The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-30

be my political friends. l never con-
sciously exchanged one minutes conver-
sstion between heaven and earth with
that person. y never knew him, and he
was never at my room, Is he has stated,
and OF course 1lcuever received any
money from him or from snyone else.
: 'Mf.a0rosby, chief clerk inIthe war de-
partment, produced papers relative TO
Augustus p Green. The first was q
descriptive list, dated June IL, 1855, and
signed by Kerr, recomn intending Green
TO be appointed second lieutenant In the
army, and crrtit wing that Green was
personally known to him.u a
person Of good character, and that he be-
iieved that Green was mentally, morally
and physically quaIifed to perform the
duties of :, lieutenant, in the army.
The next papers produced was also dated
june II, 1866, and was from Nelson
Taylor, addressed TO the War Depart
naent asking a return OF the
papers he had fled in behalf
Of Green. These papers were returned
and sfterward given by Green to Kerr.
The third paper was one. filed with the
President BY the Hon. Myer Strouse. re-
questing thu appointment of Green. The
fourth paper wss addressed TO tho Secre-
tary of War by Kerr, dated July Slst,
1866, as follows: Will you have
the 81 kindness to send the
commission of Augustus P. Green 10 his
address at Madison Avehue, New York
city. He was nominated by me-"
The fifth was as follows:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, / q
WAsHINaroN, April lS, '76. !
Gen. E. d. Tononse,,d, Adjt Gen.:
DEAR SIR-May trouble you TO in
farm nae whether there is now in the army
q man named Augustus p. Green, of the
rank of First Lieutenant, or any higher
rank, and if such person is not in the
army, whether he in in the last four or
five years, aDd how he got out. Your
attention will greatly oblige. mo.
q have, the honor to be y ry truly
yours, 49, NJ, Z. kERR.
Ito this the Adjutant-General replied
that Augustus p. Green was q first lieu
tenant.in the fourth artillery. and was
dismissed from service by sentence OF the
Court Martial Marcn 2Sth, 1873. He
was appointed in the regular army July
Doth, 1866. He had previously served as
sn officer of the volunteers.
L.Adjourned until Wednesday.
The testimony of A. P. Green in the
above case, taken in secret session Satur-
day, was given to the press to-day. 1t is
lengthy, and is the same story in detail
which has been published.
Harney Discredifei.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The testi-
mony of Harney before the COMMITTEES
on Expenditures in the War Department
to-day, is the general theme OF conver-
sstion. Although he swore positively
that he gave Mr.. Kerr the money to
procure the appointment Of Green the
statement is generally discedited,
not only from the pure char
acter which Mr.. Kerr has always sus-
tanned but from ofthe witness. Leading
Republican members do not hesitate to
avow their thorough disbelief of Harveys
rather in Kerr's statement
under oath that he never received any
money from Harvey or any other person
for Green appointment.
One OF the friends of Kerr desired,
owing. to the precarious condition of his
health, that the examination be post.
poned for two weeks, but represen-
ativss Lord and Hereford, two of his
his principal advisers thought it was
better that he should at once meet his
accuset. Mr.. Kerr unhesitatingly adopted
their advice, and therefore appeared be-
lore the committee.
Several witnesses from New York have
boen summoned, who will thoroughly
contradict Harnegin's material points.
Harvey, on returning to his hotel this
afternoon, said he had been before
the committee. On being asked whether
he had been scalped replied, "No, but i
have killed the Democratic party"
Much sympathy is expressed tor Kerr, he
being m very feeble condition of health.