New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-19
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The Washington Republissa, In its report
of the investigation by Congressman ely
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The Washiogton Repubasss, inits report
Of the investigation by Congressman ely
mef's committee, says: ~.
Mr.. Pendleton and Mr.. Clymer had love
feast ON the question whether they met in
Europe, aud Mr.. Clymer evidently regretted
that they had not, because Mr.. Pendleton
had 90 much money, and he 60 little. Mu-
tual congratulations and . disposition to
shed tears and shake hands would have fol.
lowed, no doubt, had it been any where else
than in committee room. :.
General II. v. BOvntOn, correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette. was put under oath:
Every member of the committee seemed
anxious to put somebody else's hand in it
to null the chestnuts ont of the fire. Gen
eral Bovns on, in q straightforward man
ner. after good deal of eparring between
the I.achrvmose, Mr.. Blackburn, and the
Xxx about whether he should give the
Nance fret, stated that Mr.. NordhoH, OF
the New York Herald, had received the IN
formation from hun, and that the intoSMa-
ton he gave them was contained in
manifold copy Of his dispatch to the Gin
cinnati Gazette
He produced both the manuscript and
the dispatch, and said that he had not read
Mr.. Nordhoff's dispatch, but that he was
not responsible for any language in Is that
was I'm warranted by what was in bis own
dispatch to Cincinnati and the manifold
which was presented to the committee. He
SAID he was met il the treasury by Hon.
Jeremiah Wilson, ex-member OF Congress
from Indiana, who told him to 60 to Sam
uel Shellabarger his partner, also an ex-
member from Ohio. and look into
the question of trouble with the
BeIknap family growing out OF the
Kentucky railroad case. He went to Mr..
Shellabarger, who sent him to Colonel b. F.
| Grafton, q lawyer in this city, and formerly
q contestant for q seat in Congress from
Texas. When he got to Colonel Gratton's
office he was introduced to General Kiddoo.
Of the United States army. General Kid
| doc went away, and he never knew him ex.
eept with that introduction, and has not
| seen him since. Colonel Grafton told him
| that General Kiddoo knew all about it, and
| also told him the whole story that had been
| printed in the New York Herald, Cincinnati
| Ga-etfc, Boston Herald, Boston journal
| and Chicago Tsibsae, whose correspond
ents were supplied with it by him
that night. Colonel Grafton said that
| General KiddOo had told him this story as
| of his own knowledge, and kn0~ing Colo
| mel Grafton to be q reputable man. and al
ways having heard we'll of General kiddoo,
| he believed it. He believed the story then,
believes it now, and knew the committee
would believe it att.r they had summoned
General Kiddoo and taken his testimony.
Mr.. Blackburn was evidently in good con-
ditiOo, and armed with battle OK. He
commenced the questioning operation In
deep, bass. chest-tone voice, broadly tinged
with the blue grass dialect, and demanded
to know substantially, but in long techn cal
questions, whether the alleged facts con
tanned in the article were known by
him to be facts. General Boynton an
swered that he assumed the respon sibility
of them then, and now, and for the future
Mr.. Blackburn insisted that that was nc
answer to his question, when General boyn
| ton told him that he had answered thai
question three times before in his general
statement, and that he could give no Other
answer than that. Mr.. Robbins finally cut
the gordian knot, and insisted upon hi
J right IS q member of the COMMITTEE
to ask question. Mr.. Blackburn
tried to shake him of, and demanded tina
he should wait little while. by askinii
whether his information was positive know!
edge or hearssy. General Boynton said he
;; had told them very often through his testi
mony that it was hearsay. Blackburn gAv'
broad laugh; the twenty dollar man
Sigh of satisfaction aud q smile indicating
triumph, and the Lachrymosa was pieasan
to behold General Bovnton said he be
, lieved that General Kiddo1 had been t
see Clymer. and told him previ"u
to the case that the case agains
Mr.. Pendletou was very much q
: the same character and much stronger
that the committee could not pursu
}. one without pursuing the other. He ha'
: an interview with Mr.. Danford Saturda
q evening at his house. and tod INN wha
Colonel Grafton had said to him. He wa
l. informed on Monday that q subpoena la
been sent for Mrs. Marsh. and that til
J. deputy sergeant-au arms had started fl
l. New York on tho nina O'Clock train. au
I Tuesday he saw telegram stating tina
q Mrs. Marsh was in Canada. He said b
understanding was that General kldfo
e was one Of party OF the Marsh. Pendl'
l. ton, Clymer and Belknap families
d Europe, and Kiddoo was with thel
during a part of the trip. Mr.. Clymer sal
s he had travelled with kiddoo, but was M
Is in Europe during that year. General Boyl
q ton said he had it in his mind that the
= we're there all together, but whatever tt
n article was he was responsible for 1T, erro
q and all. He alleged on his intormatio
d that at the tins Mr.. and Mrs. Mars
l. came here, and the night before NJ
Marsh testified. there was a conterent
l. between Mrs Marsh and Mrs. Belkna
a and that Mrs. Marsh said to Mr.
y Belknap that she should not feel bad afte
II having $4,000 in the Kentucky railroa
10 case from PendletoD, and that. MIRA. Bel
y nap said she wished she had got halt tn
's sum. There was a great deal OF sparrir
d and good deal OF clustering on the part
d Mr. Blackburn, but the committee did n
'e get a bit of satisfaction out OF Gener
a Boynton. There was nothing shown by b
q testimony except the names OF the wi
10 nesses, and that General Boynt0n 10 an
% thing but fool.