The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-25
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10 THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Mrs. G. p. Marsh on the stand.

Mrs. G. p. Marsh on the stand.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 24.-Mrs.
C.P. Marsh came INTO the room Of the
Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department to. day, accompanied by her
husband. She was sworn as witness,
and under the examination of Mr.. Dan
ford testified that she left Cincinnati in
1866, where she formerly resided, and
has lived in New York most of the time
since. She had known Mrs. Bowers and
Mrs. Belknap since 1860 and bad been at
the same hotel with her in Cincinnati
four wears. Cincinnati WAS her home
and she visited that city twice year,
staying there two or moro weeks. She
met Mrs. Bowers in New York, where
Mrs. Bowers was her guest and Mrs.
Bowers was widow at the time. The
witness commenced house keeping in New
York in the summer of 1872. She went
to Europe in company with Mrs.
Bowers the last of June 1872,
and knew Mr.. Pendleton's name
was or the list of passengers. Witness
WAS AsheO W utLutl ouC it1N "" ~
sation at any time with Mrs. Bowers,
now Mrs. Belknsp in relation to her in
terest in the Kentucky Central Railroad
claim. The answer was three weeks
ago at the Arlington Hotel. AT that
time witness asked Mrs. Belknap whether
she ever received any money on account
of the claim; witness told her she heard
she received $4,000. Mrs. Belknsp re-
piled that the claim was for only $780,
600 and how could l receive $4,000.
During that coversation witness was
in state of excitement and distress.
Mrs. Belknap was q friend of hers,
and witness felt much interest in her
on her account. She had simply men,
toned to Mrs. Be.knap, an idle rumor.
She had always talked to Mrs. Belknsp
as she would TO ber sister. She had
heard the rumor for over year, and
she had related to General kiddoo the
conversation between her and Mrs.
Belknap. She did not know OF Mr.
Pendleton paying money to Mrs. Bel
knap OR account of the Kentucky rail-
road claim, and OF making her presents.
She never heard the Secretary of War say
anything about the contract between her
husband and Evans. On
Cross Examination
by Mr.. Robbins, the witness said that she
understood Mrs. Belknap as deny ing that
she received anything and meant to con-
vey that impression. In reply TO quea-
tion by Mr.. Clymer, the witness said she
saw Mr.. Clymer but once, and that was
three weeks ago. ltwas at the breakfast
table at the Arlington Hotel. Her hus'
band presented her to Mr.. Clymer, but
their short conversation had no reference
to the matter before the committee.
C.P. Marsh Recalled,
and intorrogated by Mr.. Clymer testi
fed: He left Washington for Ne"
York the day the impeachment report
was presented, on the ID day Of March
and did not then design goingto Canada
Q-Oa the evening of Wednesday
YOU came to my lodging, and SAW me
moment. Tell what transpired. A
From something said at the dinner table
| inferred that Belknap was not only
liable to impeachment, but to crimina
prosecution. l said to you "lf the Sec
retary is in danger, l am in danger,
when you said, "Oh, you are not IN dan
ger
Mr.. Clymer-
ibid Not Attempt to Alarm You.
Answer-To the contrary you pache(
me. | was alarmed Chen l came TO you
| went back to New York early whel
YOU said WAS in no danger.
Q-Wken you reached New 1orI
what induced you to conclude going t.
Canada. A-Something in the news
papers Friday morning concerning IN.
testimony, all of which Wa
published. | heard remark in tn
| House that the Secretary of War was no
only liable to impeachment, but to GRIM
inai prosecution. l therefore thoug MT tina
if the Secretary was in danger | was II
danger also. | consulted lawyer wh'
| had made an exhaustive examination o
the case. The lawyer did not think
could be indicted, but if should, l coulc
not be convicted My counsel said ther'
seemed, however, to be some danger
This yery much alarmed me, and deter
mined not TO remain in New York, anc
| left early in the afternoon of Friday To-
| Montreal This was the first time l hat
heard it SAID that | had committed an OF
fence for which l might bo imprisoned
Mr.. Bsss-Mr. Clymer told you " ed
nesday night there was no danger 10 You
Mr.. Clymer-I said Marsh could no
be sent to prison for anything that h
had said before the committee.
Mr.. Robbins-That was true.
Witnes. said he left New York FOL
Montreal on Friday and reached thei
next morning.
Mr.. Blsck6urr-And you then hear
that the government authorities had con
cluded to prosecute you as well as Dec
retary Belknap.
Al am not positive. l NIGH: hav
seen such a statement in the papers.
O-It was stated that you hesltatec
when ut Peekskill as to whether yo
would proceed TO Montreal? Al dlt
hesitate, and thought that If had offend
ed the laws of my country l would stan
trial. If the train had been going bac
TO New York, | would have taken pass
age on il, but as the train was going
Montreal, proceeded thither.
Mrs. Marsh being interrogsted as +
why she went to Montreal, said that see
ing in the morning papers that her hu'
band had jumped off the train, she 70
lowed, fearing that he had been injure
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh then left the room
Alvin G. Leighton. James Leighto
anu Seth Arnold, post traders were 81
,mined and a statement elected thu
General Hendricks received large sun
for obtaining one of them an appontmen
that
1900 q Month was Paid to Or'iil
Grant
and 500 for electioneering purposes,
]. S. Hammer testified that he ns
obtained the appointment Of post trade
at Fl. Gibson at the request OF e1'Sen'
tor Mcdonald, of Arksansss, who aske
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