Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-21
All About the Hiaiue Rouds.

WARRINGTON June l9.-The fol.
lowing kilograms were produced by
The Western Union Telegraph Co. be-
fore the Judiciary Committee. the
first being from Robinson, former
Chief Engineer of the Little Rock
road:
WASHINGTON, May &c.
JOSIAH CALDWELL, 1l5 Cannon st.
London. Eng: See SCOTS testimony.
papers sixteenth, telegraph Scott Phil
adelphia, as you truthtully csn, the
strongest endorsement of his state
ment. A. l.. Rop,NsoN
Telegram No 3
June l, 1876
Don't permit newspaper men and
others to interview yon.
Telegram 3
juno 7, 1876.
JOSIAH CALDWELL, TunbridgeW Wells
Eng: Ii false, authorize me to depy
you paid Blaine. SlcKLEs.
St. James Hotel, care Mr.. Dunicle.
The above dispatch brought out
Caldwell's reply to Sickles.
Telegram A received at Western
Union Building, corner Bro I'd way and
Dcs stIects, MAY ol 1870
JOSIAH CALDWELL, Cannon Street
London: Thanks for your cable con-
iirming all my statements. ScoTT.
(rclegram B, received at Western
Union Building. corner Broadway
and Dey streets, May 81, 1869
FAvo, London: Dispatch received.
Cable this Immediately 10 Chairman
House Judiciary Committee, Wash
ington.
Have just received Scott's eyi.
dence about our bond transaction in
New York newspapers and fully cor
rOborate il. | never gave Blaine anv
Little Rock bonds directly or indirect.
~ or otherwise. | am now building
3 European railroads and cannot leave
without great pecuniary loss, or
would gladly aud voluntarily come
home and testify. l can make affida-
Wit to that effect and mail it IL desired.
lNot signed PHILADELPHIA.
Telegram q, received at Western
Union building, broadway and Dey
Streets.
May 81, 1876.
FAvo, London: Cable nobody ex.
cepting Scott.
The testimony of Hicks was mainly
in explanation of the operator's marks
on the above dispatches produced by
him. The only important point in Il
WAS that the word "favo" was the reg.
isteioj address of Josiah Caldwell. In
LONDON. He knew it from the fact
that the office was SO notified by an
office dispatch FROM the other side.
He could not give the date of that no. |
tiilcation, but he thought 1t was some.
where about the Oath Of May last.
l have three foreign railway con-
tracts upon my hands, which makes IL |
impossible for me to leave without
great pecunisry loss or would gladly |
tariiy come home and SO testify.
l can make an affidavit to this effect
and mail it If desired. l am sorry
that am not able to go personally be. |
fore the committee and give nv ties.
timoDy. but presume Col. Scott's
evidence will be sufficient to prove
yon had nothing to do with the trans.
acuon In question. Ii You wish for
any further testimony or affidavit
from me TO prove facts as cabled to
the committee, shall be glad to for.
ward it under oath. The charges are
80 void Of foundation that have no
fear OF their doing You any perma.
nent injury, and hope your persecu-
tors will be able to show as clear a
record as yonrs in connection with
tho Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail-
road. Yours faithfully,
JOSIAH CALDWELL.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-Mr Blaine
received by mail this morning letter
from Josiah Caldwell, of which The
following Is true copy. 1t authen.
ticates the cablegram received By the
Judiciary Committee:
No lis CoNNAuGnT STREET.
LONDON, +. G. June s, 1876.
Hon. j. G. BLAINE, Dear Sir: road
ia the New York papers OF the 10th
ult. Col. SCOTS evidence before q |
Congressional Committed and i al
once cable,! him as follows:
"!Hos A. ScoTT, PHILADELPHIA -
our statement before the Copgres.
sional committee, on the 18th. reIa-
ting to tho FL Smith X. r.. bonds
which You purchased of me Ia per.
fectly correct. can more fully sub.
tantiate IT II necessary. have lust
cabled Chairman of judiciary Com.
mittee as follows:
|" Have just read in New York pa
pers SCOTS evidence about our bond
transactions, and can fully corrobo.
rate 1t. ] never gave Blaine any Fort
Smith Railway bonds, directly or 9th.
crwise.'
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