The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-07
VOLUME XXIV--NUMBER 272.

Evans before or since that occasion. CThe
contract was here read and put in eyi'
dence. Counsel for defence declined to
cross.examine tho witness.
| Geo. w. Morse was examined by Nc
Mnhon. Witness Is agent for Adams Ex-
press Company in this city; has been in
the employ oi the company for the past
eleyen years; witness produced books be-
longing to the, company and read from
entries therein showing that package
containing 81 500 was sent 10 Gen. Bel
KNAPP by c. P. Marsh from New York
on November 1850. Others contai ming
the same sum were sent by Marsh on Jan.
uary II, 1871, April IS, 1871, November
4, 1873. On April 10, 1874, package
containing 81 800 from R. G. Cary & Co.,
on the 24th Of May 1876, q package con.
tanning 81, 900 from 3. G. Carey & Co., and
on November 8, 1875, package contain.
ing, $500 from the same firm, were all
sent to Gen. W. W. Belknap, On May
IS, 1876, parcel valued at $4,000, al.
dress. 10, Mrs: Belknap, was sent from
New York but the name Of the consignee
was not given. !.
u.s.. Dodge, money delivery clerk in
Adams express office, testified that wit
ness went over the entries mentioned by
Morse and testified that he delivered the
package, had a receipt Of Belknap for
the packages delivered on November 2,
1870 and January II, 1871; other pack
ages were feceipted for by John Potts,
chief clerk, now deceased, II. F. Crosby,
the present chief clerk and W. 7. Barn.
ard, confidential clerk in the War De.
partment. The package valued at 1000
was delivered to Mrs. Belknap at her res
idence on g street, and reeeipted for by
her. ~ "h- ~ ~
Mr.. McMahon asked II council for de.
tense desired to make any points tosigna-
lures to receipts.
Mr.. Csrpenter--We are not making
points on anything. We are respectful
spectators at present. Carpenter then in:
quired Of the managers II they intended
to claim anything on account Of the pack
age delivered to, Mrs. Belknap and val!
ned at $1,000. - 'ii.i,
Mr.. McMahon replied that they did not
unless the evidence should develop some
thing in regard TO it. -,
II. F. Crosby, Chief Clerk Of the War
Department, was shown the receipts In
the books Of the Express Company, OF
Gen. Belknap. The letter was read and
put in evidence.
'HGen. Irwin Mcdowell testified that he
was in command OF the Department OF the
East and stationed in New York; In 1872,
he met in that city. accidentally Mr..
Whitelaw Reid and referred TO the same
statement he saw in the Tribune and other
papers about the abuses at Fort Sill; he
spoke to Mr.. Reid about it and told him
he thought itwas untrue; the Tribune used
TO have statements about the army and
he told Mr.. Reid the Tribune was never
right on military matters, even by mis-
take;M Mr.. Reid replied that the article was
true and there was more behind it. Wit
ness, subsequently came to Wash-
ington and sought the Secretary
Of War and called his attention
TO the statement and said it was hard on
John Potts, w. T. Barnard and himself
and identified the handwriting of each;
supposed he turned the packages over
to the Secretary; had no recollection ot
the fact now; remembered letter OF Mr.,
Marsh requesting the appointment of
Evans as post-trader at Fort Sill. Wit.
ness was shown the letter and testified
that he supposed he got it from Gen. Bel
KNAPP to make memorandum OF it in
a book which he kept; it never was put
upon the department record.
thing on The people Of Fort Sill to have
to pay this heavy tax, and that the abuse
would be damaging, unless corrected.
The Secretary asked witness to draw up
an order 10 correct the evil, and he did
so. It,was understood that the order was
to correct all the evils which existed at
Fort Sill. The Secretary said he had de-
sired to draw up such an order, but that
there had been some trouble about de-
cision Of The Judge Advocate General as
to the control Of post traders by the mill
tary. The witness told the Secretary that
this post leadership was q. monopoly and
that he should see that il was not abused.
The Secretary agreed with him.
The order drawn up by, Gen. Mcdowell
and issued by the. Secretary on the
25th Of March was read. II direct
ed the .Council Of Administration to
examine goods oi,post traders, fixtures etc,
and forbid subletting or farming out OF
postltraderships. Witness testified he had
COMPENSATION. with. General Garfield
about the testimony Of General Hazen
before the military Committee and they
agreed the matter should be looked into.
Witness thought Belknap, was indignant
at General Hazen for going before the
Military Committee and not reporting
facts to him frst.
The managersofered toput in evidence
the testimony Of Hazen and on the ques-
tion being put to the Senate twas reject
ed. Yeas, 20; nays, 81.
Senate sitting as court adjourned till
tomorrow. Legislative business was re-
sumed and Senate adjourned.