Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-05
BRLKNAP's LMPEACHMENT.
THE ARTICLES CHARGING Nm WITH BIoIi
CRIMES AND MIsDKnEASoRs.

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WAsHINoroN, March 30. The i'm
pcachmcnt articles against Mr.. Bel.
knap, reported to tho House by the
Judiciary Committee today, are five
in number, and arc worded 10 tho usual
legal phraseology, one bsing largely n
repetition Of the other. The first arti.
Gle is Us follows:
That William W. Bclknap, while he
was 10 Office as Secretary Of War-to
wit, on the 9Th day Of 0clobcr, 1870
had the power and authority under
the laws Of tho United States, as Sec.
rctary of War, to appoint y person 10
maintain trading establishment at
Fort Sill, a military post OF the United
States; that said Belkmp promised To
appoint one Caleb p. Harsh to main.
tain said trading establishment at said
military post, and theruftcr the said
Caleb p. Marsh and ono John >. Evans
did enter into an agrceipcnt in writing,
substantially rs follow; Here the
articles of agreement ar, set out in OK,
tensol that thereafter on the 10th OF
October, 1870, said Bclsnap, MS Sccrc.
tary Of War, did at rbc instance and
request of said Marsh, appoint said
John s. Evans to maintin said trad
ing establishment at Fort Sill, and in
consideration of such appointment that
said Belknap did, on q abont the "a
of November, 1870, plawinlly and
corruptly receive IRON 'ald Marsh the
sum of $1,000, and did At divers times
thereafter, that Is on orabout the lith
of January, 1871, and about the END Of
each three months caring the term o.
one whole year, while he was stu IN
Office as Secretary 9, war nnlawinlly
receive IRON SAID narsn iike sums Of
sl,oOo IN consideration OF the appoint
ment oi SAID EvWs, ana 10 consluorh,
ton OF bis belkpaps permitting sald
Evans 10 eon,lpie 10 MAINTAIN ,,. sa,a S;,,
trading estabilpment at Fort ON
whereby the SAL william w. be,Khap'
VINO was ther Secretary oi war, as
aia,resald, was gulity o, high crimes
ana m'sdeme9nors - once.
Inc second aruclS ~ reoites g e',, IN.
Inal sala ~ M ", ' pe,knaP' wnl'c nc
secretary OF war, ~ aioresa,u, u,c, on
the 4th oil Sovemper 1919, wll'uily,
corr,uptiy, ana onawiul,y' eaNe ana
receive from saiu Marsh tno sum o,
si,ooo, IN consiueri,'1h una, ne wouln
continue TO permit John ?. Evans 70
MAINTAIN 1 s.,, a ,radlng es,ao''snmen. ,., u.
fort oi'l, ana INA, nc uiu Improperly
permit tne sa,u Evans 70 con.'hue 70
MAINTAIN tnc sa'u ',. .Iau'ng cslao,'snnen,
y. ,no sa'u mii'.al, pos', snu 'no sa'u
DelknaP was tneeoy, WINE nc was
Secretary o. "ar,oi n'gn 'n''ae'ne""'
ors Tn ~ n,s .a, Sa'u onito.
I'M me 'n,rd art,c'S ~ rcc',es 4.
na' 'ho Sn'u T ~ " Do'snap, 10
'ycsretaryoi var " 'pe ohi'eu o'a'eS'
uiu aPpolI. 1onn p hvahs 70 nam, U.
s,, sam ,raulne es'ao'sp'"9n' ~ VI,
oiii, ana tnat saiu Evans py virtue Oh
such appointment had since, untii inc
"a day OF March, 1876, maintained that
trading establishment, and mad before
ho was 30 appointed, and in order to
procure such appointment ana be con
tlnued therein, agreed with Marsh that
IN consideration OF sad bciknaps ap,
pointing him Evans) 70 maintain sa'd
trading establishment, at the Instance
and request OF SAID Marsh, he (Evans)
would pay to him Marshl a large sum
'oi money quarterly IN advance from
the date OF his SAID appointment by
said Belknap-to wit, sl2,oOo-dunng
the year, and other large sums quar-.
terly during each year, IN order that
he, the said Evans, should bc permit
ted by said belknap TO maintain such
trading establishment at such post
that Evans did pay TO Marsh such
sums OF Money quarterly during each
year until the month OF December, 1919
that Marsh, upon the receipt OF each
OF such payments, pad one haii tnereoi
70 pe,knaP, anu tne sad s.ltnap.
Wnio showing thcSr lac's' anu having
power 70 remove n'ans IRON rom sue, sucl'
pos',ion ~ any ume' cr'th'ha'iy d,src-
gardeo MS duty as secretary OF war,
ana ohsely prostitullng ms n'gh once
70 n's lust ior private gains, uiu un,
iawiuiiy ana corrupuy continue sara
,.vahs IN snch q position, ana permit
MN 10 MAINTAIN rs estaoiishment 70
the great INJURY ana damage Of omcers
anu so'oiers Oh .ne army OF 'ne onteu
states sauoned AZ such post as wen
as 70 o'nisran.S anu irelgn,ers ana otn.
er c,.lAehso Oh Tue = n'.eu states, against
puoic pohcy, ana 70 the great disgrace
ana uelr'mem. Oh inc puoic service,
whereby Wiillam W. beiknap was, as
secretary OF war, gulity Oh h'gn crimes
ana misuemeanors ID once.
Articie enarges bolknap with nav,
ing received from Marsh large sums OF
money ior ana IN CONSIDERATION oi his
(belknaps) having appointed Evans to
MAINTAIN a trading establishment at
fort on, ana IN consideration oi his
continuing MN therein, whereby he
lDelknap) had been guilty oi h'gh
crimes ana misaemeanors ~ once
ms article Is accompanied by seven
teen spec'ncatlons setting out various
times ana circumstance oi payments
oi money. Articleo %, after reciting the