New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-10

10 Won ever-that any considerable OF money was
raised by Democratic parties which might ne nsed IoI
Mr. sprinccr-Are You referring to the dispatches de-
Mr. Hiscock-I have said distinctly after the election
Al cannot undertake to say, because the committee
may have been in debit
g. speak Win Ie'eTe1tfe 10 m, moI com,tee ws
pretty largely IN debt
Q-You think It was in debit Is that what under
stand You to saw Ayes think II was more or less,
Q-My question was whether YOU knew OF any moneys
having been raised which might have been used IN those
Or Of any moneys having been raised during the
period time when this correspondence was going on
Al cannot say whether that was - OF not cannot
tell you.
something ~ the kudi Alt means did not Keep
track OF the matter.
40 KNOWLEDGE OF PELTON'S TRANSACTIONS.
Own YOU be kind enough to look page rs Of The
TRIBUNE ENrR. No. III The last telegram here YOU
will see is from Denmark" Peltonj TO smith Weed.
"Iast telegram here. There Is undoubtedly good
ground upon which favorable decision could be had bat
involve elcctine Hampton or else it would be involved
IN inconsistencies impossible TO sustain
A.-WeN.
Odd you ever see that telegram Al never did.
Q-That sentence That 1 have read 10 you Is rather
in tie nature Of legal opinion, is nol Alt appears
to be.
Q-Dd you ever communicate that legal opinion TO
Colonel Ieitonl Al don't think did.
Q-Do you not think YOU ddl Is that as strong az you
want 10 put ~ call your attention TO the fact that Won
simply eay 81 don't think | did Al nave no
re,ole,t ou or belief that did. ,,,
Q.-DO You know with whom Colonel Potion did ADVISE
as 10 j.. cal Questions OF that sOTtl Al do not
Odd he ever advise with You ~ t. these icgsl
Qussuonsi Al have no recollection Of Ills ever doing
Q-You knew MI this time that Colonel Potion was IN
direct communication with these gentlemen hd youho
A.-Wh3t umcl what geuttucnf
Q-At the time with these gentlemen IN Florida oLd
sodtu Carolina. Al DO not mink that IEnc" lie vas h
any >pcca. communication Win them.
Odd not Won know be was receiving numerous
tc,crams from the visiting statesmen Al dId MOI.
are aIrr,ted to vour house A-Thcy notuo. ar.
Q-Tne! were directed to your house A-No, cir;
C''-ild not yoI Gnow that others sent there
C-,eut 10 yolr house Al DO not think they were
ever sent there ,.
", Md have heard Of IT they had been have a.
ready you those tel grams we're not delivered 70 my
Hon 90 o, Row Alive mere ana It would
sometimes happen that the teesrams would come WITHIN
Q.-Tlt no1e OF them ever didl A-None OF them
CIV = did. :. IN as ! rc.0i'cct or believe.
Q-Docs no; impair your certainty that subject
thar yUI cannot ten whether or not certain tc4tsi@nF
were received ~ you. private secretary winch ''ol-4;
mcm,Iy > 90 thee 10 thusc directed 90 your pnystc
secretary Alt might nave been 50 a. 10 one tee
.,p .blt DO not think a large uump-' or ltiegldms
could have come trore without my kn""i9et
Q.-Wlat were CoIouo reltons hours what tine
DID spend at yoJr hou.ei Ale generally came III
after was apcd and .sleep and generally went out Dc
Q-Gcnerony before A.-Tot always before
Q-Lste To bed and carly to 1i'ei A-Not always pe-
f.It; be hardly ever al breakfast.
- Nj. Ectd-l vii ASH other question Dll tANfc
Ica many tclcgT"in- come 10 yOuI house GONtFiOF
Iideu} Al cannot say.
Q-Dd a great many kilograms como toNouT mouse al
Gram rev Pdrk during these days Ally impression
Wou!a ice there were not a great udnY.
Q.-DJ not You know there were a great many mes
segcrs arriving constantly from The western Union
Company az our LoUHe} Al cannot remember; my
iH Preston j. there did not great many aiTNei mes
sagcs me would generally come there; messages TO
PeItOn not delivered there, but went TO the Ma
UuIa, Committee room; Of course, cannot UNDERTAKE
20 sdy him there should think on cleo
ton IA ght there came good many.
Mr.. HUhtUn-I should Ike 70 AK Governor Illdeu a
question. Trlegra 81 on page II purpOIs 10 be rom
Marble to ColeHei PellOu According 10 HE TRIBUNE
translation this gram j.
Weoey asks RE to saw let forces be got together n-
edatey in read Gbee Tor contingencies either here OF
Louisiana Why do 500 Mt answer MARBLE.
DO Won know - any forces in the OF military
forces or otherwise tpa being used. that
ready De used that there any intention at at
time to vee A.-NO II.
Q-NOu knew nothing about forces IN that sense A
No, sly: thought u meant iBfuencc-fr1ends.
Q-A0u have stated, Governor, nat you believed the
turning Boards Of the States puT
chased and you mined on that b. mem
believe and II would convince yO, that al least
Boards offered itself FOR sale to the Demo
cratic side IL sold 10 the DEMOCRATIC side ana
the conclusion Legitimate ana far That not pur-
chased by the side purchased by the other
A--Ihat Is question OF lOc1c.
Nj HscOck objected 10 the ChaTman's question. and
asked trat II be Oyerrlcd.
Mr. Hu1ton expressed surprise that he should he asked
tO Overrule hls questions, but after few
witty rcu srks BY OF the members he laugh!ugy
said that he would 0y, ITule his own question.