Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-12
The Chief Witness, Caleb P. Marsh, Re.
calied-Ths Corruption Money Sent
by him BY an Arrangement
with Mrs. BeIknap.
Marsh Presumed that BeIknap Knew Of
this Arrangement, because at his
Instance Evans was Appoint.
ed Pest-Trader.
General Hazen and Hon. Hester Clymer
on the Stand-The Resignation of
BeIknsP-Evans on the Way.


oj war, was resumed to-day.
! Senator Thurman moved that the sen
ate, sitting as court Of Impeachment
take reoees for half an hour that som,
time might be devoted to the copsiders
ton Of Legislative bHsiness.
MI. Carpenter, as ohnsel for the &C.
cused, said that he understood the com.
mittee on appropriations had heveral
nssttef5 to bring before the senate; be
sides, he was thoroughly sick himself
and net e5ie to be here to-day. The
witness Evans had not yet arrived, and
he therefore asked the senate, as a court
to adjourn till tomorrow.
Senator CoDkIing moved an amend.
ment that the court adjourn till twelve
O'CLOCK tomorrow.
Instead OF taking q recess, it wss re.
Jscsed-yess, II; nays, "a.
The motion OF Senator Thurman for a
recess was also rejscted,
Caleb Z. Marsh was recalled; and, in
| reply to the question or Manager Nina
/ hon, said he remembered the secretary
OF War being at his house in New York
TO cinneT, but could not say when it
Wss; on one occasion Reid, General
MDowel and General Bslknap were
there together.
Cross examined by Mr.. Carpenter.
! Q1es.-You stated yesterday that at the
same time Mrs. Bslknsp and Mrs. Bow.
er were at your house? Ans.-Yes, sir.
Queo.-Had you prior to the time that
these ladies were at your house made
| any application or thought Of procuring
tradershipe Witness answered he was
Ia Washington some time in August,
1870, and thought that was the first time
hat hae ~ .r.l Ill A.
some talk OF appointing him post-trader
then; did not remember il that was
prior to the time the ladies were at his
house.
Witness was ssked il he had any cor
rupt transactions with Belknap regard
ing the appointment at Fort Sill. This
was objected to by M'Mahon. Objection
was sustained.
M. CARPENTER then asked: "Was
there any agreement between you and
Belknap that YOU should pay him any
pecpniafy confederation for bis appoint.
ing you post-trader at Fort Sill?' To
which Msrsh replied: "There was not.n
He was sskedi "vyss there any agree
ment between you and Belknap that you
should pay him any pecuniary consider
alton for or in consideration OF his ap-
pointing Evans post-trader at Fort
SlEW BE again replied: "There was
not" Mr.. Carpenter then asked il he
gFcat inducement in mRkiRg ap-
pOintnen was not owing to kindness
extended Mrs. Belknap? He replied
that he thought this had great deal to
do with his making appoiDtm tents. In
response to question put by one of the
senators, he said that the reason he sent
one-hRlt the money he received from
Evans to Belknap was because it gave
him great pleasure; be sent money as a
present, always gratuitously; he was not
aware whether Bslknap knew how large
the presents were to be before he re-
ceived them, but said that he (Marsh)
was fully cognigsnt Of their values be.
fore sending th,m He testified that he
had M conversation with any one on
the subject Of sending money to Belknap
until the one he had with the present
Mrs. Belknap on the night OF the funeral
Of the first Mrs. Belknap. He was asked
to give this conversation, but Manager
M'Mahon objected on the ground that
eoaversation with a third party
was not proper evidence, and the objec-
ton was sustained. A senator ASKED
whether he had ever assigned reason
to Belknap for sending this money to
him, to which Marsh replied that he had
not. He said there had been no COM
muuication between him and Belknap,
in consequence of which this money
was paid to Mrs. Bslknap.
Senator Logan asked if there had
been any arrangement with any ether
person than Belknsp whereby he sent
money to Belknap; to which objection
was made by the manager. The objection
gave rise to q lengthy discussion, Judge
Blair arguing that 1t was proper to show
that there was an arrangement with
some other party to whom money was
sent through Belknap as a proper GUS
todian. The objection was finally
overruled, and the question was an
swered by witneas. He said: / had
conversation with the present Mrs.
Bslknap on the night Of the funeral.
She asked me to 60 up stairs with her to
lock at the baby in the nursery. l said
to her, as nearly as can remember,
"This child will have money coming to
it after awhile" She said, "My sister
gave this child to me, and told me that
money coming from you to her must
take and keep for it." am not certain
about the conversation. 1 have an in
distinct Impression about what was said.
1 said; "All right; perhaps the child's
father ought to be Consulted and her
reply was that il 1 sent the money to
him she would get it any way without
the child, Marsh continued, that he
had an indistinct recollection of a con-
versation with Belknap that night, but
could not remember it.
Mr.. Mcmahon asked when Marsh
sent the remittance to Belknap, saying
it was from rs. W." il Belknap asked
why the letter or otherwise where it
was from.
Mr.. Carpenter objected, and an argu-
ment between Messrs. Mcmahon and
Carpenter followed. Senator Conkling
said at the right time he would call for
the reading of similar question by
Senator Morton and answer thereto,
from which it appears that Belknsp
made no such inquiries
Senator Wright asked on what he
based his assertion Yesterday, when he
said be presumed Belknap knew from
whom the money sent to him, came.
Witness said: al presumed he knew be-
cause he had appointed Evans to this
post at my request. / had no other
business transactions with Gen. Belk-
nap, except sending this money. 1t
was alike general knowledge, arising
from their gener i relations.
Ques.-by Mr.. Logan-From the
conversation with the present Mrs.
Belknap, you speak Of an understand
ing with the former Mrs. Belknap,
now deceased; please staGe what that
understanding was. Objected to by
both managers and counsel for defense.
Mr.. Logan insisted on an answer, and a
discussion ensued. The senate decided
by vote OF % yeas 10 II nays that the
question should be answered. The
question was then repeated and witness
answered that he did not think he had
stated that he had an understanding
with Mrs. Belknap.
The witness further testified that the
first money was sent to Mrs. Belknap,
and that il was without any arrange
ment with any person. When he paid
General Belknap money IN person, he
did not have any conversation with him
about whence the money came, or in
any way regarding it. For the first two
or three years, witness saw General
Belknap two or three times 8 year, but
had no recollection Of money having