Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-22
He has his Spoon in Eyerything-Re.
suit of his Investigation Of the
PeIdlctOn Case.
Marsh and Evans and Fort Sfll-LObby
Operations by a LObbyiSt-Tbe
Senate Angry with
Dana-Etc.

"ao btd ~ tb4- y PROMINENT 1NEpt'DliCdQ q
lawyer had taken much interest in what
was known as the Belknsp scandal, so
fsr as 1t related to Mr.. PendietO1. He
asked General Butler whether ne was
the gentleman t. whOrn al the discus.
sion was made. The general replied that
he could not tell. The chairman asked
him whether he had any information
relating TO Mr.. PendIstoD, and whether
he had communicated with any one
on the subject. The general replied that
he had only hearsay inforndatioD. BE
had spoken primarily 30 & member Of
this committee Mr.. Danford |, thinking
that what he tod him might be Of use.
The chairman said that it was alleged in
the telegram that a treasury draft for
thirty thousand dollars, made payable
at tle National PARK bank of New
York, was indcIseG by EendlotoD; and
the money, after passing through the
hands of two pers0nP, wa1 paid over to
Mrs. Bower in person, in that city. The
general replied that he had 8 gentle
man making some investigation as to
facts, in New York, ID be used In law
suit N which the general was eounssl,
After the investigation the gentle
man came to him and informed
him be vas told by one person that
another per :on knew about the pay
ment &C money, and that size Was pres
ent when the thirty thOuaacd dollars
were paid to Mrs. Bower, said to come
from George PenCleton. T1e general
said to bis informant, "Csn you get OF
the persOps?p The alswtr was "Yes.n
This Yves one week ago Saturday. The
general left for Washington Saturday
night. The general further said to him,
"YOu had better probe the matter TO the
bottom. II what you stste is q fact, it
ought to be kn9wn.n This informant
made an arrangement to meat TIE party
supposed to possess the information.
This was the next Wednesday. The
general told him that il there was any,
thing to require his presence in New
York, he would go thither oa being tel
egraphed. Thursday his informant tel.
egrapked in cyhher that the party whom
he was to meet had LEFT New York for
New Orleans on the previous Tuesday
night, together with other persons pos
sessed OF information. Under these cir
knowing that Mr.. Pass, 8
member Of the committee, was i'll, and
not being well acquainted with all the
members Of the committee, he COM
such information as ne
had to Mr.. Danford, perhaps more
SR eCteasO than on the preseI occasion,
The general said to DInford that it was
evident somebody had been tampering
with the parties by sanding them to
New Orleans so suddenly. And he also
said to DlnfOrd: "IfyOu can get sub
reaa from your committee in blank
form, to be filled out privately without
the names getting into the newspapers
and to be served by conf Dental deputy
OF the sergeant-at-6rms, whom / should
name, thought the parties who were
known to me could be caught" L re-
trained from telling their names, be-
cause twelve or fifteen gentlemen con-
nected with the press would have pub
lished them all over the United States.
QlestiOn-Have you any objection to
stating to the committee the names OF
the parties?
Answer-NOt at all.
Question-HRve you any objection to
stating the name OF the person who
gave you the names of the parties pos
sessed of the information?
ADsSer-The name of my informant
is B. G. Jayne, who was hunting up for
me in New York testimony il the reVe-
nue. case.
The general, in reply to a question,
S aid ne met Smith, the correspondent of
the Evening Post, at the attorDey-gene-
RAILS Office, and remarked to him that
his attention had been particularly
eall5d to the testimony of WarneD, q
clerk iu the treasury department, show
ing that the amount paid on account of
tho [oofylOtgyy ENo-1trC1 VoilrDaI :
vided into three pRrts-siXty-eight thou
sand five hundred dollars going to
bank in Kentucky and separate drafts
for thirty thousand and fifty thousand
dollars being taken by Mr.. PendletOn.
He was anxious to see the testimony, as
he had heard something about the thirty
thousand dollars. Smith sought to in
tervieW him after the manner of news
paper correspondents. Tne next time
the general saw Smith was at the time
he bad the interview with Danford.
The general was eSked whether he sup
posed Smith was going to publish what
he said to him. The general replied
that, not wishing to throw any imputa-
ton upon Smith, he would merely re-
mark that he never said anything to
correspondents that was not published.
[ Laughter. He would trust them with
untold gold, but he would not trust them
with bit Of news. The general replied
to the question Of Mr.. Bass, that he
knew nothing Of the payment OF meney
by PendletOn further than what he saw
in newspapers, and knew it from hear
say. The general said in reply TO a
question that he had Investigated the
Pendleton matter a little on his own
account, and has ascertained that the
draft for thirty thousand dollars was net
deposited in the Park bank, a3 hereto
fore stated.
w. Scott Smith, the EUening Posts
Ondent, appeared and answered
the question asked him yesterday, as to
the name 0! tne prominent Republican
lawyer who gave him the information
on which be founded his dispatch. Mr..
Smith answered that the name OF his
informant was General Butler.
Butler privately, at the request Cf
the committee, wrote the names Of the
parties who had fled rom New York 10
New Orleans, and the committee will
send subj Oe las after them.
J. $. Evans, late p1st-trader at Fort
Sill, followed General Bu Ter as wit.
ness. He detailed all the circumstances
his obtaining permission
from Marsn to I, main at Fort Sill. 1t
was a matter of necessity with him, be
8 Lid, to come to terms with Marsh. Sec
retsry BelkDsp told Evans he bad
promised Marsh a place, aud Marsh had
selected Fort Sill. Evans saw Marsh,
who appeared TO understand al about
the matter. He went to New York with
Marsh, where a written contract was
signed. EvsDs presented q detailed
statement in writing of his payments to
Marsh. He said he told his friends of
his agreement with Marsh, and showsd
General Gtierson, the commanding Off
Ger at the post, the contract on his re-
turn to Fort S II. The facts, he said,
were well known there, and il was re-
gsIded there as gIeAt outrage, and the
cause Of extortioDats prices. Evans
said he wSs introduced to the secretary
Of war by General Rice, OF Iowa, and
paid him one thousand dollars for the
He thought this was
enough, though Rice wanted fifteen hun
dred dollsrI. Witness wished to deny
published statement Of Captain Robin
son that he paid fifteen thousand dollars