, 1876-03-04
mako no secret Of tho fact that they holJs eli
franchise - shipg purchased, And aak rg'
ngufos.


Aguros. 4
WORSE s7;1l, :
noRE nAscA1l71-oAFr. nop1NsoN's sTkc hksr'
BALTIMORE, March 2.-Capt. GoorGS Rob
tnson, formerly Of tho Tenth United g ss Cav.
airy. and nav living In tllis city, fa3 ,hes tho
following additional information cor" niog or
Secretary Dcfknsp's corrupt partnornllip IN tho
profits Of post.tradorshpa Oh tho frontier.
Capt. Robinson, early In tho present scsnion Of
Congsets, preferred The charges Of corruption
before the Military Committee against Bocretaty |
| Delknhr which hAvo led 10 tho recent startling |
| Developments. Mersh HaH sns,psfnaod by tho |
COMMITTEES In accordance With 4 auggcssion
| made By 1lobnnon. who has probably boen moro |
familiar with Con. Belknap's corrupt PRACTICES
than any ono c|sc. III 1868 he {nohinson) vaa or
dered With his regiment to tin Indian Tor.itory
a. engineer of thas Military District ua selected
tho s'te Of Fort Bill md Bupoeintended the
erection OF tho fors. By reason Of ha con-
tinued residence at tho post for noaEJ blt ycara,
| lo bocano familiar with tho details Of military
service On tho frontier. An member Of Tho
Post Council Of Adminlstration,-fo = tuo :ss
| ptcsidont,-it devolved On Capt. Robinson to in-
aulre into tbs prices charged for merchandise by
tho post traders. AT this tlno 1s58'9) tho post
leadership At Fort Sill WAS controlled BY thu lrm
Of ]. s. Evans Il Co. Complaint having been
| msde to tho firm that o1crbltapt priced "efo
charged. they replied that tho difficulty could
not 10 romediod as fot tho privilege Of trading
At the post $4,000 per year had 10 bo paid
to ". ". Dolknap. Secretary Of War. THIS,
- wus stoxn, wu tho contract price.
The Poss Council through Capt. Robin
son, then demanded that tho statement Of
Evan1 i Co. should he put In tho form Of an
AFFIDAVIT. This Vas promptly dono, and tho
affidavit WAS sworn 10 IN the presence Of several
! rf3n nf TAy,kfs ID An
: tho records Of tut Council. togs.her With tho
other documentary evidence Of = similar char
! ! scter. Il atterwkrd appearod from statements
, Of Evans / Co., that the annual payment At tho
, | end Of thrpo years xas reduced to s12, 100.
!. This amount was, bY agreement payable
monthly, 10 advance. i Is known BY htatemcnta
Of ]. s. Evans to Capt. Nobtnson that tho month
. y payments were coutinned up to March, 1875,
: Ths accuracy Of theso statements vas
Tenth Cavalry and Sixth 1nfsutry, and
the facts hare for several years been notorl
O amount wan paid annually to Secretary Belk5ar
By the poss.trader at Camp tunplJ. 1ndian Tor
= rtory. II Is statod on no lesa 40 authority thar
= dispostlon to crisiose tho ooTopt practices oi
d ha chief, be (Haznn) WAS ordered TO more Re-
:. mota point On tho fronior. While tue pr6o
:. may b. lacking In somo inatances, there ia over
~ roason To believe that Gen. Belkuap, since b
u coming momLef Of The Cabinet has general,
r participated ia tho p1odta Of tho roet-trhdeE
L. ships. About twenty of them ate very profit
.be md thu & zen mt the tnf1.y sef1o
conducting the business has beon to sell TN
txaderphtps 10 = middlomsn, who, IT seems
l. ss!or INSTANCES @sa vs, enc MA, Ma,'h, ,,e4 o.
~ sold tho privileges to the highest bidder
= Eoou After Tue discovery OF tho frauds at For
L" gill Capt. Robinson. 40 President OF the Pos
or Council, 'and in tho line Of hta duty, reportet
.. customary channels. Tic only result xss hi
]. tzannisr 10 the position Of Supervisor.
. [1hs President ao!emnly declares that he noyo
II heard hnything Of tho sort until the morning h
4 aecepscd Delknsp's resignatlou.]
~ OF tho issuing Of Indian supplies In 1873,
1t moro formal report Of the iEroEuarisE vas made
= when Capt. Robinson was It once ordered on te
after ordered to this city. and p1aced In 2 9ou
laend 1t Aho recruiting post lozo. From Hall
i. mose. during tho latter part Of 1874, he pr
Gu Secretary Deflnap, md forwarded proofs n
by specifications to President Grant.
t6. [Nothiug hiss appeared to show that the prss
ne dent ever saw limo OF tho chafcesr OF kno
In- A teauls Of this scs hc was at oneo place
ny under military atrest-on Sept. IL. 1874. It
he provided BY tho act of Congress that for m
'.h tho army within Ten daye Atter his arrest Fa
IN ing to do ths 1t ts provided that 10 shal be L
in medratey SGT ct liberty: Capt Robinson, ho'
led cver. BY epecat order Of Secretary BolkuAp, VI
,iu loved him, nor were any charges preferred uni
by tho following spr!ug, when he WAS sent to
'aa Louis fof trias BY = conmissioh organized 4
te .,o.sd purpose ot so1vtoti4a Ths .1n!f, nGf
a. Il the time, II this Commission %! %.
I'D. will f1 ona that will;" Tho chAsG
ny proferrIng Of unfounded charges against
nod suporior officer. eto, Gen. DelknAp'H Comm
} to sIou, however, did its appointed work. and csl
1lobipaon waa dismissed the aeryice. To sh
Tho irregular character Of the St. Louis Comm
OF sion it la only necessary to state that fl7o Of
sss- nombots weIs promoted By tho Dismissal
sod Capt. Robinson, The Articles Of VIZ prov
,n N officer shat only b. tnod BY h. saa
ing tho odlcosn Of the. army, while cognizant
QUO Secretary Bolknap's corruptlous, dsro !
, bo protest aRa!net thon, for fear OF the p
its. Il canno. b. doubted thas proaidont Gin
eo- as stated aboro, haa long been familiar NTH
and corrupt practices OF Con. Dosknhp With ha
no however. the interest of the party ~ pa
bly, seems certain that, save for thenvestlRAti
i u Democratio Congrosa tho thrifty l.abisa Of
sch Centennial Secretary Of War would have
his manned h!ddcu for an indefinite period, Ga
csa, Robiuson 10 about to domnnd an iuveatlgat
Of his oAea by tho Military commlttea OF
q no i House. aad aAk reiostatonent in tho sa1y1
ave 1. is thought ths. tho recent deyelorments
thu ENCOURAGE tho ot.,carB Of tho army to divu
tho vhAtoyer information thoy may possoes conce
ing ing tiro tozruptions ot tho War Depastmens,
ors thus 1entler material nd in purifying the :,
aud danartuoent Of the Government which has b
city | thought to bo FREQ from hetniRh.
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20 GEN. SHERMAN.
soo THE WAY he LOOKS At II.
NM spectas Dtspatch to Tas Chicago 1fttuns
ST. LOUIS NO.; March a.-Knowtn3 tho n
tho valup tho reading public would place upon
utcr opintoua and suggestions Of Con- Sherman {
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