The New York herald., 1876-07-11

year in the payment for the post' A II was mainly
due TO the complaints OF Evans and his partner Mr.
Fisher; The Tribune article may have bad something
TO do with IT.
Q What conversation. n any, passed between you
and the Secretary OF War IN regard TO the Tribune
article' A. The next time him inter It's publica-
ton he asked me II had had contract with Evans,
and told him had; asked him who he thought
the instgator of the Tribune article: he the name
of Gcucral Ilazen.
The witness did not remember II tho Secretary made
any inquiry OF him rs TO the terms OF the contract
with Evans
@ Did General Belknap at this time know where tho
money was coming from that was being paid to him
t0biectcd TO by counsel for the defence and objection
overrnlcd by the senate. presume he did.
@ Where did all Of tho money come from which you
sent 10 General Bclknaps A. II came from John s.
Evans Co., IN ful1lment Of the terms Of the con-
tract
Witness said he made tho nrst payment to Mrs
Bclknnp, now deceased, in November, 1870; that he
sent to her by express: tho package addressed
To Secretary Beknap and inside another package,
Containing the money addressed 20 Mrs Bclknap
Mr.. Carpenter asked that attachment should DO
issued ;or John s. Evans, post trader at Fort Sill II
was shown that he had been suopGnaed by telegraph.
and after discussion was ordered that subpoena be
issued for him 10 attend Immediately.
The examination OF Mr.. Marsh was resumed and he
testified that he made application to Senator Shcr-
man for q recommendation; did file recommendation
IRON the Hon. job Stevenson. OF Cincinnati
Mr. Carpenter said tho examination OF this witness
had boon rather peculiar He had been escorted around
the case two or ,hreo times and many times had
been brought close to the border Of Tho
the deience desired to examine his testimony closely
before entering upon the crossexaminaton. and he
asked permission 10 wnive tho cross-examnation until
Mr.. Marsh, In reply TO questions Of the managers.
further testified that when Mr Evans wanted favor
he went to him (Mr Mirsh) and tho request for
wardcd by him to the Secretary OF War;
TESTIMONY OF asSxRAL HAzxN
Brevct Major General W. b. Hnzcn, Colonel Of the
Mn McMah"p Ho ,css,Sea aha, ,n isso ,bs
regiment which he commanded was stationed
In thc Indian Tcrritory four companies we're at Fort
i-afn ,nn Had tn fraha hiv
Fort sill by many officers OF his own command and
particularly by Lieutenant Pratt OF the Tenth cavalry
article published tho Tribune tn 1872. but objection
was made by counsel for tho defence to him tcs'ying
as to who furnished the information for that article,
and the objection was sustained
Q. Did Secretary Beknap 20 to you about this mat
ter to ascertain MS 10 tho truth OF the article sftcr
appeared in tho paper?
Objected to by tho dofcncc and after argument the
Senate by vote OF 10 to 1S decided TO admit the tosti
mony and General Hazcn answered, 'sEc did NOT"
Wncss testified that he Washington after
thc article appeared and testified before the Committee
on Military Ana,rs but bad previously written 10 tho
War Department about all the matters pertaining to tho
farming out OF posttraderships
Mr.. CARPENTER objected to such testimony, saying
II any such letters were llo in the War Department
let them 10 produced, and not take the statement OF
the witness.
Mr.. LApnAM said that Just what they could not
do, thcy scmi-oical communications and wcre
taken away from tho department by the defendant
General BELKNAr and Mr.. CARrESrER-Not at ALL not
al all
After consultation among the managers tho question
was withdrawn
Cross-cxamincd by Mr. CAxrKxrER--wtness was
Affairs but before receiving the subpoena he had writ
ton to General Garfield, In Washington, offering to ap
post traders witness said II would DO his duty com
municate any facts Of such the War Depart
mcnt, and he thought he did so in letter written in
the last of1S71 first OF 1872. but heard any
thing from II; e the lot.er did not mlscarry
II would be indcxed at the headquarters
Of the different officers through whose hands passed
Witness afterward said that hc testified before tho
committee because no did not bcve tho Secretary Of
War would pay any attention TO his communication.
Mr. Carpenter asked witness ir no did wrte
to the Secretary of War on tho 18th OF September,
1875 saying that the reason why he wness appeared
before the Committee Oh Military Affairs was because
no was afraid the Commissary Department would not
remedy tho matter, even If complaint was made
Counsel for the managers objected tn any reply 10
this question unless the whole letter quoted from
put in evidences and after argument Mr. Carpenter
War September, 1875 marked icon n1dentiaL" Wit
ness replied In tho Affirmative.
9. Are you willing to have the confidence removed
and allow inc letter 10 bo read? A. am willing the
letter should be road
The lotter handed to Witness who read 1t fol-
lows
FonT BuroED, D. T.. Sept II, 1878.
M DEAR GrSEsAL BELksAr:-As mentioned TO yon
think .dniy ann.ces.sry discus:
m. tune and have With
s9oS & For r.e "a before ya ycS a.
what ,sm we then thought & and .. 'hnk to ss .nwss
suffering now called post srad'ns :as..
ss the a,S9"s d. " .r sss " s1
and men ri, BY "aS Of the S,s%fhs. Of Tho
.. sans ss st; ;sd
sSs
excused tho nrst from executing the law Other
no o IT, ILL.,
.w than .uf s sn
bo ieved this law for post traders put through
hed in tho text makes for the benefit OF the travelling
s ss % ius. m -s ss
the s Ths acted the tcausns
sss @ s.s '
ssehss sppsd to pockets
sIonsl personally tic sulsT. no. osee.Ss
virtually blocked action in che mssei and
Csnsrsss 10 the subject through my old friend and school
%:s ''sf .'sd astns ssv' % 'i
nsan
examples S.Ss az Sdisu. no
1s.s0n ,or being ni%sS' 70 the sscr's.y ana state
highest 'e sss1s ana siiss h,% slvsS.
'a%'ss NM to H.
rr tho Believed
necessary &c the desired expressly not TO- appear
hs" a"assaas" sa~ it ~ould b, '''rSy sss pot .ucs
%sr 's on tho sS
who also New YORK 7,itsne correspondcn. s not
very different matter OF IL published: but,
although mentioning he
described his authority IL
upon me- Soon afser. when Mr. Coburn chairman Of
the committee, summoned to Washington TO give
evidence upon the sta organisation Of the French and Ger
armies After furnishing inform alton this subject
questioned upon the subject Of post traders a. ,ss
the ground that had reported the
because believed the Commsssry Depart
ment would defeat any action In that direction;
a that my testimony might be considered
q discourtesy TO the Secretary. Mr.. Coburn thcn
replied that whatever I might say upon the sub
ject would be confidential with the committee. I
then gave the facts had before done TO General Tar
field. Nv Testimony was. however. openly published.
Aboh this time feeling that, after long and successful
fight in which had gained substantial good aud
seemed TO be tho paltry selnshness Of tho braneh
which benefit hem. but merely added
slightly their dutics l. receiving much for