The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-06
The Potter Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. q.
Assistant-Postmast General Brady said he
suspected the contents of the package given
him for safe keeping by Mr.. Bullock; had
inais ' to % William Z. Chandler, and another
part anonymously to Whitelaw Reid. The re-
mainder were given to Chandler and Hiscock; !;
kilograms OF both parties were in the bundle,
by them. Chandler was given the Florida dis
patches. William Z. Chandler testified that he
leftthe major part Of the telegrame given him
by General Brady in the private Office of General
Butler; another package he took to the Wash
ington Office of the New York Tribune. Mr..
Chandler stated with reference to the dis
patches he recently sent to the New York
Tribune that he took no copies, and that his
impression was that they related to Oregon,
Florida, Louisiana, and perhaps South Caro-
lima elections. He first furnished them twelve
or fifteen Florida copies, which were returned
to him, and he afterward forwarded to them
all the remaining Florida copies Subsequent
" the Tribune received by way of Mr..
Hiscock all the remaining copies Of kilograms.
WASHINGTON. Jan. q.
w. McLennan, Assistant Chief of the War
rant Division of the Treasury Department,
stated in consequence of q letter from Secre-
tary Sherman he attended in the Morton COM
mittee-room, examined the Oregon cipher dis
patches, and succeeded in deciphering them
by the "Dictionary Key" The committee
was not in session at the time he made the ex-
animation, but other experts were at work on
the dispatches. General Brady resumed the
stand and gave to the Chairman the kilograms
referred to in his testimony on the ESth. The
first one was from Brady to John Wing, Wash
ington, stating that Florida would go for
Hayes. The second from James N. Tvner at
Washington and directed to General Brady,
Tallahassee, read: Reliable information here
says the Democrats claim two OF the Florida
Returning Board. Do you believe itl" Brady
replied to this by sending dispatch to Wing,
follows. infimafiOn
treachery except on the part of one of our own
number. II we come to grief it Is through
him, the New Yorker. We are advised that
he recommends contrary to our interests. His
many and mysterious interviews arouse sus-
picion." General Brady stated to the COM
Mittee that by the New Yorker" was meant
General Barlow. Several other kilograms were
read but were without Significance. Cross
examination showed that "John Wingn was
a fictitious name for Judge Tyner. First As
sistant Postmaster-Generl Tyner was then
the Western Union Telegraph to the effect
that kilograms passed between himself and
John W. Foster concerning the sale of certain
offices, and between himself and z. Chandler
regarding the appointment Of Indian agents,
had no warrant whatever in their contents.
The idea of Carey that the kilograms in ques-
tion related to dirty piece OF political engi-
neering was entirely erroneous. He would
ss sS % all
under investigation. The dispatches were
afterward produced, and as explained related
only to furnishing money to the Indiana Re-
publican Central Committee for campaign
purposes and for the purchase Of the Indian
apolis Sentinel, Democratic paper, which was
said to be in financial distress.
WASHINGTON, JAN 50.
Whitelaw Reid, Of the New York Tribune,
was before the committee and testified as to
how the "cipher dispatches" came into his
possession. They were sent to him by Will
lam E. Chandler. MIR. Reid's testimony was
unimportant and nothing new was developed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
The committee adopted a resolution that a
subcommittee of five be appointed to go to
New York to take any testimony It might be
more convenient to hear there. Mcmahon,
Stenger, Springer, Cox and Hiscock were ap-
pointed as such committee. Among the wit
nesses to be called before the subcommittee
are Tilden, Marble, Pelton and Weed. The
to the stand was definitely tabled.