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.Q-Now the despatch asking II Returning
Board can be procured absolutely will you de:
as Of tho others. that I do not know whether i
Is properly translated or not, and have no indi.
Viualizrl remembrance of it..
Q-Look Mt that one, dated Columbia. NOVA
addressed 20 Iionry. IInvemeycr. and signed
- W." What do you know about II 2 Al don't
know anything particular. | think ho did. in
substance. telegraph me at one time that there
was a concert @ 81 act acton on between tho Returning
QLller.e Is Sno,fheTi Of sane date address.
bhinudS dSfIurS d yoW @ receive nnvhing % c Ike
thai2 Al do not remember that did.
vQJDno Do you TemempSer ,s pei jiT6 Any tGegram 1 r. from
turc Louisiana aud FloridaP A.-No, do moi
Q."S9. Q next in the translated version Of
which the question is asked, Shall increaso
to $1,000 i rfgnEod to T9Ee I s DO yG1a
not. There was n telegram received. though.
conveying those terms substantially.
Q.-Do YOU ,rec9hoct receiving a despalch
claimed Tint the HAMPTON party was trading o6
Tdon DO you FFeseoliect any such i9f2rms- IN
nation MS that reached us, but / do not now
know in what way.
something in that way,
toEmlih Weei. sjsnsd "beminnrE" H% RsSa iI that
telegram and translation and toll us whit you
rsGoeet nt Sgn1G' re, rGpem,dPsr ,d the
telegram Of that character.
Q.-To go 100000 II necessarily Ayes, sir
Q.-Do you remember saying to Mr.. Weed
that a friend would 20 there on the train lcav-
ing here nj o'clock at nightl A,-No. DO not
thercl Al cannot be sure about that don't
know now. No. sir. | don't know anything
about it, My Impression is that a gentleman
Q.-T6e Tlb,ue says Gov. Randolph was tho
that Gov. Randolph Of New Jersey who is
meant2 A.-That is the gentleman they charge
Q.-D5 YOU recoilect that he did 20 thore? A.
- 10 not. He did not 20 from hero on tho
l4tli. His telegram from Columbia on the 18th
shows II could not have been him. No. | do
not know who was meant. Gov. Randolph was
down there at the time
gram not in cipher. was GOV. Randoph2 A.
Yes. sir. think If was. In fact. know it was
W" TO Henry Haysmcyer datcd C,iumbia,
Nov. Is. Look at the telegram and the transa-
ton. and see what You know about IN A,-Only
that ny general impression or remembrance
corresponds with the receipt Of such nforma-
Q.-Do you rccollcct receiving from Nj. Wood
Information corresponding with that N the
IriOmsS translation OF that toiegram,-No. IL
2 1000. &c.? R|There s weTe s,aicmenis received
from him conveying information similar to that
regarding the division OF the returns.
Q-Do You remember receiving informntion
from him that upon reccipt of fun returns a
Of CHnvgssing Board over electors Hnl State
officers. &c.z Ale teegraphed that it might
be necessary for the Board 10 havo the precinct
ton was communicated That was the idea OF
the Committcc-that the voto ms cast in the prc.
cincts gave US the election. though not by tho
Where no stated that Tiiden was behind. ho
meant that he had votes enough ~ elect him
though he might hayc run behind Hampton.
>,Q,,llere Is cipher despatch. No. a. dated
New York, Nov, l6. addressed to Smith Weed
and signed " Denmark k"-which means P.lton-
IN which occurs tho phrase. us trans!a lated 10y the
after votes are (cgstl. and another portion after
nnal INA results. Tel us what i yom know about
ttlvhra wye ssssi - s''''aS ''UVh1iN- sir
Q.I-Dc you recollect sending request that
| portion Of the money should be payable aftei
| the votes we're cast? Al do not.
Q.-Do YOU recollcct 1t as a matter OF fact ? A
Q.-Look at No. 16 and see whether YOU re.
member anything OF it, Judging ns,9 9l i by its
know whether the translation IL correct or not
| Q.-DO you rceulle I receiving such iniorma'
tiGp, that the Board deaiandcd $4,000, &c.' A
| Yes. recol"', receiving II.
! Q.-l.'Jk NJ 40. l. aud tci us whRt you Know
/ 49,. -. A.-Not'ling more than / have told
before That Information. as have said. wai
90. Is. dated New York. Nov IS. addressed
| To- smith Weed and signed D.. contains tho sen.
| tenccs. Hccoriing 10 the BlbHHt translation:
nc,e. chaml rain anl Hoard uniic 70 rrcyen, trading
yon csn x I'll, c"ntsentiy or @aS, II open in
| reliable hand, you better visit flutda nimeio.cly.
| Hayo you anything to say about that except
| thr general rrmGrk ynn have made about the
! othtrsF A.-No. sir. That proposition was as
s"utrd to-thc proposition of the Erturning
| Board-9nd there was gool deal II corre.
| spoui"nee do not remember about special
Q,-Look at 80. l9 address ID to Henry Havo.
hnyS anythins special t" "s. Say az Nfan iha'? {ou
Wrl, sir I sHy the same thing about thrt II
| seems 10 convey lnlormntion-a -accoriin.. To the
tr9nSlqiion which ! knoN-rc eiyod.
IN IKE mannnr tho witness said that he did
| not remember tho CVRot language of the special
| tl"-ramS exchanged hrtwoan smith Weed IN
| Columbia and himself in New York TLis
| hrousht him down finally to the time Of his
| visll tn BALTIMORE 10 meet Smith NJ WOOD on
| tho return OF thai gentleman from South Caro-.
lima, from which point the examination pro.
Q.-Saie 10 me Committee. II You please.
whether YOU won't 20 Bniim"fe In pursunn % 3i
| sir. wcut oyer ON Suulay night.
Q.-Dli you take money with yuu2 A.-Nona
but what | wanted for my own travelling eG.
Q-Bidyou meet Mr.. Weed tbcro? A.-IdM.
3WWn1 WIS Sir wltn mn "A N3ne. that saw
| humf Al told MIN that tlo pr. position could
not be- aeeeIiei
TIE TALK WITH Ma, rpwATp COOPER.
O.-Nhut occurred before y1u Wct AimY A.
got there early. ana won't lo h.l before sonInq
him. UlI not sec him am about noon. ~.
tlmorr Co mcrt MIR. wood t1 SOC what was lle
matt r,ond 'Eht need some mQucy. Whom
rici out: tiat III mon. .y 'otli MI h' rai,ai |
| Wa, informed of thnt hy u telegram. which r..
| reIv"l IN tan morning before sorng MIN, from
Q.-From whom in New York A.-Wcn. !
| thIuN therc wcrn two. 10 tIe si II nay rr'oloa-
| tion-onr from Mr. Coouer AMI one from 7o'ne.
| body that Understood to represent Alr Tilien,
SAYING the hing must stpp and THAI must ro'
| turn ut once.
Q.-That was the telegram from Mr. TildeH
tnul You must come home, was tnott A.-lcs
sir.
Q,-Now, what did Mr., Cooper say? Any
rrrolleotlon is that he said tho money would not
be rnised. found out u0orwGgd that he had
talked To Gov, rildon about it, and that Mr.
Illden stopped il at once.
Q.-fou say that, prior to going 10 Baltimore
you met Mr. Cooper, Who're did you meet himt
A-At Mr. Tlldon's honse
Q.-Toll us, rs near as you can, the cOnvcrsa.
tion bctwrcn you and Mr.. Cooper} Al can.
not remrmber the language, II was very hrict
Q.-Did you say To him that YOU were goiu4: 10
Baltimore to meet Mr. Weed A.-Yrs, sir; !
told him what communications Mr. weed had
made, and that was going to meet him on thu
business.
Q.-You told him Mr.. Weed had transmitted
proposition to buy the Returning Board oi
South Carolina for s6O. 600 or sSO.UOO2 A.-ics.
sir For the sum named, Whatever it was.
| Q.-And that you would need some money
A,-ICs. sir. That might nced some money.
| Q.-What did ho reply2 Al do not know
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