New-York tribune., 1879-01-31

fore the telegrams were deciphered " he published
editorials on the subject with view TO indncing
one TO come forward with key to The clpher;
but that failing lie copies were attacked seriously
McssIs IIassard and Grosvcnor did the entire work
Of translation
Mr. lIiscock inquired if there had ever been any
complaint from the persons to whom the telegIahs
were attributed.
! In reply, Nr. Reid stated that. with one eXcep-
! ton, that Of Mr.. Marble, there had been no direct
complaints and in that ease Mr.. Marble was per-
fcctly justified, as he was not the author OF the
telegram attributed to him in the publication Con-
! timing, Mr.. Reid said the first of the Oregon dIs-
patches printed were not deciphered and published
originally in The TRIBUNE, but in some other paper
An Associated Press dispatch drew attention 10 inc
fact that the cipher used was an old mining ciphcI,
and was taken from the Household Dictionary.
The TRIBUNE experts then procured this dictionary
and the cipher was PLAIN.
During his examination Mr.. Reid testified that he
had received two packages Of dispatches anony-
mously, and as they seemed to refer to the same
matter they had been arranged in chronological
order, SO that lie was unable to recognize which
of them were received from General Brady. lie
never knew Mr. Brady or Mr.. Eugene Hale In con-
nccton with the transaction.
The chairman asked, as a matter of CURIOSITY
whether. out of the experts employed IN IHE lRIB-
UVr TRANSACTIONS NJ Hls>ard really deserved the
greatest credit
NIr Reid replied that he had no wish to say So
Both M lassald and Colonel Grosvcnor did exceed
ingIv good work but Mr.. IIas>ard the first TO
take up the d,ciphcIinG, and accomplished the
greater part of it, Those gentlemen received a 1T
tie aid from Professor Holden, of the Naval ObServI
atory hut no single translation had been forwarded
bv him until the same dispatch had been trans
lated by the others Mr. Holden tcle0raphed the
name of the dictionary in " "hICh .he Key Would ne
tlund but the other experts had already arrived at
,e Saup cone ,uson In AT cases he very little
material aid beyond the fact that his having made
the same interpretation of certain dispatches ~ the
other experts WIS an additional PROOF that li'S
were on tie right track Mr. Holden was partlcu-
lary anxious that his name should not be Drought
forward in connection with the declphefnE, ana
this arrangement was strictly carried ont.
Mr. Reid said that he met Governor llldcn ab0ut
the time when the publication OF the dlspltCIeS
was begun, and told him they were bothered ny
these cphcTS and ne ought 10 give them the Kew MI
Tldcn replied IN the same loculaT way, ana 81 p't-
Guautly at an interview at Saratoga said he dld not
lcve any had been delivered al his house. Mr.. Reld
understood him to mean that he did not even read
the kilograms that were then being published III
! TIE TRIBUNE. o..
After the examination OF Mr. Rcld the commit
| tee took recess.
DuriUc the recess the committee had another
conversation with respect TO the crowded state OF
the cOmmIttecrOom, and to guard against 1t III III.
turc il was determined To weed out the crowd or
reporters, and only allow seats 10 those VINO llll
their names entered upon the reporters book IN the
| gallery.
the afternoon but struggle IN the ifolNc rs 10 tC
! order of business took the members attention. ana
NJ Potter was unable to obtain a quorum.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow, when
Judge SOuthwOOd will be called.