The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-30
PendletOn and Marsh Before the Com.
mittee.

George II. Pendleton was before a sub.
committee of the Judiciary Committee,
March %, consisting of Represep tatives
Hutchinson, Lynde and Hoar. He testified
that neither Belknap nor any member Of
his family, Immediately or recently, received
any money whatever from him resulting
from the claim of the Kentucky Central
railroad. Other parts of his testimony were
similar to that given before the Committee
on Expenditures in the War Department,
with the addition that some of the $50 900,
the amount of one of the drafts, was spent
by him in payment of private debts and til
purchase of various articles, and the balance
taken by him to Europe.
Caleb Z. Marsh being sworn, testified that
he said IN Montreal: az looked over the
printed accounts of my testimony, and with
one inconsiderable addition, il is correct.
The addition is that returned to the Secre-
with Mr.. Evans, and l requested the Secre-
tary to make the appointment of Evans as
post trader. came to Washington in answer
to request of Mrs. Belknap, not of the Sec
rotary of War. When came called on her
first, not on him. She told me she had pre-
vailed on him to give me the appointment
She said had better go and see him. did
so. think / produced letters of recon-
mendation from Judge Bahnmann, of Gin
son, but don't recollect distinctly. Evans
made his first quarterly payment to me
month or so after our contract. The first
remittance made was to Mrs. Relknap.
Chairman Hunton-The receipt of the
express company is signed by w. w. Bel.
KNAPP.
The witness, continuing, surprised, and
somewhat disconnected, "Then / am very
much mistaken. My transaction was with
her. I can't explain IL II the package went
to Gen. Belknap. So far as know she was
surprised at the present. l may have said
to MIS-. Belknap that she might expect a
present when she spoke Of getting me the
appointment sent only one payment to
Mrs. Belknap. She died a few months
afterward. i can not say when the sec
ond payment was made, except that
1t was about three months after the
first. L sent the half Of il to the Secretary
OF War. l do not remember any cores
pondence with General Belknap, except
when Evans asked for some favor at Fort
Sill. In such cases would send Evans let
tiers to the Secretary of War, with a note
something like this 1 forward a request
from Evans, can you comply with tip"
The witness made some payments to Bel.
KNAPP in person, in New York, giving him
hank notes. He supposed Belknap under.
stood where the money came from, without
any conversation on the subject. The wit.
ness may have said to him, "Here are 81 500
for a present" He was under the impress.
sion that Belknap knew the money came
from Fort Sill.
In answer TO question how he came 10
make a present TO Mrs. Belknap, the witness
replied that General BelkDap must have
known of the arrangement he made with
Evans, for he had asked the Secretary to
appoint Evans TO his place, and the Score.
tary did so.
q. Do you believe that the transmission
Of money to General Belknap was dishonor.
ablep A. felt that II 10 should become
known u would disgrace him.
q. Was that the reason for the destroying
OF all evidences OF payment in your hands?
A. should certainly say so.
q. Why did you voluntarily and without