The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-30
Explanation Of the Tyner- Foster
kilograms Made.
REPUBLICAN EFFORTS In INDIANA.
Plan to Capture the Greenback Vote
and a Newspaper.
THROWN, EARLY AND CERTAIN.
How Two Indian Appointments
Were Arranged.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 90. 1879.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1879.
At the meeting of the Potter Committee this morn
ing the Chairman read telegram from MIR. Tyner to
the effect that that gentleman would be able to be
present until two o'clock.
OREGON CIPHER DISPATCHES
Mr.. W. L. McLennan, Assistant Chief of the War
rant Division of the Treasury Department was then
called and stated that he was in Washington in 1876.
and. in consequence of letter from Mr. Secretary
Sherman, attended in the Morton Committee room
for the purpose of examining the Oregon cipher de-
spaches: he there two days, and succeeded in
dcciphcring them by means of the dictionary key
with which he had been provided: no recognized
Nos. 10. u and IA page 81 of the Trne pamphlet
and No. Is page SO part of those dispatches;
the committee were not in session all the time he
made the examination, but other experts at work
tho despatches lie knew nothing of the Florida
dispatches he only saw few, and was unable to de-
cipher them because the key had not then been
discovered.
The committee then. at twelve o'clock, took a re-
cess for hour. reassembling halfpas o'clock
THE DRADY-rYNER rELEGRAMs.
Second Assistant Postmaster General Brady was re-
called. He announced his desire to present the tee
grams referred to in his examination of yesterday.
order they sent The kilograms translated read
as follows:-
JOHN WING Washington -
Florida will go for Hayes. BRADY
WASHINGTON
es slsd in trouble speak adv;' Sas lsv f ether
WASHINGTON.
General BRADY Tallahassee
Florida Returning Board. Do you believe tg WING.
Joux WING Washington
We have intmaon Of treachery except the of
hmthe New Yorker We are advised tina, he recon
interviews arouse suspicion. BRADY.
BY the Chairman-who was meant by the New
Yorker? A. General Barlow, of New York city
Several other kilograms were read, but contained
no significance. the last relating the conclusion
of the and stating that the State had gone for
Hayes &c.
1t transpired, under cross-examination by Messrs.
Potter. Hunton and Blackburn. that John Wing"
was a fictitious name for Judge Tyner. and that it
was arranged previous to the witness departure
that kilograms should be so addressed The cipher
used was also arranged before General Brady left
Washington. His cipher. he said had been destroyed.
and he presumed Mr.. Tyner had destroyed his copy.
General Brady examined at length as to whether
there anyother kilograms sent or received Dy
him bearing the election but he replied that there
were none.
GENERAL TYNER SWORN
First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner was then
sworn:-He had recently been informed by General
Brady that the Somml,tee were aoout 20 exam examine
nV III. io 70 .h hI h @ a. o -, h,s osas;
that it would lead to msconstructon and probably
then desired to say word regarding the testimony
of the Western Union officials. Messrs Green Carey
and Grant. The testimony OF Mr. Green to the effect
that kilograms passed between himself and John w.
Foster concerning the sale OF certain offices. and
between himself and T.. Chandler regarding
the appointment of Indian agents had no
warrant whatever in their contents
the idea of Mr. Carey that the kilograms IN question
related to dirty piece OF political engineering was
entirely erroneous; he would verify TINS statement
by producing all of the kilograms sent by him bear
ing upon the subject under investigation and he pro-
cured these kilograms after an accidental CONVERSE
ton with President Orton. that gentleman having
mentioned during the course of conversation one
evening at Wizards Hotel that by disclosing the ele
graphic correspondence required by the committee
many persons might be somewhat embarrassed,
adding that II the request To furnish tue same haa
been little later the kilograms would in the regular
order OF business have b"en destroyed 1t being GUS
tomary TO destroy them every six months
Mr.. Tyne at this interview mentioned having sent
certain kilograms and inquired II he could properly
withdraw them, as they might be nisconstrued and
act injuriously to all parties concerned Mr. orion
informed MT Tyner That IL nc would furiish menu
orandun OF his telserams they would DC sent nm;
this was DONE and he subsequently received the
kilograms and was now ready to produce them Ill
their entirety
THE FosrER-rySER rELEGRAMs.
The witness then produced the kilograms. and
where they were in cipher gave am explanation or
the cipher and an Interpretation OF the message The
first OF the FosterTyper dispatches was dated In
dianapolis September ~, aad read as foilows-
To J,ars n Ty.rn (PcrsonaD:-
smith aud arrangements are satisfactory Certain
win lie necessary IN addition to early promise oy NJ NC
'ormich at ny u' NY 'et,; is'
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Tho witness explained now tncse teiegrams came
to be written anu thc eipner 70 DC nsa some .inie
during the canpash nc saiu, propauiy as carry as
July or august ne hao conNers,ion WIN nlr.
Iarh Chanuier, 'ne cna'riiian VI .nc nepupinsan
Nati9nal Colhmttee, WIN reference 10 in"iAs. tnc
central committee OF when r'a'e hau written 10
nun, skiing ,ne assiseahre vi .ne na,ionai soIn
lnlttce. uen.isnen ~, ~" noh on, ~, a Mi.e,
witness was Informed: hoa .Npr.sscu uher ,e'nitss
to assist INDIANA IL Mi. roster VINO was
formerly cha rinon OF 'nc comhn,.cs III ihoiana'
were thch chairman OF coih me-. MN r me
commit'ee, ~ they N"uu nav Just yea ., eo III,
dence ~ ms ma ,,.