The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-08

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raised in the Judiciary Committee as t
whether telegraphic dispatch should b
sent, asking Caldwell il he would CONT
and testify. In that instance, also
Blaines friends resisted the motion.
Blaine-0n the same grounds.
Knott-It nevertheless prevailed, ThC
Committee on Judiciary instructed me t
send telegraphic dispatch to Caldwell
did not know where Caldwell was to b'
found, and / went to the member from
Boston (Warren), thinking that he woult
know, and. asked him where Caldwell
might be found. He told me that he die
not know. asked him TO inquire, say
ing that 1 had been instructed by thu
committee to send dispatch to Caldwell
He said he would write to o gentleman in
Boston and ascertain. In the meantime
went 10 Judge Hunton and told hin
that l had a great variety OF things IL
hand and asked him to take hold Of thai
matter and find out where Caldwell was
and to telegraph to him in my name. Mr.
Warren some days afterwards came to me
and told me that he had received letter
from his friend in Boston, informing him
that Caldwell was somewhere, l think, in
Italy, When, therefore, received dis
patch from Caldwell without having dis
patched 10 him, it occurred to me that ii
was suspicious.
Mr.. BIaine-Would not the pubIica-
ton Off expose it? ........
Mr.. Knott-I beg the gentleman not tc
interrupt me furthermore. There was
simply at the top OF the dispatch the
word LOndon-no month, no day, nc
place, no street, no house. IkneS moth.
ing about these cable dispatches; had
never sent one in my life and never even
saw one before that. / have since been
informed that it is customary in London
to keep the addresses Of persons sending
dispatches and not put the address on the
dispatch itself. l did not know it at that
time and l don't know it now, except
from information. As soon as could
after reading that dispatch came to the
capitol and read it to Judge Lynde, and
think to Judge Lord, Mr.. jerks and
Mr.. McAianon. I think it was TO these
four gentlemen that l read it. know
that these four gentlemen were present
at the meeting. Ny impression is that
they were there when read the dispatch,
| am confident that Judge Lynde was
That was on Thursday. On Friday there
was meeting Of the committee and q
variety OF subjects were under consider
alton. This matter, SO lar as | know
wasn't named.
Mr.. Blaine-You didn't think Of nam
| ing the telegram to the committee?
Mr.. Knott did not think Of it. The
truth is, Mr.. Blaine, I had great many
things to think OF besides your Presiden.
tial aspirations. l am free to say that l
do not recollect that ii occurred TO me at
all.
Mr.. Blaine-I am not alluding 10 my
self, but TO the dispatch, That might
have occurred TO you.
Mr.. Knott-I say ! do not recolleci
that it occurred TO me at all.
Mr.. Blaine-Did you read it to any
other person Of your committee besides
Messrs. Lynde and Hunton?
Mr.. Knott-Those were the only per
sons.
Mr.. Blaine--Are those the only per
sons that you mentioned 1t to?
| Mr.. KnOtt-I4et me get through. tolC
you didn't want to be interrupted OF
the same occasion while we were in the
committee room. Mr.. McMahOn can't
over and described a scene which wa
taking place in this room, and in which
he said Mulligan had stated that Blaine
had come before him and got tho letter
from him under promise 10 return them
almost getting on his knees, &C., and de
scribed the scene as it had been described
by the witness. Whether il was on th'
next day or on that same day, ! do no
now remember. / mentioned the fac
to Hunton that / received telegraphi'
dispatch from Caldwell, and report
ed to him the contents Of th'
dispatch. l did not read it Il
him. / told him Of it, however
Hunton, and you stated your suspicion
in regard to II, saying that thought !
was trick and didn't regard the tele'
gram as a matter of evidence in any sens
Of the word. Had adispatch came from
Caldwell saying that Blaine was guilty
that he had got the bonds from him, i
would have been injustice to Blaine Il
have given it to the public.
Mr.. Blaine-You will permit me, how
ever, to believe that it would have got ou
pretty soon.
Mr.. KnOtt-What did you say, sir?
Mr.. Blaine-I don't Ithink that yoI
would have kept back testimony tha
would have hurt me. That is what
have said, sir.
Mr.. Knott-Do you mean to say that
would do you such injustice as that?
Mr.. Hunton-Let il be understood
gentlemen, that there must be no inter
ruptions.
Mr.. Blaine-I shall not interrupt th
gentleman further. l know that III
Cheeseborough dispatch-let me max
that remark?
Mr.. Hunton-No, sir; the floor has no
been conceded.
Mr.. Knott-So far as the Cheesebor
ough dispatch is concerned, | know moth
ing about it. | have not read it. All
have to say is that ! had variety O
other things to think about and to atten'
to, and l know nothing about it. s
far a. this dispatch is concerned
however,: was my object 10 verify it
possible but in any event to present it /
, the committee to do with it as they saN
proper and TO take any action that the
saw fit. That was my intention. Eve
had not the scene taken place which dil
take place on Monday, that dispatc
would have been presented to this com
mittee, perhaps on the next day.
Mr.. Blaine-0r some time furthe
along.
Mr.. Knott-Before the report woul
, come in and in time TO subserye you
purpose. l want to add here, and Judg
Hunton will bear me out in 1t that whe
the Tarbox resolution was introduced h
and / agreed that in justice TO Blaine, tn
thing ought 70 be investigated as soon a
possible and thathe should be exonerate
II he were innocent. / understand it /
be his desire and also the desire Of hi
friends.
BIaine-(Interposing)-Yes but in cas-
this dispatch were genuine.
Mr.. Hunton-The rule must be oil
served that Interruptions must not tax
! place.
Mr.. Knott-It Is intended that the telt
gram should be laid be laid before tn
. | committa and LAT tho committee lo Wha