The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-25
WASHINGTON.
Gen. Sherman Arrives.

the cabinet meeting. Gen. Sherman
was also at the War department and
had IA private consultation with Sec
retary Taft. The Secretary thinks
General Sherman should resume his
station here and 10 the fullest extent
have charge of all ordinary business
belonging TO his Office! The consul
tation to-day was brief.
A woman's Tongue waggins.
Mrs. C. ID. Marsh testified before
the committee ON expenditures in the
War department to-day that she left
Cincinnati in 1865, where she formerly
resided and has lived in New York
most of the time since that year. She
had known Mrs. Bower, now Mrs.
Beiknap, since 1860, and had been at
the same hotel with her in Cincinnati
four years. She met Mrs. Bower in
New York, where Mrs. Bower was
her guest. Mrs. Bower was a widow
at the time the witness commenced
housekeeping in New York in the
summer Of 1871. She went to Europe
in company with Mrs. Bower in June
1872, and knew Mr.. Pendleton's
name was on the list of passengers.
Two or three weeks ago, at the Ar
lington hotel the witness asked Mrs.
Belknap whether she ever received
any money on account of the Ken
lucky Central claim. Witness told
her she heard she received $40, 900.
Mrs. Belknap replied that the claim
was for only 100000. During that
conversation the witness was in a
state of excitement and distress. Mrs.
Belknap was friend of hers and the
witness felt much interest on her ac-
count. She had simply mentioned to
Mrs. Belknap an idle rumor. She had
always talked to Mrs. Belknsp as she
would to sister. She had heard the
rumor for over year. She did not
know of Mr.. Pendleton's paying
money to Mrs. Belknap on account of
the Kentucky railroad claim, or OF
making her presents. She never heard
the Secretary of War say anything
about contract between her husband
and Evans.
On cross-examination, the witness
said she understood Mrs. Belknap as
denying that she received anything,
and meant to convey that impression.
Witness said she saw Clymer but
once. and that was three weeks ago.
Her husband presented her to ely
mer. They had short conversation,
which had no reference TO her COM
ing before the committee.
Marsh was recalled, and testified
that he left Washington for New
York the day the impeachment re-
port was presented, ard did not then
design going 10 Canada. From some
thing he heard, he inferred that Bel
KNAPP was not only liable to impeach-
ment, but to criminal prosecution,
and he thought if the Secretary was
in danger he himself was in danger.
He was alarmed when he went to
Clymer. He went back to New York
easy when Clymer said he was in no
danger. Something IN the newspa-
pers, Friday morning, concerning his
testimony. all of which was pub
lished, induced him to go to Canada.
He read the remarks made in the
House that the Secretary of War was
not only liable TO impeachment, but
criminal prosecution. He therefore
lhonght that if the Secretary was in
danger he was in danger as well. He
consulted lawyer, who made an ex
haustive examination of the case. but
did not think he could be indicted;
but if he should be he could be
convicted. His counsel said there
seemed 10 be some danger. This
very much alarmed him, and he de-
termined not to remain in New
York, but left early in the afternoon
of Friday for Montreal.
Mrs. Marsh being interrogated as
to the way she went to Montreal,
said that she saw in morning paper
that her husband had jumped off
train, and she followed next morn
ing, fearful that he had injured HIM
SELF Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh then left
the room.
Alvin C. Leighton, James Leigh
ton and Seth Arnold, post traders,
were examined, and statements
ELECTED that General Hendrick re-
ceived large sums for obtaining one
of the appointments; that $500 per
month was paid to Orville Grant,
and 500 contributed for electioneer-
ing purposes.
j. S. Hammer testified that he OBJ
tanned The appointment Of post trader
at Fort Gibson at the request of ex-
Senator Mcdonald, of Arkansas, who
asked for it as personal favor. Wit
ness paid no money whatever for the
appointment, but had been assessed
and paid 800 to the Republican ex-
ecutive committee at Washington.
n schenck's Committee.
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