, 1876-07-08


WASHINGTON, D. c., duly 7.-lhe Senate re-
sumcd consideration OF tho urttcles Of iiapeach-
mcnt against atr. Bcllnap, lato Secretary u
War. Mr.. Carpenter, Of counsel for accused,
witnesses bccause they expected them to leave
tlla whole matter in the hands Of managers
Tho experience Of one dny Ind sattssica the lC-
fepse that IL would not be safe to do SO. The
reason they declined yesterday to cFoss-cxamlnn
was that they fsarctl auy such examination of
witnesses by tho defense might look US II they
lind lost confidence In tho point raised by
them that accused couldn't tst convicted,
favor of Jurisdiction. They therefore asked per-
mission to cross examine Gen. Irwin Mcdowell.
Gen. Mcdowell was then recalled and cross-
examined by Mr.: Carpenter. lle testified that
to anawor sucl, questions bcforea Congressional
inquiry US related 10 tile public service, but It
would mt he bis duty 70 volunteer such infor-
nation. Witness nut Gen. 1}clknap at bis
and WIS directed BY Gen. De3k,ap to draw
up an order to meet the case. Witness
gig 60, and thinks # would , tavu been effeetual
would ilayo beea mora eGeetual il tic post
stoad Of at New York. Witness Identified .
letter wrltten by hlmsclf to the SECRETARY Of
Reld. Counsel offered ttsem only for itiontillc,-
tlon, and declined to put tllcu III evtde1ice at
prcsent.
Tho managers demanded the right to examine
the letters, 0r they should object to their future
+, Nj. Carpenter allowed the managers to exam
Inc the lettcrs privately.
Witness satd lie Ind known tho Secretary Of
Var for sonie years, even bcforu hc was male
Q.-What Inns been his character as Secretary
Of Warl A.-HO fur as II has come within my
ka'Gwsds'' t,'ef' ho has becn active energetic and
lsichnrl King, AssIatant Cashier Of tho Ma
tional Bank II Commc1ce, Of New York, was
sworn anl said that Cn.eb +. Marsh kept an at,-
count ut that bank. Witness produced thur ccE-
teeies a Ct ;asRostt t!s tl5st datea Nov TO- is5
W: Bc!knap, and by him 1nale payable to the
order Of c. r. Emery; tho second, january, 1872,
for 81 500, with same tndorsesnent; tho third,
also tndorssa TO The osdur Of Anua N. Delk1,ap;
tho 4tht oct- 0, 1874, tor $500, same iudorss-
mcnts.
Mn. KERNAN,
hookkeepcr IN thc aoove 2 6ank; testified that 10
duccd the account Of Marsh, showing thut thu
checks Of Marsh wcro paid on various dates from
Nov. !, 1870, to April, ls7a, nearly a!lthe checks
sta ssng s1 19f ~ sS Of h 20 eas nfass s m
eouut Of the depostts Of Mnrsh during tho sans
dates, showing TINT su1ns Of 5000 each wero
| deposited VI various tunes, aggrcgating nearly
S3uluN.
WILLIAM II. BARNARD,
Of Washington, d. G., testified I'll, tAat 10 Was
bank, and was rlerk In tho bank bcfore tho
bauk failed. Witness produced tickets
Secretary l,clknap. Including seycral
checks VI the aenoniaattoH Of q, Soy
of CoMmcrce ln New York, all Of whtcl, passed
Into the Individual account Ut W. W. Belkuap.
| CMANlES r. AMKRY,
| Of Marya, Ill.,, testified tllat ho was a banker
and received certificate Of deposit for Il $40
from ". ". Belkpap. u b. invested IL zeal
years. On DeS II, 1871, when It 1natured 1t was
renewed for three years more by the party who
borrowed tho mouey.. 1t the second Investment
the mute was assigned to Mrs. 4. r. Rclknap,
mud the 1oau malu In her naIlc;. The Interest
| Oh these nutcs wus seut 70 ". y. belknup until
the assignment was lnadc. sinre then II haa
been seiit in draft to ". ". DclknaI, payable
to the order of Mrs. a. T. Besknap. ..,
| Oily Carpenter-Was not tic asetg1,inont
male 10 A.. r. Bowers Instead Of n T. BclknaI,
AL thipk not, but Will not smear posi-
tlYcly.