The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-09
4 SAD AND TERRIBLE STORY
His Wife Pleading to Save Her
Husband.
HE IS ,MPEAcHED AND INDICTED.
Grant Accepts His Resignation
to Save Him from I'M
Deachment.

It was found that the Secretary Of War,
trusting to the power Of Office and the
facility of bribery, paid no attention TO
the summons of the committee, and let
the examination 60 on unheeded. The
committee, feeling daily more sure of
their ground. because more thoroughly
convinced of the truth Of it, the charges
and every step in the prosecution were
ricid,y concealed, and the newspaper men
excluded from information. Belknap
breakdown before the committee, which
was only made known long after midnight
on Yesterday, finally broke the spell.
Though the committee kept itself
UNDER LOCK AND KEY
until the very moment of its report to the
House, early in the morning, the hotels
were asog with the news in OILY the
most fragmentary form. By noon
crowds were surging around all news
centres discussing not only the downfall
Of Belknap but the rumors of his suicide.
which flied the air. 1t was hardly 8
clock when Belknap walked hurriedly
down K street toward The department.
It was noticed bv the orderlies at the
door that the Secretary did not move
with his old jaunty swagger. His rudy
face had lost much Of its color; his eyes
were heavy and bloodshot; he looked like
the victim Of
PROLONGED SPREE,
he spoke abstractedly to the officials OF
the Office; retired to his private cabinet
and closed the door. While the outside
group were in wonder over this unusual
conduct, the door opened suddenly and
the Secretary appeared. quilted the office
without further remark. and walked rap
idly over to the White House. He met
the President Just as that official was en-
tering the Executive Office, where Bah.
cock sat arranging the Presidents mail.
Greetings we're passed, the Secretary
avoiding the President S eye. As General
Grant seated himself, Belknap handed
him An envelope, which the President
opened mechanically, presuming 1t to oe
an ordinary official communication. TIC
read it without compromising the fact
that it was the resignation of the office o.
Secretary Of War. Belknap
, BURSTING INTO TEARS,
tried to explain, but could not. The
President in great agitation rose and left
the room with the disgraced official. AT
the foot of the stairs Chandler appeared,
and the subject was discussed privately
between the three. Presently thereafter
Belk nap and Chandler reappcared anu
wen. out for ride together. An hour after
this Belknap appeared before the commit
tee with his counsel, Judge Blair, bl'
presenting no evidence. The case OF ths
+ committee was read to MIN and ne de
b manded until this afternoon at three
. o. clock TO respond. The committee gays
Y him until half past three, when, as
. HE FAILED TO APrEAR.
: il vas UNANIMOUSLY resolved to present
0 the case to the House and demand ar
0 impeachment.
) The Presidents indecent haste IN &C
= cep,'ng Belknap resignation excItes tn'
u utmost condemna ton of all parties. |
0 was asserted by friend of the Presiden
u that he had said 10 BelSnap "Mr. Sec
rotary If you are innocent won. accep
/ It if you are guilty | can't. But b.
!. did after tie Secretary had talked hal
!. hour with him 1t is believed tina
! Chandler and Morton urged its accept
= ance by the President. As they were boil
, present when Belknap came down stair
/ with Grant from the executive Office. 5
Il soon As Belknap had gone the Presiden
: took walk with his son Fred. and cam
7 back to the treasury department ahou
4 noon. He is said to have declared tina
: he has lost al confidence in human ms
: Urea remark which ne made when Por
{, er's famous letter WAS pubiis hed--an
!, that he
: pox'r KNOW wHox TO TRUST
( now. He asserts that Of all men in put
/ lie fe Belknap seemed to him tie mo:
~ straightforward and sound. Public con
ment is varied. Every one declares it
national disgrace. but some At the san
tisne declare that they had no doubt
n the existence of such a state OF affairs
:: this department as we'll as IN others, eve
{. to-day. and that they are CAD it has CON
:. 10 the surface. About the department
l. there we're many long faces. and lit
u groups Of chief clerks we're 20 be ses
= carrying on aow ami solemn convers
ri ton A. ali times. and mem bers Of the ca
= met AMI hsais ef departments were ca
D. ia- cn each other. During the day 4
n President refused % see any ona size
he most intimate friends.
TIE bar REPORT
:. oil the COMMITTEES does but feehle J1ss
hit 20 the passionate scene when the w-etcsli
/. Mrs. Belknap. clsnging % tbs aspe
nj girllsh friendship for Mrs Blacsour