The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-26
CALDwELL's RESPONSE.
lis CANNON STREET,

a., .,,. . u LONDON l.. g., JulS III, 1919.
My DEAR MADAM: have your favor OF June
~, skiing me II sent the dcsp ten to the Judi-
eafy Committee, and wrote the letter TO Mr..
Blaine therein referred to. The history OF tho
dispatches and letter 4. as folows:
On tue 9th OF May re 'eived the following
cable message from .r. Robinson, AN engineer
who had been I'm my EN- 10y, and who now at
tends to some OF my business matters In the
Juited states, AN with whOm atu ia weekly
lrrespOudeuce
To J9aM C. iinoen, rs Crnnon STREET, london. & c.
50 Seou's te-tinony, pap ,rs sixteen. n Ieegreph
scot Pmad as On tratiluy ea1 tne st. ,ng At
Afterreferring to the New York uapers aud
reading Col. SCOTS evidence, L cdoled him as
fOiiuw.:
THOMAS \ SCOTT Phnaiclphia; Your statement be.
to the Fort sui hallway ognds wncn yol purcla,ed
Of me, Is perfectly correct. can more fuiB sdostAn
tate Il II Necessary.
Ga the 3lst MAY | received the foil wing bile
message from MIR. tmes &. Reed. VINO has been
IN my employ aud Is now my correspondent IN
New ork, ami to save the expense OF cabling
fun address, Is registered rs such at the Anglo
American Cable Company's Offices in New York
and London unier tne n tine VI FdVO'
TO fAyo. London; Despatch received. Cable this
our bond tr nsacuOu IN New YORK ncwspape 3, and
San i1y cnrr51olAte H. lever gave Bline any Lutte
three kurursn railroads. nnd cannot leave without
gres' pecun ~ loss. or would gladly voluntarily come
home and - stify. Can make AFFIDAVIT TO tnis effect
and more II desired.
| cabled on the lat OF June to the Oh airman Of
the Judiciary Committee is follows:
Have jusi readn New YORK. papers scott. whence
npoqt our nonr Y nsae'i0n ani G. faly
or Otherwise have three foreign rAiiw contracts
upon my hands, which MAKES 10 impossible flr me to
leave without great pecunery loss, or would gladly
fY i n cisc "a na me .e. Can mA~e ahdA
JOSIAH CALDWELL
wrote Mr.. Blaine on June the letter to
which you refer aud wnich has been y Iolished
In the Newspapers.
on the i7th OF June. during nv absence from
London. the following despatch was received at
sfiI f. fN4.t a mis-
man OF the judiciary Committee
H. J0fdh C1lhreA Lonton
canuet formally 20 send Dy d rst ma, AN iivit Win
pr2of ~ ,Ser IDENTITY 'tssa 9,foe An fei9 Consul
on my return to London, June .! cabled Mr.
Knott rs follows:
BEN absent Despatch Just received. WIN send an.
On June - mailed to Mr. Knott my ali ,vit.
sworn TO uef' the United States Consul-G IN
erh IN London, In winch substlntlated Col
SCOTS evidence before the judiciary Committee
AS to the purcnase bv him from me OF the Fort
smith Railway bonds. and affirmed that had
yer gwen 'ir Blaine directly or otherwise any
money, bonds or things OF value, or things rep
resenting value Tor an, purpose whatever.
l have written YOU thus fully the history of
these dispatches and OF NV connection wit the
persons that sent them, tn, YOU may know all
the facts, for see that some OF the New York
papers assert that the dispatches were sent to
me by persons acting as the agents OF MIR.
Blaine. My correspondents did perfectly
hey were on he SPOT. Mr. Reed knew nv re-
lauons with Col. Scott in connection with Fort
smith RAILWAY bonds and / was 3,ooO miles
away, with no knowledge OF wha had trans.
pired, except what just read in the newspaper.
whica was twelve days old when II reached me
l had no means Of KNOW = what hal trans
plred IN that interval, aud had they simply tele-
Rraphed calling my attention to the charges
brought against Mr.. Bliine IN connection with
| the Fort Smith Railway bonds, and to Col.
| Scott. statement In which my name had been
pubhcly made use OF, | should at once have
| oabed them to inform me In what manner. and
| in what ,nguage could most efectualy exon
| craze Mr.. Blaine from the charges 50 falsely
| br lught against him.
II gives me much pleasure TO respond to your
Inquiries, and with great respect, anl mad am,
very truly your Obedient servant,
JOSIAH CALDWELL.