New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-17
WASHINGTON.
-, v,,rp,s sTI,Pm MANAGEMENT.

n,uxnrR-MRS MARSH. WHO is BADLY
WANTED, ALLOWED TO GO TO CANApA- MIC
,y,p CHARGED WITH SHARING THE KEN
ruCkY CENTRAL GRAB.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIbuNel
w.suNGroS, March 16.-Mr. CIymers 'oi'ii'i'
A. q, Expenditures in the war department 'V"
pe0" i,ostication of the conduct of ITS chair
today and incidentally obtained some i,po an
wa" " 49, 49,, hearing Oh the payment of the Ken
,,cbv Central Railroad clam ny eA-oe''', n -,
W. o., Tho solicitation Of Mr. Pendleton. Inc WIZ
moss nudcr examination was zen 'o'opn 49,. -,
- tha limited States Army. lie teSthed 'n"' ol
o. w o,,,,,ire after Mr. Clymer had reported
hHo's' ms IN the House recommending the I'M
'"o -, &c Secretary Bekuap, he had seen MI
- and remarked TO him that TINS mNes's'-
49,, ,o,Id ;,nplicatc a prominent man oil the o,ue,
soIi,ioal norty-Mr PendletOn Mr. Clymer lePl''o
49,, 90 far the Committee did not have suhlcl'h'
,f,ot;on 10 90 further. lie did however say
,ho, no ,yould 90 TO the War Department an"
rot il The witness got the llnpioNS'" "
his own mind that Mr.. Clymer would prefer '"a'
tbis matter should not come out, Dnt Ill Jus''o "
Mr. CIymer he said that this preference was ho'
,sneciaIly manifested expressed Inc "Itn'sS
,ontinued that in a conversation winch he had hdu
With Mrs Marsh she told him of an interview WIN
AIN. Belknap at the Arlington Hotel III when sue
had told Mrs Beknap that the post-trader'hlp sac
WIS not the worst thing about the matter ana ,h"V
Mr.. Belkuap had received $4,000 out OF the Ken
,ncl,v Central Railroad claim. Mrs. Belhnap
answered. IL didn't; the road got only tha'
omonntr When the witness spoke of this matter to
Mr. Clymer on Thursday evening, he said that he
lal not then sufficient official data upon
which 70 proceed with the ease. Gen. Kddoo
replied that if il did not come out otherwise, he
v,ould give the matter TO the press himself. Mr.
CIymer chen said he would 60 TO the War Depart
ucnt and get it, and the witness told him that he
could get il at the Treasury Department. In answer
70 Questions put by Mr.. Robbins, Gen. kiddoo sad
that the impression he got from Mrs. Marsh was that
Mrs Bckuap had tacltly admitted the reception of
money on account of this Kentucky Central Rail
read claim at least that she did not deny II when
Mrs Marsh accused her Of it, but simply replied that
fhe did not receive the amount named as that was
all that the road itself received.
The effect of this testimony upon the subject I'M
der consideration, namely, whether Mr. Clymer neg
Ieet-d his duty in this case OF not, has been the
subject of very animated discussion in Washington
today. Mr.. CIymer and his friends think that Gen.
Kiddoos testimony triumphantly eSonerates him.
Ee first heard that Mr.. Marsh had information IN
regard to this matter on Thursday evening, March
2. The next morning he requested a core pondent
y
and get the papers relating to the case This the
correspondent neglected to do, either that day or
ther and on Monday morning following tele-
gram was received from Mr. Pendleton, III which he
asked permission to be heard by the Committee.
Then Mr.. Clymer concluded that it would be I'M
necessary to obtain the papers until Nh Pendletons
arrival.
On Saturday evening March l. IS hours after Mr.
Clymer heard of this conversation between Mrs
Marsh and AlrS. Bclkuap the circumstance was told
to Mr. Danford, Republican member Of the Com
mittee. On Monday morning he requested Mr.. Cly-
mer 10 summon Mrs. Marsh, and messenger was
sent TO New-York on the 1880 train that day On
his arrival there Mrs. Marsh had left for Canada.
thus appears that had Mr.. Clymer issued his sub
pena a. soon as he received information from Gen.
KidGoo il would have reached Mrs. Marsh before
she left Now-YOrk As il was, il too late to pre-
vent her from going beyond the jurisdiction oil the
Committee and the House. OF course Mr.. Clymer
had no idea on Thursday or Friday that Mrs. Marsh
Intended Joining her husband in Canada, but the
fight Of Mr.. Marsh was reported IN the evening pa
pers of this city Oh Saturday. Had he sent sub
pena to New-York for Mrs. Marsh, even then he
would have secured her presence as she did not
leaye that CITY until Monday.