Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-20
JOSIAH CONE AGAIN.
The Late President Of the Fort Smith
Railroad Comes to the Rescue Of
81 Defeated Blaine.
He IndOrses Tom Scott, and is Ready
70 Make Affidavit that Blaine, the
Prosecuted, is Pure.

WASHINGTON, June 19-The follow
ing dispatches were produced to-day be-
fore the committee on Judiciary, by Mr..
Hicks, cable clerk Of the New York
Western Union telegraph office. The
first dispatch Is from A. P Robinson,
former chief engineer Of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad, and is as fol-
lows:
WARRINGTON, May %.
To Josiah Caldwell, lis Cannon street, Lon
don, E. C., England:
See Scott's testimony as the papers
published. Telegraph Scott at Phila-
delphia "a strong as you truthfully can
the strongest indors ssment OF his state
ment. A. P. ROBINSON.
wv 81 June l, 1876.
Josiah Caldwell, Tunbridge Wells, England:
Don't permit newspaper mea and
others to interview you.
TELEGRAM 81 -.-
June 7, 1876.
Josiah Caldwell, Tunbridge Wells, London:
If false authorize me to deny that you
paid Blaine. sICKLEs,
st. James Hotel, care Mr.. Denckla.
TIE above dispatch brought out Cald-
Wells reply to Sickles.
TELEGRAM Al
Received at Western Union building, Broad
way and Dey streets, May 81, 1876.
Josiah Caldwell, Cannon street, London:
Thanks for your cable confirming all
my statements. SCOTT.
Received at Western Union building, Broad
way and Dey streets, May 81, 1876.
FAvo, LONDON.
Dispatch received. Gable this imme-
diately to the chairman of the house
Judiciary committee at Washington.
Have just read Scott's evidence about
our bond transaction, and fully cOrrObo-
rate it. l never gave Blaine any Little
Rock bonds, either directly or other
wise. 1 am now building three European
railroads and cannot leave without great
pecuniary loss, or / would gladly come
home and testify; can make affidavit to
that effect and mail II, if desired. Not
signed
philadelphia telegram (slx) received at
Western Union building by way OF Dey street.
FAvo, LONDON.
Cable nobody excepting Scott.
T. S. R., Philadelphia.
The testimany of Hicks was mainly
in explanation of the operators marks
on the above dispatches produced by
him. The only impOrtant point in it
" hS tDcb l1O WOIO raw WA6 LlO
istered address OF Josiah Caldwell in
London. He knew it from the fact that
the Office was SO notified by an Office
dispatch from the other side. He could
not give the date OF that notification,
but he thought it was somewhere about
the twenty-fourth OF May last.
PHILADELPHIA, June ia Wash
ington special to the Evening Telegraph
says it can be stated on unquestiOnsble
authority that the cable telegram pur.
porting 10 have been sent by Mr.. CAld-
well from London was never seen by
him, although it was actually sent from
London with his maine as the signature.
1t is NOT certain that the thing started
from New YOIk, but 1t is pretty certain
1t passed over the wires from New York,
having been started from that city, or
from some point tetWeen New York
and Washington, either Baltimore or
Philsdelphia. It Was embraced in ca
ble telegram sent from the starting
point on this side Of the Atlantic from
The assumed address in London, which
had been agreed upon previously, prob
ably through theSgency Of the cables and
the exact words were then sent back to
this country by the confederate in Lon
don in pursuance Of the instructions he
had received.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-Mr. Blaine
received, by mail, this morning, letter
from Josiah Caldwell, OF Whicn the fol-
lowing is true copy. 1t authenticates
the cable dispatch received by the judi
eiary committee:
No. lis CANNON STREET
LONDON, June 8, 1876. {
Hon. Jas. G. Blaine:
DEAR SIR read in the New York
Of M asv-teaYrfh grIFi TaYny1aI
ScOtt's evidence before the congressional
committee, and / at once csbled him as
follows:
Thomas A. Scott, Philadelphia:
Your statement before the congress
sional committee, on the fifteenth, re-
lating to the Fort Smith railroad bonds
which you purchased Of me is perfectly
correct. l can more fully substantiate
ehairmau Of the judiciary committee as
| follows: "Have just read in the New
York papers Scott's evidence about our
bond transactions, and can fully corrob-
crate it. l never gave Blaine any
Fort Smith railway bonds, direct
| ly or otherwise. have three
foreign railway contracts upon my
hands, which makes 1t impossible for
me to leave without great pecunisry
loss, or 1 would gladly voluntarily come
home, and so testify; can make affidavit
to this effect, and mail, II desired" am
sorry that am not able to go personally
before the committee and give my testi-
mony, but l presume that Colonel
| Scott's. evidence will be sufficient to
prove that you had nothing to do
with the transaction in question.
Ii you wish for any further
testimony or affidavit from me to prove
the facts, as cabled to the committee,
l shall be glad to forward 1t under cath.
| The charges are 80 void Of any fOunda-
tion that have no fear of their doing
you any permanent injury, and hope
that your prosecutors will be able to
show as clear record as yours in con-
nection with the Little Rock and Fort
| Smith railway. Yours, faithfully,
| JOSIAH CALDWELL.