The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-28
THOSE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
GENTLEMEN FROM THE WES TERN UNION
TELEGRAPH OFFICE TESTIFYING.
A Revelation Concerning the Method. of
Chandler and Tyner During the Election
Tyner's weak Explanation How the Pub
Hshed Cipher Tclegrnms were Obt aimed.

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iFS' Nlce-fresldehI Dr' D. w. ureeh was IN
1907 the confidential clerk of his father, and
Tins hacams informed of cer,ain fac,a con.
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le'eu win the clpher telegrams' Inc TWO
other employees OF the Company who were
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ana Leonard whitney. Ihe former Is an expert
who had charge in 1867 Of the collection of
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q" poh''hl 'eI'ErAr's ana their assortment IN
oN'dlencet the orders ofthe then President. Mr..
Nm. Orton Mr. whitney ia the manager OF the
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Of the custody Of the kilograms when they we're
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embarrassing posltloh oS 'he hesurrepttlousp puo-
licatiou Of certain kilograms which it was sup
posed 10 have I'm its custody. II ia therefore
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u' company II" say 'hM never wanted
the Congressional Committee to obtain
the telegrams OF either political party.
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De'Oie NohE'ess no' IL pegan 70 Collect
from every important part all the kilograms OF
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10TH anu pIaceu IN the charge OF VIZ. cary. the
attorney the company. where ii fas thought
they would be safe from aeubponna Mr. Green
and Mr. Grant were charged with the duty Of
selecting the political daspatches and IL case
They wer,, guided In the ciphers by the names
OF the persons sending ami receiving the tele-
grams. II they had any doubts they gave the
political parties the benefit OF the doubt their
object being To get out OF their files ali political
despatches. no matter by whom sent. The
committees just once.
The result of the examinatio to-day OF the
Ventlemen above named tMessrs Cary Green
Grant, and whitney, disclosed first. that a
Ins.dium- iZed Saratoga trunk full OF political
kilograms was brought to Washington and placed
here There were. ali told about tbiTty-one
thousand Of these telegrams. about equally
Su, s smS %o san by op wsss re
lv tue other marty, The majority OF the plain
English desp spatches however were Inquiries
iol election news and the replies thereto. The
in p0rtnnt telegrnms probably did not exceed
two or ihree thousand All the kilograms save
y ouf 9O6 went into the room Of the senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections, but
thy did not all come out The startling deyel-
opnient OF tn-day's examination was 10 the ef-
lot that J. y Tyner then Postmaster General
Z4,h Chandler. then Secretary of the Interior
hut on leave OF absence in Indianapolis, were
allowed 10 withdraw from the nlas Of the tele-
graph company a number Of dispatches
wnich they had sent and received lust
before the OTnber election in Indiana
Permission 10 do This was given by Mr. Orton
VINO sent the order 10 DR. Green and reouested
ti. d..sfru ton OF the order in the same letter
Thre4 t,l.grnms according 10 tha recollertion
OF VI ssrs Green Grant and Cary related 10
IT,. atpnintnent Of Two clerks In the interior
Irnnrtnieuf and the apnronriafion of tne sail
aries oi mo s,me fs5 OO0i TO the Rpublican cam
Iu.en fund m Ind ana. Ii WINS this d.yelopment
innt dissust.d the Kepubiican members OF the
COMMITTEE. with the frhst 10 which they had
been in, tei They Thought that il was travel
Ing OUTSIDE the r,cord altogether TO dig up
these ia.ts. The deyalopment is ugly II Is
ugly for Mr.. Tyn-r. Mr. Chandler and Mr. Fos-
ter. he.ause II the rrcollections OF Green Grant
and Cary are correct they were stealing Gov
er m-nt money 10 carry the State OF Indiana for
1 e Republicans II Is ugly because they knew
Their doinzs could not he explained II the trle-
grams were ever made public, and hence they
wanted them destroyed. II is ugly for Mr. Or
ton 5 memory. because he gave the order AMI
luested The order To be destroyed.
u li% exclamation of the pnrtieR implcnta1