New-York tribune., 1876-07-11
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WASHINGTON, July 10.-The impeachment pro-
.solngs to-day were very interesting and were re-
narkable. not only for what was proven against
Cen Relknap but for the decentralization and loss OF
tsmncr of his counsel Mr.. Carpenter, who is gencr-
sJlv good natured and audacious, was to-day htte
Ices than impertnent to the managers OF the senate
and was weak enough TO bring forward again MS
lopo.rankling sensitveness toward the newspapers
Al susual he had charge of the case OF MI BeiKhap'
and Mr.. Mcmahon was the leader of the managers
The latter conducted the examnatlon' ana inc
noiuts that were developed one after another "0fo
',or,, sovcro upon the ex-Secretary. There was
rotb;up for his counsel to do except to shut ther
..otb and hear it, But Mr.. Carpenter lost his tenn
". Ia with IL much of his usual sagacity. lie
1o two or three score of objections to the ques-
,;ons but was beaten nearly every time by vote of
the Senate ,.,;.ouot ot
The witnesses to-day were Mr. Reid, the editor OF
Tup TprguNE: Mr. Marsh, the original post-;rader
Of Fort SILL on whose testimony before HOUSE
oo,omittee the impeachment Of Mr.. Belknap was
bosed. and Gen. Hazen, who was Instrumental III
tho exposure Of the Fort Sill rascahly MI helo
merely testified to the fact that The TRIBUNE lrSV
nrinted statement of the deplOrable facts at forC
sill and was not allowed TO tell whether Gen. Hazeh
hal had any communication or conference WIN MN
regordino the matter or not. He submitted lettef
from Gen. Mcdowell, which was not read.
Mr Marsh was several hours on the stand. His
testi,nony was more direct and clrcumstantlai
than that given before the Committee ON EXpend--
tures in the War Department, and showed Deyohu
cayil or suspicion Mr.. Belknaps guilt. 1t does not
seem possbe that the force Of his testimony can oe
changed by any evidence for the defense. MI
Narsl's testimony showed that he was furniture
dealer, ard subsequently a tea Importer that he
knew nothing of the business Of post-tradcr thao
he knew the former wife Of Gen. Belknap and the
present Mrs. Belknap, who were sisters; thaU they
freouented his house in New-Gork; that ne was
offered the pOst-tradership at Fort Sill; that ne
came on 60 Washington that he was advised Dy
either Mr. Belknap, or Mr.. Belknaps wife, to see
Evans the late pOst-trader, who was IN to"n
that Mr. Belknap advised him TO buy out Evans )
stock. fixtures &C.; and that he saw Evans and the
result was that an arrangement was mace by whlch
Evans was to receive the appointment and Marsh
was 70 receive Sl2 600 year. half of which was to
90 to Bslknap, neither contributing anything to the
capital. The first installment of Mr.. Beiknaps
share, 81 800, he said, sent to the late Mrs
Be.knap in 1870, about a month after the appoint
ment WIS made and the last payment was made by
Marsh in person to the present Mira Belknap at the
St. James Hotel New-York, about last Christmas,
by direction of Mr.. Belknap himself. Some
of the paynents were made TO Mr. Belknap
by certificate of deposit to his order,
some were sent to him by express, and some
were paid to him by Marsh personally III bank notes.
The rate Of 81 . 900 year continued for about 4
year and half, when THE TRIBUNE exposed the
rascalties Of Fort Sill, and there was good deal OF
complaint by Evans and others. AT this time MI.
Marsh told Mr. Belknap that the payments thereafter
would be only half the former sum, or $4,000
year. Mr. Bcllnap made no reply, but Mr. Marsh SAID
to-day that the cause of the reduction was partly
due to TIE TRIBUNE and partly to the complaints
He said he told Mr.. Belknap because lie
had been paying him the previous large
amounts; Mr. Marsh, when lie received
instaliments from Fort Sill, always notified
to Mr.. Belknap that he lad remittance, and IL
oured how he should send Mr.. Belknap's share, and
the latter always wrote him directions. No letters
were preserved. Mr. Marsh never had any transac-
toas with Nj BclkAap except in regard 20 Tic busi-
ness at Fort Sill lie never took a receipt from Mir.
Bel<nap for money paid, and he said he paid Mr..
Beknap hall of all the moneys he received from the
Fort Sill leadership. Mr. Marsh has not yet been
discharged, and will probably be crOss-eXamined to-
morrow. The theory OF the defense has not yet
beon developed 1t would seem that it the only
intention to prove Mr.. Belknaps former good char
acter.
Gen. Hazen appeared in very unfavorable atti-
tude to-day. whether justly unjus,ly, his testi
mony left him in the character of one who had
PLACED twO-sIded part. He gave evidence against
the pOst-trader system before House committee,
giving as a reason that he could not get hearing
from the War Department, and then III letter to
Mr.. Belknap. some time afterward lie said that he
testified very reluctantly, it appearing also
that he had never complained officially to
the Secretary, as he was required to
do, but had written to member
OF Congress. The testimony also showed that Gen.
Hazens complaints that he had been badly treated
by Alr. Belknap we're unfounded, and Gen. Hazen so
acknowledged them. His testimony, taken all in
ALL will not have the effect of increasing the respect
for him of those who heard it.