Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-07

| years. Witness produced Ln6 DOOks or TIT
company, and read from the entries
therein, showing that a package con
tanning fifteen hundred dollars YVES sen
to General Belknap by G. P. Marsh
from New York, on November j, 1870
Others containing the came sum wert
sent by Marsh on January II, 1871
April 10, 1874, a package containing
fifteen hundred dollars, from r. G.
Carey & Co.; on May "a, 1875, a pack,
age containing q thousand dollars, from
r. G. Carey & Co.; and on Novembel
1875, q package containing five hun
dred dollars, f,om the same firm, were
all sent to General w. w. Belknap. Or
May Is, 1876. parcel valued at two
thousand dollars, addressed to Mrs
Belknap, was sent from New York, but
the name OF the consigner was not
given.
J. 8. Dodge, money delivery clerk in
the Adams express office, testified: {:
| Witness went over the entries men,
toned by Mr. Morse, and testifitd that
he delivered the packages; had the re-
ceipt OF General Belknap for the packs-
gas delivered November 2, 1870, and
January IL, 1871; the other packages
were receipted for by John Potts, chief
clerk (now deceased), a 8. Crosby, the
present chief clerk, and w. T. Barnard,
confidential clerk in the war depart
ment; the package valusd at two thou
sand dollars was delivered to Mrs. Belk-
nap, at her residence, on G street, and
receiptsd for by her.
Mr.. M'Mahon asked If the counsel for
defense desired to make any points as to
the signatures on the receipt.
Mr.. Ca1penter-We are not making
points on anything; we are respectful
spectators at present.
Mr.. Carpenter then inquired of the
managers II they intended to claim any
thing on account OF the package deliv-
cred TO Mrs. Belknap, and valued at two
Thousand dollars.
Mr.. M'Mahon replied that they did
not, unless the evjdsnce should develope
something in regard to it.
II, F. Crosby, chief clerk Of the war
department, was shown the receipts in
the books OF the express company of
General Bslknap, John Potts, W. T.
Barnard and himself, and identified the
handwriting of each. He supposed he
turned the packages over to the sec
retsry, but hsd no recollection OF the
fact, nor remembered the letter of Mr..
A4010A bhO vi
Evans IS post-trader at Fort Sill.
Witness was here shown a letter, and
testified that he supposed he got it from
General Bslknap to make a memoran-
dunn of it on book which he kept. but
it was never entered upon the depart.
ment record. The letter was res d and
put in as evidence.
General Irwin M'DoTell testified
that he was in command Of the de-
partment Of the east and stationed in
New York City; in 1872 he met Ia that
city accidenily, Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, and
referred to some statement he had seen
in the Tribune and other papers about
the abuses at Fort Si |; he spoke to Mr..
Reid about 1t, and told him he thought
il was untrue; the Tribune used t1
have statements about the army, and he
told Mr.. Reid that the Tribune was
never right on military mi ters, even by
mistake; Mr.. Reid replied tpat the arti
Gle was true, aud there was more behind
it; witness subsequently came to
Washington and sought the secretary
of war, CD lied his attention to the state
ment, and said that it was hard thing
upon the people OF Fort Sill to have to
pay this heavy tax, and that the abuse
would be damaging unless corrected.
The secretary asked the witness to draw
up an order TO correct the evil, and he
did go; it was understood that the order
was to correct all the evils which ex-
listed at Fort Sill; the secretary said that
he had desired to draw up such an order,
but that there had been some trouble
about decision of the judge advocate
general as to the eontIol OF the post
traders by the military; witness told the
secretary that this post leadership was
a monopoly, ana that he should see that
it was not abused; the secretary agreed
with him.
The order drawn up by General
Mcdowell, and issued by the secretary
on the twenty. fifth of March, was read.
1t directed q council of administration
to examine the goods of post-traders, to
fix prizes, etc., ard forbid the sublettiRg
or farming out of post-traderships.
Witness further testified that he had
conversation with General Galfiald
about the testimony of General Hazsn
before the mi 'itaTy com mission, and
they sgreed that the matter should be
looked into. Witness thought that Gen.
eral Belk uap was indignant at General
Hszsn going before the military COM
mission and not reporting the facts to
him first.
The managers offered to put in evil
dence the testimony Of General Hazen,
and upon the question being submitted
to the senate it was rejected-yeas 20,
nays 81.
The senate, sitting as a court OF Inn
peachment, adjourned till Tomorrow.
Legislative business was resumed, and
the senate adjourned.