The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
THE IMPEACHMENr TRI4L.
Producing Caleb r. Mnrsh's Certificates of
Deposit In Favor Of Beiknap.

Dtposu N FaNOf OF bethnap.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-At the opening Of
the Belknap Impeachment trial to day, MIR. Car.
penter, OF counsel for Belknap, said that
yesterday they declined to cross-examine Wit
neeses because they expected then to leave the
whole matter In the hands OF the Managers.
The experience Of one day had satisfied the de-
fence that II would not be safe to do SO. The
reason they declined yesterday to cross-exam-
Inc was that they feared any such examination
Of witnesses by the defence might look as
though they had lost confidence in the point
raised by them that Belknap could not be
convicted. t~o-thirds Of the Senators not hav-
Ing voted In favor OF jurisdiction. They there
fore asked permission to cross-examine Geu. lr-
win Mcdowell.
MIR. Manager Mcmahon said the Managers
would not object.
Gen. Mcdowell was then recalled and cross
examined by Mr.. Carpenter. He testified that
It would be the duty Of an oficcr OF the army to
answer such questions before a Congressional
inquiry as ielated TO the public service, but II
would not te his duty to volunteer such Inform
alton. He said he met Gen. Beiknap at his
relation to the prices charged by post traders,
and was directed oy Gen. Belknap to draw up
IN order to meet the case. He did 40, and thinks
rled out. He thought IL would have been more
enectual " the post trader had resided at hts
place ~ business instead Of ot New York
Q-would not your order have corrected the abuses
coinp aimed Of q the Officers had executed the order
not? Al think 30, aud have ~ stated.
Richerd King. assistant cashier Of the Ma
tionsl Bank Of Commerce at New York. was
account at that bank. He produced four GER
tiaoates OF deposit, the nrst dated Nov. 10, lsl,
order OF 2. 7. Emery; the second. January, 1872,
fST s WIZ ,s TIE a. ssHs NE END, endotiemse1 ,s & s9e
dotsement, and also addressed to the order Of
Anna NJ. Delknap; and the fourth, Oct. Q, 1874.
for $500. with the same endorsement.
| Mr.. Herman, bookKeeper IN the above bank,
| testified that he kept the account OF Caleb p.
showing that checks Of Mr. Marsh we're p,id on
| various dates from Nov. l. 1870, TO April, 1875.
nearly all the checks being for the sum OF u 40
each. and a9gregating aoout 80 90. He also
uroduced an account OF the deposits OF Mr..
Marsh during the same time. showing that su ms
OF s3,oU each were deposited at various tines
| agsregating nearly fOOOO.
Chas l.. Villas, cashier at the Fifth Avenue
| Hotel, produced the register Of the hotel, show
Ing that Gen. BelknAp was at the hotel at various
times from 1870 to 1878.
| nation on the part Of the Managers, said the
tsry DelknAp y In New York ana drew mouey
wm ii. barnard Of Washington, d. c.. testi-
| ned that he was clerk to the receiver Of the
bank before the bank failed. He produced
| tickets Of deposits Of various sums made by
Ss o "rs teS
| from the National Bank OF Commerce In New
| YORK, all OF which passed into the individual
| account Of w. W. Bslknap.
| MIR. C0arles \. Emery. Of Maroa. Ill. testified
| that he was a banker. and received a certificate
| Of deposit for tl.500 from wm. W. Belknap ia
| be invested In 4 real estate mortgage. Witness
| Invested it for three years, on Dec. 2l 1911.
| When IL matured IL renewed for three years
| more by the party who borrowed the money. Al
| the second Investment the note was assigned TO
Mrs. A. 4; Belkn p, and the loan made In hei
| name The Interest on thess notes WAS sent 10
| w. w. B,lknap until the assignment was mad o
| Since then it has been sent In a draft to W. W
BelkDap, payable to the order OF Mrs. A. L
| Belknap
| O. COY Mr. Carpenier)-was not the assig nment mad,
| to A. I. Bovers, Instead Of A. 7. Boknap2 Al
| think not. but will not swear posiuveay.
| y Mas not the ssslgnment made before the marrag,
! Of Gen. Beiknsp to Mrs. Bowersr Al think not.
| X. ID. Townsend, Adjutan Z General Of the W al
| Department. produced the order appointing the
post trader at Fort sill also the com IN Ission o
| Gen. Beisnap as Secretary Of War. The witness
| aso produced tue loter Of @. T.. Marst
| to the Secretary OF War, making tn,
| applicati 4 = the appointment az post trader
| also a letter from he Hon. X stevenson Of NJ 10
lucky indorsiDg Marsh for tho position, also
letter from John T. Erans TO Gen. Grierson, ask
| ing for appointment and inclosing recommends a
lions by the officers at Fort Sil with the In
dorsemsnt OF Gen. Grierson for the appoint
ment Of Evans. fhe aDplic ition OF MaTsn die
not pass through the AdJItant-tienerHls ON @
but went directly to tho Secretary Of War
These applications were made In Ju y, 1870.