
! had been selected by tho Committee Of the
! Democratic party to do "A particular duty and
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