New-York tribune., 1879-02-08
THE CEGSS- -EXAMINATION.
MANroy MARBLES ADMISSIONS.


MANTON MARBLES ADMISSIONS.
Mp. ,u.coct,s MANY sHRTwp orEsT!oNs-THr
y,,.r,J, TACTICS II EyADING ALL QUESTIONS
rr,n1xc To rr.rD-urs FORCED AcKxowI-
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1RANSLAIIoH9' But UNABLE 10 NV II ''N'L@
PROOF or THEIR INCoRhEClNfss'
The CTOSS-cXam nation or Mr. Marble was
begun about . quarter to 4 o'clock BY Mr. H,scock 1t
continued well Oh IN, % Tho evening session
Mr. u,scock-uow long had you been acquainted
with Colonel Peltou previous u your gong to Florida
A-rhree or foar years think.
Q-How ionI was II before yOu went to Florida tial
yea had an interview with Governor Illdenl A-On
r,y way IN tle cars stopped 10 bid him goodbye.
O-Uow long was It before you started that you con.
,r, win hin, frat i;tou ths subject OF Your going to
TIori5a1 A-Wi,1in two hours, sir.
o-your frat conversation with HIN was within two
hmm, ,,s yon~ staitingl A-Ycs, sir
q Who made the suggestion that you go to Florida
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v,,at lIso ,r,s s,ili Al don't remember any.
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recon TC.lo' that, IL, oora me oDe
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F ,,.,,I.'r,f is residence ami when got to
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"He'h,r ''o -'"'oi' Do'ili.s'O -. or ,h9
Ivcr,t Il House o. possibly both.
CD you ldrc,s your dispatches to Colonel Teton
n, yc rp...r. d him ~ substantially at the head,
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watching here N The tlty OF Nc"-iotA' A'-OI'' "o
n Why 5.d v,ul A-Rccause be was actiug secre-
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Q-Y0u UNDERSTOOD Linn TO be the ting secretary OF
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Idd. ni- name. think wa, printed on the glass door
r IN. Office IN Il,ertv-,t ~ acting secretary
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O.-lOU addressed Inn because you NIHc' >toou tHal
. communication 10 him would be communicated I'M
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mcdioriy To The proper drl'7 htie-lH' Nali" '' ON,
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Q-Whom else would Il concern ifi"as pohlcdl Iht'.-
hgcnr. you were conveying At was political intel.
I,,..o,. T MA. conveying FOR the most part.
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r., T,c. f,t t,r uoirl int.,,s,urc you were convey
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iHS Wol!l i'I'A oA' vi 'i' 0'''' ~ NJ nv 80
No: the uI ,fiog s not suited 40 elicit TIE facts.
a p,.n van ,.il .,,>yy,r II by eav.ug NOT A.-Nu,
Q-IAth ! Oh VIA '"'"'i 81 ~: ''''"7 - I
can & ue I"!-ted 10 3 y e''i 10 81 A'H ~ '- H'
tipu Eui " li .lvJ yOu Information which am SIR"
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W. ooco or t,,.. Lut!as the tine Was in Forda, aud
-. ,,,.,o o,.,.r toiI Colonel pcton 10 tell him
"nC' & T ,,T yon viii md IN one of my dispatches
.,,rL A r-,,gram
y ,3' f.Ii hin, to " sldilc Blackstone" A-Yes,
SIR that . one ~ il,in. Ana yG" WI" MA '' 'H' DC
r1,i vu have aTy expectation when ypn sent dis
D'" SrT".y t',tt IN, mt tIlig,ilcr i'm them
HthSe ~ 80 1 ~ TiiianI f' AWe cannot saw
i wI,.iI y "S ,,,ir'n az ir,v; was MONT that
q ,' & ,, @ s''S c,t ", W. di.n,,,L RE cpc.tior
whether n yonlG be- communicated to Mr. 1dcn did
not occur 10 youi A.-%heu had occasion 4" tell
SIA'h 10 -'' i"''" 'o'' ''''''
but von had no idea bnt what the contents OF the
III, gram wcud reach the proper parties Al had 40
doubt but What he would c3lnuA''te IL 10 'n' n'''
NV Hod wen, over coustrt,ed Any ciphers for the
Iemocratic COMMITTEE. A-No. '..-...-,,..
Q-Dnrs tHe t"hSts you @ nJt c i FORE in nv
,if@'
Odd be give you more than one cipher when yon
wen' away Ii Eave u'r = o",srp pi 1' ,Isr -
o,e iNG H. rec four should De in the
Cph,fsnd ,uc other page contained series oi aroi
trar, words.
Q-lh't was al "' H"'' .o" ~ '""' "'' "' Nv
FI in mi. di,uatrh you sent what does 40 cipher"
refer to AWnsn ,he dsyntcn Gom'au5% ch e T@u%i
t"eIe va; .tr"",r @ ,,ttt dv, word. there was
,,v.rty.a,o word trarstOsLOu ScncuO; when 10 CON