New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-07

C.G2o"a A'"The purpose was distinctly for him with
other gentleman down there to see the t%c
state and get what evidence he couid. . 49,, -
enen spnosed Ibat Governor Hampton and his friend,
were entirely sufficient for that A-leS' Sri VIC aiu
think so. ,,,, w, ,bat
didn't cav Governor Hampton. think he bad some
friends that willing to sa9Ilnse .ne ha t
o-What do you mean nv could mott A'-Ihat theIc
might be some fixing up OF The returns: ,,, ~, covor
nor Hampton and other officials OF south caroline don
all they coud TO give Governor idrn 'e ANN. ot
O0To' do YOU think any Of the Democrats OF South
Carolina were cold the subject OF giving the
vote to Nc Tllden If 1t honestly belonged 10 nun
i[S' IA Nam, onel Al don't rccocct the name.
G-rhc name of individual. prominent p S,,,n
crat-prOminent enough TO change le result ~, -
matter that il has left your mind Do you mean :" s
Won have forgotten the name OF he ,u 'HThc
men sneak Of were local men. not prominent
QI0u say You received notice tna, tictrti A."
do say willing. say tbtiS WBh' po 'iiN""'
stances under when thcF """lu'
MOTIVES or WEEDS MISSION.
o-Didnt you know, Mr.. Potion, that Mr.. Weed went
70 south Carolina and when he left here 1t was his mis-
SION TO co there and moneys A.-So 1t "as not
O.-Do YOU swear mat Ayes, SIR.
A-And wasn't it distinctly talfcd before lie lcrt
here that he was to 30 thcrc for that purpose NO
sir.
Ole was not to usc money Ale was, Tor bi@
expenses.
o.-wby was #. then. tina; these dispatches in thi4
case have in them arbitrary words providing Tor large
sums Of money. among the thousands A-Ihry do
not any more than the rest of the dispatches have.
They represent numerals
o,-Isn,t there n word there which represent
thousands A-Ihcy were no different III 'n"' i'S'''
from any of the other ciphcTs.
0"Thrr" IS a word IN the south Carolina DISPATCHES
tnCrV arc numerals at az ana money II
by arbitrary words A-N0t only money o"' o''''
QEThcrc is word there which represents thGnsnnds
Ayes sir aud there Is on rcpresentnG hunGrg"T
Q.-Thc CIPHER winch lie took There proves WIZ
facility Tor 'ccgraphng here i'r money, CIV t ,'t
was 10 need OF cipher foI money Tor legitimate 'N
penscs Al think SO. ...., ,..., g,
Q-Whcn that cipher dispatch was pf,PairH w. ~,
prepared with direct reference /" hcht ua'" iuI INV
transmission OF funds from Ntv-I"rk 10 ~dhtA iI".I
'or the Purnosg OF ioHapG'pF or InI .iI
Q.--And that was not discussed Ia ""y way A'--''
o-And that is NOT patent 10y the use Of the words rep
rcVcntluc such large numbers - lh"y DO IL 'n'S'
ciphers A.-No. sir.
10 WHOM THE CIPHEE WAS Known
OF understood you 10 say in answer to qncs'i""
from Mr. Reed that this cipher was gotten up the h'S
NJ. Weed went away or Immediately previous to ms
going awayf Al said 10 Nj Reed that Thought That
was the TACT, but was not sure oft
Q.-Who else about your Office knew this cipher or
knew how IN translate il! A young man that
spoke of, Nh King.
Odd any one else nave inc hcy Oh IL A Wv" :
,.,,c,il,,r tt,i tI,y did
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V-p'u Ny I"'I'' "''' - '' 20 "
press j. 10. -, go.
Odd Mr.. smith, the private secretary oi 'h' Wv
error, have the key Of It! No. ,.,t,,
Glow old person was VI. kin5 h'-lHiIb
yCirS, suppose, ora nt.!c over. .,.
OW2> he al liberty 10 open these cl,p'I'I''S i''
thcy c'uri A-No, 10" ga not GRAMMAR 'I''H ~. ." ,
sometimes he ga, and al Uhrl times lHcS "'ic tl''" "
HIN to translate -. .,.,., D.. nod rho
Q-iIcu So Jar "> Nf hug is l.H' ~ ~ ~ IN ~.
fIrlItlrs and PROT ABLY EieN 81 lhr GO ,'l'".- ~
these ci lhcr depacresi 40 Tar ~ h' '"''' W.
anime them. ,. ...... r,,.,,
IN! "Iur' N'', ,ii"? 'i .,,rl, nf tram
mint A.-Cd no; he Git tht Hrch'"'H WORN VI ''''
atlOu a.. ..
Q-War BE- cautioned 10 n"' communicate ihl, I" t"N
ne unrT OF the Committee That !ou hh'W "i A-i'-,