New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-10
TESTIMONY OF TILDENS SECRETARY.

hing which would conflict with Governor TIlden's de-
lac need not remain.
TESTIMONY OF TILDEN'S SECRETARY.
Man OF GREAT BErICENCE AND SMALL MEMORY
PROCESSING ENTIRE IGNORANCE OF HIS M
PLoYrR'S AFFAIRS.
George W. Smith, Governor Tilden's PHI
waite cretdry wss the and witness, and being
sworn, testified a. follows:
tn Chaiiman-Nr. SIN IN, state your name residence
and occupation. Any name Is George " Smith,
thriy-'ix years Of age, IN the employ OF Mr. Samuel J.
Tudrn.
On what capacity are Won employed by Governor
TiId'nl Any relations TO him those o, private
secretary.
Q-Nr Smith. Row rnsuy o, these kilograms that we
have been investigating were addressed 10 Won't Al
fnd only one that was addressed to ne That /, in the
I.t! hand column Of pags ~ Htlo more than third
Q, iou can read tie Translation. A-Ttls:
has hecn suggested from hero 70 Governor OF oregon
TO ila from Issuing certificate in favor Of Ineligible
r'tor uht advised thereon. Why not obtain telegraph
H'm oC"nuors opln'onl See ny dispatch 10 SPAIN
Odd you receive that telegram A.-yo cir: did
DO you know what became Of III A.-No, sir;
--p,,,aI II.n.y an,tiia5 about - 40, Sir;
ordinary Issue Of lHE TWHUAE
,Q..-l.ysy.a Any Lnoa .r.-s v4-taer any 0: :hcse
wcr lato lhr hands Of Governor 1ldcul A-ILaye DO
o on don't 4uowi A.--No, FIT.
Q-llslr uu any tuoN ledge 0I any 81 those other
o.. s.-m-i A.-No.,Ir know nothing of their cou-
tent opt WHIT have seen ia Tia. apors and ia ,ls
Q-Diyou r-eeiyr tho Other disr2,ch from Louisiana
De '., ny nom " i'ti" To Russia ~! A-"a' that
NJ. Irei-Yc-, -'r Mrsmhh-Ho,.r
Q-H.y.. .tS such % tr.. giant A.-Npvcr.
vi. T. ~bp Jon kuo" Who intercepted ycir dis
re- DID You ever make any Inquiries about It Of
Coo.r. pcl,un or o,uefsl A.-No. sir.
Mr. Raei-Dii you c,rr huow that such q dispatch
had been >eat o!oui A.-No, sir, lot untI l saw It
NJ. E.cd-Dd you ever make inquire. whether any
body had been nicrcrPtns your dispatche-' A-Ao,
Ar. Rccd-Dd you ever give anybody authority TO
SIR Rrrd-ro the Of your huovl.dgcH l Governor
ihrr ever take any dispatches addressed 20 yo1i A
sir Re-d-H1vc Won any Information that will helpu
70 gri Lo.d 81 tbs clspatchi A.-No. 81.
Nj Hscocs-liow many dlspa chcs day were yOu
accustomed 10 receive al No. - Creamery Ptrkt A
ma is pretty difficult question to answer AT times
quie number aud az times very few.
Nr. Hiscock-Well nom tho 9Oth Of November 70 the
hr Hscoch-Wnat was done with them Al don't
know vh.taer they were kent or DESTROYED. \ great
many unHportan things are destroy ed 10 save accuu-
IatIOn Of pdier.
THE DISPATCHES TO GRANEBcY PARK.
Q-Wno opened the dispatches tAat came % Gram
Grey Park A.-Usually the person to whom they were
addressed.
Dwell, suppose they wcro addressed TO Governor
l.
saw them fret might open them.
Q-Suppo-e they were addressed 10 you'll A.-Whon
the i-pachcs were not OF purely personal character
10 myself or course showed them 10 him
Q-DOnt You know that during those DAYS have
TO tla' housed A.-Nc, SIR; didn't see anything OF
that sort.
se'in, disuaches about tho result In different loca-
tics d,d Won anything OF those dispatchesi A
Q-Iiav Have you any ides that your dispatch was inter
cej;cd and not delivered 70 youI Al know never
orrI cd ~ and eVcr saw
Q-Doqt You think il !. POSSIBLE for you TO haye for.
gotten II I Al don't THINK 10 IA. dd not have
cIpler trans it, and II had received Il should
have remembered II, / thiuk
Q-Were tAcre many visitors at Governor Tildcn's
Dung tAat time. or was he sadly deserted Ale
Q--Wet. ar Hewitt, Mr.. Cooper, and those people.
Ncfp they there every day and night A-They would
drop III sometimes. They were not there every day and
Q-How lid the Governor busy himselfl AT that
time was Governor the STATE aud had to sUenda
lurxc part ~ ais time Ia Albany.
Q'-Do mean to sly here or insiuuate that be
tween the 2ptn OF November and the SIN VI December
Governor l,den "Ae N Albany DAY or an Hour A.
About that cannot Pee certain. Nneu lie was not in
Albany he Wa here In Ecw.York, and large
took great deal of time and tnen there Is variety II
luerests be loOhs after AeIe.
Yes, He member 4 the Governors family at
Q-Di4 Won know Of Peton'. going TO baltimore A
No zir at the time dii not hear Oft tor some
Q.-You we-c not present at that interview whent
Was communicates TO Governor Idcn mat MS nephew
u
A.-No. -ir; was Not there. -.-,-..,
Odd you discover hing .Eat specially attracted
-ohr attention rupture " their social relations
o-Iei me about this telegraph wire thar ran to The
house Was 1t District Telegraph wires A-ILere
tac ~ I, ~ not SfocL Exchange telegraph There
wa. virr ran between the Headquarters in Lbertyst,
heaqusrters ia tue Everett House and the house
about hat but think Il suspended after eicc
tiou. cannot tell how soon: IVY impression "a IL was
done about week or two weeks after cleo
Q.-vbo operated that at the Governors housei A
Sometimes ] dd aud sometimes the servants IN the
house would DO IT, They would send inessaGe around
for yenicnce when sons person was wanted what
ever sent through the Instrument showed on tapes
In the other place II hung ont IN basket III An open
place that It public thing for ans one who came
QEThat We the only telegraph that ian therei A
Mr. Ke+dYou have seen some dispatches Published in
the paper. 10 relation tie Marquette matters that
were dlr,oted to Joul A-les. 81. ,-.o,uoo
Q.-Did you receive theAi A-les' slEi Itt'!'eu
Q-No wicked persons intercepted thosei No. sir; at
Q-Dii you conceal those ron Governor Tndenii
Al knr. It before dld. happened 10 De ou' o.
Town and Odd not receive them until thr next day. go
q. Then somebody dld Intercept them, after all
IL.u-btcrl A.-That Was INTERCEPTED ny director III
MI springer OBJECTED to song further into the Mar
guctte mater Ahrr some p.ea:aL, sC.' hejd
which 1t ia card that 40 more testimony Wo'Hd 10
taken ~ the committee 10 NtW-l"fA'
BACK AGAIN IN WASHINGTON.
A MkEIlNG or IHE COMMITTEE 10 BIZ HELD TO-
DAY-GossF ABOUT WITNESSES.
.Bl TELB0EAPH 10 Tie TRlDUhBI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0-Ihe members Of the Pot
ter Subcommittee who have been conducting the
New-York branch oil the investigation returned
Yesterday to Washington, and will have meeting
at IL ocloc. Tomorrow. NO witnesses have yet
been called. but il is probable that the Democrats
will summon Wooley ald Others Implicated
by Inn TmBUSE cxposurea rs having taken part in
the cipher correspondence, anu tAI me teplbilcaS
Will summon Hardy solomon tue South Carolina
"Inttrceder," and Mr.. Dyke, the Editor Of me
"a. 1.