New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-07
form O, that question should be changed in regard TO the

The stenogra pher reads the witness the question az
obdnt il occur to You what dreadful shave
thsl was. about that time Al should say no. sir "'
Q-Ddnf you say to yoursef after you got on the the
stand that dreadful near shave thatyou got 10 o
Mr. Recd-or words to that eGccti Al say no, SIR
Odd YOU feel yOu could dodge much nearer ono'
! Al did not consider il III that light at alt. =. ,
| Q-Then undeIstan that during thus whole cxami,
nation about purchasing an eecoi NouIcVei ubu 7I'
that Governor Morton had IT IN his mind az an, a.
You group two questions IN yonl question VI ours
| had not Mr.. Smith Weed in my mlnd' because III
4"Whiie Won were beng examined nv Governor Nor
ION AT this time did have the transaction OF Mr'
Weeds bringing the Returning Board with F5o'oooic-
ODD ven no, suppose Governor Morton was aiming
at hiatt Al had no reason to suppose ne Vas
Q-Then the feet that he menlIonId T Hy Wr
s, Weed and thai he mentioned tho pIacc where Mr..
Weed was that lie mentioned Mr.. Smith Weeds name
fo" fSn raised in Your mind any idea that Governor
Morton was irving TO get at TINS trahsacuoni A>",
sir because he talking about another TRANSACTION
$50 that this was not really an adroit avoidance of
it on your part Al did not intend II as SHch' cha,
| Q-YOu didn't think of IT at allf A-Not IN tha'
GLOW soon after Manton Marbles return from
Florida did you talk over tis matter with HIM Al
o. Your best recollection Al have nothing To fix
/ II hy him soon after he got back don rcmc,
Der when II should presume That we had So'ic
talk very soon after he Got back; cannot ioe"'c ''
| dav. ,... ,o, ,,oro
/ H. Forldaf Ale discussed the matter; yes Sf'
| SOME or MARBLES FINE LANGUAGE.
! ODD he tel you anything about the tiacc' o'
money payments being dmky visible, or anytn'hT "
that sort or doesn't he that Language III pINa'o
| conversation A.-NOt always.
Odd You and he tax about what might he the CON
sequences 10 YOU If you and he cot into the bright sun
| Hight of puhicity'i iLaughteI.I Al don remember
QIAnythng TO you about the final ctidcl," or any,
thnG OF that sort Al don't remember any u
Q~AnytnIng about the "agrIe smittcn Parahs,' or
ANYTHING of that sort? A.No, sir; nor anything aLOut
the tire-bell IN night" Laughing heartily
Ole did not treat you as well as tue pubEci Al
Ole sent You a copy ofitl Ayes, sir
O.-Whcu YOU and he met after that now biS snIe
did YOU have your cOuntcnance. Al don't re''m-
ODD you break out into "A glGaw when you and he
Own Won tel us about the first time in which you
| met hlm after ihe-Pnhictli3n Of that panpho' A.
! Q.-Tne ARK and ehcchinah" one. Al don't re-
Q-What dit Won say to him about the "ArA and She
! cEiuan"} Al don't remember. .,.
! Q-Don't remember any talk with him about ihat
! nnuphlrtl Al don't remember anything about H.
d, you happen to remember when was that IT came
| OF do not remember A.-Crurning toward the a'i-
d!cnccj-Do you remember Mr. haesaId when 'h'' Was
Nj Has-arlTne first two or three days of August
Al have not seen MI Marble ,Hce dh@t; lr"E T,h
about Florida business. Dd YOU sort of lament lhi
slipped Thought Al ooni remember what our tak
was Inc thirg was alI over and nothing 70 be said
O-1ou didn't rake over the issues did Non A-Not
much It not niece ssaly. Al there was OF H. WaS
thrSc people made their propositions; he transmitted
lhem ana they failed, AMI that ended IT, There was Ii"
| money used there for any snch purpose. ,..
O-Nuu say Governor IHdeu H. Don as he found out
NE trareicron. condemned H. that ". Cooper con,
Of anybody else by telling th,in about II! Al don't
IBID you tcll anybody ci.c besides those two! A.
I dont remember. think llr Weed knew alirl%Ald
The nomination by Nj lliscock was then be
o.-You say that Governor Tdeu is your uncle A
! 0--IIiiow Ion. have You lived with him2 A.-Ihavc
been taere most 81 he time Tor about ten years.
Q.Tcn years you have been an inmate OF MS Tainy
Q-And are an inmate of his family now1 A.-No.
'tG-Nhen aid Won cease 10 bel Al went about the
lnIcdle Of Ausust 10 Saratoga and spent two weeks
/ q Tel mcabout The time You ceased to he member
| Of ins finlyi \. About the nII,dI OF last Ausd.t
! Q-How old man are yonl A-Forty.
90 taat you went to live with The Governor Whrn
Than that
PrIToN's RELATIONS WITH TILDEE.
Oh what capacity old you serve Inn, If any Al
served in M capacity until he elected Governor,
and then went to Albany with him his military
rctaTy in 1874.
Q.-Ard his confidential secretary A.-Yes SIR
! o-Af that time had You any hl-inc-, Of your own?
Yon say Won .eryol him in capacity Al could
hardly say had served him N any capacity alwIys
! had something To do for lin.
O-Hld you any business bcfor" that employed your
time, or you simply an inmate Of ms family, occr-
p, ny smps the relations ci son Al did bushes,
/ for um. ,,,.,
! Al Should hardly wa:. 10 say mat
O-Ncry nearly matt A.-lh1, is difficult question
@ in Your opiuion7 Al should hardly say 1t
81 Ivtiy n&,r3 We'll not quite that.
/ Q-WclL VIII accept 'hat answer. Now, ny ms Ir.ge
~ AIbInyl A-Ycs, ,,r.
Q-ih, private ana confidential secretayl A.-Not
dis confidential secrcray A-les. SIR. .,...
O.-i'IOIu SOur relations with thc Governor at ina
tin, ~ lu- nephew and secretary understood nv
IN punc generally tIdt Communications with You ana
ta,nu were substantially the same with Governor
! 1lic,u Al should suppose So.
O.-Ihat was the case { A.-l -, sir
t canvass OF SO. And Whenever you went wrtu rel
,icncc TO political matters al east IL Na~ understood {
all came III contact "iih 'ial S"u we're h- dccf'H
itcd agent ana his c0hidenlIds agent that "dH true
When yo commenced your services on this ENccl-
i've Colnmlltec wa- na,r,i"od D., i No. aG-ri Of The
| Icrr, sentative Of Governor Ihdcn A.-Ii"t' sup
0LWncn YOU had an interview VITA Mr Marble in re-
,ion to- Lis going to Florida hc understood that you
Ind that Interview INN ~ behalf ot Governor ~
Z could hardly what he uuccrsIood
@ = on understood him 10 understand A. Wen,
| van can modify thar question "a Ittip.
U%o, Goi, choose 10 ilod,fy if. Dd you under
stand tlcn hat Nh Marble 80 UNDERSTOOD You cccnn,d
that pl>iiloHf A-NCl, il IMPLIES NY knowing what ne
II. at that time understand that from YOUR To-
vas catIue with Won as the couiI'Hua agent OF Gov
{ cruor 'uldtn Ayes, sri ! VIII say that.
C-hnd that * equally true when You had this cor
| ycf,JiIon With Mr. smith Wecil A-Ihry both knew
/ my relations to the Governor.
! O--mith Weed knew N0ur relations 70 the Governor
! vtI. those OF 4 most confidential cAdrdctcrI Ayes.
! sir: ~. Marble did, COO
OYour relations were understood 10 be such Z" GOV
crior rGcn that il yon had requested an indiViddll to
.nida SCUM Carolina 10 substantially re
1l.~ from Governor Tdrn jhnt thrF should ~ tLcIc
Al would hardly ~ a. faras hat tc au'c BAD yer
,oua relations myself with MI N'c1 ina! would make
I q difference.
o. DO NuI mtdufO Il HOI,nt that Nr. weed "odG
han undertaken 10 south Carolina ~ your rcGucS!
If hc L,d not known thai Nou "c'ulri thc c"HdthlIi