The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-28

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Cart Leonard Whitney. manager Of the West
ern linton Telegraph Company at Washington.
was then sworn, and produced schedule show
ing over 800 telegrams delivered To the MOrri-
son Committee. He thought Mr.. Morrison
returned the dispatches, hut did not recollect
the time. Other schedules were produced.
showing that various teeRrams which ho was
called upon to submit were delivered to the
These were delivered in two different pack
ages. The kilograms. when returned to Capt
whitney, were in the trunk heretofore men
toned. He inquired of the person who brought
them whether they were nil in the trunk
meaning the two different supplies furnished
previous TO the time the trunk WAS sent-and
he was informed that they were. The trunk
last he knew OF IT, II was sent to Mr.. Hunter
tho supply agent.
Gen. Butler interroRated witness with Wow
10 ascertaining whether all the telegrams were
returned to him. Witness however, never
heard OF any OF them being missing.
To MIR. Hunter witness said that when tho
trunk was returned TO him the schedules pre-
viousy prepared were not verified by the con
tents Of tho trunk. it being Immediately shipped
10 New YORK us per order OF President Orton.
To Mr.. Mcmahon witness said that Mr. Van
Horne gave verbal order In his tWhtncy'sl
fies, and forward Them to New YORK. No con- on
versation as to the cause OF this unusual pro-
cedure occurred between witness and Mr.. Van
MIR Hscock (nughingly. after some interrog-
atories concerning the kilograms delivered 10
the Morrison Committee had been madeline
one on this side entertained the idea that the
trunk was rined by the Morrison Committee.
Mr. Morrison-It has been stated that the
trunk WAS not in the possession Of the Morrison
Committee. When Il comes to that point you
will find the laugh will be nearer home.
Mr. Reed tsarcasticallyl An right: go ahead;
we await the result with fear and trembling.
Prof. Edward r. Holden Of the Naval Observa-
tory was then sworn to translate. without di-
vulging in any way, tho cipher kilograms"
which were handed to the Committee by Gen
Mr. James o. Green testified that he was chief
clerk Of the Western Union Telegraph Company
acted as sort Of condentiai clerk To- his father her.
the present President. In a letter just reud his
father referred to the fac, Of having handed
to him. directing that the contents should bo
destroyed. This was in May. last year. He
took the dispatches down in tho basement OF
the Western Union premises. and cast them into
the furnace in bundles.
By the Chairman-was there strong nret Ayes,
and took aud that they properly
.o1Thsrs wa. no chance Of any Of them escaping by
could not say all the kilograms were returned in the
%tSeu, it, beAs noticed eaSno, tc SSei6S1 paeS
%s M ranS Se oqE fhs sy Gs'ass &
rossession OF my iather and he trunk was IN Cneaso'
and Was ressensely certain therefore that the trunk
Q-You were not destroying them tokeep them out Of
the way q any Committee Mot az Az ! think
ses.ae several Gentlemen inquired sboa, them Den
and several others made similar inquiries with regard 10
them. thought they were Kicking about the Commit
then suggested their being ds,,rsyed Before destroy
Sf HsM"hos@ro % whs, PeeS ofsanisanon s did Pres
ient 0ron oeoix Il understood he belonged To the
SS % Sa asys ne 00' an Aeu'' part IN h' cleo
Q.-Have you any knowledge of what passed in those
telegramsi A-Not at all | made suggestions TO my
ther merely in the interest OF the company.
Ei%y sn %@ 5 to
Know Of SSs sesrssbc eorrenopd
snee been reisrred 70 between Iyner and John
o-whsrs wa. Poster at the ume' Ain polls
:1s1 sss % to
tis uns by Whose orders were they taken rom the
o9who toot them out Of he nes, w could moi ssv
thnt got them from Nr clesry; believe the.e De-
the election, but TO political matters and to elections
.o-Erom what pOIn, wa. TIA, order siven,' A-rhe
lat Wa giysn ~ order from washinson' there were
Il. maj lsisI e existence ASq sir destroyed
day Or Two OF the dine sent the message here '''''"
Q-hsye You any recollection Of ne contents of hose
ihs sale Of political oaicss say what political
Offices understood Il was in connection with the cleo
o-whst The pnee. mentioned A.-rhers was
al inference PTs Of mine and So,hns more more There
Eject TSs nr was a ~ the subject Esi Of s Rs
tune, and my impresnon was that it was the sale Of
OF the Republican senate Committee
wssT TSTs Tyne thsy de'Pa'ehsd' A-some were
| .Q-tBy the Chairmanl-who was making the propo
siuon and who was considering ~ Al cannot tell
from the despatch. do not know where got the i'm
precision that there was such sale at all but Mr. Tyner
being in once at the time assumed that he had the dis
posAl Of such appointments ..,- ...
had been completsd' A-iss remember one said put
o-FrOm what point was that order givsni Al can
-fndisnsponsi Al was; but I cannot say to
n, ind 70 ne Steu ,o % me me hepuohean
Odd any Of the despatches indicate the amount OF
eeted think spoke about u 70 my aiher but
POSITIVE order. with regard them. and had no discTs
ton IN the matter
Q-Do you remember OF the nrst despatch and lAst'
Al rene m1er thSt ihsv weTs .ni IN sepie'nber and
because these d,sAches were not asked for by any OF
ths committee subpgnss -,,..,- ,-,-,-
s,ss ssss,s sshs % hse Or 10 AK being appointed with
Q-wss there any order burn the letter asking for
thsm A-Yes. sir there was in the letter itsell
there sb.tTaeted' Al should say about hall dozen
o-wa. this acton,drsw TO the attention Of the d
reetors Of the company A.-Not that know of sir
of Ss. TsSsT and s FS sS"' wa:
ss % S1 mHnsy to be A1SG to nS Sd an OF @ s
ma, there wers certain oee. to be sold NE
The Chairman You not know whether they referred
Nr Reed did not understand that 1t the Pres
VI slsn;srr7Thst was sold hitle later; o..,.,..-
10 witness-Mr orton, you say, was Republican, A.
Q-And during hi. lifetime these dispatches were not
destroyed' A-No. sir
Qrhe present Pre- sdent Of the company your father
IL DemocrAtt A-Yes. sir
Q-And during the time he acting resident these
dispatches were destroyed A.-Yes
Mr. Reed-l suppose 1t must come under the ouRluHa
0aiAsrrH clause
Mr. HiscOck-TheTe IL no such clause.
Mr. CoN-Do you want II To be struck out
Mr. Reed-Oh, no; only We want 10 show that you
gathering together everything that has nothing to do
with the investigation.
Mr.. Grant. recalled said he Thought ne could
identity any OF the telegams which were sent to
Wash ngton. Gen. Butler suggested that Mr..
Grant be accompanied by some member OF the
Committee when he went TO examine the tele-
grams which were in the hands OF Mr.. Holden.
Capt Whitney lrecalled) WAS examined by
Gen. Butler relative 10 the telegraphc corre-
spondence that Mr.. Green spoke OF as being
sent to Washington. which had passed between
Messrs. Tyner and Foster. Witness said that
as near III he remembered he had delivered one
or TWO PACKAGES OF kilograms which had been
sent bY Mr.. Tyner through the Washington
office. An order TO do so would necessarily
have to come from some superior official Of his.
He had no recollection who Ravo him the in
structions and did not remember having re-
oeived any messages from New York
Representative Evans OF Indiana was exam
ined relative 10 Mr.. Buliooks position rs AS
sistant Clerk OF the Senate Committee on Prv-
leRes and Elections and asked by the Chairman
whether he ever received n package OF tele-
grams from Bullock and handed the same to
VIM. l.. Chandler. Witness admitted having