Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-08
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WIS continued. the Chairman read message
No "a CfranSlatfoI:)
NEW Yogk. Dec. 4-Manton Marble, ITALIA
haSsee: Telegram mere. Proposition accepted
! II aone only once Better consult with Woolley
atiu aci In concert You can trust him Time
very important, and there should be no divided
counSela."
Witness declared he did not reply TO this nor
zen me substance Of il TO any mortal being
! Telegram about his crushing OUT simply meant
that he rushed out, lighted cigar and went TO
bed. [Laugllter.I
The chairman then required witness to ey
plain this dispatch. numbered 66:
.'IAILAHAssKK, Dec. 5.-Col. Pelton, Is Gramer-
| cy Park. New York: Proposition failed Fin
ished yesterday afternoon responsibility lasl
Moses last night. Woolley found me and said
ne had nothing, which ] knew already; tell
1lden to saddle Blackstone"
Witness said this was a Tribune mIsrepreseD-
| tailon: The dispatch made him say his propo-
slllon flad Jailed, when he had none to make
.biackStOnen was used because il was a favor
| lite horse OF Tilden'S, ana witness thought TO
| give him cud to chew as his master trotted
! hiin around the park.
Some apparently immaterial dispatches were
theh explained. witness again declared that
he had no conversation with Tllden about buy.
| ing the electoral vote either before he went TO
FLORIDA or after he returned, and never spoke
| of the propositions or negotiations to him (ril-
| den.) He had no knowledge OF any attempt on
| the part OF the democracy to buy out the re-
| turning board. and though while in Florida he
| talked with Chandler, he knew nothing OF
! proposition that the republicans should sell
| out
| At this point the following note was received:
SIS GRAMMERCY PARK, Feb. I, ls79-Hon.
| Eppa Hunt0n, Chairman Congressional Com
| mittee, Fifth Avenue Hetel-Dear Sir learn
In the public press that 1t is the desire Of your
| committee 10 terminate its session In this city
| the current week. take the liberty Of request
| ing that before you leave an opportunity be al
foided Inc or appearing before you to submit
| some testimony which deem pertinent to the
| inquiry with which you are charged Yours.
| very respectfully. s j. THpEN,
| 1t was resolved that GOV. TIlden should an
| PEAR before the committee at noon to-day. and
| that Mayor Cooper. in accordance with his re-
| quest, should be heard at half-past ten.
MantOn Marble was then cross examined by
| Mr. Hiscock. He considered his position in
| Florida was TO direct affairs there subject to
| TIE advice Of number OF democratic states
| men. whose names, however. he could moi re-
member. His teegrams. when he found the
| cote was getting close that something must be
| dore, did not refer TO money matters nor did he
! understand that Woolley was negotiating with
| any one Witness transmitted by wire ali prop
| oS1tl0nS made to him, but had nothing TO do
| with their contamination. Witness was sub
| iected to severe croSs-eyamfnation for some
| time, during which he said he never knew nor
| thought OF Pelton's ideas or his position. The
| i0ilo~lDg question was asked witneSS:-Were
| you not the medium for transmission OF this in
| famous proposition to buy out the returning
| beard? Look at telegram which says ''Tell Rus
| STA saddle Blackstone and then look at tele-
! gram No. 64. beginning Telegram here Mr.
! Pe!toD SwearS that you telegraphed him. on
| december =. that proposition failed An
| oWer.-TniS is incorrect. Words proposition
| uciODS 10 Tie ITIbUltp, ana hot me
| Laughter and applause, checked by the chair
| mani witness was not aware that WoOlley
was authorized TO buy ont the returning board
| witness knew nothing OF the proposition look
iHg 10 that end beyond. as he has stated. trans
| milling tie suggestions through cipher dis
| patches. After The decision OF the returning
| board lllden denounced the whole proceeding
! and said hat under no circumstances would he
| nave countenanced any such arrangement.
A MYSTERIOUS MANA special dispatch from
| stanford, Ky, Feb. 4, says: Saturday night as q
material train entered Kings mountain tunnel
! on the Cincinnati Southern, the engineer saw a
| man i'll an entirely nude condition standing on
! The track, not lar in front OF him. He whlStled
! down brakes, which were vigorously applied
/ and by reversing his engine succeeded in stop
ping within ten feet Of the man, who held his
position until ordered Off. when he stepped lust
far enough TO one side to allow the engine to
pass Next morning party passing through
The tunnel found pile OF clothes and a CARPET
| bag containing besides numerous shirts and
other underwear, a Bible, On the fly leaf OF
which was the name Martin Reardon. Four or
I'VE dollars In money were also found in the
| bag. Search was Immediately Instituted for
| the man, but although the tunnel was exam
| ined from one end TO the other, and Inquiries
| made OF parties living in the neighborhood, no
| trace OF him had been found up TO late tonight
! IL is supposed that he is from West Virginia.
from the direction on a letter found i'm one OF
his pockets His singular freak has created
considerable excitement, and strenuous efforts
are being made to discover his whereabouts.
II
J ING HIMSELF THROUGH THE HEAD-Frederick
. Adams was employed for about three years as
shipping clerk by Spelman Brothers. OF No.
5:a Broadway. Two weeks ago he was dis
charged. lie was born in East New York and
/ lived there until about two years ago. when his
mother was married a second time! Her Sc
/ cond husbands name was MorehOuSe He
l1Ned at $50 Second street, Williamsburg, and
FOR two years young Adams lived with him
Aiter being discharged Adams could not get
/ another situation. few days ago he told a
/ friend in East New York that his mother had
! been quarrelliDg with him because he was out
Of work, and that he had determined TO leave
his Step-fathefS house. IL was arranged that
Adams should board with his friend and should
pay MN When he got work. He moved that
| same day. He appeared To be very glad TO get
back TO East NeWs1ork, having many friends
| there and being. besides, a member OF the First
! Baptist church and librarian of the sunday
| school. Wednesday morning he visited his mo-
/ ther, and was very respondent when he re-
| turned TO East New York. In the evening he
| went TO prayel-meeting: Afterwards he told
ans lfiend maj he was going 10 surprise party
| M cypress HlliS. and asked for a pistol. He
| SAID ne had helped to suppress a disturbance at
prayer-meeting last summer and had thereby
| made several enemies in cypress Hills The
friend gave him a small single arrelied pfsioi
! Adams went TO the surprise party and appeared
to enjoy himself very much. He left about 4
| little way with him on Atlantic avenue. and
then Adams turned into street where several
| persons nave committed suicide recently. An
| hour later he was found lying dead on the side
! walk. There was a bullet hole i'm his right
| temple and the pistol he had borrowed law at
| his side.-lA. \. World. tn.
\ NEW ASPECT TO THE DEXTER MYSTERY
! telegram from Dexter. Me-, Feb s, says:-Im
| portant facts now appear in connection with
| the Barron tragedy. The lamp that was found
| IN the vault was made for burning kerosene and
| was without chimney. The vault is III feet
| long, + feet wide and seven feet high and those
! who first entered did not smell any odor OF Oil.
| gentleman here says that he saw man dis
| appear In Masonic Han as he was ascending the
stairs 10 the bank to get a check cashed There
Is ruinOr that the man has been found who
| SOLD Barron $500 United States bond the day
| before the tragedy. 4 gentleman who was with
| Barron on the day OF the tragedy saws that he
saw nothing unusual in Barron's demeanor
| Barron S physician says he administered an an.
udoe for poison without perceptible effect and
! that it is only the Developments which have
| been lately made that have caused any doubts
| III his mind as TO the cause OF BarrOn'S death
\ DRAGONS DEFALC ALTON Moses I'll. Leon
| ard. Tor nine years treasurer of the Glendale
Elastic Fabric Company, in EaSthamp6on
Mass. is a defaulter for sI2.G00 Suspcions
| were excited or something wrong by reason OF
tie small surplus reported business being un-
usually brisk lately. ADMINISTRATION followed
which led to the above discovery and n c0nfeS
sion by Leonard. He is deacon in ne Congre
gafional church and has always borne high
character. TIE corpo tatif n Is secured by con-
veyances made 10y i.eoraau. There VIII be nc
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