The sun., 1879-02-08

DAY state, probably To cook To-
shall not ring hre bell in nshi MARHtE
OILS that translation correct. Mr.. Murble9
A.-Suhstntially, / should think.
,Q.w,That is 10y the transpositon key. Ia II not
.. tBy MIR Springer)-Is there any special
meaning to the last sentence. other than what
appenrs2 A.-None whatever. They were try
ing to cheat us. and thought they ought to be
Q.-.Wcll sir. the next one appears 70 be No. %.
y. tBy Mr. kcedl-One mnment. What is the
don " in tho cipher of the despatch just read ?
Are those not transposition words Al pre-
y. CBy Mr.. Reedl-Then you were inaccurate
In Saying II was only q transportation cipher
A-Mninly trunsposition cipher.
y. IBy Mr.. Reedl-Yut you we're inaccurate in
saying II was transposition cipher lFhe wit
ness shrugged his shoulders only in replyl
O. tBy tho Chairman Then what would YOU
call that cipher? A.-Those two words were Of
a substitution; the others OF transposition
Mr.; slepger1In TT, the .7l;iS%s key France"
pear in this translation at all.
Mr.. Reed-Wel. | can't answer for the 1itb-
Tho Chairman-well. sir. we will go to No. %
Witpcss-That don't know anything about.
The despatch itselt | rccollect receiving, or
gestion that should see "a gentleman named
Cole. and that the suggestion came from Judge
Green.
Q.-Can you tell us anything about the mean;
ing Of Thomas Charles" in that cipherY Al
do not remember. about that
Q.-See No. %. dated Nov. 2i, and addressed
10 Col Pelton. signed 10y Marble:' not cipher
telegram A-ThRt II mine. And here permit
me to say. should also like TO Include in nv
testimony the dispatches 10 which that despatch
refers.
cated Press. 10 which YOU refer in that do
/ spatch Ayes, sir Hero the witness read a
telegram sent by him from Florida. bnscd upon
presentation OF the fact that every official who
! had anything TO do with the vote OF Florida
| from the county canvassers up to the Governor
! was q Republican. or under the control OF the
| Mr. Hisrock tinterruptingl-wha ia the OBJ
! lcct OF introducing that despatch
! The Chairman-it is paper referred to In q
despatch already Ia evidence, and II iniroduced
as showing the meaning of the telegram No %.
! Mr.. Springer leNhihting lthogrnphic lac
sirnile OF No 81 l-Ser 1t that is the original and
/ is in your handwriting?
| Witucss-That is mine believe.
Mr. Springer lReading translaiionl:
ciiv pas, belief No uii yesterday could Marble sct
ue csr,iScd COPIES give sS hundred twenty sven RS
| publican majority Twelve counties give c,timari &C.
would not strain Bard much 10 hrow ont two hundred
drel. would refuse wholly &. throw out two hundred
neesn Eepush,s1 '9,e, As,hus wp9nT N"1'n "a
Hay TO Aaih3H ~ ie,ec, our pr9o's Today & &Nnr
oushly there. and other, into two other counties
dvciyi workins FOX arrived ycstsrsy fesret,ins ca,
III loul,isna Ntknson came me-, snn9sy; - w"rsinf.
boring county, uorl purpose herctoole communicated
nouncc exercise may give Goyern5r rope 70 suspend
flordn IN senate nless boAri VIII be dm"nfsht iair
sibe To At earliest stages Marble needs urthci
srsnicd iii withdrSwn' /. Rome perfectly trg:ort6y
and discreet MaEhlE.
Q. by, Mr., Springer is thu, translation
that all the translation of all the substitution
words s correct but think u Is substnntay so
Marble occurs eee IN the BODY Of the tecsrSn
what does that meanl lourseltf Ayes. sir
,9mWh9 we're the EThomPsopp AID I'd Hay ro
G. Thompson; Mr.. Hay was Malcolm Hay o
Pittsburgh.
Q-You say Marble despatched jurist Il
Manatee." To whom did YOU reierP Alt wes
either Mr.. G.. ". Guthrie ot Pittsburgh or Mr.
John Reed Of Philadeiphia. ,,,
He was an old gentleman whom ! was advised
70 see in the dcspatch Of The 2Dth. who lived II
Q.-And who is Fox Al think. Mr.. Wool
G.-And who is wilkinson Al don't ro.
Q.-And Bidde? A.-GeorGe W. Blddle. I
lawyer OF Philadelphia.
Q.-And Mr.. Sellers Adv. Sellers, n law
yer at the same bar a. Mr.. Bddle
Q.-You say: Barlow questions power o.
Wiilyou explain that sentence 2 "A despatch
! wanted 10 read will explain IL think hac
better read that despatch now.
GA despatch sent at thattime? A.-Yes. sir
| Witness hcre began the rtnQlng OF Ner'
long despatch sent from Tallahassee Nov. %
for newspaper use. exposing tho plot 20 hay'
Gov. Stearns usurp the powers of the Canvass
lng Board. in order TO insure IA Republican We
Mr.. Hscock objected to this despatch a
throwing no light upon the subject under con
sderation. "a he Hyrrred. actually inconsisten
was professely offered. inasmuch as II informed
the world at large that great fraud was s ao9I
sent by the witness. in cipher. 10 his friends
characterized the situation as q close thing AM
said the margin was narrow.
SOME WORDS BY THE WAY.
Mr. springer-You are misrepresenting tn
Mr. Hiscock-Not Mt ALL
Mr. Reed-It il evidently part OF system 1
get in all this outside matter % crowd out N
/ Consideration OF these cipher dispatches, and
think We had better put stop to II; What W
= Mr.. Surnger-Ns have witness who was
p part Of these transactions, ana who can cNplal
Them and 1t is our duty to get at all the inior
The Chairman-M Reed. II YOU mean by IN
l word system that there is any preconcerte
= Mr.. Reed ,promptlyl-Not at all. | wish
. understood that no words use are intended {
have a meaning casting any reflection upon tn
} ! Chairman of this Committee.
= Mr.. Springer-Then on me. l suppose. tn
Mr. Reed with beaming alacrityl on an
gentleman of this committee.
, The Chairman-As to tho papers which tn
whaeycr w1aSs Si befoTe re he he took @ the stand.
a Mr.. Reed-Ihe examination shows Y, ~
/ not q case Ol lif NplNnltIS fuplct ol u NhIls VI
| ! a forcing" OF one upon you
D Mr. Hiscock tflrmlyl-I object to the readin
Of the despatch.
o The Chairman-As part OF It has been rea,
I will il not be well To- let it be completed. an
70 then motion will be in order TO exclude il irol
10 the record
5 Mr. Hiscock-Very well.
3. MIR. Marble resumed the reading OF his do
n spatrh When II was completed
0 q. by Mr.. Reeds Mnnton Marble the sic
g nature TO that despatch A.-les. sir.
Il q. by Mr. Reed IN u tone OF doubt an
n surprisel-A not Joseph Surface Laugh
}, ter
Mr. Hscock. moved to exclude the prollere
matter from the record.
v Mr. Slenger argued in favor Of its admissio iol
. on tho ground that the investigation should J.
thorough. and this was necessary. He Nautc
n the bright sunlight OF publicity cast upon ever
feature and fact in these matters, not slmpI
y the light filtered through tho Irbune's VIII
8 dOws.
Mr. Reed said that the effort to get that stuff
II was an attempt 10 substitute guslight instead
Il sunlight and he saw no USE in encumberlng th
n record with heavy moral diatrbcs.
MIR. HlscOck again spoke Oi the pubic an
v private des patches ot the witness Hs cOntradi
tory and of the effort 90 get tins matter ln Hs a
endeavor To break the force ol the corrupt a
IS tempt to hrihe the Returning Board il possible
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