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

nv despatch TO Spain" II that despatch had
been shown to you. would not that Phrase have
att5acted your attentionI A'-Porhaps II would
and perhAps II would not.
Q..Ynu we're intenecy Interested in the ro-
suit IN Floridap A.-Yse ! WIS intercstcidi;d NJ,
and as the representative OF your partyf A.
| Ycs.
Q.-And you wero watching the proceeding
| In those States with great interest2 Al WIS
! watching th0m with certain amount oil in
| terest.
Q.-Do infer that you wero watching them
| with anything akin TO indinorencoH A.-NO'
| ABSOLUTE Indifference. 49,
ing carly and accurate Information OF events
occurring therc2 Al did not occupy myself
about II only 30 far IA the general good seemed
Odd you not expect to bc advised on tho
steps taken thcre4 h.-Not very fully.
Q.-Woll. IL n despatch was shown TO you con,
taining Tho phrase. " See my despatch ioSpain. u
the very language Of that phrase would hayo Mt
trqcied your attention. would il notH Alt
Q.-Espccnliy II It came from so discreet.
trusted. and influential party as Manion Mar
bic, have YOU any doubt hut what 1t would have
attracted your attentionH Al do not think 1t
Q-Now following or proceed NC hat despatch.
one 10 which it must refer. Is this:
You are innerillng result here by causing divided
c"un.cls gnd wFle'uns to answer ulcgtams ! adVl~e
al r,, one cal MAJ %ecS pos'iby two vii stand IN
nob"Ss w,y md DO Wy best 70 lIan.ier 10 hlm author
claim ssnc gnon return; Rsne ncedirs, NV should BE-
GaileS rarTs s"i detectives SiTsy. "seS'i a,Io
msnt ,.,'!sd ~ nondy dScns to eY ~ Issn
Session begun
O. (By Mr.. Hiscock Now. air. have you any
recollection Of ever having seou that despatch
Al know | never did,
Q-Did YOU ever understand that. on tho GER
titled rnpies nf the returns. tho Democrats had
You hnd-l00 maiority2 A.-Ninuty -throa or
Q-'rhen you did understand that upon the
certified copies oi the returns the DEMOCRAT
hn nhjOrlly nt from ninuty-throe to 1902 A.
-lncuding Baker County
Do YOU know how that information was
conveyed hcrep Al do not.
Do YOU mean tO say you had not any ear
li"r information than the newspapers had. on
the sulJact2 Al do not believe had.
0n Ahbi y2u re certain nay YOU mover saw this
Q,-And you do not ht,lieve such adesnntch
whs ever received at 10 Gramcrcy Park2 Al
Q-And do you bcliovo that others Mt That
time. would have taken the liberty ~ withhold
ing from your knowledge "a despatch in which
you WERE - Vitrlly nicrcstcdp Alt was not
addressed To me.
Q-lut in i was nm important reference to
matters ~ which you were most deeply inter-
rsted Al understand that dispatches ad
dressed ~ Col P'lton wrr" by standing or
der to the Western Union Telegraph Company.
delivered NJ the Committee rooms.
o. understood TINT. but either this or a sub
s"uucnt one IS tho one referred To- in the de-
spni,h tu spain" Now, tho one / have been
rreins. or one Other will read. must be- that
d"Sfiit'l. anu l VIII now felu the other, To
which. II not to this one. those words must re-
fer:
T,LL,HAssEH Nov -
IT, ~ f,ien. - Gr,,Hes-v Put "
f.n y"ur."l, about ccenpnis. snsae.ted cqyle OK
ceedin.y nrin hiinrtl" i"udd ne! answet my inquiry
p,un,,, uniij q action. sgrrVs. Mention "a e. 81
their several request. e.ervc fox impcics daily lis
S%oS c pS' '' 10 sd ' sage 10 '' MN" Gu
Dl You see that despatch? Al did not.
Q.-iou never saw that despatch A.-No.
Q.-rhcn. ms | understand. you took no stops
20 500 H.. despatch which 1. dos ribbed in those
words. " Soc my despatch 90 Spain" and have
no recollection Of lis hnviug ever been shown
You. although the despatch referring To il wns
directed to your private sr"r.tnry and received
hy him NJ your r"sI,lnnrc. 10 Grnmcrry Park ?
Al hnv' no recollection OF ever knowing any
o. How old WAS Geo. W. Smith A.-Twenty-
Q.-You hl,r no idea he would have taken the
responsibility of inter cpting despatch to YOU.
or withholding one from ynm2 A.-No.
o-And you hHvr not ANY IDEA hut that de-
srnt'h r.nt io him IA u cipher which he could
inf rHai-if hc hud II Translated, would have
icrn furnished 10y him to you II upon "a mnt,r
conccr'ing your Interests Al should Trims
Oh was your secretary. or clarke Ale
wins and IA now. believe h. calls himself scc-
rriurv. - more ,lguilri name. Relieve he
t'stih II ia court that hr was my private srcrr-
tarN. That was the FIRST Enew oi IL; but no -
u worry good one.
v WV Mr IliiNn. Nti understand you To-
SAY That the irst inlimntipn lint you had Of tho
closrncss OF the contest in Florida was through
tho ncwspnp"rsi Al do not remember.
Q.-fou hnvc no. r"rollrH on upon that sub
ieri2 Al think IL YOU will look at the papers
81 the snnc ,lHts ~ that despatch. you will lind
TINT they had the same iniligence.
O. Now, Mr. TUdrn. | Ind this desratch
sent from New York, 10th to Marble and Wsol-
ley; h'pgrci hero th.t Board have given Us
ON" vote l. 50, YOU VIII not u'ed Ia usc nc1cp-
tancc Ad,8s. ALLY" DO YOU remember hear-
inS thm rcr"r Al DIG not,
~ ~ YOU rr9Gmb'r hearing any rumor Of
. THIS is "a despatch which was sent by Col
a.runur that hal r.p'hci NV York-thnt your
electoral ticket hal received onr Vote2 A.-You
moan ono of our electors.
Q-One oi your ei' torS was elected. And
yol sny you did not know of that rumor1 A
10 net remember ANYTHING Of II.
It sirt,-t,IP A.-NH. I Ind no knoylcdgc 81
Mr. Mnuney's going there.
. am not in1uirins about that | nm
you harm of ~ Al did uot.
.. DO YOU say you q not learn Of H. or may
have tory, item ~ Al have no recollection Of
,.Q.-.Anl ths despatch. Reported hero that
B'hrl hnNe given us one VOTE a.. you say
You never heard OF having been scntp Al
q Now. during this canvas. who here in
NV York did You Understand were in CON
linH anil Florida? Al suppose the Commit
Tee" or some ot their agents
q INA YOU not advise yourself on that sub
Jetf Al did not, 81 TINT particularly.
Q-W"i, did YOU not irru the tact2 A.-No
Owns u not communicated to you who. at
this end of The line. WIS IN consultation with
the gentlemen sent down 90 South C-roiinu
and Florida? Al did not suppose anybody
WIS specially sent down thrrrhy the COMMITTEE
but wat counSeliors were here in tho
North thnt thr visiting siut"emcn wcrr IN COM
mum 'i.i ON with Al ussumo that the M
uunnl Demo ratio COMMITTEE and It's subor-
dlnairs were IN consultation.
THE PROPOSED INJUNCTION IN FLORIDA
ON consultation with them. and being ad-
Ni-ri of the steps ttkcn by the gentlemen OF
South Cnroliun and Forida2 Al did NOT sun
tiou did or could exist.
Odd you understand TINT mt any time
lrgul urpHcoiines were hring taken in South
Carolina 10 restrain tho Board Of Canvasser. ?
Al lii.
Q.-Thry communicated that fact to you. Do
you member VIII 'ihor IL was communicated
in olpt"rf A.-Not to mo In cipher
q. Did you understand. during the prograss
tut'd, ami wore unsuocosslul. restraining the
Nhss OF IN" vote Of that State? Al had not
not know that had any mora than ! got from
the newspapers.
Q.-Did YOU understand that IL was advised
NJ that tlmc2 Al thought II more likely that
II WIS done by the local lawyers.
Q-lld YOU not understand that there was
d 3 frt f sa.I II