The New York herald., 1876-07-08
BLLKNAP'S TRIAL.
Yesterdays Impeachment Proceed
ings Before the Senate.
TESTIMONY OF BANKERS CLERKS.
Cross-Examnatlon Of Witnesses by
Beknap's Counsel.
WASHINGTON. July !, 1876.


The Senate at two o'clock resumed consideration Of
tho articles OF Impeachment against W. W. Belknap,
late Secretary OF War.
Mr. CARPENTER, OF counsel for accused, said on yes
terday they declined TO cross-cxamne witnesses be.
cause they expected then to the whole matter in
the hands OF tn, Managers The experience OF one
day bad satisfied the defence that would not be safe
do The reason they declined yesterday to cross
examine that they feared any such examination
OF witnesses by tho defence might look as If they bad
los, confidence the point raised by them that the
accused could be convicted, twothirds OF the SEN
ators having voted iavor Of jurisdiction They
therefore asked permission to cross-cxamine General
IRWIN Mcdowell
Mr. Manager Mcmahon said the Managers would not
object,
GENERAL M'DowELL REoALLED
General Mcdowell was then recalled and cross ex-
amincd by Mr.. Carpenter
He testified that 1t would be the duty OF officer Of
the army answer such questions before Congres-
sionai inquiry related TO the public service but u
would not be his duty TO volunteer such information.
Witness met General Bel1nap at his house. ana had
some conversation with him in relation to prices
charged by post traders and directed by General
Beknap 10 draw up order to meet tho case wit
did so, and thinks 1t woula have
been crectua II IL had been carried
out; wllncsS tnoughI IL woulu Ehvc oeeu
more eacctua II the post trader had resided at his
place Of business instead OF at New York
O. DID residence by the pos. trader In New York
make any difference as to the execution OF this order
At Fort silI7
The question objected the part of the pros.
ecution and quite an argument for and
against between counsel
Pending the discussion Mr.. Morton offered order
that the question OF admisslblty Of evidence dis
cuss,on shall be limited TO ono each side and the
time shall be limited to ten minutes each.
Mr. Thurman moved to strike 'ten' minutes and
insert thirty minutes. Debate arising, Mr. Morton
Withdrew the order and the question OF admitting the
put to the Senate and on that the yeas
and nays were demanded. The roll called the
question decided in the negatveycas 90 nays 81
An article which appeared in the Ncw York Tribune
in 1872 was shown TO Witness and he asked ii his
visit to the Secretary OF War induced by that
ticlc and he replied that might have been but he
was not CERTAIN he knows that he the article and
thought the abuses mentioned in II ought 10 be rem
cdied.
Winess in answer to q question to tho practice OF
post traders said no had known instances where
member OF firm Of post traders did not reside at his
post
=. Did any injury result from such residence away
from the post
decided by the Senate that such evidence should not
be received.
President sustained OpJcCtOD
Mr. Merrimsn moved that the dccis.sn of the Prcsi-
dent be not sustained. He did this to allow further
argument by counsel
Mr. Carpenter he offered to prove that no injury
could anybody by such residence, except 10
prices OF the srtclbs sold to the soldiers and
wanted show that the prices raised, but
were actually lowered by the contract between Marsh
Evans The third allegation OF the articles OF i'm
pcachment charged that the contract worked great
hardshp to the soldiers and the defendant proposed
show that It was not the practice OF suffers to re-
side posts and that the contract between Marsh and
Tea snA in mn ntntnr In nny
After further discussion the Senate sustained the
objection by sustaining the decision of the Chair
The vii ness idsnined letter written by himself to
the Secretary Of War; enclosing letter written by Mr.
Whiteaw Reid
The cou ese offered them only for Identification and
declined to put them in evidence at present Tho
managers demaHded the right To examine the letters
or they should object their future Introduction.
Mr. Carpenter allowed the managers TO examine the
letters privately.
O. Would not your order corrected the abuses
complained or II The officers had executed the order
oil whether the trader resided at the post
nots A. think so, and have so stated.
The witness said he had known the Secretary OF War
for some wears; even before he was made Secretary.
O. What has been his character as Secretary OF War?
objected TO, as beng really part OF the defence and
not cross-examinaton; and the managers SAID they
were willing admit that the course Of the Secretary
was all righ; up to this transaction.
The objection was overrucd aud witness answered
that so far as has within his knowledge he has
been active, energetic aud ialthiu!
NARsR's ACCOUNT.
Richard King assistant cashier of the National Bank
Of Commerce OF New York, was sworn. and SAID that
Cseo +. Marsh kept account at that bank Witness
produced certificates OF deposit, the first datcd
November TO- 1S11 for ST. 500 indorscd payable the
order OF W. W. Bcknap, and by him made payable 10
tho order of r. Emery; the second, January, 1871
for 81, eco with the same Endorsement; the third,
March, 1874 for ST., 800, with the same Endorsement,
apd also addressed TO tho order Of Anpa NJ Beknap;
and the fourth. october .. 1874 for $500, with the
samc Endorsement
MT Kernan. bookkecper in the above bank, testified
that he kept the OF Caleb 7. Marsh, and pro-
duccd the account OF Mr. Marsh, showing that checks
OF Mr. Marsh were paid on various dates from Novcm-
her l. 1870 April 1875, nearly all the checks being
for the OF $1,000 each, and aggreeating about
$50 600 lie also produced an account OF the deposits
OF Mr. Marsh during the same tme showing tha. sums
OF So each deposited at various times, aggre
eating nearly $50, GOO
Before calling the next witness Mr.. Whyte submitted
au order that hereafter the Court shall take
recess from hail past to hali-past seven r. NJ
MIR Carpcutcr urged the Senate to take no such ac-
on as he believed II would tend prolong the trial
instead shortening it, and he assured the Senate that
counsel anxious 10 shorten the trial and not pro-
long 1t a minute longer than necessary.
Alter this appeal Mr. Whyle Withdrew the order.
BELKSAr NEW YORK
Charles L. Villas cashier at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
produced the cgistcr OF the hotel showing that Gen
craI BeKnap was at the hotel At various times from
Manager McMahon who conducted the examination
the part Of the managers, said the object OF this
testimony show that secretary Bciknsp was in
New York and drcw money from Mr. Marsh himself
BELkSAr
William H. Barnard of Washington, y. c.. testified
that he clerk the receiver OF the First National
Bank ard WAS clerk in the bank before the bank
ailed witness produced tickets o deposit OF various
sums made by Secretary Bcknap. Including several
checks OF the denomination OF 81 500 each also four
GRATIS from the National Bank oi Commerce in New
York, All OF which passed into the Individual account
OF W. W Beknap
Mr. Charles r. Emery, Of Maroa, ILL.,, testified that
he was banker, nnd received certificate OF deposit
for ST. 800 from William W. Belknap 10 be invested in
a real cs,ntc mortgage witness invested II Tor three
wears on December II, 1871 when 1t natured IT
renewed for three years by the party who bor-
rowcd the money; AZ the second investment the note
was assigned 10 Mrs. T. Bclknap and the
loan made hr name; tho interest these
notes was sent W. W. Bclknap until the assignment
was made; then II has been sent in draft 10 W.
W Bclknap payable to the order OF Mrs. A. 7. Bel
knap.
O. 10y Mr. Carpenter.) Was not tho assignment made
to A. 4. Bowers instead OF a I. Bclknapy A. think
not but will not swear positively.
O. Was not the assignment made before the mar
L. Ral KIN 10 Mrs A