Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
PosT-TRADERsHIPs.

ford was before the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department
to-day and gave statement relating
to his appointment as trader at Fort
Craig and as to money he had given
to the lobbyist (Hawkins Taylor) to
procure it for him from the Socreta-
ry Of War. The witness informed
the Secretary he was paying Taylor
as his agent.
DR.. Bradford said he had agreed to
pay Mr.. Taylor $1,000 year as long
as he retained the leadership. lie re-
ceived the appointment at Ft. Croix,
but it was taken away from him after
he had made arrangements for goods,
and given to brother of delegate
Chavis, of New Mexico. Witness said
| that he sent man &C. c. CogswelD
to interview the Secretary, after he
(the wimess) had been removed
They had a stormy time. The Secre-
tary remarked that he had removed
Bradford because he was scalawag.
Cogswell remarked that he had seen
is stated in some newspapers that APP
| pointments could be procured for
money, when the Secretary said it
was id lie and he could whip the
man who said so and that he intend
ed to run the department as he
pleased.
/ GEO. II. PENDLEToN.
was before a subcommittee of the
judiciary Committee tonight, con.
sisting of Representatives Hunton
Lynde and Hoar. He testified tina,
neither Gen. Belknap nor any mem
Der of his family, Immediately or re
mOtely, received any money whatever
from him resulting from the claim ot
the Kentucky railroad. The sum o.
$3O,OO0-a draft-was spent by hin
in the payment of private debts and
the purchase of various articles and
the balance was taken by him to Eu
rope.
CALEB r. MARSH
being sworn testified: looked ovel
the printed account of my testimony
while in Montreal. With one incon
} siderable addition l found that i
was correct.
The addition is that I returned I,
the Secretary of War aftepI had gon
to New York with Mr.. Evans, and
requested the Secretary to make til
, appointment OF Mr.. Evans as post
trader. l came here in answer to tn
request of Mrs. Belknap, not OF tn
Secretary of War. When L came
/ called on her first, not on him. Sh
told me she had prevailed on him I
give me the appointment. She said
!, had better go and see him. did 5,
| Alx.nly nW.l,,onl lax<n~. ~ Y.a,nn
! mendation from Judge Buchanan
: of Cincinnati, and one possibly frol
Job Stevenson, but do not recolle,
distinctly. Evans made his fir
: Quarterly payment to me month Q
!, so after our contract. The first rt
y mittancel made was to Mrs Belknal
"a Mr.. Hunton-The receipt of the es
press company is signed by W. "
I Belknap.
5 Witness continuing-surprised an
somewhat disconnected: Then | al
i very much mistaken; my transactio
n was with her; can't explain 1t If tn
e package went to Gen. Belknap.
far as know she was surprised at tn
present; 1 may have said to Mr.
Belknap that she might expect
J present when she spoke of getting N
u the appointment. l sent only OF
q payment to Mrs. Belknap; she died
few months afterwards. l can't sa
when the second payment was mad
except that it was about three montl
after the first. sent half of IL to Il
70 Secretary of War. l do not remen
Der correspondence with Gen. BE
knap, except when Evans asked II
IS some favor at 1T. Sill; in such cas-
N l would send Evans letters to Il
le Secretary of War with note som
d thing like this: /: II forward reque
le from Evans. Can you comply wi
d it?'
l. Witness made some payments
x Belknap in person in New Yor
lgiving him bank notes. He suppc