Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-12
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State Senator Graham was before
tie House Committee Oh NsvaI affairs,
on Wednesday, when lie gave cir
cumstaLtial accom-. Of his connection
w'fh the sale of the ntvalclde,h p by
Congressman StoveI. The evidence
IS very denaeinp TO Stowell, aid i.
snuid seem fully. establishes TIE
charge which has hten preferred
agaius; him. 0rsh ms evidence IL
repeated As follows
Dr. Beatty sla!r;! to him that he
BEATTY bad = s'rpsoa nIrGSn he Has
,nxionS sLould be appointed TO the
n val Acadsm'. WI Q iui.rm, d
aim that & hc .oul1 sacced IN pro
curing re appointment - skouid
charge him Tor hi. services. Hc did
not tell Beatty where tse money "a
TO 60 outside ui himself. Reat;y vas
ril,ing 70 give 81 500 or 5000, al
Though ne desired To s.cure the APP
DOirtrnpnt - Iog - be- cuu.i Il
finally agreed 70 give 81 100. Wit
ness subsequently informed Nr. Stow
ell Of his conrer-ati"n siih Beauty,
1hcn sro~cll said. "You car 20 and
make tie arranycnlerL." and aHt4or>
izcd him ~ rs agent 20 attend 10 the
business. Stove sad TO him. Ii.
after receiving yonr pay, you can get
ne s. 90. the appointment shall be
MADE" Some time after fh,: Sow.
ell seat % witness the designation of
appointment, which lie took to DR.,
Beauty, who, "n account, gave him
draft for 81 900 Witnes soon after
cane to Washington, aud met Mr..
StGwell at the Seventh street wharf.
lie accompanied witness aud niece To
the Baltimore aud OHIO depot. where
they were 10 take Toe train for the
North, The witness there privately
gave Slewoll $500, lie told S;oweli
what the money WAS for, lie had 10
other recuEiary transaction beyond
;h;s with SlGBcll except in Cases in
voiyiug ouiy q frU dnIlarS Some
time alter this witness and Stowell
came toLeiisr from Richmond to
Washington, snd in tie course Of the
conversation S.oweli asked hiG when
the baiaTce OF the one thousand dol
lars would bepaiI Stuwell remarked
unless This wa paid he would with
draw the cadet designation. Arriving
At Washington, Stoaeil said he Vas
going West by way Of New York
subsequently witness weut t0 DR.
Realty. who gave hiEI q check for
500, from which ~itn IS placed To-
SlOveii's credit with Jay Cooke Il
Co. $50, maL Ling $50 had given 70
Stowell. Witness acquainted Stowcll
eli with what he had thus done, and
St0"ell ackuC Elcdged the receipt of
he letter conveying the Information
This was an the lOth of June, 1873.
S:Owell being At St Paul. Witness
never turned over 50 Stawsli toe bal
ance of $500 TO complete the 81 O00
which Stowell had required. The
witness said hc had spent considera,
bic money III tLeraymert of expenses
Of delegates to a political convention
in Virginia, etc. S5oWelI aud himself
several weeks ago had private con
ference in Richmond, when Stnwell
asked him what course he intended TO
pursue. Witness said TO Sloweli that
as he had been called blackmqiler,
he proposed to make to the Com,
mit,ee on Naval Affairs 9 statement Of
facts as they were, and 20 tell them
where thcr; was other ;denCe. STOW
ell said TO witness that if he would
make n statement that he did not give
him (Sto~elD the monay, he would
return to him the amount Thi.
proposition be declined