Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-08


ing Blaine WAS guilty, it would have
been an injustice - Blaine TO publish
II.
Blaine You permit me, however,
to believe that it would have got OH,
pretty soon.
knott What did you say, sir2
! Biaine-I do not think that you
would have kept back the testimony
/ that would have hurt me. That is
what have said, sir.
knott-Do you mean to say that
would have done you such an injus-
Etice as that?
| Hanton protested against interrupt
tions.
Blaine having mentioned the Checs-
boro dispatch, Knott disclaimed all
knowledge oi il, bun it WAS his elaiieat
! TO submit the Caldwell dispatch. He
would have presented that dispatch
ut the next committee meeting even
had not Mondays proceedings occur
red in the house, and in time TO have
subserved your purpose. t wanr To
add here, and Judge Hnnton will bear
me ontin Il, that when the Iafbox
resolution WAS introduced, he and !
agreed that in justice to Blame things
ought to be investigated as soon as
possible, and tiset lie should be exon
Grated II he was Innocent. UNDER
stood il to be his desire, and the de-
sire OF his friends.
Blaine (interposing) Yes, but in
case this dispatch was genuine
Hunon-Ttc rule must be oh
served that int rrnp,ions must moi
take place.
| Knott did intend that telegram
should be laid before the committee
and let the committee do what il
| plcased in the matler.
Blaine-W hen were you intending
to do that?
Knott had moi fiSed any partic
ufar time for doing it.
BBttaiuc-.if,il ilrt-tl understand HAT tts
you do moi call that suppfess,ng a
dispatch.
Knott do nor.
Bl.ine- Was j, no, sppprcssing ii,
from the public Tor the time heiag2
Knott What right had the public
TO ii?
| Blaiae-The same right that the
pubic had TO in-alpatins testimony
against me
knott-lt was not my fault that it
was found out.
| Biane-But i, was Your fault that
that dispatch did not 90 out. You
stated that you wanted 10 hold that
dispatch for The purpose OF ascertain
ing ITS authenticity You thought, ii
might be bogus, What steps did you
take towards its
Knott wanted 10 Gna ont Cald.
wells address.
Blaise-You had this dispatch in
your hands from Thursday morning,
June lst, and never brought it 10 the
Inolice of the public until l inter
|rogated you on the floor of the house
on Monday the 9th Of. June. In. those
intervening . days what steps. did
Eyoa AXE to acquire information as to
whether that was an authentic dis
Ipatch9
| / Knott took only such steps as !
Thought t ought to take to find out
|where Caldwell. was, and TO telegraph
TO him.
I Blaine-Did it never occur to yo,
TO telegraph TO the London Office?
i Knolt-No sir.
i Blaine GU are lawyer, and
Ipresume, lawyer OF prominence, els,
you would not be chief of the judic
arY committee. If dispatch come,
10 you from Josiah Cald we'll, what i
the presumption rs to its authen,i
Ecity? That il is from Josiah Caldwell
or not.
Knott That is owing to circum
lstances.
Blaine-You say the cable dispatel
was no evidence. Will the affidavit
that Caldwell proposes to send, be n
evidences
Knott-lt looked to me a good deu
{ in this way; that il had sent TO
man inl4ondon, asking him to SEN
overa dispatch exculpating me,
E would probably make that very sng
!. .'gestiye.
Blaine, in a voice trembling wit
anger, said: "Do you mean to impl
r that you have any evidence OF Iii
slightest character that have hat
. directly or Indirectly, any commun
!, cation WithsJosiah iCafiwelt9
Knott lave never saidsthat yo
had.
! Blaiae- Your intimation just no.
: meant that or ii meant nothing.
81 knott-Wcll, suppose it did.
r. Blsina-l want you to state wheti
. er you have the slightest evidence
it, although / have heard ttras ye