Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-17
THE sMELLING COMMIT &.
Progress of the Case .tga inst
Reni!leton.
WASHINGTON.
\ MlI1N NrrkANs.


wlTSkss ArPAAhs'
W. AsHlNGroN, March l6.-Gen
klddo> appeared before the COMMIT
tee on expenditures in tue war DR.
.p.rtmcn, and was sworn and was ask /
ed whether he told Col. Gralior or
any one else tliat some wears ago NN.
and Mis-. Marsh, Mis-. Bowers. (altci#
wards Beli<oapl, Mr.. Peh.ileton aud
Nir. Ciymer 'tase'eh t"getner iii Ia, /
rope. ne Wi,iiess itill4ea 'liit' ii''-''1.'
i'oN' ''s no'i''''S oi .si' Ni'i'' oe'.''t.tN'
The witness however met wllh 1l}-
'nfr at ,.'e',i'E,'''ly am 90. heV
/ ''aNe',s''' ',,S'''ne' M ,'S' "..''s '''sl !
pallea a' i'e'i''1 ~ 'ais' i"e W.
] h'ss III answer 10 a q'ass''''n 'el'l,'''
isna' as iar y. f'f''''lsecsea y, nc 'c'.-
'sa 'o S"' s'fa'iph' os'', y py,no'
!l.sleflIlal.n. WHO .ss saw 70 1fN ll5s.1
/ my ~ was a matter wi''e'' e',Fss'' =; -.'
't'-t4'efoNyti'Nf-- ea. Af.
/ SAYi''e' s'i'' 'h'sy ''as 'o' St'''lpiy''' !
''a9a 10 20 .u'i WIN wy i''N,s''5'''''''''
WITNESSES. il'' ''''ae','''t'eu ',iat nc
sA'd 10 hr. Siyt}er 5.''at ne h3i'i ~
m'icn data asa,''sl IL. ! e"aie'oh as ne
tlaa aga'ns' beiH'tap wren ne; con-
lnel.eea ,.'. me llN@sllga''o'' o .''e 'a''''f.
r. witness lllfess tooilsss 10 Il e3lessls'a
=i=fFon MT: VsiNner saia III substance
tl'st ne would go 10 me war afi'af'-
:, ment lor lnlolma.loll col,cernl..g ell
d'e."'l "''eh witness 'o'a ',i'n ne i'al'
better go 70 Tue ''ea sniy >aS'pail'het'-
| MIR. Clymer-Difl sir'w an ms
Willingness to exa'aln" l'"t5'ltipn ;
lease.
/ Aus wer-Au. nev'r said SO TO
A Cox Grafton; ] thought, howeHcr,
i'Ierc WIS ii >ife,ts5s- -p4stissn &iet.ll,lG III
the matter, bat this was only a., oPln-
ion. lpn neither expressed nor sman-
Tested ~, fr1ylisposliion ,oinveSliga'e.
certainly never sad 10 Colonel
q Grafton | would insist on having Mrs.
Marsh suopmned. saw Col. Graf.
Ton, Who Hdn1tttrti- Ahe-s ,is-=n
i'll his narrative on that point. In all
matters pertaining to this suhject /
was particular not IL, have my nam
mentioned. The witness re'nn'Ned
: that he never said anything prt judi
: cial OF any member OF the committee
in amy way, shape or manner. :,
in reply TO u question by Daniord
the witness said he though, he had !,
Z conversation with Mr. Ciyner tue
night after the resolutions concerning
Beiknap we're presented ie the house
;. y The vi ness, the.lslgEt before: hAd
= conversation with Mrs. Marsh, on 'h'
subject of Penalcton's case. when she
:: spoke about the interview she hac
with Mrs. Bclknap. She repeated j,
e substance, that the case OF her rh,s:-
j baud was not as serious u matter q:
y the case connected with the kc1:-
'e stucky Central railroad IN winch cas-
:, :, she was supposed 10 have recelve'
~ seventy thousand dollars,-Dut SAT-
y Mrs. BelknaP, ~ did not recclv
!" seventy thousand dollars he WI
6 ness could not state whether Mr. an
! Mrs. Marsh were IN when, on Thurs
y day night, he made the colnnnni
= cation 70 Mr.. CIy.ner. F!oI
. the impression Mrs. Marsh
=" - connection lett on his mud, Mrs. Br
y klap 1ac'tly admitted that the mohe
ID 'l"o ''ee', l'4ss'u So. - ',e' ''''''s '''Y
,,r "''l'u'' nav ~ ,,', '",''e' .c