New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08

IDA STORY CoNTINUED-WHY MR.. MARBLE SENT
THE PROPOSITIONS" 10 COLONEL PELrON-
MR.. r. l.. PARIS MAKES CORRECTION
Mr.. Manton Marble appeared before the Cipher
Subcommittee Yesterday, and was under examl-
nation for nearly nine hours. He presented
himself at the committee-room at half
past 10 with a large carpet-bag, from which be ex-
tracted from time 10 time number of bulky
scrap-books containing his published letters
and dispatches Oh the florida COUNT huge
quantities Of these rhetorical productions
were offered in evidence, and after much discussion
were admitted-by strict party vote. Mr.. Marble
was also supplied with copy Of The tribune IN
which the Florida ciphers originally ap-
peared last October. and he showed that
since the peuning of the October letter be has de-
voted 70 this excellent newspaper many studious
hours.
He bore himself on examination with composure
and Department; and altb0ughhe often lost his tenn
per on crosse xamIuation hesated and eyaded very
often, and betrayed a shocking anImOsity against
TIE TRIBUNE and a contempt for its rub-a dub
he wa upon the whole good witness.
The line of his defence was plain.
It was 10 deny his own completely IN
the plot Of bribery 70 declare that he transmitted
the notorious propositions merely as news TO
exouerate Mr.. Tilden, aad to shift the burden Of
all the Florida vIlany upon Messrs. N0ouey ana
Ieton.
Nj. Marble testified that he went 10 Florida of
his own motion and not at Mr. Tildeu's request
that he obtained a cipher from Colonel
Potion lust before starting, and sent and re-
ceived n number Of communications IN that
code his correspondent being Colonel PeltOn,
whom he regarded all through these transactions az
the Secretary OF the National Committee. he
SAID the cipher explanations of The TRIBUNE ap-
peared to HIM perfectly correc the description of tho
trauspositiou system accurate; he had tried it
on at least one long published dispatch, and
found t worked all right. Like the Others
he had destroyed his keys and yOcabulares,
and entirely forgotten the meaning OF every
one Of the substitution ciphrrs. notwithstanding
which he af.crward recognized several important
interpretations by TIE TRIBUNE as cor-
rect. Bat be admitted the signature e. Moses
and identified fac--imes of number
Of ori la.s. He had no fault 70 find with any of
the Transitions IN fact, except in two instances TO
he noticed later.
The examination was slow: bat the wicked tcle-
rlam," were reached at last. The first was
that which reads, "Woolcy asks HE to
say let forces be cot together mmedi-
atey IN readiness flr contingencies either
here or in Louisiana Mr. Marble could not say
what il meant What did be suppose meant by
getting forces ia readiness Tor coutinCencesF Tie
supposed ~ meant that Woolley believed the Boards
were gong 10 count our the Democrats Nothing but
thatf NO; nothing. And the audience shouted
with iucrodulous ieugl
Next came the famous message Transmitting
proposition "to hand over decision Of III" Board
and certificate IF Governor for S2O0O0U.r Mr
Marble testified with perfect comgoaure and even
a ttlr graceful atccta,iou sd indifference that he
.t,. d . TX. H.
translated Asked 10 exp am IT, he said he did not
think 10 needed any explanation, aad q, seemed sur
priscd "a the question. He dcu.ed with heat thar
ne intended or expected me proposition 10 be a.
ceptrd he meant II ~ "a dan ger signal forthe iufor
nation Of the National Committee ~ for the answer
"Wa.saw here; Bolivia Brazil vh.ca IS translated
Telegram here; proposition too high he de-
c,arrd thar he sure 30 dispatch came 10 him
declaring tie proposition too high and
Brazil therefore, meant something else. or
that ne was positive. Bat to the in
auirv. What then does II mean = he answered
do not know and again be was greeted
by general laugh. Ills Impression was
that the answer signihed proposition r
iected" or something 10 that effect. kemlnCeI
that Colonel Pctou had admitted the accuracy OF
the translation. Mr. Marble replied that Ftlton
must have said that when lc Was fatigurd.' 81
LOOKED Ia yesterday afternoon and noticed that
tbe Colonel seemed to bee very much exhausted
"Ye-." SAID Mr.. Reed lint ind that ne testified
to this fact after , o'clock when be bad beef re-
frcshcd.n
Whatever the Interpretation of Brazil how
ever Mr. Marble was forced To- confess that tue
swrr showed that Pelton had taken the proposition
a. "A business. Offer instead OF " danger signal
and that he OF somebody ia New-i'rk 10
gwen it serious consideration. Neyerhcl's -