, 1876-03-03
Mr.. BLACK BURN.
WHAT he TELLS ADOCT RI.


! WAslt1Soroa, D. O., March 2.-Alr. Black
burn, Of tic Investigating Committee, mpkos the
following statemcnt:
wnre made against him teforo the Committee asked,
stenent, whieh W slnnted, n.y, T by shs 'sss Gon
mlttec Ne appeared A. u.e tine ses. mil heard tho
hsFsrs b. saa:,s as a tho rt;o, cs su. h n der;
ts esnsel ;fSns ,,,a. ea;s hoard ~ slsrses
not true; and some thlnga I know notAing about
But mAka cut your charge and put anything In It you
Grspt NJ lah that Ills in7e.gation ahnli bo personsl
ny saSt fanyn I IL ass:' Ms: .ssny eSf* I ss
osnml.,ss bad no Hneh opjsct aud they
h .mo1n @ ~ %G iaSf M e
nsksti tho privileges of mailing before Tbs Committee,
and he waa notified through hls eonnaei that oeloci
they coult representatives Of the ouse Tnoek his
vlswH. Two o'clock emma and no appearance, when
acting his COUNSEL that ho hal alterei ls mind aud
had dcterned to ats no statement before ths Com
Mhtcc.
EACH ANXIOUS TO SAVE THE OTHER.
a now fektutp of tho case, Mr.. Blackburn
says deserves mention, that Afrs Daltnap
w!shod to in1ict on herso!f all tie oblo1uy OF
the wholo transaction, 40 TINT the reputation of
her husband az an official should be savod. She
naver. except once, Lad anything to do with tic
money trapsacsions, o1copt during tho
last Christmas holiday, Wien Bho WAS
iu New York making purchases, aud thoro was o
fractional payment. anouusiug-to $3.50, made to
her. Meeting Mr. Marsh, 1t was handed to hor.
Thia iB tho only transaction ahe had ever any
thing to do with. The nlnat remarkable feature
Of it is that Hlr. Dinekburp'n wife and Mrs.
1,elknap MO old schoolmates from glrlhood,
Dir. Blackburn to Listen To tho plendings
OF Mrs. Belknap at tho jntoryioWs aha has
sought, and which hayo boon forced upon him.
11o declares the highest admiration for her d,B-
play Of deyotioa "nd fealty to her husband.
Evon tho interviews aho had with the witue1s
Marsh, in which eho seemed to tampar with liln
aud endcssor to make him falscly testify, arc
pardonsbto, ha thnas, a. an additional proof Of
him. when ho cano before tho Com
mlttoo, llko . man either determined to
90 over tho prccpIco and giro up gil hope or to
light tho thing cut asNbbornly like bulldog
but he did not scem to hAvc the courage to do
the lattsr II tho last moment, aud hiB uosyes
gave Way.
REMARKABLE rrATEMEHr.
Mr. Blackburn eaYs they Ato determined To 80
through the whole War Department. Tno noxt
quarter in which there will be top-'
pllng will bo In tho Judge Advocate Qeneral's
Department, and. after that, In tho Quarter-
masters Department, and betHoon tho presant
ingalls, inside Of Thirty days thero will moi ba
the toss up Of cont. Dy i resolution Of Con-
gssas tue President OF tho United asatoa IL to ba
asked 70 reaclnd tho oItors OF Quartesmastor-
uenotai Meigs requiring his Absenoa abroad 90
that ho shAn place his foot on American soil aud
be within tho baiiwtok Of tie Committee, when
no VIII DO summoned to testify to Important
matters involving tho Qnaslermaster-O Oonernl'a
department. III = word, uou. Ingalls, and
several othcE officials arc nom as completoiy in
tie hollow Of tho hand Of the Commlttoe, 70 to
spoak. ~ WAS Secretary Bolkuap. Tie whole
thing from beginning to end, to pse tho Horda Of
Mr. BlacAbnrn, ia zosted to tho core,