The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29
THOSE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
NOW ". r. CHANDLER AND THE TRIB-
UNE cor nom or THEM
Assistant Postraster-GeneraIB brady Confess
Ing 60 have .Ab.tracted Them from the
Senate Committee Room-HetnininR some.

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'e"''o '"""''''eo moo" -"e'''"'"H some
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Ihe cipher hunt
to-day was not so pleasant to the Republicans
Tiger hunting in India" said the Fronchman.
" is very fine sport so long as yous hunt ze
tigar; hut when 20 tgar hunt yous. 1t is not 40
vary pleasant" The Republicans begin to
realize now that the cipher investigation
IS not one-sided affair. The first two days
have damaged them very materially. The
! evidence yesterday clearly established
the fact that prominent Republican oGice-
| holders and managers were allowed to
withdraw their kilograms. so that they would
not fall into unfriendly hands. Further than
! this. 1t WIS shown that owing to the PARTISAN
| ship OF Mr. Orton President OF the Western
| Union Telegraph Company. the Senate Com.
/ mittHe obtained possession OF all the tclegrams
I sent and received by both sides. II is we'll
/ known that tho Republican members of the
! senate commi,tee ON Privlloges and rlec,ions
/ were tho most INSCRIPTIONS OF politicians.
/ They would hesitate at nothing to gain nm
I advantage over their advcrsaries Once the
telcgrams were In the possession OF SEN
ator Mortons Committee. they seem to have
/ been o,or n INV Re,uhlicon ,yb, ,vnpted no.
/ '" ~" w VIZ "'''' W.
cess TO them and no Democrat could get look
at them save under tho closest surveillance.
As was described To-day bv two Republican
witnesses wi " % the kilograms were % & about the COM
mlttee room. some in drawers. others in book
.'V, . - ~ VI '""''e 20
c"Ses' anu 'ntee OF iour aunerrh's OIL Nor'oh
were constantly engaged in overhauling. sort
inc md seloc,ine them. Ieadinr Renublicans
,,o,, ,ro,-od a. .,,rro,,,,Jo,,sIr ahs,root ,ar,-
were HhoWeu 10 surteptluousy hosr"c' te'c-
grams sent and received by them. SO far as
has vet beon nroved the man who were suf-
'9 s'' uou" pi"N'u' 'no ineh N"' VIZ SUI
! lercd 70 40 thls were irlends OF Sehhtot norton
I and Federal ofilceholdcrs. But II one or
/ Two leading Renuhlicnns vere allowed To ab-
stract their kilograms. what was to hinder
twenty or thirty others from doing the same
Thar, ,roa ti,,ia 10 mn, d,r,ar of dota,ti,r
! wa" ''"o "a "'' N"i's0' va "'''',"
Inc President oil the teleGrhph company was
Sno~n to to be violent partisan in iui sym,
pNu' VIZ" .ho ',.'''' "iu '.''''
aged 10 pat all the dispatches into Senate
leaders would b,vo control ,bnm Moreover
'.. 80. 10 ,tn" On 600 ,"i,,,rao,s ,r
nishcd. and It would be easy to take out a
| th"usnni important ones without materially
1hr hrs wltua-. to-day was Thos. J. Brady
| second Assisi tni Postmaster-General, ~ was
10 him that Mr.. Evans. the friend # Bullock,
lat" messenger to Morton'> Committee and
now Consul a. Cologne. TOOK the hundl" ot t"ie-
grams nurlnin"d "a the senate Committee
room. Brady isA lnrge. ihickst man, with u
duil' hrayy ne tace n, ~ Is Nv no mans
aull fellow IL knew how toHppear phlH,I,
not So well IN making q favor
able impression, u was. most Admirably
"ross-"Nanilned by Mr. MrMahon. Brady mad
received the stolen kilograms from Evans. and
COMMUNICATED the i9ct to Lasene Hal. who in
ence between Chandler and Brady nt which
tney eNamin"dthe ielegrnms. and, AZ ChAndlrrs =
suggestion n lot of Post Onire clerks were set 70
and South Carolina drSpat'hes. Ihis daus,
Chandler was given. as he supposed, the whole
Butlrrs ON -. where he deposited them in a
dt,-k IN the pa.k room;
But the most interesting Lari ~ Bradys story
Wa- hrouEht ou! Dy ,Mr. McMAhoh' niter Mr.
hiscocS bad given Brady nm opp luuniiy 10
anus" JulA" ,hqrtnn o. SSIh u.s. IN - l.. NE
man who s"i VI - q ana otlrr .orldn Irpubl-
cans 10 expose tiS1 frauds ,ry Whl'h tnt Sttle
was coupiId l4r RAYS. Morton was a spe..lai
agent a. me fo-t once lltpRrimrni, nhd was
r'ut 10 ri"eluh u a. poilip lu Worh ,Whie We
- % question from Mr.. His"o's. i.m J." 49, m
iook, ihr thread w nHre anu un-
FaN"l,ot hiZIe 10y bprnuS W|Ght Gt. ,he
suggestion oi Lt'h Ohhndl"r ana zen. Grant.
and spent month IN In.lghass"e drawing his
NY as Second Assistant Postn2strr, ,05,"n'rai.
o!al agents. were IN Florida doing poilti-
| rnl work. In"y We're really there nnirr the
give .encouragement and cGpn'epapce 10 the
N-noets oi w h'tVuthinit a, ,Aru' T. rom on'
tpns To- ano'her' Mr; hcMaLon Ird Bridy
along pnti ~ maien nm n,m c9niess tbat
he had ahstracteI hli the teeErams Do,
nad sent rom F.nrlan nnL e. .s lAi
received from ne pncknges IN the senate COM
mli"e room. he on.re-ri t..1t D. h q no y r
mission from anybody. and ATTEMPTED 10 Justify
| himself Tor this thrlt l} sayih lhu thr i"l'-
grams were lylng anout the conmiue room as
30 mu'h Waste ptl'r NJ s'hu uht any ,pdy
VINO Nantrd 10 c1ull 60 ~ tNere ehd overhaul
ne de-put t'hes. LNeryDpuy WIS uolnS ihl@' ne
saln, ana ne ihoukhl he WouIu tak', ms own
tel'grhins Hnu pF,HS"tN" lheh rs I,llce OF ths
great struggle ne hhd ,th"m hll now, no
thought. aud would produce them. There
WAS nothing IN them, anyhow, mat he
was ashamed OF. ana ls ohiy tooN
them 10 preserve them' ne con ~ h9l, however.
ten anyhodS VINO WIS prrrsrn Wnen nc hpstr"ct
90 his kilograms rN,rplbnrhhhh, norton : prl-
Nale secretary. ana bul9rk thr messenger who
subsequently stole tht Demorratlr u'spht mes.
Brady could not teli elthrr now ne kn"w wh"re
t. lay his hnnd on his telegrAms De WIS very
Indefinite on th,S uoint, aIhoutn Questioned
closely ny Mr. hcMhhoh' ne irll tle impress
on, d@spitn an ms rNhrlohS. tnti hr was as,
sisted - abstract MS teie-Iauls oy burphhk anu
bullock. -, :,
Ihe hoM Wltnets was W r Nnhhuler, VINO
Wits clear concise and very prHht IN gu ms
answers, lie IS very smart ana Mt VI llhnon.
after long ana reuy anle cross examination.
was complied 10 CIV nun up as hopeless
case. Inc truth Is tuhi Chahdltl appears h't-
| Ter IN luls, Wllnir lIesll'hlihl business
than any Republican Yho has figured
IN IT, lie Aas uerh poIu anu lhhpend-
mt IN ms war uhoh, hAYts' uLd mas
! ilNH tlp ms rt ~ ~ ~, y