The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-12
F0RTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July IL.
SENATE. ...-
The Belknap Impeachment Case.

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The Belknap Impeachment Case.
The consideration of the articles of the
impeachment against w. w. Belknap,
late Secretary of War, was reumed To-
day.
MIR. Thurman moved that the Senate
setting as court, &c, take q recess for
half an hour. that some time might be de-
voted. to the consideration OF legisla-
tive business.
Mr.. Carpenters as counsel tor the ac-
cused, said he understood the Committee
on Appropriation had several matters TO
bring before the Senate, besides ahe was
thoroughly sick himself, and not able TO
be here to-day. Witness (Evans) had
not vet arrived. and he therefore asked
the Senate as acourt, to adjourn until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Conkling moved an amendment
that the court adjourn till II o'clock to-
morrow instead of taking recess. Re
iected; yeas II; nays IA.
The motion of Mr.. Thurman for re-.
cess was also rejected.
Caleb p. Marsh was recalled, and in
reply to a question Of Manager Nc
Mahon, said he remembered the Secre-
tary of War being At bis house in New
York to dinner BIT could 'fot say when
it was. On ono occasion UReid, General
Mcdowell, and Belknap were there to-
gether. -, 81 J,i H.. bg.;
Cross-examiined by Mr.. Carpenter.
Q-You stated yesterday that at the
same time Mrs. Belkpapan Mrs. Bowers
were at your house? A-Yes, sir.
Q-Had You, prior TO the time these
ladies were al your house, made any ap
plication or thought Of procuring d
tradership? Witness said he was in
Washington some timein August, 1870,
and thought that was the first time ne
saw General Belknap. There was some
talk OF appointing him a post-trader
then. He did not remember if that was
prior to the time the ladies were at his
house.
Witness was asked if he had any cor
rupt transactions with Belknap regard
ing the appointment at Fort Sill.
This was objected to by Mr.. McMahon,
and the objection was sustained.
Mr.. Carpenter then asked: Was there
any agreement between you and Belknap
that you should pay him any pecuniary
consideration for appointing you post
trader at Fort Sill? To which Marsh
replied that there was not.
H. was asked: Was there any agree
ment between you and Belknap that
you should pay him any pecuniary
consideration for, or in consideration Of
his appointing Evans post trader at Fort
Sill
He again replied there was not.
Mr.. Carpenter asked if the great in
ducement IN making the appointment
was not owing to the kindness extended
TO Mrs. Belknap?
He said he thought that this certainly
had a great deal to do with his making
the appointment.
In response to question put by one
of the Senators, he SAID that the reason
he gave one-hslf the money he received
from Evans to Belknap, was because II
gave him pleasure. He sent the money as
present, always gratuitiously. He was
not aware whether Belknap knew what
the large presents were before he received
them, but said that he Marsh ..as fully
cognizsnt of their value before Srnding
them. He testified that he had no con-
versation with any one on the subject OF
sending money to Be!knap till the one he
mad with the present Mrs. Belknap on
the funeral of the first Mrs. Beknap.
He was asked TO give this CONVERSE
zion, but Manager Mcmahon objected
on the ground that conversation with
third party was not proper evidence.
l'he objection was sustained.
\ Senator asked whether he had ever
assigned reason to Belknap for sending
this money TO him, TO which Marsh re.
piled that ne had not He said that there
mad been nd communication between him
and Belknsp, in consequence of which he
sent this money to Mrs. Belknap.
Mr.. Logan asked ifthere mad been any
arrangement with any other person than
BeIknap whereby he sent the money to
Belknap, to which an objection was
made by the managers.
The objection gave rise toa lengthy
discussion, Judge Blair arguing
that it was proper TO show tnai
there was an arrangement with
some other person, to whom money wss
sent through Bolknap as the proper Gus
todian.
The objection was finally oyerrulod
and the question answered by the wit
ness. He said: | had conversation
with the present Mrs. Belknap, on the
night of the funeral. She asked me to
90 up stairs with her, TO look at the baby,
in the nursery. said to her, rs nearly
as can remember, "This child will have
money coming 10 it after while
She said my sister gave the child to me,
and told me that money was coming
from you 10 her, and that must take il
and keep it for it. an not certain about
the rest of the conversation. l have an
indistinct impression about what was
said. l said all right; perhaps father
ought TO be consulted, and her reply was
that if | sent the money 10 him
she would get it any way, without the
child. Marsh continued that he had al
indistinct recollection of conversation
with Belknap that night, but could not be
certain about it.
Mr.. McMahon asked when Marsh sent
the remittance TO BelkLsp. saying it came
from 5. W., If Belknsp asked by letter
or otherwise where it was from.
Mr.. Carpenter objected, and an argu-
ment betN cen McMahon and Carpenter
followed. a
Mr.. Conkling said that 10 save time
he would call for the reading OF similar
question by Senator Morton and the an
swer thereto, from which it appears that
Belknsp made no such inquiries.
Senator Wright asked on Whist he
based bis assumption yesterday, when he
sd that be presumed Belknap knew
from whom the money cent to him came.
Witness said: presumed that he
knew, because he had appointed Evans
10 this post at my request l bad no
other business transactions with Belknap
whatever, excep, sending this money. II
was kind of general knowledge arising
from their general relations
O-Ry Mr.. Logan-From conversa-