The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-23
BELKNAP AND TIE LOBBY.
now DR. BRtDFORD SECTEED AND
LOSr 4 POST TRIDLRSHIP.

Introduced 70 nm Intimate Friend Of BeIknHp
A Ommi-,ion for u Post Trndcrship
Procured by Paying $3.50 Anoiher in-
timnte Iriend who wanted SS,JOO.
WAsutSoToN. March e,.-John :. Evans
.,.a,,ro ,h, ccn,mitteo on Expenditures In
cha war Dopartment thi5 morning To correct his
,o.,tmonv Of Yesterday with respect to the
tton,nsi1 10 Gen. Rice for an Introduction u
secretary ieikutp. lie said that Rice ala not
eowlth him ~ see Gen. Bclknnp. hut iist spoke
20 the Seer, tary In his behrlf and then told him
that he could 90 alone. that Dcllnrp know oil
about bi~,. The conversation with Bcllnap must
have occurred on tn jA or 6'h Of October
Dr. Brndf rd then testified that be a piled T.
a post ira 'oIship tn wyoming In March, ISL
and received thc endorsement II senator IAN
lin ana the ,utlfe Nainc deie2atlon. Aiicnd oi
bla In tho Ttcasury, il. d. Peck. told him that
Hnwklns Taylor could got the appointment for
him, as he was an intimate fiend OF Secretary
Delknap. TAYLOR was willing to take tho Z 80
for a con- moderation. but after two or throe days
be told i'm inst tho appointment was ono OF
immense diricuty. but that he would 20 his ut-
most to sgcceed. one morning TAYLOR told him
that the Secretary wanted t. see him. The
witness accordingly called on the Secre
tary, who IA ked him " no had not been
a little loose about cc-t lin money trans &C
tons ~ h.s. and declared that he bad always
made a nsiit t. look into tNc record OF every
man whom he appointed. lLaughtetJ lew
daNs aucrw1rd Taylor showed bradford his
oomtnissi. N and said he woull give It. ~ him IS
soon Is Brsdford had mid n,rn the $50 which
he rayloD was to Get for his sorviccs. Braifofd
snid he went TO Peck next morning and gave
him $3.50 10 hand to ldy ylOr.
Nr. Clvr or Dd you give ANYTHING 10 feck Tor
nr. Br .iferd cave him sio
The SUBSEQUENT arrangement between him ard
Taylor was tnat he was 70 pay lNl l"t sl'W a
year a. long as nc ret mod the post, aud he gave
him At ouco a note Tor S20l trt laylor snnse-
Quontly threatened to break up the contract II
t. did not also give PECK 500 into the bargain,
which he had to ocCcde -.
DR.. bradford then gage an extended account
OF some rlscsilY transact n' ON the part n
Taylor IN connection With other posts. Just be
fore he let W, shingtOn Tor his pos'. n young
ex officer told him he wou d get him The post at
Fort Or ~ (, $500. Hc declined the offer, an
o few days aftCrward. when he mad bought II
his gOOds ard was rea y - start, INC Young ON
Ger met him and said you are sorry now that
you didn't take my offer, int youf' lie asked
why, and The onicer informed MIN mat another
man had hcens sppnint 9 ! I. the post. rms turned
from New Mexico, having tccn appointed.
When he called Taylor to account. Taylor said
wanted to and because he (iiraGfordj had been
drinking and hobnobhin1 with Democratic poli-
ticans like Bob Mitchell at tho Mciropolit IN
Hall. tLauehtcr.l friend Of his, Z. {. CoRs-
well, went to see tho Secretary ut War about II.
aud ile,ntp declared grnily INT lie removed
bradford because ne wa- sea Il wag' ana IN I
he proposed to run his OWN dt apartment. Wnen
Logswel said ho had stcn IL published IN the
newspapers that apl Jintnenis could be pto-
cured for money, Beiknsu jImpcd up aud cried,
"Ino man who saws that Is q 81 damned Her.
and eau whip him" TAYLOR refused o refund
any OF the money Bradford had paid him. Dr.
Il adford informed Beiknap that no was pay ing
Taylor ~ Als agent, but the Seeiet .rv said . -
had nothing to do with agents. Laughter
Belknap must have known Taylor was RECEIVING
money.
D. d. Peck testified that he hld known DR..
Bradford as a boz in Maine. !iis father was All
eminent ci'lzen ana lawyer. and tho Maine del
egitiOn signed BradiO "A plication IN part on
that sround. Bradford asked Peck to introduce
him to the Secretary OF War, but he dill not
know the Secretary. lie introduced him tn
ii wilkins 1ayior who was Intimate with tho
Secretary, hoth being from the same town In
Iowa. bradford never handed him <2OO to Give
TO Taylor, but only $SJ The witness received
$40 from Bradford as u loan, but no otnefwise,
and had received no other sum Of money.
Has kins Taylor wGs recalled and modified
the statement made Yesterday. He received
SO thrOulh Peck from Bradford aud $l2l di
which he handed back to bradford. The lattci
gave him note for $50 on account Of Sl.OO b,
promised MIN TOT his services IN procuring th'
post traderslips for bradford aud his retention
In Office. THIS note, however, was never pdit
~ anybody.
The witness had Brsdford removed from
once. and Beuehcia Cnnves appointed.
BY the Cnn!rmAn-Nhat do you get for procuring
Chayes's Apuoutucnt2 A.-Nuth.ug
Q-rhen you did tlat Tor frcadship's sakcr A
Yer
The committee then adjourned till to-mor-
row.