The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
The Caldwell Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, June Il

WASHINGTON, June 10.
The following are the kilograms pro-
duced to-day before the judiciary commit
tee by Mr.. Hicks, cable clerk of the New
York Western Union telegraph Office.
TELEGRAM /.
Washington, May 26, lS16.-ro Josiah
Caldwell, 115 Cannon street, London, L
g. England. See SCOTS testimony IN the
papers Of the 1Gth. Telegraph Scott at
Philadelphia, as you truthfdly can, the
strongest endorsement of his statement
"a. p. Robinson"
TELEGRAM 2.
June /, 1s76.-Josiah Caldwell, Tun-
bridge Wells, England. Don't permit
newspaper men and Others to interview
you. ar"
TELEGRAM 3.
June Z, 187G-Josiah Caldwell, Tun-
bridge Wells, London.-If false, authorize
me to deny that you paid Blaine & Sickles
at st. James hotel, care Mr.. Deuckls.
TELEGRAM 4.
Received a, Western Union building,
Broadway and Day streets, May 81 1876 ;
Josiah Caldwell, Cannon street, London
Thanks for your caLls confirming all my
statements. SCoTr.
TELEGRAM 5
Received at w. U. building, Broadway
and Dey streets, May 81, 1876:
Fabo, LoDdon--Dispatch received. Cable
this Immediately to the chairman of the
house judiciary committee, Washington.
have just read SCOTS evidence abOnt our
bond transaction in a New York news
paper and fully corrob0rete il. | never
gave Blaine any Little Rock bonds directly
or otherwise. Am now building three Eu-
iopean railroads and cannot leave without
great pecunlary loss, or would gladly vol
UNFAIRLY come home and testify. Can
make AFFIDAVIT to that fleet aud mail it ii
desired. (Not signed Philadelphia
TELEGRAM g.
Received al Western Union building
Broadway and Dey street, May 6. 1876;
Fabo, Loudon-Cable nobody excepting
Scott. T. s., Phi lidelphia.
The above kilograms have dates, time Of
reception, sending, ETC., az usual in such
cases, which Mr.. Hicks explained, show
ing their genuineness. A. p. Robinson
who signed the despatch to Caldwell, WA
formerly engineer of the Fort Smith and
Little Rock railroad. He has been credited
with the payment of SEQ 900 in a package
to Blaine, which Robinson afterward ex
planned as mere package of loose papers
The testimony of Hicks was mainly in ex
PLANTATION Of the operators marks on the
above dispatches, produced by him, The
only important point in it was that the
word "Fsbo" was the registered address Of
Josiah Caldwell. He knew it from th,
fact that the office was 60 notified by III
Office dispatch from the other side HI
could not give the date of that notification
but he thought it was somewhere about tn,
cath of May.
A LETTER FROM oALwELL.
WAsuISGToN, June ~.
Mr.. Blaine received by mail this morning
a letter from Josiah Caldwell, OF which
the following is a copy:
No. II CANNON STREET,
LONDON, Il. c., June 3, 1850
Hon. j. G. Blaine. Dear sir; rea'
in the New York papers of the 10Th ulti
mo Col SCOTS evidence before the con
gressional comittee, and at once cable
him IS follows:
Thos. A. Scott, PHILADELPHIA You
statement before the congressional commit
tee. on the 10Th, relating 10 the Fort SmiI
railway bonds which you purchased OF m
is perfectly correct. can more fully sub
stantiaie il If necessary.
have also cabled the chairman OF tn
judiciary commute as follows:
i have Just read Scott's evidences abou
our bond transaction in a New York news
paper, and fully corroborate 1t. l neve
gave Blaine any Little Rock bonds dlrec'
" or otherwise am now building thre
European railroads and cannot leave witt
out great pecuniary loss, or would glsdl
] voluntarily come home and testify CO