Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-20
The BeIknaP Business

MR. AND MIS- Vi aRSH COAIING.
a messenger arrived here Yesterday and
In formed the Attorney General that Marsh
refused To leave Montreal ana come 10 Wash
iDgton unless Mrs. Marsh, as well as him
self, were guaranteed immunity from arrest
and prosecution. Marsh informed the mes
seDger before leaving Montreal that If he re-
ceived telegram from the Attorney Geue
raj that the President would comply with
the request he would leave Montreal last
night (Sui day. and meet the messenger with
the documents at New York. Yesterday the
Iapers were mad e out and Marsh was rotited
by telegraph. The mes 5enger left last night
with the papers aid expects TO meet Marsh
in New York tonight; and the Attorney
General says that he expects that both Mr..
and Mrs. Marsh will be in Washington on
Wednesday next. While the negotiations
fof procuring their return were IN progress
the Ho Use Judiciary Committee, Tot know
ing of the efforts being made.by The Pre5i
dent and Attorney General to obtain the re-
trrn of the absent witnesses, sent conmu.
nicatIon to the Presi ent stating that no
material evidence had been obtained against
Reknap, and urging that the Pres dent make
communication was referred to the Attorney
General, who appeared before the commit.
tee and related to them what had already
been done In this direction. The action OF
the President was commended by the com.
mittee, and the,Attol ney General was urged
TO DO whatever he deemed best in the matter
10 secure Marshs attendance, the committee
informing the Attorney General that his
testimony was absolutely necessary as a
basis OF articles or Impeachment against
ex- Secretary Belknap.
The Mr.. Marsh, who, it was said, was TO
meet the Attorney Generals agent in New
York last night was not Caleb p. Marsh, bat
his brother, who has been IN Montreal with
him. Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh left Canada last
night, and will receive the papers promising
amnesty at New York from the messenger
there.
MRS. BELKNAP AND Mr.. PENDLEToN.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
War department are looking into the facts
of The alleged payment of money to Mrs.
Beiknap, then Mrs. Bowers, in New York,
for assistance ia collecting the Kentucky
Central Railroad claim, and the invCstiga-
ton is quietly progressing to ascertain the
real value of the evidence presented. There
is reason 10 say that thus far the develop
ments DO not fulfil the expectations excited
by the first announcements. IL appears, for
example, that a $4,000 draft which, IL is
said, was paid TO person in New York by a
bank there for payment to Mrs. Bowers, be-
l"nged not to Pendleton, but to the bank in
dleton. He will be called again if necessary
after the stenographer has Transcribed mis-
rotes, and questioned in regard 10 this mat
ter.
POST TRADERS COMING.
Fisher, the partner of Evans < Co, The
Fort Sill traders who paid the money TO
Marsh for holding the post, arrived here yes
teroay. Evans telegrspas he Will be here on
Tuesday.
SURVEYOR GENERAL BABCoCK
has been interviewed at Lawrence, Kansas,
when he stated, in relation to the Fort SuIIy
tradeIshlps, that IL was purely a business
tran sactfon, and could not he made to reflect
upon himself, Durfee & Peck or the admins
tration.