The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29

second Assistant Postmaster General Brady
sntified that he received package Of papers
hom Mr.. Evans, alluded to by that gentle
1usD Yesterday that had been left by Bullock.
Witness said he supposed they were cipher
dispatches. He gave some Of them 70 1. Wm.
d the New York Tribune, and the remainder
we're given to Mr.. Chandler. Witness said
fhat he was first led to examine the dispatches
about the time the Potter COMMITTEES began
q Investigate the frauds in Florida, and 1t
struck him that there was good deal OF
latent rascality going on. He was not GER
tain whether he spoke to Chandler first
xhyut this dispatches, or whether Chand-
dier first spoke to him. He never con-
yersed with Bullock about these .particu-
II d5Pasass but Generally snsy "ssS snd sS
concluded that there was lot Of hidden mean-
ing In the Democratic dispatches. He never
talked with Senator Morton about them. He
was very much surprised when the package
was placed In his hands for safe keeping, be-
under the impression that they were cipher
dispatches. He never had any previous knowl-
edge that they had been preserved. He never
knew OF any special agent Of the postof1ice
that was sent to Florida to attend to any pO
litical business during the election Of 1876. He
had heard that an agent OF the postoffice
named Morton was there then, but 1t did not
arouse any suspicion Of latent Iascality In his
mind. Witness admitted that he had
signed and sent five or six dispatches
relating to the Florida elections, but could
not remember their contents. He was In Tai
lahassee at the time. He went at the request
Of President Grant and Secretary Chandler,
to see fair count tlaughterl and 50 stayed
and saw 1t. He took no active part In the
matter, but he casually said to number OF
by them and also the authorities at Washing
ton. Witness, after the count, sent several
kilograms to his friends ia various parts Of
the country, announcing that Florida had
gone for Hayes. He was on that duty about
month and got his pay just the same, and
reform.
Examined by Mr. Hiscock-His only object
In being In Florida was to stand by the Re
publican witnesses who testified before the
them against intimidation. Morton spoke to
him while there of big work that he had
accomplished In summOning witnesses and
catching postoffice thieves. Morton was re-
moved from the postoffice some time In 1877,
a'ES Examined By Mr. McMahon@The dis
patches sent by himself and the replies wit
ness removed from the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. Witness paid the
hotel bills for his side Of the party. He didn't
hnow who paid the campaign bills; He
took $4,000 from Mr.. Zach. Chandler and
gave 1t to VIM. Z. Chandler according 10
Instructions from the former, and advanced
$1,000 himself with which he paid the hotel
bills. He never received q telegram from
Robert Mckay in philadelphia.
Examined by Mr.. HuntOn-Mr. Zach.
Chandler afterwards paid him back the $1,000
paid out for hotel bills.
Examined by Mr.. Blackburn-He didn't
know how or why Morton WAS sent to Flor
ida, or whether he went OF his own accord
Examined by Mr. POtter-He didn't think
that Bullock knew he got his own dispatches
rom the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Witness preserved them as relics.
Examined by Gen. Butler-Tbe dispatches
were In the committee room, where every
body could see them, and seeing those OF his
own there, witness took them.
Mr.: McMahon-Whom did you see, not a
member OF the committee, that had access to
these dispatches?
Witness-Mr. Burbank. Mr.. Bullock and
Mr.. Evans.
MIR. McMahon-Is not it a fact that no one
ouL members were allowed to see them2
WitnesSL" No, SIR" He then went on to
say tnat ne had entire access to the room, and
William Il. Chandler testified that he laid
major part OF the dispatches received from
Brady, the same day, on a desk in Gen. But
erS private Office at his house in this citv.
No one was In the room at the time. Witness
that the General would have been
very careful Of them, and still Thought so
lntll he saw them recently published Ilauph-
erl This was In the summer