The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-22
BLAINE AGAIN.
True Hietory of the Caldwell
Dispatch.
IT WAS DICTATED IN THIS COUNTRY AND
CANE BACK ACCORDING TO ORDER.

WA-HINGToS, June l9.-The following
dispatches were produced to-day before
the Committee on judiciary, BY MIR.
Hicks, cable clerk OF the New \ ork West
ern Union Telegraph Office. The first
dispatch is from A. =. Robinson, former
chief engineer OF the Fort Smith and Lit
tie Rock railroad. and is as follows:
WAsHISGToS, May &c.
To Josiah Caldwell. ll5 Cannon street
London, h. c., England:
See SCOTS testimony as papers pub
lish. Telegraph Scott. Philadelphia, as
strong as you truthfully can the strong
est endorsement OF his statement.
A. +. ROBINSON.
June !. 1876.
Josiah Caldwell, runbridge Wells, Eng
land:
Don't permit newspaper men and
| Others to Interview you.
June l, 1876.
Josiah Caldwell. Tunbridge Wells, Lon
don:
II false authorize me to deny you paid
| Blaine. SIcKLEs.
ST. James hotel, care Mr. Denckla.
The above dispatch brought out Csld-
wells reply to SickIes. Telegram No.
was received at the Western Union build
ing. Broadway and Dey street.
May 81, 1876.
Josiah Caldwell, Cannon street, London
Thanks tor your cable dispatch con-
| firming my statements. ScoIT.
| On the 3lst the following was received
at the Western Union building:
May 81, 1876.
FavO, London;
Dispatch received. Cable this imme-
diately to the chairman Of the house
Judiciary Committee, Washington.
Have just read Scott's evidence abou,
our bond transaction in the New York
newspapers and fully corr0borate it.
meyer gave Blaine any Little Rock bonds
directly or otherwise. Am now build
ing three European railroads and cannot
leave with great pecuniary loss, or would
gladly. voluntarily come home and tes-
tlfy. Can make affidavit TO that efiec,
and mail 1t # desired. Not signed.
The Philadelphia telegram, No. g. was
received at the Western Union building,
May 81, 1876.
FavO, London:
Cable nobody excepting Scott.
The testimony Of Hicks: was mainly in
explanation of operators marks on the
above dispatches, produced by him. The
only important point In it was the word
"Favo" was the registered address OF
Josiah Caldwell In London. lie knew
1t from the fact that the office was SO no
titled by an Office dispatch from the
other side. lie could not give the date OF
that notification, but he thought il was
somewhere about the oath OF May last
CALDWELL WRITES TO BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine received by this mornings
mail letter from Josiah Caldwell, Of
which the following Is true copy. II
authenticates the cablegram received BY
the Judiciary Committee:
No. liz CANNON ST., T.. c., June Is
l676.-HoN, j. q. BLAINR.-Dear Sir
: ] read In the New York papers OF In.
18th inst, Col. Tom Scott's evidence be
, tore the congressional committee and a
once cabled him as follows:
THos. A. ScOTT, Philadelphia: You
) statement before the Congressional com
, ,nittee on the 18th In relation 10 the For
Smith Railway bonds which you pur
chased OF me Is perfectly correct. 1 ca,
more fully substantiate Il II necessary.
g have also cabled the chairman OF tn,
a Judiciary committe rs follows:
~ have just read in New York paper
: Col. SCOTS evidence about our bon,
3 transactions and can fully corroborate il
!. never gave Blaine any Fort Smith raj