The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-20
The Caldwell Telegram.


from London, with his name as the sig
nature. 1t is not certain that the dis
patch started from New York, but il is
pretty certain that it passed over the
wires from New York, having been
started from that city or some point
between New York and Washington.
II was embraced in cable telegram
sent from the starting point on this side
of the Atlantic to an assumed address
in London, which had been agreed upon
previously, probably through the agency
of the cable, and the exact words Were sen,
back TO this country by the confederate
in London IN pursuance OF the
instructions he had received.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
psny produced some kilograms before the
House Judiciary Committee to-day, and
fir N these 1t appears that the exculpa
tory dispatch from JOSIAH Caldwell to
Mr.. Knott about Mr.. Blaine was sent to
Caldwell from Washington with the re.
quest to cable il Immediately to the Chair
man of the House judiciary Committee.
The following dispatches were pro-
duced to. dsy before the Committee on
Judiciary, by Mr.. Hicks. cable clerk OF
the New York Western Union Telegraph
office. The first dispatch is from A. +.
Robinson, former chief engineer of the
Fort Smith and Little Rock Railroad,
and is AS follows:
WASHINGTON. May 26.
To Josiah CaldlceLl, lis Cannon street
London, England:
See SCOTS testimony in papers of the
10th Telegraph to Scott in Phiadel-
phis. rs YOU truthfully can the strongest
endorsement to his statement.
GSigned,1 ~ p ROBINSON.
Telegram No. .
JUNE |, 1876.
Josiah CaidrcsLl, Yn1Ijridge Wells, Eng
land:
Don't permit newspaper men and
others 10 interview yCu.
[Signed: r.
Telegram No. g.
JUNE I, 1876.
Josiah Cald,osli, r. n6ridge Vets, Lon-
don:
II false, authorize me to deny that you
paid Blaine.
SICLLES,
st. James Hotel, Care Mr.. Denckla.
The above dispatch brought out Cald.
wells reply to Sickles.
Telegram No. 4-Recewed at West
ern Union building, Broadway and Dey
streets, May 3lst 1876:
Josiat CdId,ceH, Cannon 81, LonioH:
Thank: for your cable confirming all
my >tatements.
May 3lst. SCOTT.
Telegram No. 5-Received at West
ern Union building, Broadway and Dey
streets, May "a, 1876:
Faro, London:
Dispatch received. Cable this imme-
diately to the Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, at Washington:
Have lust received SCOTS evidence
about our bond transaction in the New
York papers, and fully corroborste =. |
never gave Blaine any Little Rock bonds
directly or otherwise Am now building
three European railroads, and cannot
leave without great pecuniary loss, or
would gladly voluntarily come home
and testify. Can make affidavit 70
that effect TO mail 1t if desired Not
signed.
Telegram No. g. received at the West
ern Ufion building, corner Broadway
and Dey streets, Msy,$1th, 1876:
Faro, London:
Gable NJ body excepting Scott.
Philadelphia. !. ;.
The testimony Of Hicks was mainly
An explanation of the opsrstors marks
on the above dispatches, produced by
him. The only important point in it
was the word "Faro" 1t was the reg
istered address of Josiah Caldwell, in
London. lie knew it from the fact that
the office was 50 notified by AN office dis
patch from the other side. He could
not give the date os the notification, but
he thought il was somewhere about the
oath of May last.
The Above Story Denied.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-Mr. Blaine
received by mail this morning letter
from Caldwell, Of which the followlngls
COPY. 1t suthenticates the csblegranI
received by the judiciary Committee;
No. ll5 CANNON ST, LONDON, +. &, |
June sth, 1876.
Hon. j. q. Biajne:
DEAR SrR:-I read IN New York pa
pers Of The 10Th ult. Col. SCOTS evidence
before the Congressional Committee, and
| At once cab!cd him as follows:
"THos. A. Scott, Phttadeiphia:
"Your statement before the Congres-
sional Committee on the 18th, relating
TO the Fort Smith railroad bond,
which you bought of me Is perfectly
correct, can more fully substanliste It
If necessary have also cabled 70 the
chairman Of the judiciary Committee
as follows: Il have just read IN the
New York papers SCOTS evidence about
our bond transaction and can fully cor
roborste it. | never gave Mr.. Blaine
any Fort smith Railroad
bonds directly or otherwise.
have three foreign railway contracts
upon nv hands, which makes II
impossible for me ~ leave without great
pecunisry loss, or would gladly voIuD-
tsrlly come home and 50 testify. Can
make AFFIDAVIT! 20 this effect and mail II
desired. | AN sorry / sm not able 70 go
personslly before the committee and give
nv testimony, but ! presume that Col.
SCOTS evidence will be sufficient 70 prove
that you had nothing 70 do with the
transaction II question. II you wish tor
anv further testimony or affidavit from
me to prove the facts as csbled to the
COMMITTEES, shall be glsd 70 forward It,
under oath. The charge was 20 VOID OF
/ foundation that have no fear Of their
doing you auy personal injury. hope
your persecutors will Be able to sho~ as
clear = record AZ yours in connection with
I the Little Rock and For. Smith Railway.
Yours, faithfully,
JOSIAH CALDWELL