Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-07
The Naval Cadetship.

As stated 10 yesterday Gazette, the House
committee of naval affairs resumed the lnvestl-
cation of the charge against Representative
StovelI, from Virginia, of having sold naval
cadetship. g. w. Graham gave circumsta9-
tia account of bis relations with Sto"ell 1t
appears that DR.. Beatty stated to witness that
he had stepSou whom he was anxious should
be appointed to the Naval Academy Witness
informed him that ii he should succeed 10 Sc
curing the appointment ne would charge MN
for his services. He did not tell Beatty where
the money was to 20 outside of himself Beat
tv was willing to give between fifteen hundred
and two thousand dollars, although he desired
to secure the appointment as low as he could.
He finally agreed to give seventeen hundred
dollars. He subsequently, informed S!owell OF
his conversation with Beatty, when Stowell
said, You can go on and make the arrange
ment," aad authorized him as his agent to at
tend to the business Stowell said to him,
"If after receiving your pay you can get me
one thousand dollars, the appointment shall be
made.
Sometime after this Stoweli sent to witness
the designation Of appointments, which he took
to DR.. Beatty. who, on account, gave him q
draft tor one thousand dollars. The witness
soon after came to Washington and met Stow
ell at Seventh street wharf. He accompanied
the witness aud niece to the Baltimore ADD
Ono depot, where they were to take a train
tor the North. The witness there privately
gave Stowell five hundred dollars He told
Stowell what the money was tor. He had no
other pecunary transaction beyond this with
StoweiI, except in cases involving only few
dollars. Sometime after this, witness and
Stowell came together from Richmond to
Washington, and 10 the course of conversation
Stowell asked him when the balance Of the one
thousand dollars would be paid. Stowell re-
marked unless this were paid be would with
draw the cadet designation. Arriving here,
Stowell said be was going West by way of
New York. Subsequently witness went to DR..
Beatty who gave hun check for seven hun-
drcd dollars, from which witness placed to
Stowel's credit with Jay Cooke 4 Go. three
hundred and tel dollars, making eight hun
dred and ten dollars he had given to Stowe'l.
Witness acquainted StoweIl with what he had
thus done, and Stowell acknowledged the re-
ceipt OF the letter conveying the information.
This was on the 10th of June, 1873, and Stow
ell being at ST.. Paul, witness never turned over
to Stowell the balance of one huhdred and
ninety dollars to complete the thousand dollars
which Stowe had required. The witness said
he had spent considerable money 10 the pay.
meut of expenses of delegates to political
self several weeks ago had a private conference
10 Richmond, when Stowell asked him what
course he intended to pursue. Witness said to
Stowell that as be had been called black.
mailer, he proposed to make to the committee
on naval affairs statement Of facts as they
we're, and to tell them where was other evil
dence. Stowel! said to the witness that if be
would make statement chat he did not give
him (StoweID the money he would return to
him the amount. This proposition the wit.
ness declined.