The Newtown bee., 1879-02-18

ton WIS the last man in the United Htates whom he would have permitted to have anything to do with t; he regarded Colonel Pelton.s action which the witness had published he did not re- fer to the Baltimore transaction, because he did not think it was necessary; all that he said in that case WAS strictly true. He knew noth- ing whatever about the ciphers, and did not know the negotiators had been refused; but he knew the Baltimore negotiation had been crush ed, and that he had crushed it. He had no interview with Weed before he went South, and did not know of tho Florida offer until December 6 1876. He did not watch the presidential contest carefully, nor with absolute indiffer- ence. He did not expect to be fully advised about what was going on. He was positive, at any rate, that he never saw dispatch from Marble, and had no recollection Of ever having heard of it until the present time. The first intimation he had of the contest he learned from the newspapers. He had no idea who was at the other end of the wire from visiting statesmen in the South. He assumed, how ever, that the national Democratic committee was in consultation. He didn't trouble him. self to learn what members of the committee were looking after the affairs in the South. He was not aware that Col. Pelton was acting for the committee. Pelton was not man to be treated with any momentous issue. With out excusing Pelton in the least, and such was not his intention, he would say that there had been rumors Of venality about those three States, Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina,
 
 that he thought these States were bought, and that the presidency was controlled by their purchase.
 MT. Hiscock here asked witness to name any evidence proving that any of the returning board had been bought, and Mir. Tilden replied that McLin, of the Florida returning board, had sworn that he had given 8 false certificate Mir. Hiscock replied that witness was mistaken that McI.in had sworn to nothing of the sort Mir. Hiscock said that McLin had testified that he had cen approached by Manton Mar. bic with an offer for the purchase of votes He (Mr. Hiseock) deemed 1t his duty to make this refutation in the face of Mir. TiIden's as- piled that be should be just to every one 1 in this examination. and "shall protect my self fully without going into matters con nected with my family relations" Mir. His cock disclaimed any such intent. The witness was then asked if he had any information al the time that the returning boards of Soutf Carolina and Florida were for sale, and if ht couid give the names of the gentlemen who told him soa He replied that he could moi give the name of any man. He admitted that up to the time that Pelton went to Baltimore he had no knowledge excepting newspaper in formation about the alleged corruption of the Republicans in dealing with the returning boards. After few more questions not o1 special in terest, Mir. Tilden's examination closed Mir. Paris was then recalled and testified tha he went to Florida in 1876 as counsel to lool after the Democratic interests, but that while there he knew of 20 action looking to the in fiuencing of the returning board by money George w. Smith, Mir. Tilden's private secre tary was the last witness called. and was brief, examined concerning the reception of tele grams at MT. TiIden's house, after which tht sitting closed, the chairman stating there would probably be no more witnesses examined in New York.