New-York tribune., 1879-02-08

o%Thcn Won met him by chance very soon after get
ting the dispatch ten S Which ss
you Ale represented some man whose name ho
o-Gave II 10 yoni A.-Which name have forgot
ten: he was believed TO represent the Board ltsei
hut would like TO give you Dykess letter. "hlch So"
Mr. Recd-I have treated you fairly about that
Mr. sprinser-I thought the committee settled that on
NJ Rcod-Don't Won rccollect how when Pelton was
here Yesterday nterposed when Brother HiscocK was
time. lLaurhterJ
A CROSS FIRE OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Q-Thc time when TINS proposition actually did iail
was the afternoon of the 9th December was III A.
we don't YOU tnk you bad better put the question ID
a form that won't convey misstatementf
O-Don't You think, Mr. Marble, that II would pe
hetcr If put the question rather than youl IL gives
you too big swing putting the questions and answering
| them, tooi A.-Wel.
Dwell will you answer whether the proposition yI
was with before December .-Ihe hrsl cduSo
| OF Vour question implies n mlrStHteintnl.
Q7-That misstateinent is wnat A'-lou Imply 'h"'
'Uo o.TIYeS: didn't iti Al have denied that tho
dispatch InE TRIBUNE assumes ever contalhedsu
O-Then II YOU were too nice 10 make such propo-
sjion, Pcllon dId Al decline TO answer sueh ques
Q-Mr PcltOn sent you a propOttien, didn't hef Was
Il proposition Of acceptance that you SEM 10 mn
A-YOu can draw your own inferences ana oescroo u
Mr.. sprnger-Hcre is the dispatch. which you can
Mr. Reed-The time that this dispatch was pnt into
the fire December IL Alt WAS the da'e IT,
oGWas II the date Al cannot say.
O-Was 1t the day OF the date Al won't positlvey
O~Havc you any doubt that it was the day OF the
datei Al have not directed my mina 10 inc quon,
| now : Any impression is that II was the An. A..
O. The 4th that you received and put II III tue re
anG turned TO your other vocations lLaughter Bet
consult with Wooley aud act IN concert pIopo,.
Stand by that Al understood that he wanted to
consult wln WOJllcy. understood that he wanted the
O'-What did you understand by the words II done
oniy once" Al don't remember; the general slSni-
hcdnce OF the dispatch WAS apparent to me- dldh re-
o%THe moment You got the general significance of
O-Yuu shed ii Immediately 7 DIdn't II give use 70
any suspicion IN your mind that WoolIey was IN sOmo
Q-You had an idea that WOolley knew something
about this Al thong4t It possible, roro,,
WSoley from carrying ont the propositions Al had
u" o.%Wnat means did you take 10 prevent him from
gong on A,NOne, except in suppressin@ the dispatch
Q.-Didn't you thiHk he had the dispatch tool Al
| did not think this subject
| 0-You Iook 80 steps to arrest Wooley in hi~ mad
cocscrI A-Ihad rcfraincd from the beginning I'm ln-
! teIfciins with NOolley, and continued as began
! O-You rcfraincd on account of Wooley's indscrc-
icTG.y A-FrpIn various reasons satisfactory 10
Dwell state any particular instance of ndiscreon
on inc paw of W0olcJ, which caused you 70 avoid him
| as a Parahl Al decline 10 accept your language.
If Is vour own; will rut IN The "ague snittcn
It S%u ,scrtion r Mr. Wooey had cOnni,teed prior to
thle timc winch caused you TO SO cLaracterze HIM
Al have wish to sag anything dsrespeclul or ui-
kind Of Mr. WOoey.
Er EceG-Wcil, ASK for The IUlus Of the Chairman.
Mr. MarOlc-I have no definite recollection. l am
anxious Ia answer the questions
Wr Reed--Nou are anxious 10 answer when get the
Cbanans assistance
Wr Nathlc-I have no general or definite recollection.
O-What Is your indefinite rccollectIoni tLauEhterl
III have an lmpiesSlon' ,, , ,,,. , .
Al have nothing further 10 add to the answer.
-eXc rise 10 the indi-creuon IN your mind
Mir SprngeI-Perhaps can enlightcn MI Reed ON
'ns5 Hr 'EIecd-Ycs hut want It from Mr. Marble.
Mir spriugeI-I am trying 10 assist you.
MI Kecd-NO, you are ttyiuS TO assist hlm' Laugh
NJ sprlnger-Oh, no.
Is Ie answeri (ro Witness.) Al have no other au-
swcr. ,.. .no ,,,,,ro
Mr. Iiuuton-l was writing note and do not exactly
know M IS says he has an impression of an ndis-
ceron the part OF this man. ask what gave rise TO
Mr. warbe-I can only state that had general i'm
preston to tnat chcct IL may have been either wrOng
Nj Ftcd-wbo was the impression derived iTomi A.
| i aln unable To TccoHcct any spcChc thlhE.
! CONFLICTS LAPSE OF RECOLLECTION.
! O-Vas II any immoral or Infamous action his part
which produced such an impression The witness did
not answer.
IN, Chailman-ITe has stated that he does not recol
! lcct.
Mr.. Eced-But am trying to make him recolgct it..
lie must answer lie must state, yes or no, whether 1t
| was ANYTHING that was infamous or wrong.
The CLairman--IIe says he does not recolcct
Mr. Reed ask hlm dlrecI " the question whether II
was infamous wrong ana want him to diherenate
tc ChsITpail-I savs he does not rccoIlect
Mr. Rccd-Docs 4 general denial preclude specific
| "1 "1Tihe Chairlnan-IIc Eays he has 10 impression.
Mr. Kced-Asoin AK the speS'ne question | WI
| because l think he witness ought to answer
Mr. SIrnger-PerhapS you know something abont
Sr Rccd-IiI have to explain toyou shall have
u. such strong language that the witness would under
S'Si, Nr' Ell can understand plain LANGUAGE
Mr. ltcrd-Oh, that seems to bC cue OF yours. 1t
somnds ike rcigan from second cnildhood Laughter
! me Chuirman--Tnrrr must be Order In the room: .
NJ Surmger-lhIs is not town meeting, and shall
make motion II these demonstrations are continued,
10 The room Of al except ne mrmhrIs oi the pres
VINO am glad to see have acted with the utmost pro
pIml chairman tn tie members of the committee are
d,,rous to accommodate the puhc as far as they
and moi disturb the deliberations OF the committee uy
! anv laughter applause Are yOu through Nj.
M i:ccd asked t'at llc senographcr read The ques
tion. which was as follows " W., ltany immoral or
Infamous action on his part that produced That impress
ssh Wr' RecG-Now, Sir Will you answer that que
Al really o. not think answer II further than
have done. That Is the best can possibly do.
Nr. Ercd-Nlr. Chairman, l would like to have him
INC hlI rally thTl it +. an answer as far as
". Eccd-Do YOU rrCollect whether II was an i'm
moral o. wroug action Oh his part
The Churman-ic has answered that. Mr. Reed.
Mr. EcCdWell all right. If you consider hat ne has.
n don't strike that he has though You you
Which you wcil reuonhcr as GA did toward tins \.
As dld toward Mr.. Dykes.
| thtm1 Al do not rmembcr transmitting more than
u' 'r ,o,, tr,n.inttrcd tllreci 1t s.e,rs 70 ,oo