Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-16
The War Department Investigation.


Goodfellow and Mr.. G. F. Peck, of the firm
of Durfee d Peck, were excused from testify
ing until TO morrow morning.
H. C. CROSBY,
chief clerk of the War department, testified
that never, to his recollection, did he go to
the Treasury department for the purpose of
Withdrawing the papers on file there in re-
III ton to the claim or the Kentucky Central
a letter asking for them. Was chief clerk of
The War department in June, IS. Have an
indistinct recollection that the Secretary OF
War asked him to write for the papers They
were soon sent, accompanied by his letter of
request Do not know for what purpose
they were withdrawn. The papers were ac-
ce;siole TO any person who had a right TO ZEE
Them. DO not Know that the purpose of with
drawing the papers was 10 prevent any one
from looking at them while in the Treasury.
DO not know whether the Secretary of War
examined the papers after they were sent to
him from the Treasury department. Never
had any conversation with the Secretary of
Warrelative TO the matter, aid do not know
what was meant by Withdrawing them.
By NJ. Danford Witness sent them ND in
the record room of the War department, in
stead Of returning them TO the Treasury de-
partment.
Off the papers belonged in the Treasury
department why did you not return them?
Al supposed they would be called for
again. and hence j sent them up in the re-
cord room, where they could be kept.
By Mr.. Robbins The papers, after they
had been banded TO the Secretary of War,
were In the same cOndlt ton as when they
came from the Treasury department. Tue
wrapping was off, but thinks that he took
that off himself. The Secretary of War
kept the papers On his desk for several
By Mr.. Danford:-After the papers had
been sent to the record room of the War de-
partment they were not called for until last
week. The request to return them was re-
ceLred by witness from the third auditor of
the Treasury department last week, and he
bundled them up carefully, and, after wrap
ping them In brown paper, sealed them.
GEN. JOSEPH b. KIDDoo TESTIFIED
that he is temporarily residing on / street,
and takes his meals at the Arlington hotel.
The article of March in the New York
Herald, written by Mr.. Nordhof on the au-
thority of Gen. BOynton, was then read.
The witness then continued and denied
that he ever told Col. Grafton that Mr.. ely.
mer Travelled in Europe with the Marshes,
Mrs. Bowers and others. Witness met Clymer
in EurOpe-at Vienna and several other
places. ''WhatI did tell Col. Grafton was
that had remarked 10 you that this inves-
LEGATION would implicate prominent man
In the other political party Mr.. Pendleton),
and you remaI ked that so far the committee
mad no sufhcient information 10 go further.
remember that you said that II Will go
10 tie War department and get it"
you never intlmated any unwillingness to
prosecute this investigation, but hardly
know how 10 state il. / got the impression
in my own mind that you would rather that
this Thing did not come out. You didn't
manifest this, or express IL, but Tn 1T was the
that told You that you shOuid summon
Mrs. Marsh. / am certain | did not say so,
and Grafton himself told me this morning
that be was wrong in stating that TO the
committee. You, as far as l know, have
done nothing 10 prevent all tire facts from
coming out. Never said to Col. Grafton that
you nor any other member OF this commit
tee was indispoSed 10 pressing this investiga-
ton. never spoke To any other member of
the committee except yourself. and Col.
Grafton is mistaken in saying so. He told
10
grieved al reading his testimony and admit
ted that he made some misstatementS."
BY Mr.. DanfOrd:-The conversation / had
with Col. Grafton was the day after the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution iP peaching
Ger. Beiknap-not the day before, Col
Grafton said, Had a conversation with Mrs.
Marsh, but did not IN my conversation with
Mr.. Clymer say anything TO him about sum-
mCning her. Mrs. Marsh told me that she
had al interview with Mrs. Belknap at the
Arlington hotel, and that she told her Mrs.
B. that this was not the worst thing about
the matter, and that she (Mrs Il J had re-
ceived $4,000 out OF the Kentucky railroad
claim, aud that Mrs. Il. answered, 81 didn't;
the road did not get only that AMOUNT" The
cOnvert alton 1 had with Mr. Clymer was
after that, probably the evening after; and
Col Grafton reminds me that il was on Fri
day evening. When | spoke to Mr.. Clymer
he said he dill not have official data then to
proceed against Mr.. Pendleton. / SAID if IL
did not come out, would give the matter to
the press myself. Mr.. Clymer said he would
go To the War department aud get il, and /
told him he could get il at the Treasury de-
part ment. Met Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Bowers
now LIS. Belknap,) i'm Europe several times
BY Mr.. Robbins.-The impression that
got from Ms. Marsh " Is that Mrs. Belknap
had tacitly admitted that she MRS had
received money from this claim. and that
Mrs. Il. did not deny Ii. Mrs. Marsh spoke
OF $40 600, and Mrs. Belknap said she did not
get that amount.
@ Did she leave you with the impression
that Mrs. Belknap did get some?
A L N
draw yours.
A. NJ. GIBSON,
correspondent OF the New York Sun, tes-
titled that he had assisted Mr.. Clymer in
looking up the Belknap matter, and that
Mr.. Clymer was always anxious to bring all
the facts in the case out.
The committee then, at 100 o'clock, took q
recess for two hours.
Mr. PENDLEroN's TESTIMONY was lis
tened 10 with close interest, and when Mr.
Bass concluded his cross-examination a
democrat, who had been taking il all Ia with
growing disgust, muttered 10 himself
wen, george, you'll never be president
Of anything bigger than a one horse Ken
lucky railroad."-[M T. Herald dispatch.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN CAUCUS
The republican members of the Senate held
a caucus to day, but were unusually reti-
cent in regard to the business transacted. 1t
Is understood, however, that the Subject I'M
der discussion was the policy which they
ought to pursue in the matter of reducing
government salaries, as the House proposes
10 Go. Wlthsut coming to any conclusion
the caucus adjourned to meet again to-
MORROW.
THE SICK CoNGRKssMES-Repre
tive Benjamin Wilson, of the Ist West yir-
ginia district. lies in a very critical coudi-
ton at his residence, 1927 G. street Hshas
been Ill for some days with typhoid fever,
and his condition is such that his friends
have small hopes OF his recovery. ....Rspfe-
sentative w. w. Ketchum, from the 18th
district of Pennsylvania, has been suffering
for the past ten days from a very severe at
tack of pneumonia. His condition to-day.
however, is much improved, and his rapid
recovery is now expected. ....Hon. s. 8.
Cox is quite i'll at the ArligtOn.
GOLD BENNY" BUTLER has turned up
once more in the Hobbies of the Capitol with
q big job in hand. His principal business
for the past day or two has been to Interview
Senators on the question Of confirming the
domination of Hon. r. II. Dana, jr., rs min
is er to England. The old man is opposed to
conierring such an hoLor on his old oppo
nent, and has been at work quite in his old
fashion to prevent 1t. Unfortunately the
Ser ate Committee on EOreisn Relations ia