, 1876-05-25
Mr.. Blaine Not Permitted to Freely
Question tho Conspiring
Gang,
Possibility that the Senate
May Vote to Try
Belknap.
Report Of Bchenck's Committee-..He Is a
Fool, but not Knavc.
Belief lint tllc Faincnnt Congress Will
Sit Into Next August.


clAi.scTEM.
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MAsH'SaTos, H. c.' May 2l.-s'r' biafnc was
well enough to appear before the judiciary
6 COMMITTEE @ aud thu Little Rock Investigation
"as rcsu1he'l' Inc prosecution 1ai!etl 10 i!oSe
its casc uni the Democratic members VI the
.,' .,' .u w ~, o't. VI.
c'larsc tl'at they were aetlns IN thu interests 'f
rim -nxut,,,,, ,,,,1,- ,,,,,trh .,,, t,,,rt,, on.
1I,setT VIZ, , luz ssstsa,ie1 'nto tht purchase of
1,.osc n.,r@,nI tt,,.,.r ~, s,,.s,i.,ti'.., ,',
s' '"'e. ,','' ~, "4a
ior the purpose oi s'''Feh''s Blame, MI IT.
t,xti,nouy 1T ,,rul r,c,, ,r,t w,t r.,sos ,,,.,,,
.so1l'o", " ue"a 's'eh "''a witnesses neso"o
,"1 IN th Sr srs" ..1 po's . .ao n tGss
rr.ss,<,,ul }r,,,sf,t,,n, HI,,nc will. nv, ,c,s,-
.sae.' 4' es'".'' A'"' "",s .'' "la.1
iui,tcd tIa. tlu Committee ha,, no Jurisdiction
tu enter tuto thu pnssin crc,futrf hv put;rr-In,
st',",,,.a ''J ,r,',' w 'u'' s
ABsTttACT OF TESTIMONY.
trt,.r NJ .J.m,a + Vt1s,,,, ~ Two ,,.,a ,,uo
- ".'st .. "a.!.eS r " 1's'1l, u lo"h' "as pre-
sented to the COMMITTEES. iie said ilu 1,1,der-
S."oo un. so seot' t n ,ss,,''ed, tt Caldwell
could moi recnli caldwel's napc be tuli 1Ioracc
Willie thu. the ii, 0N bonts but,cht lw Inc Linen
}ac,uc br,ouyr,1 IN A cnnz,t,.rnt nf tt,n,.
,..,. 49, .. - - - N''. -
HoH'SsoS, TIVE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS
who wa" 10 tell the wonderful story. was sworn.
s,,t,,, uonl. ,.,,o. ~ M dts,,,s,,t ~ ,'I ~.
t.a,dxs,,. hro,, n,,,n l1ns. ,.,, un4n ~
WIZ cour to Warhiur,u ta M wee nhout % the I'm titic
1,orL 1rd,,r. t,n,dwclI as,.r t, ~ ,,k. ,,ocr,a.
- M,t.. t -, t ,,,, ~ rAe"1e =,
him ut tho Capitol; delivered thu pack.
aEe 3 ~ 'nu ,ot roo, .a'Sea about
~ m '.'"t ,,'s ".Me" NUN. e"ni.
and Snsw niainc IN 1a!ue; Caldwell
ase w.! MI aild uSt* MT knew the contentH: nesGs
tnl,l an$hn.ly gnyWherS tnst ne knew what was IN
'he pacsa.e: nn'nc % ald not open the package In
SEvEK TOLD ANYBODY
Tint hc Ind counted ont twenty bonts to I1lanc
frttn ihat package; tins package WIS long rU]l tied
sold roll lite papers; wax addressed to l}ainr;
Wltllesh caffleu y openly in his hanl;
there were no inlnnstfuns ntout II froln Caldwell;
!,thlh" to iAhltltc that WAY Package Df yalnc;
iheEe wAs ln secrecy about IT, 3!lt ha1Dts of scy-
cral PERSONS were mentioned To whont Robinson Ii
rerortea to hnve tnfd the story. md he
DENIED ACQUAINTANCE wtrn THEM.
The wlt,,es* M y, esrF s ;, kne% I't aie eysr owned
this package w1H handed tp lilane In thc sprukcr's
pariur, viii, Il great crDwd present; the package
WIZ tnHE tunX, ii tEtHG4 thtCks las
known Nlainc for twenty five yra.n; knew lin
III Portland, when hi WIS gdGor U! the
lDFt1An iiffeFi(sfr; the package ;ya4 Hucts In the
a1upc uf lunti. plot 1t never OCCURRED IN wltnrss
ttat bands valid have been srnt in that way.
Never hnA nny reason tu believe that hr was giving
Hlatne l,ondy. J5lulHe meyer Eaye witness Il "a.
ccipt. Huinc took the snll into tho Sneak y
cIlur mil laid the roll down Ok III. drnr n ,rry
d.,Ierens way ihaN he wouI have Ian" II itry nd
brcn tA,ud. Witness cnlieI m nl.iur 1nst rynn
liz ut witness. own instance, ntainc d,d moi usk
hin to cnnctal nnythin., ur suggest unwilling in
Cun!!r, AN ARKANSAS RAILROAD MAN,
n"n thIA1 Sn,''Ht tfN!Aaltt AuuIEl9nHi