, 1876-05-20
WASHINGTON.
Marshal Campbell's Testimony
Before the Civil.Scryice
Committee.
He Knew Nothing Of the Swoet-
Dlakely Financial Ar.
rangement.
And Has Reimbursed tho Latter for
Her Losses on That Account.
Report of the Committee on
the Freedman's Bank
Swindle.
How the District Thieves
swarmed Around That
Institution.
And Managed in the End to Bring
It to Utter Ruin.
a Government Scheme to Get
Even with tho Pacific
Railroads.
The Naval Scandals Brought Out in
the Kittery Investigation.
4 Government Scheme to Get
Even with tho Pacific
Railroads.
The Naval Scandals Brought Out in
the Kittery Investigation.

The Naval Scandal. Brought Out in
the Kittery Investigation.
MISS SWEET.
MARSHAL cAMrnEL1's TESTIMONY DEronH rHa
cr=T1 SERVICE COMMITTEE.
Special Dtspa1ch to 7ns Ifsaune
WASHINGTON, u. G., May 10.-Dentamin Il.
Campbell, United 8tates Marshal at Chicago,
testified thia morning before the Civil Service
Committee in the Miss Sweet matter. Tie fol-
lowing Ia an abstrnet:
can,o to Chicago In 1862. George Campbell
was then clerk for Gen. Sweet. know nothing
OF the circumstances Of Ills appointment. did
not know Gen. Sweet.
As to the Blakely tnnttcr, Campbell testified:
After tho fir, Btakcly camc to Campbell and
said he had met With grcas losses. Campbell
sympathizcd with him. Dla1scly wanted 5000
Catnpboll sail he Ind no money. Dakcly said
II 1,c would guarantee note ho would give col"
lateral. Campbell guaranteed tho notc but
RECEIVED NO COLLATERAL.
Tho note was tic usual sixty or ninety dny
tcrcst was paid, and, becoming due agdn, the
same occurred. Becoming due d third time,
payment was made by reduction Of tho face Of
tho uote TO $4,oo50. At the tl1uo tho last pay
mcnt was mads Blakc]y was running tho Post.
Campbell suggcated that he Should pay In In
stalmcnts. Blakely thought It would be
good thing. Campbell saw from tho
newspapcrs that Dlakely intended going
nlakcly said tle Ind ktfercd us n'ucl, about the
note as Campbell cqu.d hays done; that ID he co1.
/ that
he WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
before leaving Chicago. Subsequently he told
Campbell b lad made nrrangefnEc;nts: Camp.
, assssa sMss to SIC &c ts eans aG { d sq F
wtnt Blalsc1y said. She said It was true. She
! asked Campbcll II he wanted her obligation.
Campbell declined considering hes xosi gooa.
tween Bla!scly .and Miss Sweet; considered
tho transaction fair, Legitimate, and honorable
between himself an9 Nss swcet' @ Eass' tS III" Ill.,
| collected them. went to the National Bunk OF
Illinois, paid the money, and the cashier Indoors
cd tho several payments on the note; ;o- These
aggregated s., t05, and were NIL paid In 1874.
NElTltEA MISS sWREr NOR BIAKELr
| ever told Campbell about their bargain, and
l wien M!ss Sweet declined further payments
Campbell wroto to Biakcly. Bakc]y replied
sxed ss IL. sStst sst to p'f .s tsst sxee. ecRS ca%
bell says Injustice had been done him by reports
that be tried to turn Miss Sweet out, This WIS
false. Miss Sweet told him, at one time, that @
5 " sfi ssH1fS5 ea tor e I'D oi Sdess
advised her to soc him tLognn}
This ended tile direct examination.
cnoss-HxANlNATfoS.
BHkely was cunning tho Po;s when n; xs @ t,'
n2s siorasa snS GSeS be- Svnsd ns AA2 sp Seeye
4 was 50 from. tho faet TINT TINT
n!akc'y yyo,.e1a eS.ea b4o,e n'm Pe Which ''0Ss *
| never kept, Campell produced q eopy py q the y,
bears date Feb 6, 1876, Ia in the form Of 1utfg'
Ened BY paya nsnsy a, ~ 70 e;
swces, at the tfIncs statcd In her testimony, ug'
| grcgntiag So, los. Campbell
| NEyER cor DOLLAR oY THE MoNHr PAIp
| Hr Bliss aWnRT.
Oh The Blake'y note. Campbell did moi know that
| Blakcty stnsolyent whcn he loaned Blakcly the
! money. On the contrary, Campbell know thai
he was Pension Agent ana h@skely @ psescntsu c,ta
| money, Cnmpbcll did not ut the time suspect
tho legality Of tho transaction, nor Ut any tl!ne
! during the year that Miss Sweet 1nado Pay.
ments: Campbell nevsr undG5stood anythi.F aG 1a
! Tho first Feliahlc information Ca.npLell lla'
was in letter from member Of the Commit
ter, understood to bs Gen. uurlbut Campbell
! waa
i
n.,l when he loaned lsim tho money, lso l!at
every reason to belieyo that hc r'as . truthful
man. lie had not tho slightest doubt but
TINT he owned the Post. Tho original note ant
the renewed notos wcrs agncd by William Il
llssdlcy Is well as BY Campbell.
DiiADLEr HAD TUE sAMn KHoW1ED0H
Of tho transaction that Campbell hat, and nf
1noro. Campbell certified to Bradley aa Il a mai
who stands aa high ~ any u,ai g Chicago !
Campbell denied THAT portion Ut Miss Sweet!
testimony In which shc said that Campbell CANT
often 10 her Office to consult with her aboe1
her testimony betoIo tho con'n't,tse, ,H, but tn
lnto this. The President llas not yet
received tho copy Of Al!ss Sweets Testimony A. 9'
self. The President statra tlat he Will
READ no oTnnn ACCOUNT o. sn Uss nN' nav
I seuut 10 be any probability OF tho reuloyaf o!
resignation Of c,npbsl, camnh3sll VII, an nq!
poets to leave for Chisago to-nlEht. ne had
rrad tho evidence taken By Ca%lcids c1u.!t ~ 1'a
never received my utoneyln tho Marsllals OILED
bcyunl that allowed by Inv.