The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
Mrs. Marsh Test1iies Before the In.
vestigating Committee.
WASuINGTON. NE

| WASHINGTON, March "a.
MRS. G. p. MARSH, who arrived this
morning, came into the room of the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the War De-
partment to-day, accompanied by her hus-
band. She was sworn as witness, and
under the examination of Mr.. Danford,
testified that she left Cincinnati in 1865,
where she had formerly resided, and has
lived in New York most of the time since
(now Mrs. Belknap), since 1860, and had
been at the same hotel with her in Cincin-
natl for four years. Cincinnati was her
home, and she visited that city twice a
year, staying there two or more weeks
She met Mrs. Bowers in New York,
where Mrs. Bowers was her guest Mrs
Bowers was a widow at the time the
witness commenced housekeeping in New
| York, in the summer of 1871. She went
to Europe, in company with Mrs Bowers,
the last of June, 1872, and knew Mr..
Pendleton's name was on the list of pas
sengers. The witness was asked whether
| she had any conversation at any time,
with Mrs. Bowers, now Mrs. Belknap,
relative to her interest in the Kentucky
Central Railroad claim? The answer was:
1.-TWO or three weeks ago, at the Airing
ton Hotel" AT that time the witness
| asked Mrs. Belknap whether she had ever
received any money on account Of the
claim. The witness told her she had
heard that she received $4,000. Mrs. Bel
KNAPP replied; "The claim was for only
800 900, and how could | receive So
000?" During that conversation, Mrs.
Belknap was in Il state Of excitement and
distress. Mrs. Belknap was friend of
hers, and the witness felt much interest
in her account. She had simply men
toned to Mrs. Belknap an idle rumor.
She had always talked to Mrs. Belknap
heard rumors for over year. She re-
lated to Gen. Hiddoo the conversation
between her and Mrs. Belknap. She did
not know OF Mr.. Pendleton's paying
money to Mrs. Belknap on account Of
the Kentucky Railroad claim, or
of making her presents. She never
heard the Secretary of War say any
thing about the contract between her hus-
land and Evans. On her cross examina-
ton by Mr.. Robbins, the witness said that
she understood Mrs. Belknap as denying
that she received anything, and meant TO
convey that impression. In response to a
question by Mr.. Clymer, the witness said
that she saw him co. but once, and that
was three weeks ago. 1t was at the break
fast table at the Arlington Hotel her hus-
band presented her to Mr.. Clymer Their
short conversation had no reference to
coming before the committee.
Mr.. Marsh was recalled and testified to
the effect that Mr.. Clymer had told him,
on the occasion Of his former evidence,
that there was no danger to him (witness),
as he could not be sent to prisen for any
Witness went to New York feeling easy,
but when, on Friday morning, he read
the remarks in the House, that the ScCre-
tary of War was not only liable to i'm
parchment, but to a criminal prosecution,
he thought he (witness) was in danger as
well, and hence his trip to Canada.
Mrs. Marsh, being interrogated as 10
why she went to Montreal, said that she
saw in morning paper that her husband
lad Jumped off the train. She followed
the next morning, fearful that he had been
injured.