Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Before the In.
yestigating Committee.
WASHINGTON, March "a.


Mrs. G. p. Marsh, yhc arrived this
morning, came into the loom of the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the War De-
partment to-day, accompanied by her hus-
band. She was sworn Is witness, and
under the examination of Mr.. Danford,
testified that she left Cincinnati in 1865,
where she had formerly resided, and has
lived in New York most bf the time since
that year. She had known Mrs. Bowers,
now Mrs. Belknap) sine 1860, and had
been at the same hotel with her in Cincin-
natl foi four years. Cincinnati was her
home, and she visited that city twice a
year, staying there two or more weeks
She met Mrs. Bowers In New York
where Mrs. Bowers was her guest. Mrs
Bowers was widow at the time the
witness commenced housekeeping in New
York, in the summer of 1871. She went
to Europe, in company with Mrs. Bowers,
the last of June, 1872, and knew Mr.
Pendleton's name was on the list of pas
sengers The witness WAS asked whether
she had any conversation at any time,
with Mrs. Bowers, now Mrs. Belknap,
relative to her interest in the Kentucky
Central Railroad claimg The answer was
Two or three weeks ago, at the Airing
tpu Ilottl. Al tIltt tIiuc lllt WllnGSS
asked Mrs. Belknap whether she had ever
received any money on account OF the
claim, The witness told her she had heard
that she received $4,000. Mrs. Belknap
replied: "The claim was for only
800 600, and how could receive So,
00OyN During that conversation, Mrs.
Belknap WAS in state Of excitement and
distress. Mrs. Beknap was friend of
hers, and the witness felt much interest
in her account. She had simply men,
toned to Mrs. Belknap an idle rumor.
She had always talked to Mrs. Belknap
as she would to her sister. She had
heard rumors for over year. She re-
lated to Gen. kiddoo the conversation
between her and Mrs. Belknap. She
did not know of Mr. Pendleton's
paying money to Mrs. Belknap on
account of the Kentucky Railroad claim,
or of making her presents. She
never heard the Secretary OF War say any
thing about the contract between her nus
band and Evans. On her cross examina.
ton by Mr., Robbins, the witness said that
she understood Mrs Belknap as denying
that she received anything, and meant TO
convey that impression. In response to a
question by Mr.. Clymer, the witness said
that she saw Clymer but once, and that
was three weeks ago. Ii was AT the break.
fast table at the Arlington Hotel her hus
band presented her to Clyner. Their
short conversation had no reference 10
coming before the committee.
Mr., Marsh was recalled and testified TO
the effect that Mr. Clymer had told him,
on the occasion of his former evidence,
that there was no danger to him (witness)
AS he could not be sent to prison for any
thing he had said before the committee
Witness went 10 New York feeling easy :;
but when, ON Friday morning, he read
the remarks in the House, that the Secre-
tary of War was not only liable to i'm.
parchment, but to u criminal prosecution,
he thought he (witness) was in danger as
well, and hence his trip To Canada.
Mrs. Marsh, being Intercepted as to
why She went 10 Montreal, said that she
saw in a morning paper that her husband
had jumped of the train. She followed
the next morning, feartu. that he had been
INJURED