, 1879-01-23
THE CIpHEK.DlSpATCI1ES.
wI,nt Tho President Of tho yycatrrn Intnn
Telegraph Company 5nya thont Them.
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AS t'c question VI INC 'hsioial"lsts Of 1c'e.
grams is unu largely discussed lttts now, and
viii probably receive the attention uf Congress
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t,e'aa "as te". ~ "pln'" ~ VEN ~ ~: No
sat1 Hecch' Tie ffeslueht OF thc western Ihl0h
Company, a'po', thu subject a1nl nsattcfs.tnc-
dc,tnl,y cou,rctc1 with it, Tic tnterytcw, Tho
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Us nsass ~ ~ ea1' 's ae!sa'ea. as u.s., l"to"s -.
u inu arc nware, Dntor. III lhc Impression
which prevails s!tnt tiltt cipher tcleErnms were
.lyHlscli through some o!licer oF agent ol tile
CompAnyt'
wro,g. SoIue~tiy stole " copfes tllcsc tc'c.
grams after ihtF had co;e out u our halltis
a''sl while they were IN the possession Of sena-
tor Al"rto'fs Cou!n1tec OIL privileges h'nt t'lcc-
Were tl'esc ciplsor dispatches, then: among
the teiegrn.ns delivered 10 Senator Atorton's
Coinn1lttce:"
Yes, sir. The way they came to be dci!v-
llousc resulution calling lor the delivery of
certain tclcgra,ns which had passed l'ctWcch
| William +. Chandler md ottirr Republican
u'1,'n9ere .l'1rlr!s ahs Eleetnral eontrst ln the
to this, wi'!cnrl Thy Inquiry BY serving 'pon Y
onu ~ tLese sweeping dsAE.,es slltprnas rail-
ln:E Tor ali telcEra1s Wllch :laA passctl bctWeen
certain points within curtain tinlo aIa
relating tu the election. Sir. Orton resisted
| both tlrnsnsis, ntn. sou rcslcu.1tr, was Tor
| sofno sitnt own under nrrcst In Washington.
II anyDuay tl'o1!glit That slr. ottou. from hts
Republican syNlpAlhies. wan instrumental III
allowing li,t So tclerrNms to bu dvuEgrtl hu
unes his tnc,1turv gricynus injustice, lor know
! that nobo1y inli2llt hrr.lcr thap Mr.. Ortoa
NsultSt tit LOnitlahF'A submission to this tlfng-
net sa.,atsna. I inc ScrNsanl- even taok
our entiro Executive Constnittcu to Washing
Ion. llult!nE u virtually under lrrcst until We
| had iu Yield md Etyo i'm tle tclrGrams."
| "Alld lluW Werc I!ltr Htven up"
'When 1lle EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES first heard
that iia sslhpena wna likely to he serycl uuon
us we "cru sn abausn'cly npnnacli to surrender
ttrm HAL IL wns l.roposcd to burn 'ln!n t'ct"rc
us. At iat time the subpclla l,atl uny been
t,ilicr ri The Company, Uefure resolving, how
eyer, 10 iestsuy The kilograms we thuItgi1t It
WIS wisc u consult unr counsel, Juhn X.
Porter. .Flullc Porter told US tlAt 1t would bo
Il grave r,sta';c to taKu such Il ttci, In a.lvanpo
Ut tllr Congressional a!ctlia,n iur t!eeo tcle-
Ers,EEs md that It w0l!ld subject Ollr aCtfun to
harsh HuspielUns. We then, when wu found
1fut further resistance w0ultt tn uA"icss. aud
| ttIlt itle CNttte Executive ConlnItteH would
iiaye tn ncronlaDy tl,e Svreeant-nt.ArmA to
| Washington, INSTRUCTED Mr. Clarcucc Cary.
smtr utlire attorney, to collect their all,
put them into trlnlst And bring thcsl,
| MIullg 10 Washington. 1t was Crea. metal.
busl,iii harutuEa trunk, which hu specially
ha,,ght ior ,tle purpose. hI.tt contaiucu 20.GN
| trIetruIns. At Washington he hrltyrrcu tic