The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-28
rnE POTTER COMMITTEES.
what has Become of the Clplaer D1s
watches ana what they COntained.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-The Potter Committed
ihis morning began the cipher branch q the
drcen. president Of the Western = ZION Tels.
Haph Company. had been summoned. but was
unable TO come Just now. He referred him
4formatfon they desired on the subject. He
&erefore, had other witnesses to examine. The
1r1t was Mr Clarence Cary. general s Js manager E
sssst of ie tse MP mpaay s had coieeted ali their
sr ss.D aD thes n Of political ss1 Hsls ssn e n
NOM next 10 his own Office Ia New York. He
~ chosen to take charge of them. as being
object ID collecting them was to get them out
Ia no desire of being brought into the inyes-
had been sorted out witness put them In a
/ trunk. brought them to Washington In Janu.
~, 1877. and later they were turned over to
Union offaos here. He said the main object that
Y iAe company had In collecting the dispatches
~ to save itself from any suits that might
Floyd Grant testified that he was employed as
% expert In sorting the dispatches. He came
s With u ms Strsy GHsy ana sofsd ca
he trunk contained 1926 Republican ard
when i came , to
nom. Witness In sorting them out was guided
: e y which party ht they By the Dsr
xere dispatches bearing the names Of Zach.
HQhandler. Havemeyer. Noyes and others. He
4id not remember but one signed BY the last
Leonard Whitney, General Manager Of the
Western Onion telegraph Company Of this
20 dispatches furnished BY him to the Morrison
HQ0mmittee In 1877. They were over 800 In
lumber. He did not remember but he thought
4lso presented a list Of the Oregon dispatches
l1rnisned to the Senate Committee on Privi-
res and Elections. January "a. 1877. They were
Morrison COMMITTEES. TIE other dispstches.
eaking up the entire lot Of % 27s. were furnish
# the Senate .- COMMITTEES; he got them back
1etting them, but they were fnally secured.
end the trunk was sent to the company's super.
alntendent's ONCE OF supplies In Nav YORK By
kpre6s, and the key was sent by mail That
US tie last be had to do with them. he did
not remember whether the dispatches used by
e hoFrson h ooImteee Tee were IN the trunk or
him asking where the dispatches used By Nor
3 Es9p were He replied that he had sent them
order from Mr.. Van Horne. He forwarded ali
fAe political dispatches on file in the Washing
oes to New aO b for 70 aa be had
II. Reid. at this point, asked whether Mr.
aaorrison riled the trunk. and the rest OF the
ior the inquiry, as none on that side Of the
nble believed that Mr.. Morrison took them:
~ 4 fhe suggestion OF Gen. Blu Ter. Prof. Edward
Holden. OF the Naval Observatory. an expert
Nno is to deci pher the kilograms. was sworn
faithfully perform that service.
a. letter of DR.. Green. relating that
g had no personal knowledge Of the ciDhers.
2at expressing his willingness to appear, was
len read. after which his son and chief CLERK.
u. y. y. Green. was sworn. He testified tnat
was present when the trunk was hr8t packed
nee 1t was sent to WashinEton. and also saw
Nnen returned. and superintended the burn
81 the dispatches In New York. As far as
knew the contents of the trunk were
same. and nothing had been dis
reed. The key was kept in his. fathers
knew nothing OF It. They were
nned on his suggestion. and not particularly
Ause nf q desiae to keep any one from getting
Witness stated that bis father Is Dresi- |
OF the company. Its former president |
on the twenty-f first of April 1879. and the
eeicnes were burned after his death. He |
s@y9fnt Mr.. Orton took an active part In the
~ elgn OF that year and was supporter OF |
- 4agee Mr.. Ort0n's letter ordering these dis |
ssnes was destroyed by Mr.. Mcmahon. There |
some felegraphic communication between |
sRank Postmaster General Tyner and John |
aodtor. Il related to the sale Of political |
SsESsainine the buyer or seller. but
a1eEEsd y Hss kr. Tyner. who being In . goy.l /