The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-11

would lose largely on his buildings, merchan.
disc &c, II the oliice was taken from him, and
that II wou ID be proper aud Just Tor tue to make
so o arranFemens with him for their puIcnase,
# | wished TO run the post myself 1 saw Evans,
ami found him alarmed ut the prospect uf losing
the place. remember that ne said that u firm
OF Western post traders who claimed g0oe
| promised iu have him qDpOintef, but he found,
| on coming 20 whshineto1. this firm TO bs on.
MI Evans frat proposed q partner sbip, which
| dee med,and tnen bonus of n oertaiu portion
| Of the profits II wound allow him to hold the
! position and continue the business We finally
! agreed npon s,5Q0Oa yeac. MI, hyans and my.
| contract was made and cxecui ell which is here
| wi h submitted Cpi per NM ked AZ, During onr 1
! trip over however, Mr. Evans saw !Olnething
| III the army dnd Nary Journal which led HIM
! TO thinK that some OF The {, oops were to be re-.
! moved from the tort AHA ne had .onei ed to large
| Il sum, anu oeiure the CONTRACT wa, drawn 1t
! was reduCed by agreemenc to 5000, the
! same bong pnil quarterly In advance, When
| the trst remittance come to me, say PROBABLY IN
November. 1870, sent one haf thereof to MIS-.
/ Belkap, ouhot presume by certificate of dc.
| posit or DanS notes 3y express. Being IN Wash:
! conversation with Mrs. Bowers tn the tol.
! lowing purrUri MS far US can now remember,
! but must 81 that lust here my memory Is ex.
ceedingly inilistmct anu Judge in partperhaps
! nom wnut followed as to the details of the con-
| yersaton went up STAIRS in the nursery with
| Mrs. Bow ers to see he baby. L said to her
! " This child VIII have money coming to II be
| fore ong." She said Yes.h The mother gave
1 the child to II q, and told me that the money
coming from You she must lake and keep for 1t,
| / said All r1glt" and Il seems to mo said
| that perhaps the father ought 10 be consulted
| | say II seems so and vet can give no REASON
| for ~, tor inr as l knew. the father knew
nothing OF any money transactions between the
| mother and nv self. lave u faint recollection
| Of n remark Of N!rs. B BIwers tnal n I sent the
money to the fnther that it belongs to her, and
| that she would get 1t ANYWAY 1 certainly had
some understanding hen or subsequently with
| her or hln', 1Or when the next payment came
due and was paid, sent the one.halt thereof to
| the Secl etary OF War, and have continued sub
| stapdallv nom that day forward TO the pre- ent
| time TO 60 the same. About should say year
! and n half or two ears after the commence
| ment Of these payments, L reduc, d the amount
! TO SO C0l per annum Tne reason OF this reuuc-
| ing was partly because of the combined com
| plants on the part of Mr. Evans and his part
| neT, and partly, 50 f I as 1 now remember, IN
consequence OF an article in the newspapers
to so tlieis at this post. caused by e&ofpitant
| charges made necessary on the Lart Of the ira
| der by reason of the payment of this bonus TO
the best Of my knowledge ana belief the above
is true statement of all the facts III the case,
and as complete as can remember occurrences
| of so many ears ago.
Q.-State hCw the payments were made TO the
Sccl etarv of Var, subsequently to the funeral Of
in December, is. 0. whether in cash, by checGs
drafts, certificate OF deposit, bonds, or by ex.
presS, or otherwlse3 A.-rhe money was sent
according to the instructions of the secretary Of
War, sometimes in bank noes by Adams Ex.
press. think on one or more occasions by Ger:
America IN New YORK some6mes have paid
him in New York i'll persoIi, except the first pay.
mont IN the ia OF 1870 and the last in Decem.
Der, lS72-all to be made to the Secreta ry M the
modes L have stated, unless, perhaps, on one or
two occasions, at his instance, 1 bought q
GOyernment bond with the moneys in my hands
arising from the contract with Mr.. Evans, which
either sent or handed to him.
! BY Mr. Blackburn-CPn Y0u state the sum, in
the nggrega tie, received By you under the con.
tract with Mr.. Evans. and what portion thereof
you have paid to the Secretary of War. including
stated we're Lot paid and TO him Al Rave no
men orandum whatever, on which to make
| answer. 1, is n very simple calculation the
tal OF 1870 nj the ret3 of sl2,OO0 year. He paid
at that rate about yea and half or two
year. year. it, It would S aggregate about out siD,5S. the
1 one half of which have disposed OF as above
BY the Charman.-Dld you receive letters
| from the secretary OF War acknowledging the
1 receipts of the sums forwarded TO him IN the
the receipt OF the same lIi'any wayi A-Usually
, when sent money by express, l wouio send
hin i,I the receipt Of the company which he would
acknowledge the receipt Of the same" Some
times paid II 10 hm in person in New York
when no receipt WAS necessary. 1 have moi
preserved any receipts ar letters When ser
BY express, always deposited the money per
sonally. and TOOK receipt for It,
, Q.-Have you at any time had any eOnyersa
tions with the secretary Of War regarding the
, post leadership Mt Fort Sll OF have YOU cures
ponded wi h ann regarding the same A.-Oh
trcquen ly have forwarded requests to the
Secretary mace 10 mc Nv Mr.. Evans: wishing
privileges aDOuJ tne tort, SuCn AZ TO sell nQitOfs
Sc. don't emember what action was ta6tn
upon them they were not returned to mo as
far a. l know. hvals corresoonded regarding
aifaii at Fort Sill through me with the Secre
tnTv of War. never hearu of anv Other way
Q Was the contract between you and Evans
eveI the SUI ject of conversation between you
and the Secrt tarv of War At never was
NJ remember say in Que instance. but 1 an
, not Otp0sittVe Yet 1t seems TO me when me ar
| tole in he newspaper regarding affairs at Fort
Sln pruDably in 1872, about the time inc reuuc
ton W. made in the payments from sl@oOO u
5000, appeared, the next ,lme saw the Secre
taly of War he as <ed me II 1 had contracl
q WITH EVANS l told him had ne er showed
1t TO min or any one ese until l produced Il
, here.
On Wednesday at noon, Major Rich
, ards, the Chief of Police, made a for
NAL arrest of General Belknap, ant
q brought him into the Police Court
Belknap was accompanied by his coun'
sci, ex-senator Carpenter, who sale
they waived an examination, and wert
prepaI ed to give bail for Belknap's ap
pearance at Court. Judge Smell fixee
the amount at $25, 900, when the par
ties retired to arrange the bail. Mr.
!. Belknap showed by his movements du
' ring the short time he was in the court
room, that he was much depressed ir
Y spirit, covering his face with his band
and signing deeply. The necessary
t bail was furnished after several hour
!: waiting. .....
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