The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-06
THE CIPHER KILOGRAMS.

Inc Potter COMMITTEE was occupied,
on the 2Sth, chiefly in trying to find out how
copies Of the ciphers came into the possession
of the Now York Tribune. Assistant Postrn aster
General Brady and William E. Chandler re-
lated their connection with the dispatches after
they left the custody of Bullock, the messenger
of Senator Morton's Committee on Privileges
and Elections. Mr.. Brady detailed the manner
| in which he came into possession of the dis
patches through Mr.. Evans, member Of Con-
| gress from Indiana who received them from
Bullock direct, before the latter left for Cologne
as Consul. Mr.. Brady stated how he had de-
| ivered portions eff these dispatches to William
| E. Chandler. and the manner in which they had
| been separated, culled over and examined
| Mr. Chandler, detailed the manner in which he
dropped package mysteriously upon Gen But
lers desk, without telling Gen Butler of the fact
or of the contents of the dispatches Mr.
| Chandler also related the manner in which he
! had carefully collected certain dispatches from
| the package and forwarded them to Mr. White
| law Reid, of New York.
The Potter Committee, on the 29th
when he first saw the cipher dispatches, he did
not know their meaning William P. McClel-
land, an expert, on examination of the writings,
, testified to deciphering the Oregon dispatches.
There was no one present at the time except
Senators Morton and Mitchell and Mr.. Burback
and two experts from Oregon. Gen Brady was
recalled, and produced the kilograms alluded
to in his previous testimony. Translated, they
read as follows:
| TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 1.-Joha, Wing, Washington
Florida will go for Hayes. BRADY.
WASHINGTON, D. C-Gen. Brady, Tallahassee:
Florida in trouble. I speak advsedly. Have no
| other fears. JAS. N. TYNER.
| WAsHINGroN.-Gess. Brady, Tallahassee: Reliable
information here says Democrats claim two of
Florida Returning Board. Do you believe it?
WING.
| TALLAHAssEE-John Wing, Washington: We have
no intimation of treachery, except on the part OF
one of our own number. If to grief, it is
through him--the New Yorker. We are advised he
recommends contrary to our interests His many
| and mysterious interviews arouse suspicion.
| BRADY.
| The witness, On cross examination, explained
that @New Yorker" meant Gen. Barlow. while
@John Wing was 8 fictitious name for John n.
Tyner. The committee next called Mr.. Tyner,
who proceeded to explain the meaning Of the
| cipher kilograms that passed between him and
John W. Foster, of Indiana. He said that
| the phrases, Smith arrangement" Brown ar
rangement," and the words Certain and "eat-
| ly" were the ciphers used. Smith arrange
ment" referred to securing the services
OF the Greenbackers, which were
found desirable by the Republicans
of Indiana 1t that time Brown arrangement"
| meant the purchase of the Indianapolis Sen
| tinez, which was proposed, and placing it in
charge of competent Greenbacker, in order
| that the Greenback voters should be taken from
| the Democratic ranks. Certain" meant
| S., 600, and "early" meant $4,000. To carry
out the former arrangement 5000 would be
| required and the latter $4,000 AS to the dis
patches exchanged between him and Zach
Chandler, DIR. Tyner stated that in these dis
patches the phrases lone Indian Agent"
and two Indian Agents" were respectively
used to represent 81, 900 aud $4,000 1t was
estimated that about the sum of 5000 was
necessary to pay persons for bringing out
votes, and that $4,000 was the amount which
could be used to advantage for the legitimate
purposes of the campaign Chandler had
stated that the National Committee had about
$4,000 which it could place to the credit of In
diana. The money was to be deposited in
New York bank to the credit OF the Central
Bank Of Indianapolis, as the President of the
latter national bank raised objections to cashing
draft upon the State Central Committee.
Whitelaw Reid, of tbs New York
Tribune, was before the Potter Committee on
the 3Oth ult, and explained how he came into
possession Of the cipher dispatches published
in that paper. He said he received portion of
them from William E. Chandler and a portion
from Congressman Hiscock. Before they were
deciphered, he published editorials on the sub
ject, with view to inducing some one to come
forward with a key to the cipher, but, that
falling the copies were attacked seriously.
Messrs. Hazard and Grovenor did the entire
work of translation An Associated Press
dispatch drew attention to the fact that
the cipher used was an old mining
cipher, and was taken from the House
hold Dictionary" The Tribune experts
then procured this dictionary, and tie cipher
was plain. The witness met Gov Tlden
about the time the publication of the dis
patches commenced and told him they were
bothered by these ciphers, and he ought to give
them the key. Tilden replied in the same jocu-
lar way, and subsequently, at Saratoga, said he
did not know anything about the ciphors, and
did not believe any "a been delivered at his
house. Reid understood him to mean that he
did not even read the kilograms then being
published.
The Potter Committee, at its meeting
on the 31st ult, conducted the proceedings in
secret No witnesses were examined reso-
luton was adopted that q subcommittee of
five be sent to New York to take testimony
Messrs. Mcmahon, Stenger, Springer, Cox and
Hiscock were designated as the committee