New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-06


The matter rad come 10 tue knowledgc OF EIn.ahot
ride' nnd that he. Pelton had received as nnutl
The National Democratic committee -aS'aS III Il, SUI nv
stance that money could ne iuhsLeI tu,. 49, III,
inuSt stop: aud while there Governor III
DC on .omchody ut Ms dlrecton photographed him, re-
l,r, IN rtfurn az once to New York city. soon
ttcr thg-tn same afternoon / met solomon ana IN
formed hm that the proposition could not he nc
cetl,tu' rnon comm. ia Ncw.YoIk with nc
nrred a. I finally said 10 him. II he chose 10 come
votlI see II the MONEY could be- raised RON ojhcf
suurcS outside of the committee, but dd not beleNe
that could bc. lie did come on 10 New loIs ana svi
ped az t,r Union square Hotel. uut the Wednesday
morning following How much lougerI DO not know.
The CJuYassrg board of South Carolina hed liseu "p'n
nearly DAYS waiting aS hc says to hear from me.
Al that lnr he frequent 10 and urged me 10
cet the money and clos It, lie SHOWED ne dsPdlonts
matter Ia a close and SAVING that Tie CnYassug Board
were hcing hand pressed on the other side ON Nrdr,,
dav morning they were onlc Il I" act ara ne '""H =,
me- AID informed hlm mat II could not DC
could d nS1 aSS'eP5 Gonm5 1' to that eject
He showed me the ulHpaich' ~" ~.
min Iin H. n read: lie could get the goods. or
mat he had failed IN the goods one of me two ne
afternoon within four hours from that tine. lhe Cd
wasting Board # south Carolina gave the certificate 20
dtre 10 say here I'm THIS connection that after saw
Peltou IN BALTIMORE had 10 intention Of raising the
white Zee was here. -!thoUgh dld not 80 INFORM mn.
And desire 10 say Grio r' Governor
Randolph Colonel Haskell any Other Of the visitors
a. iEel we're caed knew o. the cipher diSp. che sent
70 my and none Of thcm had any knowledge Of those
d,patchc, or thc negotiations 10 whicn they referred
do this simple Justice iO these Eeutcmen. ~ ther
names ar connected with the dispatches here Before
le&Vih- Columbia IL Understood that legal m"ccFc
ings should be vigorously prosecuted ana mt ibe'
might ne in communication with The National Commit
reference thcrctoI employed an arbitrary en- hyr
In TIM. cipher few dispatches were sehl II was ue
stroycl by me shortly after. ..,4,
Won urty iouSv prepared -
The Nltne~s-I am keeping my eyes ON IT. alth"ugh
believe could repeat It word Tor word without LOOKING
~ ". This Is important matter to me- anu want 10
glye II 20 you a. nave II.
so TRACES or MONEY PAYMENT.
Continuing Ms testimony, the Witness said de-
,;roycd that key and cannot produce IT, nor can say
COW correctly these dispatches were printed IN Ihk
rEIrrNr report But know, ana very positively,
hat tGry are not properly reudered-truthfully reH-
scroG-u fact they entirely enormously rendered
ave special rcorcu now to tn two directed I" Zen
,-al C5rlou. Tie dispatches there had reference 10
tgal proceedings, and 10 moneys that 10 was supposed
ney desired that the National Committee should furnish
or these LEGAL proceedings. and. / am under
hc impression. TO prepare for the Congress
sonal investigation soon 10 take place. de-
sire TO sdys that not a dollar OF money was ever
-a,,ed on paid to tAc South Carolina Returning Board;
no money ever raised by me Tor That purpose OF
pail by me or any one with my knowledge WAT act
lay happened this. that an offer WAS made on the
part of the Returning Board Of South Carolina to gave
Fhe vote Of that state 10 the Democrats for money
Segoatiou- uon this proposition followed. aud 1ipal
refusal 20 accept The offer never was Introduced 10
or spoke win any "'n''' Vi ,'o 1'U." ,
vasSiug Board except il NAV have been As appeared
before them with o or centlemsu. knew them all 10y
sight. ! became acquainted With Gwlnn tie first Mon
day ] was ~ tie city. think have answered that
general question ana Lave spoken with reference 10
lh'>' = u'''". q" '"''' O'','''' ,..,.,. ~
., ,t,, ,.,I5 Ike 70 saw what know with
s o.. 4. ,..r,,..r .ril,.,,s HAVING INV lroV.lcdre
IT. I'.'' ~ ., t,,ri 81, - ~. ,,,.sf7o,'
III WiN nc P'fH'''c" 10 40 So WI" u" " - 4u0S'o
o. viii 10 it
A"' N"''''''' '"'
T0W GU come I"4' 81, ......,.. IN 40 ,,,,,o,s
roincc1 Governor linden wthlt, through me-. tnhh
nave answered '-e qae''o"' "' 10 10y own 'OD"'''
0-lH1ef hat name ana You 49," pI ntI I'm, U',"
per- Itunk. Nh Chairman, tlii III" GlSpatSH'S were
90, siSnod &c FL 1i tR"t SlnpE s&"'m am Iiic
@N '4i ll',lIt 81 Ga.ni v, Lrd a,6n, 70
81" one ils h.ihl,-- 1olcnVHl "aS hu q ="
sem" ,i,, ~ ,A ',H ' IF 10, and ir tnre see
a d,pa,Cn IN my naudwrItiue signed ~. " This is
fno I'M. must be an operators COPY il lie not my
"'.u GOV, ro, tao that uuhli.bcd copy Of
TgT TRIBUNE ana pa mt ont those winch you senti
The WIine-~-Ihe dispatches, as SAID To yon before
nj Cl',lln9n' m t y ,,od,nher
have never compared thee dispatches published in
nm TRIBUNE, except those refer TO- am very pos,
1--WE 'eu n,t nv, me- 10 General Gordon from Bati-
more
IHr CAaTm7umWl Won De klhd th'utH 10 iedu tLes.
ui>Ill' "''' WI ''''' ana NUM-
The vircss then read the following dispatch to Cen
thai D. b.. Gordon, OoiuA',a'
BALTIMORE, nov. 90.
C.pcr.F !. y. GORDON. Coi'o5ia:
M'''i' o." ~ 4o'oV' 'I'"'' i10-"' NP' ' W "
"'"' lT,onslationI
Matters arranged uy Returning Board agent luiorm
Ha,h",l ana t''cErdlIi NV, 80 ,,o.t,io Is.,t ma
, ~ i,5 ,r oI onyeyIng any slcn inforina non;
what tie information was am uhabic 10 saw II Hau
The Ch5nnaE- on tie sane rasc and on Tic
day auofn'r is'aich 4" General Gordon vi" you be
6ud enough &" frtG tAaJ Wl.h lH' I"AtA'tiuAi
The witness Ie"d the loii"WihS'