The New York herald., 1876-07-07

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rness here handed the contrast articles Of agree
testified ih.. So r.osv.S sss sS' rom n. public
priI as part OF the original papers brough! out By
the Nouse Committee on Expenditures in the War Do
parthsnt
T. y Bartlett was called and examined by Mr. Man
ager Mcmahon. Witness testified that no resides In
member Of the nrm OF Bell, Bartlett wilson; knew
q. p. Marsh; had known him since 1905 or 1850;
Mr. Marsn came 70 him then handed ,.i,.1 him
did so 1he contract was here shown the witness and
nesscd the execution of tho contract introduced
to J. s. Evans by Mr.. Marsh when the contract was
never seen Mr. Evans before since that occasion
The contract was here read and put in evidence
Counsel for the defence declined 70 cross examine
George W. Morso was examined BY Mr.. Manager
MoMahon :-wisness is agent OF the Adams Express
Company In this osy; has been in the employment OF
tho company for the past eleven years witnoss pro
therein, showing that psoess: containing ST. 800 was
Scot 10 General Bsl,..R BY Marsh from ON SsS. Ne"
sum were sent BY Marsh on January IL, ISL;
H1s is1s. - c.as.s: aoD..is,ss 81 800 from e. Cary
90 sSs and on
ls7S, paosase containing $500 from tho same nrm,
GC0er2l W. W.
parcel valued At g. 900, addressed Mrs Belknsp,
was sent from Now York, but the name OF tho con-
signor was not given. Witness then explained the
Of dong business tna express ONCE, and
testified he Knew nothing about the contents of tho
packages except from the marks on tne outside
pross oco that he had been such clerk Tor the
past thirteen years Witness the entries made
BY Nr Morse and testified no delivered the packages;
had tho reoelp. Of General Beknap for packages de.
hvered November q 1870, and January IL, 1871;
other pscksses were recepted Tor by John Potts chic
~lar n. r Inv thA i0f
clerk and w. T. Barnard, confidential clerk IN the Var
Department The package valuee At 81, ooc was do
vered.o Mrs Belknap at her residence on 9 street.
Mr.. Mchshos ..ked Il counsel Tor the defence de-
sired to make any points "a 70 the sgnasurss 70 The re
Mr. Carpenter-we not making points <sy
thing. We are respectful Spectators at present
Mr. Carpenter then inquired OF the managerial II they
INTENDED 20 claim anything on account OF the package
delivered to Mrs Beiknsp, and valued AZ - ooc.
Mr. Mcmahon replied they dtd pct, anless she evi-
dcncc should develop something In regard TO It
rHE CHIEF CLERK OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
h. =. Crosby, Chief Clerk OF tho War Department.
shown the receipts in the books Of tho express
company OF General Belknap John Potts w. T. Bar
nard and himself. and identified the handwriting of
each He testified that II usual for the Chief Clerk
TO receipt for express packages for the Secretary sup
posed he turned tho packages over to the Secretary
had recollection of the fact now Witness had been
employed in the War Department twelve or thirteen
years; confidential clerk to Secretary Beknap in
1870. 1871 and part Of 1872, and was appointed
Chief Clerk on July "a 1872 upon the death OF John
Potts; did know where General. Beknap was on
18th Of but appeared from records
of the department that ne was absent did not know
whether he in tho city or not Gu the 18th OF june
1872, but from the records OF the deparmont II ap-
pcarcd that telegram was sent to him at West Point
tho 18th and another the 10th OF juno; on No
vcmoer 49, 1872, telegram was sent to him a. Chi
the 23d; when General BeIknap loft the de-
partmcnt he directed witness TO send him his pri-
vate papers: witness kept memorandum Of certain
never put tho records OF the department. because
they were considered private letters; remembered
cttno fhn npt ~
Ev.n" as post trader a. Fort SIT wtnsss was bore
shown letter and testified that be supposed he got it
dunn dunn fn'u Of II on ''N the book which he Kept;
it never put upon the department record; when
General Beknap let the department the letter was in
same character witness had conversation with W.
T. Barnard about the letter, but did not remember
The letter, dated New York. October 8, 1s70,-
hero read and put In evidence. II was addressed to
G. P. Marsh, who requested that the appointment
given to him As postTadcr Vt Fort Sill, l. r.,
be madc out In the name OF John Evans as It
ness. Mr. Marsh also requested that tho appointment
be sent 10 him in New York.
the New York papers. and had done so for the last
eight years It was customary Tor the Sccre
y IN ~. Ssw about ane Fort s
post tradership OF February 49, 1874
Tho article referred TO was here read and witness
was shown tho order Of February, 1872 to the COM
mandng officer At Fort SILL directing h,m 10 report as
to the business capacity of the post trader &C. and
recognize 1t as the order issued by the Secretary.
The managers here offered to put in evidence the
testimony General Hazen before the Military Com
mtee of the House OF Representatives on the 22d Of
March, 1917 and the order issued by the Secretary on
the 25th OF March following
Witness testined that he remembered General Nc
Dowel called the Secretary about the testimony
Of General Haxsn, but did not hear the conversation
between them
did not object 10 anything but they appealed 10 The
conscience OF the managers not to attempt to put in
evidence tho testimony OF General Hazen be another
body.
Mr. SHERMAN, OF Ohio objected to the testimony OF
General Hazen evidence at this stage OF the proceed
ings and the managers Withdrew the offer to submit it,
The witness Crosby was further interrogaed as to
tho article the New York Tribune, and said he did
not know that General Beknap ever attempted dis
cover The author OF IT.
NOTION TO ADJOURN LOST
MIR. SARsEsr moved that at half past five, the Sen
ate sitting Court, &c. take recess until half past
seven P. Vi.
Mr. MoMAHos said many Of tho witnesses were
morrow. He hoped that when the Court adjourned it
would be until o-morrow.
The notion Of Mr. Sargent was rejected.
TESTIMONY xDowEIL
General Irwin Mcdowell testified that be was In
command OF the Department Of tho Eest and stationed
in New York city 1879 he met IN that city, accident
ally, Mr. Whitelaw Reid and referred 10 some state
mcnt no had seen in the Tribune and other papers
about abuses at Fort Sill He spoke Mr. Reid about
/, and told him he though, Il The Tribune
used to have statements about the army, and he
told Mr.. Reid the Tribune was never right
military matters even by mistake Mr.. Reid re-
Piled that the article true and there was more be-
hind it, Witness subsequently, came to washington
and sought the Secretary War He called his atien
ton to tho statement and SAID was hard
thing upon the people Of Fort Sill 10 have to
pay this heavy that the would be dana gipg
unless corrected the Secretary asked witness to draw
up an order correct the evil and he did so;
Understood that the order was to correct all the evils
which existed at Fort SILL the Secretary said he had
desired to draw up such order but there had been
some trouble abou. decision Of the Judge
traders by the military; witness told the
Secretary that tho post leadership was
monopoly, and he should that II was not abused
the Secretary agreed with him. The order drawn up
by General Mcdowell and issued by the Secretary on
the 25th Of March read. II directed the council
OF administration goods Of post traders, hx
prices &c and forbid the sublcng farming out OF
post traderships Witness further testified that no
had q conversation with General Garfield about
tho testimony of General Hazen before the Military
Committee and they agreed that the matter should be
look cd into Witness thought General Belknap