The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23

Caldwell being lost TO direct Il toward Colonel
Scott BY the above despatch Colonel Scott thereupon
showed me the following telegram which he had that
day received from Mr.. CALDWELL
LONDON May 81. 1876.
Your statement to the Congressional Committee on
snc iosh relating 10 Fort Smith Railway bonds which
you purchased Of mo perfectly correct. can more
mily soostantiate IL IL necessary
Upon seeing that Mr. CaldweIl's telegram fully cor
roboratsd Colonel scosrs evidence, l expressed
Eret that Mr. Caldwell had addressed the Ju-
dietary Committee. and calling his attention TO NJ
Cadwes onsr 20 "mors fully substantistc u II ncces
sary," proposed tn Colonel Scott very properly,
think TO telegraph Mr. Caldwell the exact situation into
which affairs had drifsed since his last sswspaper sd
vices from here. day after Colonel Scott had
testified, In fact, and ask him mr. cable direct
Mr. Knott the fuller DENIAL which he offered make
estimated that this plan would require about 800 words
and cost upwards OF $3.50. expenditure which was
not prepared to meet and which, Colonel Scott has
written, asked him 70 pay He declined to do In
fact As he has stated no refused to have
do with It.
Under the circumstances, In the face OF the con-
nrmatory cablcgram aud the offer Of fuller DENIAL,
which he had just received from Mr. Caldwell the rro
priey OF Coones 5cotts refusal was not apparent TO
me. And so II happened that. in the discharge OF
what considered act ofjust,ce to Mr. Blaine, OF
my own voiton, At my own expense, without consult
ing anybody, went direct to tho telegraph office In
Philadelphia and accepted Mr.. csidwell's offer to
mors fully substsntate" what no had that day cabled
Colonel Scott. BY teIegraphng him say by wire,
the Judiciary Committee exactly what judged from
his cabegram TO Colonel Scott and from the slight
knowledge had Of his European engagements he could
truthiully say. The time books OF the Western Union
Company will demonstrate that all the dispatches
for to moved In the order l state; that several
hours after Mr. Cadwcls voluntary DENIAL had reached
Colonel SCOTS hands cabed him to send fuller de-
NAL by cable to the Judiciary Committee Some I'M
favorable comment has been made upon the fact that
in my despatch to Mr.. Caldwell prescribed his reply
to the committee believe that method il OF common
usage with people accustomed sending long distance
costly teegramx II Colonel Scott had provided the
means perhaps would have adopted another, moro
elaborate manner but chose dictate exactly what
thought Mr.. Caldwell could and should say, simply
because the money TO pay for my telegram from
my own pocket, and tho form elected the brcfest
hence cheapest way or indicating tho ground his reply
should cover; for, be It observed, on Nay 81, Mr.
Cadwelps latest newspaper advces were OF May IL,
and variety Of events had occurred in the interval
used our ordinary business kcy-word from tho
Same motive economy, not secrecy. II Mr. Knott
had inspected the cable code book OF tho Western
Union he could easily have discovered that "Favo"
sgni6cd exactly this:-
From Jamcs C. Reed, No 1898 Broadway, New
York, 10 Josiah CALDWELL No ll5 Cannon street. f. c.
London.
But 'Iavo costs, by cable tarin, just ssvsnty.avs
cents, aud conveys the Information II spread
out ~ above in which case cablegram to London
It's cost would exceed $40 gold Hence It appears
that one great mystery, which committee OF the
House OF Representatives has puzzled for fortnight
was Of easy solution and originated in the desire Of
very humble citizen to save tlA
In fact my economy went further. TO the cost
Of single word tabout sghsynve cents) my teIe-
gram to NJ. Caldwell wrote Little Rock bonds"
which stranger might to the municipal
bonos Of that city and intended qubblo Mr.. Cald-
we'll his telegram to the committee, changed II SO
~ % a:-s'I never gave Blaine any Fort Smith
Hallway bonds, an expression Of moro explicit
ing. also wrote In my proposed despatch that he
was, ~ thea supposed "buiiding three European
railroads." comparison OF the two dispatches viii
show that he changed this into "havo three foreign
railway contracts upon my hands" which Is very
different thing think these alterations sufficiently
prove that Mr. Caldwell did not blindy follow my die
taton and that adopting the other parts OF my pro-
posed despatch from him to the committee he made
them entirely his only because they strictly
true
handed this notable despatch yesterday testified that
the sender declined TO give his and address, be-
cause ''it was not necessary" That has very mys-
terious lookl But think no will remember that
said not necessary. because he could gcs both
from the company's signal code book II he very
curious aboutt; adding, rs he says laughingly, make
II John Smith" To which he replied
s'Yes can get your real and address upstairs
II we need II"
II mad intended secrecy In this matter would
have cabled Mr. Caldwell anonymously, and not have
used ordinary key word, which gave certain claw
TO tho fullest particulars If my and address Nor
would / openly have introduced Mr.. BIHine's
name In my despatch, because At that time, know
It's appearance therein certain to attract the
inquisve attention Of every operator who handled
the message II had said "Mr. Brown, NJ. Cald-
we'll would not have misunderstood my meaning because
my first words, "Dsspatch received" connected It's
purpose with che Colonel Scott had just received
In fact handing my telegram the telegraph clerk
said II don't want you TO suppose there anything
secret aoout tina" He will remember that.
l don't believe anybody could have then anticipated
that tho telegram which proposed to Mr. Caldwell for
transmission TO the judiciary Committee would
have any effect than properly belonged TO such
BRIEF unsworn denial; whatever orco subsequently
exerled think Il acquired by lying In Mr.. Knotts
pocket for few days. How Mr.. Blaine learned that
Mr.. Caldwell had cabled the committee do not know
He certainly now for the nrss timc learns OF me ito
origin. Nor did cvcr through me, transpire how
the longer "Favo despatch originated But the great
O.. mystery IT, How did Mr. Knott know It was boguss
And was IT. JAMES c. REED
THE COAL MINERS.