The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29
Marsh ClInches His Statement
About Belknap.
dismissal or n Dishonest Chief Clerk -
Fitzpatrick Weakens.
Brisiow Vindieated-Msre viIIHiny
TnearibedrauartermRstcr Gen.
eraI Ingalls, In the Role OF
thief ana SwindIer.

sherman has no Intention Of coming
hack to Washington to live, especially
AZ his salary is likely to be cut down.
Caulheld will introduce n resolution
In the House tomorrow calling on the
Treasury Department for all informa-
tioa obtainable about the seal lock
contract
Although the prospect is fair that
Dana's nomination will be confirmed,
the result il very uncertain. Careful
inquiry shows that many Senators are
as yet undecided, and success depends
on the effect Of coming debate. Mr..
Russell left for home this evening.
Members of the House Judiciary
Committee, including Republicans, say
the testimony given by Marsh before
that committee ia stronger than his
testimony before the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department,
and that it Is so conclusive of General
Belknap's guilt that he cannot escape.
It's believed the Judiciary Committee
will formally present their articles of
impeachment this week.
Chief Clerk Lippineott. Of the GEN
eral Land Office, has been dismissed
by Secretary Chandler on the charge
of completely in the issue of $4,000 |
worth of fraudulent Chippewa scrip /!
some years ago, when an under clerk |
in the office. The information was
furnished by private letter to the
Secretary, who investigated the
charges, and found them correct. Lip
pineOtt, on being called on for an ex-
plation, confessed, and was at once
removed.
1t is stated that Fitzpatrick came
here Wednesday, fully intending to ap.
pear before the committee on war eX-
penditures in relation to the alleged
attempt of bribery by Buttertield, but
after meeting two prominent admin
istratiOn Senators, whose names can !
be given, he sent for his baggage and
quietly left town that day on the noon
train for New York.
An examination of the records Of the
United States Court by District
Attorney Wharton who was assis-
tan: District Attorney when Bris.
tow was District Attorney in 1866 81,
does not show the name of Isaac
Reeves anywhere since 1866. The only
name that could be found In the records |
similar to this was that of John Reeves,
Of Fleming county, charged with illicit
distilling in the year 1866. His case
was taken to CoviDgton to which place
Colonel Wharton telegraphed to find
what disposition had bedn made of the
case. A reply received was that the
man had not been indicted.
1t appeared in ex-Attorney General
Williams testimony before the House
Judiciary Committee yesterday, that
although Brstow did, while Solicitor
General and acting Attorney General
In the absence of Williams, sign
letter to the Secretary of War asking
whether he intended the statute of
limitations should be pleaded in the
Thompson mule claim case, it was
done as routine work by him, and orr.
ginated with the Assistant Attorney
General having charge of Court OF
Claims business. 1t also appeared that
the reason why the case was not APP
pealed from the Court of Claims was
that in accordance with custom the
advice Of the Secretary of War was
&ked, and he recommended that judg.
ment be accepted. 1t is universally
conceded that this mule case is dead
failure.
A painfully interesting document,
which has been hidden from the pub
lie knowledge for twelve years, is just
brought to light and will be published
infull tomorrow in the Chicago Times.
Ills the report of q secret court of in.
quiry into frauds in the quartermas-
ler's department Of the Army of the
Potomac, made by Assistant Secretary
OIL War Watson to Secretary Stanton,
March 10, 1854, exposing a ring, con-
slsting of Rufus ingalls,, then chief
quartermsster of the army of the Poto-
mac; Captains Ferguson. and Stoddard,
Quartermasters at Alexandria, and b.
Y. ingalls,, a brother of Rufus; Her ry
ingalls,, cousin OF Rufus, and Nj. ID.
Gary, Of Philadelphia, contractors.
lhelatter contractors, it is said, divided
we profits with Colonel Forney.
The evidence shows that the quar-
efmaster purchased stores of all kinds
nom these contractors at rates much
aOove the market prices; that some of
,ue supplies were of quality grossly
INFERIOR to the standard; that false is
sues were made aud various other
"auds perpetrated. These operations
we're carried on from 1861 to 1868, and
u estimated that the government
was defrauded to an amount exceed
"s TWO million dollars. The investi-
saAon was caused, In fact, by the Excess
ave expenditures in the ouartermas-
~. s department of the army Of the
,'oinac. The result was the removal
tue two quartermasters, Stoddard