The sun., 1879-02-08


u,Q.-Did you. address any kilograms to Gov.
Tlldcnp Al did not.
Q.-Didyo receive any from hlm2 A.-None
whatever
ODD you go commissioned TO take charge
Of the contest in Florida? A.-No. AFTER re.
tlectionl did not. ANOTHER pause.l | would
ike t9 say here that the Tribune cipher PAM
phlct has SO represented and the Tribnne itself.
in its publication OF last October and since has
constantly nigi5 that representation but 1t is
not true. and recocct-
Mr. Reed What approximation
:. Mr. Chairman- he WIS t sent there to
Witness-The preface Of the 7i'ibunc's Florida
story undertakes to represent Mr.. Tilden as
sending agents to those Siates and directing
their proceedings. and receiving reports Of
their proceedings sending them to take charge
OF affairs in tho South, II Is all rubbish. and
dicntes-
MIR Reed-.Ifi IT is the purpose OF the witness
70 answer the Tribune pamphlet. | think he
had better take II up seriatim, in regular order.
The Wtness-Nothing would give me greater
The Chairman-Tho witness is answering the
question.
=, ,wiiness-It is the despatch numbered SO in
the Iribmes pnmphlet-which differs very
much from the IribiufS publication in Octo-
ber-a despatch Of mine to Gen. Gordon. in
which | said 10 him:
Tell Randolph that job he should have let Fox manage
has been TOO engrossiug night and day f9r tcic
Uncle sammy through. aud end the reign Of thieves
That Is the last half Of it. all that is important
from this point. The job there referred to is
Blair. Coy. Randolph and MIR. Fox were with
uS. travelled with US part OF the way. We knew
other Democrats had gone To South Carolina.
and tried hard TO persuade Mr.. Fox. who was
n man Of tho highest character and iirst-rate
administrative ability. AMI whose representa-
! tions knew would command the respect OF Re-
publicans throughout the land; tried to per-
suade him TO 70 TO Florida To take charge |
wished 10 get him 10 assist us. and this despatch
| tu Gen. Gordon is in regard to that endeavor.
! Therefore it is proof. made at the time that
| had not any commission to take charge OF tho
] contest in Florida.
By the Chairman-Give the Committee "A gem
| erai idea Of what you did while IN Florida
| A.-Wcll. sir. have published two letters on
| that subject. which are about as complete
statement both OF what | did and what lid not
| do. rs can make. One ot them was published
| the middle of last January n year ago in re-
| sponse TO some hc,ions that were scattered in
| Republican newspapers. The other WIS pub
| lshed last October in reply to two or three
| months OF rub-a-dub in the Tribune. ! should
like to make those two letters part OF my tes-
timony. II you please.
The Chairman-U Mess by general consent.
they cannot be 50 admitted under the rule. =.
| Mr. Reed-l object What want Is Mr..
| Marbles recollection now under oath. not his
carefully prepared statement made some time
since, when he was not under oath. This may
possibly be very different from what it was IN
his letters.
The Wiiness-I simply desire 10 Introduce
to any further examination that the Committee
may desire
The Charman-Giye the Committee a general
idea OF what you did while in Florida2 A.-The
thing we did was to collect certified copies oi
county returns, The next thing was TO endeavor
IN induce the Canvasslng Board 10 make and
certify to the facts shown by those returns.
That IS the substance o. what we did.
Q.-Have you copies OF the dispatches which
you received and sent from Foridap Al
o-What became Of them? A.-Before re-
turning home. when packing up my trunk. |
cleared out my papers and burned them up-
those which happened TO be about the room at
the time: since the publication OF the cipher
| kilograms. however. | have dug up out Of the
newspaper hes. rs far as l was able 10. such de
spatches ms were sent by me. which were pub
Q-Published at the time they we're scnt1 A
Yes. Published in the newspapers. sent sew.
eral des patches which were. ! should ba glad
to submit those and all my dispatches which |
wrote. in cipher or plain. that ! can identify,
my testimony.
ron SALE AND WE REFRAINED FROM BUYING
THEM"
Dwell sir 20 on. What was done by the
visiting statesmen 10 Induce the Returning
10 law Ave endeavored TO establish the
facts before them and cited the law. We did
everything. IN short except the one thing need
! ful. They were for sale. and We rctratned from
buying them.
Q.-What signature did You nse to your de-
spatches Mr.. Marble. mean besides your owr
name Any initials single initial, ana
ihins used the signature Moses ana mere
.Q.-.pid you use the signature. Israel = A.
No; Not that recolect; ,..,,,
} !
used in other ciphers 10 indicate your Al
cannot say, Most frequently used no ciphers
Q.-By Mr.. Sprlngrr-l asked you the ques
tion whether you t-legraphed under the sigma
ture " Israel because the Tribune says tina
means Manton Marble?
Mr.. Reed-lt does not say that II means hi
The Chairman-Look at the Telegram No II
page l3. without signature 70 the cipher orig
mai but signed Marble" in the Tl'iJunel
translation. and state whether you sent tha
and whether 1t is correct translation? Mr.
Springer showed the lithographic fac-simile o
the original to the witness.l A.-les plail
enough. Ny hand is recognizable. II that il
Il correct copy OF 1t in the print II Is my de
, spaich have not compared them carefully.
The Chairman-Compare them now;
I Mitness-lt H. almost unnecessary. think.
: The Chairman-There is nothing importan
! in the telegram or the translation. 50 we vii
, | pass on and syend no more time on that now
> sir. Look at ID, on the next page. cipher de
! spatch. dated Tallahassee. Nov. II, and al
dressed to Col. Pelton. II Gramercy Park. with
out signature. but the translation below signe
! Marble Lieutenant"
Witness Caiter inspection Of the lithographe
be in my handwriting. This telegram is ex
plict disprOof Of the statements with which IN
Tribune prcfnces that despatch and in gene
raj | should say the dispatches themselves. =
far rs they refer g. M. or are by nae. almost ex
: actly confute the Tribune statements.
spStch X-TRat Is is ali. s" - '"' ''''''' '' ~
. Q,-Now, sir. turn 70 No, IS, ,on the same page
/ ! daled Tallahassee Nov 10. What have you I
u say about thatf A.-That is not my hRndwrii
"a ing. ] rcmcmher sending despatch very muc
]
Q.-SuhstHntially like the translation A
a think so. There Is no difficulty whatever 1
/ derphering those dispatches, 50 lar rs the
= consist merely OF transposed words. It's tn
I easiest thing in the world. The difficult pal
4 Of IL is where there are arbitrary words be
n, lioye there are none in this despatch. There
=, fore ! take il for granted that the translation
- substantially correct Many Of my drspatche
I you will observe. commence with telling thel
4 what the rule Of transposition Is, as Use IA
., cipher" %" repeuting % ciphers," showing IN
, number Of words in the transposition so thi
~ any person AT all familiar with the construciio
" OF ciphers can decipher il without any trouble
THE BARLOW DESPATCH.
I O-On the next page. No. 10. Do you kno
=. that; A.-Ths translation is intelllglble d
, here given
I, Despatch received You must not trust B that f
e., d sends Tor Thomas Charles
u received a despatch. however. which | pr'
j. sumo this is a failure 10 translate. OF which tn
}. ! reminds mo.
a, .. lBy MIR Suringer)-Can you translate thi
Vt | despatch tnen A.-NO The significance OF
e. is tnat was advised not to trust the gentema
" referred % by the initial b.
y Q.-Who does that refer to A.-Gen. BarloN
ji But after b. don't know what that means
s. am sure.
IS q, by Mr. Reedl-What is the Thoml