Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-12
NO. o7.

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tolias. Finally the witness ,nswar
ed: | bad d conversation with ,be
pcseot Mrs. Belkaup on the night of
The luneral, Iii the nursery, where She
f ihytted me to 80 and SEE, the baby
saiu % her, asncariy ss eau remetr,
| Der, THIS chiid viii have money rfro-
ing teit after while. She said, my
sister gave the child To me and told
'he mat there was money coming from
you TO hcr; that | must fake 4 nnd
keep II for It. am not certain abon,
the resi- oi the conversation. / hive
az 'i'aas'ihet rcmemhranc Of what
WAS SAID
said, all rigta, perhaps father
ought 10 be cousulted, aud her replv
was that II ! sent the money to him
she would get il anyway Wright
asked on what he based his assnu.a.
'.e" ~ saying yesterday he supposed
'hat 5eikhap knew from whom the
money sent to him came from. Marsh
sa'd because BcIknap knew that Mr..
Evans was appointed u, his request.
' 'htss 1TAuSaEtlOns
Win beiknap, 5esldes accepting the
sehalng OF that money. Logan asked
what was the understanding with the
former, Mrs. Belknap, ot whom he
spoke. Both manager and counsel
objected, but Logan insisted Oh the
answer l''s aud the senate by - 10 II
decided the witness mus, answer,
MARSH then SAID he ditll think he
had stated he had any. understanding
With Mrs. BelK,mp,
me hrst afoney was seut Mrs. Bel !,
KNAPP, aud Was decreased withou, any
management with any person w hen
he pad Belknap he had 10 oonyersa
tien with him as TO whence The mon
ey eame, or III any way regarding ii.
l'ian ,' ! reroll'e' OF ,he subject being
mentioned between them. Henry
Br'nikerholf, clerk in the adiutant
generals oiRce, lcntiHed the Marsh
letter as applying Tor the TT. sillpost
tffauerehiP and iden, stie.f Gener raj Bel.
knap's handwriting on II.
1e,. y. Is. Ha4sn, recalled TO cx
plan \ portion o, hls testimony yes
lellay. lie had become satisfied his
letter, read yesterday, was not writ
ten before he was examined by the
mouse military eotaai,tce. Garpen-
ses showed how a letter of his (Ha
.sn's addres.ed' 10 Clymer from Mex
co, March, 1876, which called a,tcn-
non 10 the writer's testimony before
The military committee in 1872. and
peaks OF abuses IN post traderships.
The witness said he ielt scme interest
n this impeachment and had been
active in selling things
gong In answer 10 questions he.
AID he didh't write the Tribune arti
lie, but supposed Smalley did, on the
ttength Of information which the
witness furnished.
Heistcr Clymer was sworn and pro
luced NE original testimony Of Marsh
shich Mediation proposed To put in
'v'oence to show tia. Belknap after
ead1ng over this testimony had lend-
red his resignation on account Of it.
Carr eater saif il the testimony was
.dnlued he would show that the
committee had threatened Befknap
hat unless he resigned before a GER
ain dine he would be iinpcached.
Ciymer said be wrote note 10 the
eeresary oil war on The 29ttt OF Feb
uary requesting ins presence before
he committee. The secretary APP
'eairsd and the testimony Of Marsh
vas read 70 hnn. He replled that
ome oi the statements therein he
new TO be true, some he khew TO be
slse, and Others lie knew nothing
bout. Gen. Belknap then asked
Q employ counsel aud the committee
ook means to allow him TO do so.
lie subsequently appeared with
Judge Blair as his counsel, and pro-
iueed his letter of resignation as sec
etary of War. The letter Of rcslgna
ion aud the reply Of the president
ccsp,'ng he same were read. The
witness, resuming, testified that he
7rote to the president to learn the
our that the resignation was accept
d, and was informed tha. it was
bout 1920 u. m. OF March I'd. AZ
er discussion the offer Of the man.
gers te submit the testimony OF
iafsh taken before the house com
niitee WAS allowed, "a to Is.
Ar ClysneI then read The testimony and
leMabon announced that the managers
nd only two more Witnesses, Evans and
'lshers, aud thought one would be suff
len, aud wished u close with an under
landing that they should have ihe right
. examine Evans afterwards when put on
he stand by the defense.
Carpenter objected, saying .tey had
cry few witnesses Of whom Evaias was
fc principal one E4
Ieiegrams were read announcing that
vans had lef. II. Sill Tor Washington, and
lat Fisher would be here tomorrow
ending the discussion. the senate as a
'nrt OF Impeachment sdjeurned until II
'-ni3rtos- @
legislative bsisipess was then re.nmad