Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-25
Mrs. Marsh Appears Before the
Committee.
She was in Il state Of Excite
mGnt and Distress.
And Talked to Mrs. Be!knap as
she would TO IL sister.
Mr.. Marsh is Recalled hy the
Committee.
He Gives IL Rcllush of his Pre-
yiOus Weak statement,
Investigations
Mrs. G. z. MARSH.

Investigations
MRS. @. T.. MARSH.
who arrived this morning, came into
the room OF the committee on expen-
di,afcs in the war department to- day,
accompanied by her husband. She
was sworn as witness and under the
examinations OF Mr.. Danfofd She testi-
fed that She left Cincinnati in 1868,
where she formerly resided. and has
lived in New York most of the time
since that year. She had known Mrs.
Bower (now Mrs. Belknap) since
1860 and had been at the same hotel
with her in Cincinnati four wears go.
Cincinnati was her home and she Wis.
tied that city twice IA year, staying
there two or more weeks. She met
Mrs. Bower in New sso,k, when Mrs.
Bower was her guest. Mrs. Bower
was a widow atlhc time. The wit
ness commenced house keeping in
New York in the summer of lS7l.
She went To Europe in company With
Mrs. .BoMcr.the- -laSt-oC.j C.july- lS..s2-aud-
knew :Mr.Pentlleten,s name was on
the-fis of passengers. The witness
was asked whether she had any con,
versation at any time with Mrs. Bow
er and Mrs. Betknap in relation to
her interest in tue Kentucky Central
r.. r.. claim The answer was: Two or
three weeks ago at the Arlington -ho=
ztcl, at that ,ime,the witness asked,Alrs.
BelSnap whether she ever received
any money on account Of the claim.
The witness told her She heard she
000...~Mrs.sBel!Suup p-re
piled that the claim was for only
100000 aud how could ] receive
100000. During that conversation
the witness was i'll a state of excite
ment and in distress. Mrs. Belknap
was a FREUD of hers and the witness
felt much interest on her account.
She had mentioned To Mrs. Belknap
l,atSlt, was an idle runor. She says
She llM4,is talked 10 Mrs. Belknap as
she would. TO her sister. She had
heard The runor for over a year. She
referred TO Gel. .kldtlee,S CONVERSE
,ion between her auni Mrs. Bellinnp.
She did no, know of MIR Pepdle,oll'S pay
ing any money to Mrs BelknNiron nccohn.
of the Kentucky railroad cl,iims, orsot ma,
king her presents. She never heard the
secretary of war say anything about inc
contract, between him and Evans.
On the cross examination by Robbins
the witness said she understood Mrs. Bells
mp us DENYING that she received ANVIL hing
and meant to convey that impression in re
sponse to the question by MIR. Clymc1. The
that was three weeks ago. 1t was at tho
breakfast table at the Arlington hotel. He
husband presented her to Cymcr there
and short conversation was had. No ref
erence was made to coming bcioreiiie com
mittec.
MARSH ,WAs RECALLED,
and in,errogated by Clymer. ii,
. testified that he left Washington 70
New York before the Impeachment
was presented on the second Of Marel
and did not design going to Canad
until ON the evening of Wednesday
You came TO my. lodging and said t
me, 'stell what transpired." Fror
something said atmy dinner table
inferred hat Bcll<nap was not onl,
liable to impeachment but to a Grim
inal prosecution. said to you, 8 $.
the secretary is in danger, | am j
danger" When you said, "oh, 70
are not in Danger
Question-When you coached Ne
York what induced you, to cunclud
to 30 to Cunnda2
misunderstanding in the new
papers Friday morning, concerning II
testimony, all Of which WAS spublishe
heard remarks in the house that Il
secretary OF war was not only lab
to oimpeachment but to crimnalpro
cution. | therefore thought that
the secretary was i'll dang
was in danger as we
i consulted a lawyer, who made an exilau
i've examination of the case. The lawy
did not think could be indicted, but il
should be. ! could not be convicted.
counsel said he seemed, however, to be {
,crnincd not to remain in New York
left early in the afternoon on Friday
Montreal. This was the tirsttime he,
it said, had committed an ottense
which might -0e imprisoned.
= Bass and Clymer told you Wedncsl
night there wis no danger to go -
Mr. Clymef said Mr.. Marsh could not
sent TO prison for anything he had $
before the committee. The witness said
left New York for Montreal at O'CLOCK
the afternoon of Friday, and reached th
next morning at half past ten.
Blackburn-Hady you then heatdtha
government authorities had concluded
persecute you as we'll as Secretary Belkn
Answer-t am not positive. l mi
have seen such q statement in the paper