The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

MIR. Caldwell might be found. He told me no
aid mot sn"w ksa h% 70 ,ens
tee to send dispatch to Mr.. idwell. He said
be would write to a gentleman In Boston and
Hunton and told him had great variety Of
things on hand, and asked him to take hold of
that matter AID hnd out where Mr.: Caldwell
wTd.; came e me .oq told me sh.s
ton informing him. that bis friend was -ome-
where-I think in 1t ly when, therefore. re.
having desp ltched to him. u occurred to me
that u was suspicious. Furthermore, there
spseh %%s h'@p' sns word Iondo% So mSsa o ds ne
day, no place no street no house: l
IN nsye .osdoe shoe Go seep tS
sending dispatches, and n.'t to put the address
In the despatch itself. did not know It at that
formation. As soon as could after reading
that despatch / came to the Capitol and read IL
Mr. jerks, and Mr.. McSiahon. I think Il was TO-
these four gentlemen that read It. know
that these four gentlemen were present at the
meeting, and my i'm ression Is mat they were
there whcn read tue despatch. l am confident
that JUDGE hynde was Inat was on thursdsy.
mttee. A variety Of subjects were under
sider ,tion. aud this matter so far as know,
MIR. Blsine-Dld you read 1t to any other per-
son OF your committee besides Messrs. Lynde
and Huntonf
MIR. Knott-Tnose were the only persons.
did not regard the telegraph despatch as n mat
ter OF evidence In any sense OF the word. Had
| a desoatoh come from Mr.. Caldwell saying Mr..
| Blaine was guilty, that he had got the bonds
from him, II would have been Injustice to Mr.
| Blaine to have given II to the public.
| Mr.. Baine-You permit me, however. 10 be-
iieye tnst Il would have got out pretty soon.
Mr.. Knott-Wnat do YOU saw, sir2
MIR. Baine-I do not think you would have
kept back testimony that would have hurt me-
| that is wnat have said, sir.
n m q N IN At
have Done you such injustice a. tnat1
| MIR. Huoton-Let IL be understood. gentlemen,
that there must not oe any Interruptions.
| Mr.. Knott re peated that he Intended that the
| tele9raphlc despatch should be laid before tho
ommittee aud let tho committee do what 1t
MT. Blaine -wnen were you intending to do
| that7
MIR. Knott-I had not nxed any particular time
| for uoing IT,
| not call tnst suppressing despatch.
Mr.. knott-1 do not.
Mr.. 81 ine-was 1t not suppressing It from the
puplic f"r the time beng
| Ar. Knott-What right had the public to itf
| MIR. BlJne-rhe same right the public had to
oil OF the inculpating testimony against me that
Mr.. Knott-My colleagues will all bear me
witness that in every Investigation winch his
taken place before a commit Zee in which have
been engaged, have been particularly careful
To prevent anything from getting out that would
| inculpate ANYBODY, before a report was made.
| | have been blamed bv newspaper reporters for
being % retlcent for the simple reason that |
|
| parte statements III ade In a committee room.
Mr.. Blaine Can YOU tell me wnat processes or
steps you are waiting on to publish the despatch
| or give II TO the House1
MIR. Knott-I am going to give the despatch to
the House through the regular channel that Is,
through the judiciary Committoe.
Mr.. Biaine-fou had a meeting OF this com
mittee, 1 think. Yesterday
| Mr.. Knott-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Blaine-Dld you bring that subject up7
| Mr.. k"ott-I referred the matter OF your reso-
luton to the sub-committee. lsuppose we will
take our own way OF transacting our own busl-
MIR. Blaine-Can you give any Information to
that despatch7
THE CONTENTS OF THE DESPATCH.
Mr.. Knott-I do not choose to do so. choose
to transact business IN nv own way. SO far as
I'm concerned, the public has nad the substance
Of that despatch from my own lips; stated IL
Mr.. Blaioe-You said then. that Mr.. Cald well.
In that despatch. stated that he would send an
afndsyit n necessary7
Mr. Blaine-rnst looked good deal like q
man VINO was ready to give te'timony.
Mr. Knott-It looked to mo a good deal this
way. that II bad sent to IN IN in London Ask
l would probably make that very suggestion,
and II he were n Intelligent man ne must have
don could not be received as evidence at ali.
| Mr. Blaine-Do YOU mean t. impv by IN II that
you have any evidence Of the alghtest character
munlc .tiun vito Josiah Caldwelf
Mr knGtt- yo, Eaye ,o,,sn never sad that nat you had
|
that, or 1t INFANT nothing.
| Mr.. knott-Well, suppo o II did7
| MIR, Blaine-l want you To state whether you
have the slightest evidence of IT, although
have heard that ysu nave been rummagng the
telegraph Ocices through tho couutry for sucn
evidence.
Mr.. KLott-rheu YOU have heard a lie. That
is what you have hea d.
MIR. Blaine-l sm very glad to hear that It Is q
lie; Dut want this to be understood, whether
you have The slightest evidence that / have mad
In any manner whatever any communication
with joseph & dwell.
MIR knott-I have no evidence OF 1t, and /
never have pretended that l had any.
| Mr. Hun on then made a /, ief statement 10
regard TO his efforts To nnd josiah Caldwell. say
Ing that ever since Mr.. Knott had authorized
him to telegraph To CdlU well as soon he as
certained his address, no had been diligently
employed. and several other gentlemen at his
Information Desired. Mr. Hunton also proved
by the record that before the iarboX resoluti lon
was introduced In the House the committed
had examined witnesses under the Luttrell
| resolution.
Mr. Lynde said that Mr.. Knott showed the
Caldwell cablegram TO him, aud that he told sr.
kuott that II should not be placed before the
House or go on tho records Of the committee
uDtii It's 2enuineness had been shown.
AFTER further colluquy between Mr.. Blaine
and memoers q tue coImittee. the conn nittee
adjourned until lO A NJ tomorrow.
THE CALDWELL TELEGRAM.
The following IL II copy nf the telegr m re-
ceived by Rep lesentatlvs Knott on thursday
last, aud which he furnishes for publication;
To Chairman House Juiia1rv Committee. Wilmington
d. c..
have Jus. read n New York paper. Scott. 1dsncs
about our bond transaction and uly corrOborat
It. Ineyer gave Blaine Fort sn.lth RAJ way bonus
directly or indirectly. rave three fUrei u railway
contracts on my hand. which make 1t impossible for
me % leave without giea pecunlary loss, would
Rlaay voluntarily com. home aud so testify. Can
make aftdayit 10 tnis efiect mail II II desired
| JOSIAH CALDWELL.
The scene between Represent tive Knott and
| Blaine to-day In the room OF the Committee on
the judiciary was at times OF the most exciting
ch racter especially on the part Of Mr. Knott, IN
| consequence OF questions asked by Dir. Blaine
which Mr.. Knott supposed impp med his honor.
| After the sub- committee ad jou ned, Mr. Knott,
| approaching Mr. Frye, member Of the commit
tee, and who has been in attendance IA the d.
| yisory friend Of Mr.. Blaine, said to him Mr.
FRYE. your friend Blaine 10 the God dannedest
scoundrel In Americal" Mr. Frye replied You
| forLet yourself, Mr. Knott" " Yes" said MIR.
Knott, II do," and IA thereupon i,nmedIateIy
Withdrew the remark, aud apologized for having
| made II.