The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-08

there ~ 1op. hrd followed him home to his
iiusr wh"n III gent tu dinner? At il not
t-p"t'"tl diiury 1invni IN" Kind.
Q.-Iur!uE III t'holr 'orvr-nti"n tho only
toti .th,tl Won touch upon va. t. urga him or
with the cHnyns- Did g make any reply?
A.-None that WIS significant Of his intention
TO comply with the request
Q.-Can YOU state anything that he did say
A.-Wol there was good deal Of general talk.
/ don't know that remember anything definite
O. iBy Mr. Reedl-wherc wore you whom you
received this cipher? A.-Which cipher?
Q.-Have you had to do with more than one
Q.-Thcn YOU understand me7 AIT the
Everett House. ~
Q.-Any one else present7 Al think there
wore two or three persons in the room.
Q.-Cnnnot you name them Al cannot.
Q.-.Were they people that you did not know
o.--was it handed to you openly Ayes.
o.-wns there any conversation in regard to
III Al asked for a cipher that would enable
me to communicate with New York without
giving the telrgraphc reporters an opportunity
OF understanding all that said
ON whose handwriting was the cipher
ODD YOU recognize the handwriting az one
that you had seen anywhere before. A.-No.
Q.-Mr. Potion and you did not sit down and
invent that cipher3 A.-No. sir.
Q.-And Mr.. Pelton is wrong in surprising. in
his testimony. that that might have been the
case? Al don't know what MIR. Pclton may
have testified TO on the subject. / was there
only a few moments asked for cipher lie
-
ready written out upon IT,.
Q.-Have you noticed Mr.. Marble. that you
have not been able TO give any OF the substitu-
ton words that have been given 10y the Tribune?
A.-No sir. cannot say that have. | have not
sought to do so. nor TO refrain from doing So.
Q.-You are entirely certain thnttho transla-
ton Of Telegram 81 Is incorrect Ayes. sir,
.Q.~.But you do not furnish us 9th any othera
9mYo%,To idea ,n is l9s; the st1eRent yYps;
Q,-what efforts did you make to find copy
OF this cipher2 A copy2
=, Q.-Yes. A.-Dont understand your dues-
Q.-when did you ever make an effort to find
any cop, Of the cipher system A.-Neyer,
had preserved his dupliratey Al never did.
Odd YOU know anybody else having one at
thc Democraiic he,ad9uarieTs: A.mNo, s,r:
rect translation Alt was not matter OF i'm
portance to me.
Q.-Was it not matter Of Importance to you
when concerned in matter that you have
characterized as Infamous, to have at hund the
means OF clearing yourself Of it2 Al think
which wrote on the 18th OF October, and which
was excluded from my testimony.
Q.-Now didn't YOU consider u OF importance
10 have handy the means OF certifying your
personal denial undcr those circumstances
A.-Not in the slightest degree. as | think l
showed this AFTERNOON. Tho cipher kilograms
IA published in the Tribune negative the state
ment made by the Tribune inculpating me. |
knew that the time would come when could
clear myself and that time came when | dis
tinctly snid that no such kilograms had ema-
Q.-You took no other means2 Al took that
means.
tons. but contented yourself with the simple
denial2 A-Nonc whatever.
Q.-Now. Mr.. Marble. qid you ever have any
accrpiances ~ any kind2 A.-None whatever.
OAR. Pelton sent you propositions Al
decline % answer such questions
@ Proposition accepted IL done only once"
What did you understand by that? A.-The
general significance was. very evident didn't
reflect on the meaning Of " done only once"
Q.-Thcn you threw the communication in
the fire and turned to your other occupation1
Ayes
Mr. TILDES AND THE CAMPAIGN.
that Mr.. Tilden was managing the details, Of
the campaign. Al have. / understood that
communication addressed 10 Col Potion
would 20 To tho Executive Committee II was
mistaken idca that Mr.. Tilden managed the
campaign personally IN nll Us details.
responsible had entered your head at that early
day. had il? Alt had.
Chairman-You nave testified now TO all tho
circumstances relating to kilograms sent and
received in connection with this matter 7 Al
Mr.. Marble was then discharged.
Mr.. DYKES LETTER.
A letter which Mr., Marble offered to read du,
ring the day. but which the Committee would
not permit him to read. is as follows:
r,a. r,,..,,. H., r'lr'"AssFr Fla oct a. is7s
n. probable he, ,s ar', a,m ; " Marble re-
Grafton came from me had been told that the vote OF
ns hoard ' c G he Dd6 ct SS Saoaa
a; pace was ssooo iigiormcd Mr. Marble Of What
had heard. and HIM the OF the said o
be- ready to negotiate. and the name OF the member
T ins matte, SG'' over %' & Marble said NIa IN
nSs &c s ma o o Se b Rss ,5' make sT
the occasion Of arser demand, from the other side and
that under no circumstances would Mr. udcn consent TO
the offer, or payment OF MONEY. nor would he .
q. DYKt Editor FhrdilR.
MR.. PARRrss TESTIMONY.
~. II
testified that his age was II that he was a law
yer and resided in New York and that he WIS
in Tallahassee Just after the Presidential cleo
Odd you send any kilograms from. ITALIA:
hassee to New York. and II so to whom Al
sent kilograms TO Col, Pelton. Mr.. King. and
Odd you receive any dispatches from New
York or elsewhere? Al received dispatches
but am unable TO say from whOm; from some
one Of tho Democratic Committee
o., call your attention to a patch dated
copy OF your handwrtingl A.-No. sir; II Ia
one received by me.
| ingl? Is IL correcty Al don't know. sir;
there were two transations published in the
| Tribune.
Witness was given n small dictionary and
| asked to translate the despatch. He explained
| that II was not the identical book he used In
| trans ating, hut was nike IT, He then explained
| that the method OF translating was to turn to
| the opposite page and count down TO the word
| cores pending 10 the cipher word.
| The witness then attempted 10 translate the
| despatch. but was so slow that the suggestion
was made that he take home the copy and
| return in the morning with the translation
| Mr.. Springer questioned him in regard TO "A de-
| spatch dated Dec a. 1876. mo. SOL He said
1t was not in his HANDWRITING. He read the
| word which is matched" in the printed copy
as :. wretched." and then translated the word us
| " Wolley."
At l0h the Committee adj burned to 10 o'clock
| this forenoon.
| shot by n shArpshoOter.
Four negroes Wesley and Henry Hart broth
| nj Alerk and James Ranks brothcrs went on a