, 1876-06-08
When. therefore, 1 received dispatch frnm Ca1d.
we'll without having dispatched 70 him. It occurred
10 =
IT wAs SUSPICIOUS.
DlAlnc-Wouid not tho publication Of It have ex.

anp9 a9s i e s n,fti .ep H.
dispatsh The wo,a Lonndon 20 Place no ,, ,tttft
pstehcs; had never sent one INN n ny fe nd never
even .aw one botofe; have sincs been. Informed
Gre; ,s;. linz n, ,Ss a',e6 e6, tss na a no. Nn.s
io's,ion Il .oon i souIa, stttt hst
di.natch,, Gang to The Capitol, aud
ts1s sa. ID ,us. 's ;s 5ssSs' Mr.. lysas ess. Al. snt Mr.
tha. rcad II. know that thcee four Gentlemen
Sat @ ,hey Wsfe tSese s Viz" re.d u s .psseh
am confident that Judge Lynde was. 7hat was on
Or ra9s1 s susrs fsn sss 1 anaes s
s"n.'lasrson, CO.. This matter, 80 far ~ Know was
II Mr "fsi h!a'nr"You did not ,hlnk Of mentioning
the telegram to the Cumsnittce1
Knott A!d not think Of 4 The ttH;h nth r. H.
staes % Yonr ~ Ptc,tenstaI @ " a:pration. am free 10
say d. not tteolicet .hat It occurred to INC Ut all
Ts, En- pSt ans to eqt to the
- knoti71 ssy do not sccollect that occurred toll
'f i,ia,nap, ,ou read /, to auv oth., perton on
you Committee Se.!dss i III. :. Lynae and H. iiun.'
Enott-T1o.e werc the only persons.
Mr. 1aine-Arc those the only pcf,ons that you
Kno,t-Let me set through: hare told you r
carton. while we were In thu Committee -roon Mr
McMahon came over and described acene While h
Mulligan lad ata.cd TINT 1'lasnc hat, come befc sf
him. and got letters from him under promise to'sc.
turn them,
ALMOST GETTING on uts KNEES, ETC,
describing the reene a. It had been described BY
witness. Whether It was on tho next day: or on
that same day, don't now rememl,et ! y. ,n-
sf sf asssa s '9sn s% tsfi 's al
Ii 70 hin. told him Of it, however:
And tad Ef1
Knot,-l statea ny su.p!eon' n rcEs.l to .t..y:
tciegrarhic dispatch u matter Of evidence In nny
| tcntc 0f the word. Had dispatch come from
saIdTs' G, ssayns thst nltine Tas Suy tats h. r..
Blaine-You permit me-, however, 10 believe
that that It would hayc got out pretty soon.
na!ne-I do not think that you would have t.pt
gbst h1 tp a9 would have hurt me- that
okn Kno,npo IT.. yGa san te ssy that would have
Hunton-Let " he undfEAtuod, gentlemen, TINT
there must not te any Interruptions.
batnc-1 :. shall not >, in,ssrupt tho gsntlcnan
-let me mike TINT remark.
lInnton--So, slr. The floor has not beca con-
| Knott-so far ~ the cheescbo,oneh dispatch Is
| concerned. know nothing about ii. have. NOT
read It,. All have to say ia that hare had =.
nothing abouti II. 80 tar ~ this dispatch j. con.
ccrned, howcsos, It waa my object 10 verify III II
e r W n's ~ ey se to S
to taks my action thst they saw H. Tint woc ny
mhsh IA e. % as haa not ,e eosv Gssne III akf ses
wonld have be- been s presented to s6is Comm ttee.
| perhaps On the next daY.
| MORE cATEcn1s1so.
n1anc-Or eotnc time n1Dpg
knott-Deforc the report wnu1d conc In aItd in
hsre:iudEe llantoa xill bearr rms about IN i.-thas
agreed that in tuetfco IN Blaine that thing oa:ht
to be Investigated posrfble, that be should
& e &. b r.. hi!
bla!ne t1ntcrposIng)-aes, but in ea"c thta
d'sHnteh re1e genuine
Should b. sd besors iho committee Con md I'll ae
H'nlnc-Whcn weru you intending 70 do thats
knott-l hnd not a1ed any particular time Tor
nlslne-Then understand TINT you do not call
| that urPreEsng dispatch.
alalne;- wa. i not aupprcas!ne 1t from the public
Knott-What Tight had the public to III
tnculratng testimony aga!nst ,ns tint went out.
knott-lt was not my fault Tint 1t went uut.
Hlaino--l'ut 1t was your fault that that dispatch
aid not 70 out, Yen ttated that you wanted to
Sp'f ss stsp s Es; # s L.
soacthing Indirect bogus - put up" a6oot 1t.
What Htcrh did you take TO verify ita authenticity
fnutt-I Wuutcd 10 Ind out CaAHGlTB address.
Blaine-lou had this dispatch In your hnnde
from Thur,day morning. The 1st Of June: and
intcrrngatea ynu on tho door Of the House on Mon-
day. the 9TH Of June. In those intervening ase
days what rleps DID you take to aeau!e informs,
knott-l took III. only steps that | thought
ought TO- take to fnd out where Caldwell was and to
Hisine-Did i never OCCUR to you to telegraph to
thS London onlcc'
knott-N0, e!E.
Nla!ac-Your arc lawyer. snd ! presume d
lawyer OF isoaalnence, elro YOU would not be chief
q he Il ar.ss
| Caldwell or not
KNOTT CtoEs-sxAMiHED.
| D}anc thcn GtotB- examined Knott on the man
| ncr In which thu JatlictaFy Committee intended to
deal with Tic dspatch, and on thc t!mo they i'll
posed to do the business tn bis own way.
denss viii !he a!svs a5s is tSst cadwsi n'opose. 70
Knott-It looked to me good deal in this way:
t1'at II had scnt to nan III London asking him 70
probably pake that very ruvscst'on, and II he wcrc
an intc1lissni man b. + nns haze known ,hss sn e1.
! Cs4yGl ~ evidence at all.
BLAINE FIRES Ur.
The eont,,Svs'sy t,s,, s, continued md 1ha!ne n
tn Imply that yum have any evidence Of the slight.
any communication With CALDWELL
Blaine-iour !ntimstion Just now meant that, or
1t meant noth!ng.
Knatt-well. suppose II !id'
| D1aiAe-I want y0l to stats whether you have
the slightest evidence Of It. although haye heard
that you have been rnnamaQing the telegraph Offices
through tho country for aAch evidence.
knutt-TLsn sou have heard alo Tint Ia what
l'aanel am worry glad IN hear that It Ia lie, bnt
I want this II whether fUu hSYn the