The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-15
The Cipher Dispatches in Full
With TRANSACTIONS.
ASTOUNDING FACTS.
Desperate Efforts Of the Presidents Secretary
To Avoid TCStifying at st. Louis.
Statements in the kilograms VS.. Statements
in the Court Yesterday.

The following are the dispatches which passed be-
tween Levi p Luckey OF the Presidents secretaries
and General BabcocK and which | have been able to
copy to-day When these dispatches were written and
sent Luckey here watching the trial of Mcdonald
then in progress, and in frequent Geographic
respondence with General Babcock in Washington.
The cipher kilograms obtained BY the government
prosecutors by Of subpoena duces ecum to the
telegraph company.
OF the five dispatches two signed Levi p Luckey;
two signed oscar, " and from General Bah
cock and one is signed with his name. The cipher
used is an arrangement often used in the army during
the war. The dates OF the dispatches important,
will be shown further on, and their contents tell
bad story. The cphers you together with the
dispatches decphered and also the key, from which
it is easy to make arrangement by which they may
be read
DESPATCH no. l.
wAsHNGroN, D. c., Nov IT, 1875
LEVI p LUcKEY, Lnde Hotel, st. Louis Mo-
Now but and wants means Judgment but prevent he
tito your going assistance employ my hazards
all now him tell there at OSCAR
DESPATCH NO. 2.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. II, 1875.
LEVI p. LUoKEY, Lnde Hotel, St Louis Mo -
AT ever this of what answer and retain receipt on
our him with to Krum NJ him fully confer John sec
protect and house very would be unfortunate here If
there he my and to go possibly promptly re-
port prevent earliest moment it fully
O. L. BABCoCK
DESPATCH NO g.
WASHINGTON, D, c., Nov IS, 1875
LEVI P. LUCKY, Linden HOTEL St Louis, Mo =
Well leaves friend tonight all Hamlet make 90
can bondage If AFFIDAVIT attend will yours ad-
wise friends needed received, OSCAR.
bondage in this despatch said to stand for 1.-TWO"
and Hamlet for ''hundred'-dolars supposedly
DESPATCH NO. A.
ST LOUIS Mo-, Nov IS, 1875.
General O. E. BABoocK, Washington, d. G. -
Going otherwise political personal or reflects you
danger no should Macks Biey detriment no come
whom upon all says X and others you if be would well
with rests could think you friends and also
received nothing would testify to all show cannot they
but best anything it urges force do shall is K
choose he interest for you If retained your
LEVI P. LUCKEY.
DESPATCH NO. g.
ST. LOUIS NO., Nov Is, 1875.
General o. f. BABcocK, Washington D. c.
Hamlet to be not asked bondage ABOUT Rogers Will
you come despatch my in says X. rung get you day
consultation alter to did LEVI P. LUCKEY.
TRANSACTIONS
The following in the same order are the transla
lions of these ciphers:-
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL, 1875
LEVI P LUcKEY, Lindel HOTEL st. Louis, Mo. =
Tell him employ assistance If he wants, and means
but to prevent my going there at all hazards Ex
ercise your best Judgment now. OSCAR.
No. 2-KRUM ORDERED BABcocK.
WASHINGTON D. c., Nov II, 1875.
LEVI P. LucKEY, Lindel Hotel ST. Louis, Mo. -
See John N. Krum receipt of this, whatever hour.
Retain him to protect me and confer fully with him
and answer at earliest moment To 90 there now
would be very unfortunate if he possibly prevent
IT, Report fully and promptly to my house, here.
o. E. BABCOCK.
no 3-''FRESDsn-"BoSDAGE HAMLET
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. Is, 1875.
LEVI p Lucky, Lnde Hotel, ST. Louis. Mo. -
Friends advise not to go. A friend leaves tonight
can make affidavit If needed Yours received VIII
attend to bondage Hamlet All well. OSCAR
('Bondage Hamlet" is supposed to stand for $780,
NO. NO DANGER But COME CHOOSE.
ST. LOUIS NO., Nov 49, 1875.
General o. E. BABcocK, Washington, d. G. -
K says detrment, no danger, personal, political
or otherwise, should you Billy and all others
upon whom Mack's rests going testify; and
friends think would be we'll If you could aIso so all
would show nothing received But rests with you
you choose. X urges it, But they cannot force any
thing. He is retained for your interest. | shall do
best can. LEVI p LUCKEY.
no 5.-RoGERs ''RUNo M"
81. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 49, 1875.
General o. Z, BABcocK Washington, d. c. -
After consultation K says you Will not be asked TO
come. Rogers rung in to-day. Did you get my des-
patch about bondage Hamlet LEVI p LUCKEY.
TESTING DISPATCHES
[The cipher is very simple when IL s once compre-
hended The actual words Of the despatch written
SO as to follow the order prescribed in set OF
bered squares and when the words thus arranged
they are read Of according TO the numbers in the
squares. Each square contains word, and the
contains twenty four words in six columns four deep.
The reading begins at the bottom, fourth square from
the left and proceeds, square to the left back
and upward again to the left. and on until the top
OF the column is reached, when the word two
to the right and back toward the left the first
word, and then down again. We have arranged a
OF squares described dispatches also ap-
Piled it to the despatch signed 80. +. Babcock."
Every reader pick II out for himself General
Babcocks despatch to be arranged in two sepa-
rate squares and the decphering accordingly begins
in the proper square OF the upper t-ED. HERALD
SET SQUARES
Tho folowinr Is n set Of squares-