The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-10

cions In regard to it.
Knott stated my suspicious in re-
gard to 1t. saying thought
1T WAS A TRICK.
didn't regard the Geographic dispatch
az a matter of evidence in any sense az
terward. Had a dispatch come from
Caldwell. saying that Blame was guilty,
and that he got the bonds from him. it
would have been injustice to Blaine to
have given It to the public.
| Blaine-l on will permit me, however,
to believe that Ii would have got out
pretty soon.
Knott--What did you say. sirg
Blaine-I do not think that you would
have kept back testimony that would
have hurt me. That Is what have said,
! sir.
knott-Do you mean to say that |
/ would have done you such injustice as
that?
Hunton-l.et 1t be understood. gentle
men. that there must not be any inter-
ruptions.
| Blaine-I shall not interrupt the gem
| tleman further. | know that the Chees-
borough dispatched me make that re-
mark
lIunton-No, sir, the the floor has not
been conceded.
| Knott-So far as the Cheescborough
dispatch is concerned ] know nothing
about it. / have not read 1t. All that
have to say Is that have had a variety
OF other things to think about and to at
tend to, and know nothing about it. So
far rs this dispatch Is concerned. how
ever, it was my object TO verify il 1t
possible, but in any event to present i;
TO the committee to do with 1t as they
saw proper and to take any action that
they saw tit-that was my intention.
Even had not the scene taken place which
did take place on Monday, that dispatch
would have been presented TO this com
mittee, perhaps on the next day.
Blaine-Or some time along
knott-Before the report would come
in and in time to subscrve your purpose.
| want to add here, and Judge Hunton
l will bear me out in it. that when the Tar
box resolution was introduced he and
agreed that
| IN JUSTICE TO BLAINE,
that things ought to be investigated as
soon as possible. and that he should be
exonorated if he were innocent. under
stood it to be his desire and the desire OF
his frlends-
Blaine (intcrposing) Yes, but in this
dispatch was genuine
Hunton-rhe rule must be observed
that interruptions must not take place.
Knott did intend that the tele-
graphic dispatch should be laid before
the committee and let the committee dc
what il pleased in the matter,
Blainc-When were you intending to
do that.
Knott--I had not fixed any particular
time for doing it.
Blaine-Then understand that you do
not call that suppressing dispatch
Knott do not.
Blaine+Was ii not
SURPRISING IT FROM THE PUBLIC
tor the time being!
Knott-What right had the public to
it!
Blaine-The same right that the pub
lie had to all inculpating testimony
against me that went out.
knott-It was not my fault that it went
out.
BIaine-But it was your fault that that
dispatch did not 60 out. You stated
that you wanted to hold that dispatch fol
the purpose of verifying its authenticity
You thought that there might be some
thing indirect or bogus or 'put up about
it. What steps did you take to verify its
authority!
Knott wanted to find out Caldwll'.
. address.
Blaine-You had this dispatch in your
hands from Thursday morning, the Isl
of June. and never brought it to the no
tice of the public until INTOXICATED yor
on the floor of the house on Monday, th'
9th OIL une. In those intervening five
DAYS what steps did you take TO acquir,
information as 10 whether that was al
authentic dispatch!
Knott took only the steps that
, thought ought to take TO find out where
, Caldwell was and to telegraph to him.
Blaine-Dd it occur to you to telegraph
, 10 the London office:
knott-NO, sir.
; Blaine-Io on are a lawyer and pre-
sumo
ALAwYKR OF PROMINENCE,
else you would not be Chief of the judo.
, iary committee. II dispatch comes t
YOU from Josiah Caldwell, what is th'
, presumption rs to its authenticity, that i
, Is from Josiah Caldwell or not:
I Knott-That is owing to clrcum
stances.
Blaine then crOss-eXamined Knott OF
! the manner in which the judiciary com
, mittee intended to deal with the dispatch
: and on the time they intended to publish
it. Knott declared that he proposed t
= do the business ia his own way.
|, Biaine-You say the cable dispatcl
was ne evidence. Will the affidavit tina
Caldwell proposed to send be no evi
dence?
4 knott-It looked good deal in thi
way: That il | sent man TO Londoi
: asking him to send over dispatch eX
y culpating me | would probably maxi
: that very suggestion and il he were al
0 an intelligent man he may have know
t that an exparte affidavit made in Lon
n don could not be received as evidence a
}. all.
: THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUED.
a and Blaine, in a voice trembling witt
/. anger said ''Do you mean to imply tina
i you have any evidence of the slightes
|. character that / have had directly o
: indirectly, any communication wit
il Josiah Caldwell?
q Knott have never said that you had
!. Blaine-Iour intimation just no'
n meant that or 1t meant nothing.
II Knott-Well, suppose 1t did:
Blaine-l want you to state whetht
q you have the slightest evidence Of il, a
n though have heard that you have bee
n ruInmaging the telegr,p PHI offices throu9
+ the country tor such evidence.
\ knott-Then you have heard III
ia That Is what you have heard.
l. Blaine-I am very glad to hear IA:
it is a lie, but | want this to be undo
\ stood: Whether you have the slighte
evidence that have had in any mannc
,e whatever, any communication with J'
| ,ioh r.,lHwall