Show THE ciphers by W U to alie jan 27 the committee today to day began thy investigation of tho cipher telegrams clarence carey for the western union telegraph co testified that certain telegrams were placed in his charge when it was pro posed to iss e subpoenas for production wore the investigation committee tho purpose of placing alio llio in hii po wax to avoid if delivery for public inspection it wa thought a would not be i aued tu him aning to his position lie was finally however directed by tho executive committee to deliver alio messages to capt whitney Whit ncy manager of the union telegraph company washington instructions regard to picking out tho dispatcher beio to take all of a political character tho collection when first made being for alio solo purpose of getting them out of the way of a sub piTe iia floyd grant who made the celce tion of alio dispatches in new york thought of tho about three hundred were in cipher tho manager of tho western union telegraph company in with a request by jotter Jott cr a schedule showing over telegrams delivered thought morrison returned alie dispatches other schedules ceru produced sli owing various telegrams delivered to tho fri enato committee on privileges and elections Vanh orno gave a verbal order in to collect all political telegrams from lie forlai d bliem to new york by IIi cock laughingly xo one on this side entertains an idea that alie trunk rifled by the Mor committee mr Cli airman mr morrison it has been stated tho trunk was not in possession of alio morrison when it comes to that point you will find tho laugh home reed sarcastically all right go alceid ali eid we await the result with fear and trembling jiunta lieen to burning alie entire contents of the trunk containing the telegrams ni received from aiu lington Mc Malion asked alio bitners if lie knew anything of any tele limn icing kept back from those in compliance with tho of tho committees witness said telegraphic correspondence being collected prior to i between james N john W kotter the latter of indianapolis at alio re request hant alio in cither tu CA plain whitney of washington by mcmahon where wai orton when lie made ilia request witness A llo made iho request by letter aiom washington Q lias eliat letter been presented A no sir I burned it myself at the instance of arci ident urton |