Daily globe., 1879-01-29
POTTER's rPUMP.
POINTS IN THE c1rHEn INVESTIGATION.

POINTS IN THE CIPHER INVESTIGATION,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Before the Potter commit.
tee to-day Assistant Postmaster General Brady said
he suspected the contents Of the package given him
for safe keeping, by Mr.. Bullock had copies made,
and gave portion Of the originals to VIM E. Chand-
ler and another part anonymously to Whitelaw Reid
the balance to Chandler and Hiscock. Telegrams Of
both parties were in the bundle, and both sides of
the question were reviewed by them The Democratic
kilograms, however, were more interesting to them
Chambers was given the Florida dispatches Wit
ness, Chambers and Col Parker, chief of the post
Office special agents, endeavored to translate Them
and had utterly failed Witness took from the tele-
grams, in the Senate committee rocm those which
passed between Tyner and himself. He would pro-
duce all received or sent by him if they could be-
found. There was nothing in them he would fear
VIM. E. Chandler testified that he left the major
part OF the kilograms given him by Gen. Brady In
the private office Of Gen. Butler. Another package
he took to the Washington Office of the New York
Tribune.
Chandler stated with reference to the dispatches he
recently sent to the New York Tribune that he took
no cOpies and that his impression was that they re-
| lated to Oregon, Florida, Louisiana and perhaps
South Carolina elections I first furnished them
twelve or fifteen Florida copies he said, which they
returned to nae. afterwards forwarded to them ali
the remaining Florida copies. Subsequently they
received by way Of Mr.. Hiscock all the remainina
copies of kilograms.
Buter-Did not you hear from various sources
open declarations that had received these tele-
grams?
NNucSS-4Ou, yourself, spoke 10 me OF the fact
that you had them talked about getting them deci-
phered, and said you knew it could be done but il
would cost some money.
McMahon-And yet in all these conversations he
never asked whether it you who left them on his
desk or not?
Answer-NOt word. knew that had left them
there and suspected that he suspected that had
Butler-As you said nothing about it I thought
had better say nothing about it. for if YOU wished
me to know you would have told me.
The Witness-We perfectly understood each other
general.
Evans at this point recalled and asked If he had
found the original letter from Bullock, CODY of
which was read before the committee yesterday
Evans replied that he had and he wished to know
who wrote the copy.
The Chairman will tell you who wrote nv conv
Evans-I don't want to know that. want to Know
who copied my letter.
The chairman explained how he came by it. Some
weeks ago a man called upon him and said he had
seen a letter which showed where the missing dis
patches had gone, and that he could procure copy
of it. The left his address and went away with
a request from Mr.. Potter to secure such copy Mr.
Potter lost the address and the man did not come
back, but one day the former met him Oh the street
and asked him for the letter and he handed it to him.
Mr.. Potter could not tell the mans name.
Chander-Is thsre not the same mystery about
that as about dispatches being placed on Gen. But
ler's table?
Evans-I want to know his name. That letter,
new suit of clothes to anybody who will give me his
name.
Queston-Have you ary other letters from Bullock
Answer-Ihey are Of private nature altogether.
The Chairman-That is perfectly satisfactory.
1t was decided to call Tyner tomorrow. Adjourned