, 1876-03-03
Rad tho following testimony Aad accompana'

On Tuesday, Fob. 20. 1876, tho Commitsoe MOT
It 1880 ,. IN. Present, Mcsszs. Clynet. black
burn, and Robbins.
Caleb r. Marsh. one Of the wituessos ordered
10 10 snbpnuaed by tho Committee. being pios-
Dnt MAS duly aworn according 10 Law. /,
Question (by Tho ChairmAu)-Whors do Jou
rcsido7 Al reside st so Wost Ftfty-sor,nth
asroot, Now York. Hare resided In Nov York
about otBht years.
Q. Thy tho Clairman)-Wers you OF not ap-
pointed or rendered an appointment aa post
trader ht Fort Sill, Indian Tosrtory, In tue fslt
Of 1870. by tho Secretary Of War; II 30, under
what circumstances was said appointment d.
cured to you? Etste also II you wcro commits
etoned by tho Secretary ~ auch rosktradof, or
ii nott who was 10 commissioned, snu, II any
other porson than yourself Was go commissioned,
give ha name. Aud tic rcAsona Why TO "Aa COM
mtsstoned. II any agreement wAa nada bc-
tween you and tho appointoc state 1t. OF pro.
duco It, II In writing, and was such agreement
mado with tho knowledge OF tho Secretary OF
War, aud Atato tho circutnatances connected with
tho making Of that agreement and all traneao-
tons In detail thcrout1er, fully and particularly
"a II you wero specially intor1ogatcd In regard
to tho soyoral trananotionB and 30 fully Is 10
aAvo tie necessity Of repeated insetrogasorioa.
THE 3lXrLY. |
In reply to your question would 1tato that
IN tho summon Of la7D inyso1f and wifc spent
three woekB ut Long Branch, ana on our return
~ NOT 2UEk nlE1t I0lAllAP AAu NA&Ht AVHGAo7 ~
our invitation, camo for visit to ctr house.
hfra. Beknap MAS i'll during this vslt sone three
Or four weeks, md snppohe, In consequence Of
our kindness to her. ste fclt utder sono oblign..
q conversation why did not apply for poHt-
tradorehp on the frontier. nslcd what they
were, and was told that many Of then. wero very
lucrative otllcea or positions 10 tho gift Of tho
Bccrotary Of War, aud that II wanted ono bho
| would ask che Secretary for ono:, Upon ny 70,
plying that l thought aucl oiicca belonged
| to disabled Holdtots. and besides that l Vas
without political influence. elo answered that
| politicians got such places. ctc+, etc. do not
remember saying that Il had valuable post OF
/ TINT kind TINT would
nEMEa1pER nEn,
| but do remember her saying something like
this: III can prevail upon tlle Secretary Of
| War to award you post, you must be caref0l 70
eny nothing To him about presents, for man
onco oIesed him $4,000 for q trsdeahp Of this
| kind, and ho told him TINT II he did not leave
| tho otfico llo would kick him down Btalra-" Re-
Wondering ~ do this story, preaumo tho
| antoecdent statement to bo correct. alrr. Bc!-
knap and Mrs; Bowers returned TO washington.
and = few weeks thereafter Mrs. BolknRp sent mo
word To como over. I did go. sho told mo Tho
poss-sradersip ut Fort Fill waa vacant that It
was 4 valuable post ~ sle understood. and that
vailed upon tho Secretary Of War to agrec to
give 1t to me. At oil evoutB called upon tho
Secretary Of War, and al near as cnn 1omem-
Dor made application for thia posttou; regular
| pIlQLGu 1Ulus Au0 GtEI6AA1F ba4A ko Ho4IA AE.
point il I could bring. tho proper }e1tcza md
recommendations, and this | said l could do.
Either Mrs. Bolknap or tho Secretary told me
that tho preacnt trador at tho post, john y. Ev,
that l had better eco him, he bong 10
the city, as 1t would not bo feir to
turn him ont Of olIico without aomo notice, NJ
hn would loae largely On his buildings, merchan,
disc, Gc., II tho Office waa taken from h!m aud
that 1t would be proper md just for mo to make
some arrangement with him for their purchase
If wished TO run the pest myself. saw Evans
aud found him alarmed nt tne prospect OF iosinE
| Of Western poss-tradors who claimed q good
doa1 Of INFLUENCE. With The Secretary Of Wa
! promised to hare him appointed, but no fo'nt
on coming to Washington, this firm to bo entire
ly wlthout influence. Evans first proposed 1
partnership which des!iuod, and then bonu'
Of certain portion Of tho profits II wonld at
j low him to bold tho posstion aud continue LII
'''''S AGREED urox $4,000 FER YEAn.
7 Evans and myee!f went OIL to Nov York to
D getheE, whero the contract wss made mud oso
+ suited, which IL herewith submitted. tPane
+ 1narkol Al During our trip over. howcyer: slr
Evnns saw somoshing IN the army aud Nar
l. journal which lod linn to think that somc O
. the troops ucre to DO removed from tho for
d and he had offered too largo q sum, and, befoI
+ tho contract was drawn, 1t reduced BY agrce
l., mont to $4,000. tile sal1o heing. payable qua
:. toriy in advance. When tho nrst rem.ttane
came to mo, aay, probably, in Noycnber, 1870,
y | sent QQG-nAI t0GIC01 10 Nlfs A4kuHht tituE1S
>, presume, by certificate Of deposit or bank nott
i by exprcsa. ne!ng IN Washington at funesa
!. homo woeks after this. I hod
= 4 CONVERSATION WITH h1nE. DoWERs
o to tho following pnrport. ~ far III can now =
9 mombor, but must any that just hero my memo'
10 Ia exceedingly in1iss,ncs, and judge in pa
+ perhaps from what followed as TO- dcthils Q
tho conversation: went upstairs In tho MIR
" her, "This child will hnvo money coming to
rB before great whilo." She said "Yos." RI
I'd mother gsvo the child to me. and told me IL
"Ihq money ognne fton ssa yoa shs pt mSt ~ ~
~ ~ sooms to me ! sald that perhaps y
CD It aeems 50, and yct can Rlvo no reas'
or for It. fot ~ far aa l knew th9 10 ia'h =
tween Tho mother and mysoH. layo tai
a. recollection Of rou,srk Of Mra. Bowe1a that
In l sont tho money to tho fathor that it belong
certainly bod soue uudc1slaniing thon or nu
i, aequent!y with her or Atni, for when tho ne
payment came due and "As rald sent one-h
thereof to tho Secretary OF War. and have &C
,st tinuod substantially from that day forward
ch | tho present tine to do tho eAmo. About
n, should cay, ono and one-ha!f to two yea1s at
H.. tho commencement Of ttoso payments.
uo .e ngpucEn THE AMOUNT TO $4,000 rEa M ANNysI
Ill cause Of combined complAutaoa on thepart Of Eg1
ION aud ILLS partner, and partly. 80 far a. now
nd membcr, in consequence OF An article ~
~, newspapers ABOUT tnat timo !cAectanG On tne
'n- tustico douo to soldiers ut this fort. caused
TOR cxorbtt4nt charges made necessary on the y
saa OF tho trader by reason Of tho payment Of t
tth bonus 10 the best Of my knowledge and
III. lief, the abogo is q true statement OF ali
oeu rrcnbor fto orcIryencas 1T ~ rnnnv vearn .
Dct- lltoW THE rAYMENTa WE'VE MADE.
out @. Cby tho Ohairman)-stata how tho p
vor | menta woro made to the Secretary OF War u
a coquont to tho funeral Of i.iH then wife, nh
= m you attondod In Washington In Decembcr, Il
ded -WnGtnor ~ cse", ~ cueca, u4ai', coIIncAst
ent 9epos,s ,s VI oouua' " ~ eAHeae, Us osuesn
Of At-Ino mouey "a scnt "cGglalae ~ !no's
nap soas v. ne nsiseAay ~ maa. eoa1et'tuJs ,.n;s
ono or moro occAetons by certificate Of depo
on tho National Bank OF America, in Now II
4 Sometimes have paid lin In Now York In I
kod son, o L1eeps sna nFss pa5non; 1o1a - tne .n
cral loU Auu tAn !not ~ ueeenan"t te.1t - WI
the DO !nsae ~ tae nsc1eths9 " tle uotea