, 1876-06-27
CALDWELL.
Tom Aentt nni thr Mysterious TctcEraphcr.
SCOTT To PROCTOR KNOTT.

No. 23 Houru Fovn7n srMEEr, l'niiA-
pEirl,Ia, June 20, ts7t'..7a the I'm. j. Proctor
H,ut, Chairman Of The Cons,nfttee M Jatfitiary
Ilouae Of Representatives, Ha.hi,tglou--MY DEAR
s,n: | hco by the papers ts mnr,tng that |
cables nsc patlise'! relative tn rrr-
tul,l rablc iran IosiuIl Caldwell tn your Cum
mtttce. briieve y my tinty +" tc'nl ypu here
well yesterday tns ts.s s"hjei; any! ~ segasa h,
the cubic sct to Mr. Caldwell frutn lhs1n-
tlclphia, suggesting ilrsshgr tt, YOU, think Il
tlun u nlyhGlf to SHY that haYu ad no possible
connection with any message tn ot fran Afr.
Caldwell, rxccpt to acknowledge the receipt Of
the following rah,r fruln hiiu:
LoSi@x May a'.-Y%ur M Mstatemcpt to tl!c Gnng!r.:
psfiss!y s"r'sci. iean nsrS ta'y s'.ant'a,s il il
To which, .aftcr notification thsoagl, The tco.
Ernr, 9ilicr. ! rr-ronaet', tlmply acknowledging
Thanks for your cable confirming MI Of my Rtnsa.
1nehta.
o.s the tlay received Tho nbosc cable from Mr.
sssd I y'n M des M sSn ni r.
t,c recrrt,ry of sir Caldwell, liz siuioI tIat e
wanted to rent cnb1e to ninlo'l: suggesting tI,lt
toe Of the tlaure h.H knuwtcfEc in regard tp the
Fort Smith buna transaction. III hc knrw he cnald
na 5 essea s cu. s tS %tsF fatynr IT, T""4 ns n fss s
c!sned To do. stAsin. t!,Ht NY own testimony lsnd
given MI illr fucts fn the cast. and TINT Gould
pused. ih,n INFORMED HIN Tint + had recrive'lN
eaLc from Mr, Caldwell That mornlne. which wa.
2G @ .ts1 5 or AZ IT. ~ s a, efst Is
i Gns. arr unanaIlactliy fai-c. " sua, IN saw
H. sw i e 5r utHst IL had r. spc" s y
era days prea[g ncr19sa','Ics t !" ,hs sstnr
wrotc tn l,r nnlcrr. NJ both tic telegraph cunpa-
tltes to fnrnErh your Committee With curlts 1t any
self. Wy dreire liar been tn give your cumIaItteo
ii ii. sahss!;; ;, s%a ibsisve $Sat .'y' ;isas:o'
rMl: stysiE'..ous TsI.EanAriEn:
,NEw i"ns. June -. 1sTi.-1" ~, kitfor Gf
e. ons Ma nfs 1T d y Mt Kns %ns4 G st
!" M ir. uc ,ssln.a ~ trnc i"Sar'lncss u t~o"
was ar. Joriah Callwell's eoHflaeatial clrrs; H.
lay Mn simply Ills lrlend. IN Mny ~ catie'l ut
Col. cotts oicr In Philadelphia tn notify hun that
l Expelled ht WUHh very rum TeCGty1 cahlesrAtm
frDm M1. Caldwell, h.cauhc hai cahlet lin tic
lny before f.osn l,hi'adelphiA e '.eabla not"dy
81 May II i llul 'nailra 10 Mr. Caldwell II nrws-
,apcr Excerpt Giving, Col. sc"ssr evI.lclec befose
The J.dicuty !unn'ittcr; that IN ,se larvin !1ad
:sM,n,rbody" m.nnjns III. Cai,Iwcll's fr,:nir III
l:oslon, col Scott in Philadelphia, "r myself III
tcnuIal until t's Army q tl'c rot",ine itcanion,
Iunc 4, u,,l my uteu in New iurh wuuld bc c!sIseu
during HIy absence, and Mr. EAhwrlfr lawyer In
| prevent my cahltgra,n from Mr. t:aldwell bvin,
lust IN direct It Inward CnI. scot by thr oyt .ltt-
lmlri.. Ct'. scolt thrreu3nn hh"Wcd nc the fol-;
lowing 1eie.tnm which lie itf that day received
frUul Mr. Caldwell:
LoSloS. My Nh ,s7a.-lour .tnten,mt e thr Can; ;
Ss!ss'Sys''set' s' o's is4'S' saSsiaA'a'as Il
upon recing thnt Mr.. t'aldwcll'p telegram fully
corruuoratvd col. scn,tH esiss:ncs, expressed e.
Judiciary Committee, an' cal'iu$ his attcn!on i,
Sir. CALDWELL utrcr to hurr fntiy enlraanlhle II
II necessary" prpI"scd e ~ seus,, very pr"rs:
Situation inn "illr! affairs had dritt.al rinrt III
ist newspaper asIvccs from, here. si.rc tue !lay
after c"l scott haA testified, IL fnet. md asIs hin
NAL which he thlurrd 10 nlnEc. ] erti'nuctl tIMt
this plan wunltl require ah"ht :IUn ward. and curt
upwards ur S;.ou TIL expenditure which WIZ mol
| prepared TO n!tut, anl which. It's E"l. sc,ti hA'
written. asked him 10 pay. liz dsGli,rd II do ~
N fact, a. he has st,tet, lie refused IL layr my
UH,Icr lhr circumstances, in the face Of thc con
ArmAt1ry ral,iegrauI Al!l tAc o1er " fuller rniai.
ptut.rcty uf rUl. Scolts rcr',aHl nut apparent
u tae. Auls M i1Hppcnca that In The dnchnrst
What se,ssrs% ~ nst or !stics 70 p;I M'
nut consulting anybody, went direct ~ tile tcic
gap! oIllce IN ,'LladclyhIA. and aeceptca Mr. Call
hut tlut tlMy cablcd Col. 'scn,t, BY telegraphlnt
him g hay hy WIZ. T. tho Jndicafy COMMITTEES
ssasty sss s ws1 Io ee t s : kwjss h is1a S 81 Il
Tic the. hnaks at ti's wcrtcSn Gaon e"mpai'!
viii tlemoI!sr.tr that all ii. Jirpatcles refer Il
nlosra IN lie uror b,atr; that several hours nte
Mr. tulAwel!'s voluntary denial had rcnthtd Gol
scott's hands cablcti lin to send fuller denial b,
cutle tu thu jld.clary Committee. some nna,ura
| bic COMMENT has bern nlauc ulM'n the faGt tia
in my dispatch tu Mr Caldwell prescribed hls re
| ply IL the Lunm!ltee. believe that Enctlel II U
common urage Win people accustomed II sc,s,i'n
long distal,cu costly tsesfanan. II Eol. Scntt hui
provided thu nenils Icrtlas would have adoIic
dictate cSuctly what thought Ill. Caldwell cuul
aud should rAy. rlEply lechu~t thu Mul1ty ~ pa
yf tss .esss sss ifS WSs tGy y s isr scs III II
chrapett, way Ut indicating the er"u,,,! htr tepl
should cover; for 1s II observed, on sIuy ~, ~
! CalIwclrA Iutrst newspaper adrees wrru ul Ma
II, anu yur!rty of EVENTS had occurrcd In tic Il.
tervHl.
same motive. -rculnnly, not rcrFrcy. IT. 81
K,luit tlad iDsicctr tho cablr euhc-huak VI II
%sssr Gao S s9a,4 .tsy hive d'aeo'esr
to josah Caldwell. NJ liz Gannon st5cci. i. e. III
But "Fayo" costs. by cablo. .tartr, Just 75 Cent
and cunyeys thc sanlp Information In II rprcal II,
as uboye; In which e4ss n Aeab!essatn I" lontlol
@" @ txsst .s ~ Gvu Svsr wc I'll
ilIittn Ut the House of Representatives has rAi
x!rl for fortnight wna os easy, solution, ,ul
~ rnyu $li. .
1n tnrt my economy went further. Tn aayo Il
. cosl VI u single word tAhuut M cuHts) In my tel
grim @ ar. Caldwell. ! wsolu s'1Ast!S Ilor
| bunsIs, which stranger might cunslsUu to ,leu
the municipal buRt1s oT t1ut city, and an 1ntrnt.
! ! unbbEt. S!r. Caldwell, lit slla telegram 10 Il
, COMMITTEE, changed L. 10 Us H. rcadi - new
:, Euse llla.c my Fort Smith HALLWAY bondt" 1
expression VI more explicit meaning aiso VIII,
In NY proposca dislatch that 4c wua, as Then su
pnard, "hn!!atns thrce Eu,opran railroads"
Comparison Of Tho two dispatches will sfOw that
changed this into ''ilasu tilrcu torci.n tuilw.
contract. upon my AhI,., which is very tlitTe
i cnl sAIn2 ! th.Ilk 1here attentions tnticient
n pray y Tint Mr. caldwell did not hlindly follbw u
= tlIca,iun. md that Il, uanpt!ng tlr other PARTS
r my propusru dispatch iron, hfna IT, thr tonlmitt
r hi natlr tletl entirely ha OWN uu!y becauuu th'
i were strictly truc.
+. / Aayo lo.day rca.l that the Telegraph clerk
u whom llunutd Tits notable dl.lHl.ch yrrtvs'
testified lhMt tho gender tccltEc tn give h, Hal
md aulreas, because al Will nut necessary.
p!.at l!aa II very Inysterions look! hit thinA
will remember thai said 1t was nut nrtsshry,
y Cansu ,u cuulI yet Aoth fsunl the Eiilanys H!stu
Code buck IL ht very rutlntIs hIuL It tltts,
~ he pAyn iaushlHrIy, Make It Jum smith.
! which AU Replied: .
!. 'Yss, cal ~ yons rcal namc sna address u
- | stairs II W. need Il. +"
II l.ad Intended secrecy III this matter | won
= have cnlled MT. Caldwell hnuny nioH.ly, Ahd !,
l.aYe used nus ordinary key-wnrd. which gave c.