The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-18


the to be cleared in order that the statement OF
the witness should notbe lnade public.
After short secret session the reporters were re-
admitted. and the official stenoerapher. Mr.. Hayes.
on the suggestion OF Mr. Hiscock. read over the es
| timony that had been taken during their absence
1t was to the effect that the executive business in
which the witness had been engaged with REFER
ence to pardons and applications for Office. but wit
ness could not recolect the name Of any person on
whose behalf pardon WAS asked or any person
applying for appointment.
In further crosse summation he testified that no
cipher kilograms were seen by him ut Grsmercy
Park. but as to whether any came under his notice
at the Everett House he could not recollect.
This .,couh not recol,ect" was the witness IN
variable answer to almost every question Upon
being pressed by Mr.. Hiscock he admitted having
copied despatch in cipher at the Everett House for
Colonel Pelton. and also having translated de-
spatch. He asked TO write Denmark" upon a
slip Of paper and he did So but failed to recoect its
Mr.. Hisoock-what political influence secured
your appointment7
The witness silent until the question had been
repeated and he was commanded to answer. and then
he saidnl think II was Colonel peiton;
Mr.. Reed--It is in the family.
The witness further stated that from 1871 until
1875 he was editor of foreign letters on the New York
The Chairman-oh that during Mr.. Greeey's
time? A. Yes part OF it.
Mr.. Reed-That was when the Tribune belonged TO
the independent press.
Mr.. springer-During that time was there any
thing in the Tribune about Mr. Hiscock supporting
Greeley for President?
Mr.. Hiscock-Oh he does not remember. laugh
! THOMAS C. DUNN OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Thomas G. Dunn, examined by Mr.. Reed stated
that he resided in Boston. and that in November.
1876, he was one of the South Carolina Returning
Board. At
Mr.. Reed-And you have requested to be summoned
Q. State to the committee why you asked to be
summoned! A. asked TO be summoned because in
reading the testimony given by Smith NJ. Weed be-
fore the Subcommittee in New York saw that my
name was mentioned by him as being one at least of
the Returning Board who made negotiations with
Mr.. Hardy solomon for tho sale OF the vote OF that
Board and decided to he called here that might.
no far us l am concerned and in vindication of the
Board. assert that that is not true. H %
Q. Do you know Hardy Solomon? A. do.
O.. Did you ever have any conversation with him
on the subject of the sale of the Returning Board
Q. Who Mr.. Hardy Solomon? A. He is resi-
dent of Columbia. s. c.
q. What is his business? A. He is grocer
q. What were his politics.? A. Up to 1876, or the
fall Of 1876, his politics had been republican.
What r% were they during the Presidential cleo
Q. How did he vote? A. understand that he voted
|. for Hampton.
Q. State any conversation that you had with him
on the subject of the Returning Board vote. A. Mr.
Solomon to me during the session OF tho Board
WHAT wo" Gav not Sn to state PRECISELY
about the middle OF the week after this
Board commenced it's sessions: he.said to that he
requested to members OF the Returning
Board, and to ascertain whethcr it possible to
enter into any negotiations by which the vote Of
l3Oaru SO SNAPPED rs give fne electoral
vote Of South Carolina or portion OF it to Tilden
elector
z. State tho whole conversation. A. can only
state at this length of tmo the general substance OF
it that lies in my mind; do not Undertake to give
the precise Words he said he had been requested to
undertake the business because there was great
danger of bloodshed and anarchy in the State
unless peaceable solution OF the question could
be arrived at: that the gentleman who spoke
to him desired to have negotiations with
the Returning Board, but could SOLICIT more
suitable person than himself. because he had per-
.s,,&o all
Board aud its previous affiliations with the rcpubl
party; l told Mr.. Solomon that it utterly
useless for him to talk OF any negotiations with
Returning Board on such point that the returns
OF their votes, without any, dispute whatever with
out entering into any of the disputed or
the Hayes electors and that the Returning Board
OF South Carolina would unquestionably do their duty
in declaring their election II permitted; had
further conversations on the subject; Mr.. Solomon
seemed to be unwilling to so back those for whom
he spoke with such Decided negative that the
the probabilities and to give reasons why it
better to accede to what appeared to be the deter
minaton Of the democrstic party there to take the
State.
q. What arguments did he use? A. The arguments
that he usedat least the one most prominent in my
mind now-was that he had been told by democratic
leaders there that they had the democratic
of tho State in and organized; that they could
put loo men into Columbia on few hours notice,
and that they meant to take the State, peacoably i
impression Lett my mind in respect of the words
used is that it better to gold than Steel aud
that was the reason why he came to me.
After making the statement that it was understood
the Supreme Court would ''fx" matters, the CON-
mitteo adjourned until to- morrow.