Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-11
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
TUESDAY, July IL, 1876.

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SENATE.-The Senate met at u O'Clock
| and opened as . court OF Impeachment.
Mr.. Conkling moved that the court adjourn
until tomorrow. Rejected-yeas II nays "a.
Mr.. Thurman then moved recess for half
an hour, which was also rejected.
Cu!eo z. Marsh was recalled and examined
oy MI. SaTpehter:-The first talk with Sec
rotary Belknap was in relation to the APP
pointment of witness to the post leadership.
There was never any agreement between
witness and the Secretary that any consid-
of witness or OF Evans. or for the Continuance
of Evans. The kind treatment of Mrs Bel.
knap when SICK at witness house he always
supposed led to the appointment being given
to witness.
To Mr.. McMahon:-Rememb returning
check TO Evans when sent by him. Think
more than one was returned. Did write a
letter in connection with said return. Think
the letter was sent TO Fisher, bat was not
sure.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted the following cues
ton: "Why did you send the one half of the
money received from Fort Sill to w. w.
Mr.. Carpenter objected, on the ground that
the direct examination OF this witness by
the prosecution had been concluded, and
nothing hot having a direct relation 10 the
testimony brought out on EXPERIMENTATION
could be admitted.
The objection was overruled.
Answer. L felt like doing it. 1t gave me
pleasure to do so. sent him the money as
q present. 1t was always gratuitously.
That was the only reason had for doing It.
Senator Edmunds asked whether General
Belknap knew in ad vance of a remittance
how large the preseu was to be. Witness
replied he could not say, for he knew not.
how large they would be. a. Certainly. 1
made up my mind in advance to send him
fort.
Senator Logan.-Have you ever said any
thing To any person or has any person said
anything to you on the subject of sending
In To- r.
the first money? II so, who?
A. had conversation with the present
Mrs. BelSnap on the night of the funeral.
Senator Logan state what that conversation
Objected to by MIR. McMahon, and objec-
ton sustained-18 to q.
sation, except as stated; with Mrs. Bowers.
By Senator Dawes.-State, as far as you
know, any knowledge that Gen. Belknaph had
or its source. A. know nothing about
General Belknap's knowledge.
BY Senator Morton.-Did Gen. Belknap,
either by letter or personally, inquire of you
why the money was sent to him? A. Never.
By Senator Conkling.-Was your intention
and act In sending the money In consequence
Of any communication with Gen. BelKnap?
III so state 1t. A. 1 was not.
By Senator Logan:-Did you have any
agreement with any person other than GEN
eral Belknap In relation to sending the
money to him?
Objected to by the managers, and argued
at considerable length by managers, c0un-
sci and Senators. Objection overr1led-25
TO q.
Witness stated that on the night of the
funeral of the first Mrs. Belknap Mrs. Bow
ers took him into the nursery where the
child was. Witness saw the child, and said
this child will have money by and by. She
replied yes. Her mother gave 1T TO me and
said the money coming from you was for
her. Witness remarked that perhaps the
rather ought TO be consulted about IL, to
which Mrs. Bowers replied that the caild
a mn ~ anr,N~ ~
Belknap. Witness sometimes thought that
he must have had a conversation with Gen.
Belknap that night; certainly he must have
had conversation then or before the next
remittance, and he had no recollection of
any subsequent conversation. His recollec-
tions Of that night were indistlnct, except
the d. ing request of the sister, which maze
an impression on his mind.
Senator Dawes.-Did you or any other
person ,s ever exPlain to Secretary Bslknap
notifying him of a remittance?
Answer.-Never.
Mr.. McMahon.--When you sent the first
letter stating you had q remit tance from the
southwest did he by letter or Otherwise In
Qufre whence IL came?
Answer.-He did not.
By Senator Howe.-Was the money dc
signed for his use or for the use of some
other person?
Answer.-Tbe money was sent him origin
ally on account OF the understanding on the
night OF the funeral. 1t may be presumed
that the money was sent for the child. /
continued TO send TO him after the death OF
the child, and presumed the money was for
him.
Senator Howe-Why did you say to Mrs.
Bowers that the child would have money
after time?
Answer.-Bscause I had previously sent
money TO the mother, and felt like continu-
ing 1t to the child as the mothers represent
alive.
Senator Wright You stated yesterday
that you presumed General Belknap knew
from whence the money came that you sent
him. What led you to presume that he
knew from whom the money was received?
A. presumed he knew because he had
appointed Evans at my req uest, and we had
had no other business transactions. had
sent him several requests from Evans for
favors about the fort There was q sort of
general knowledge arising from our mutual
relations.
Senator Logan.-In your conversation
with Mrs. Bowers you spoke of an under
standing with Mrs. Belknap, state what that
understanding was.
Objected to by defence and overruled.
Witness.-I don't think stated there was
an understanding. The money was sent to
Mrs. Belknap. 1t was sent her without any
understanding as present.