The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-04-13
Belknap's Impeachment

MIR. Belknap, reported to the House
by The Judiciary Committee, are five
Ia plumber, and are worded in the
uy6al3Isgal Phrasoology, one being
largely in repetition of the other.-
The first atticle is as follows:
That William w, Belknap, while
he was in office as Secretary of War
-AteASit, on the 9th of October, 1870
had the power and authority m
der the laws OF the United States, as
Secretary Of the War, to appoint Il
pefson'to maintain atrading estab-
lishment at Fort Sill, military post
ofthe United States; that said Belk-
nap promised to appoint one Caleb
p. Marsh TO maintain said trading
establishment at said military post, :,
and thereafter the said Caleb p.
Marsh and one John S. Evans did
enter into an agreement In writing,
substantially as follows: Here the
articles of agreement are set up in
extenso;1 that thereafter, on the 10th
ofOctober, 1850, said Belknap, as
Secretary Of War, did, at the instance
and request of said Marsh, appoint
said John S. Evans to maintain said
trading establishment at Fort Sill,
and in consideration of such appoint
ment that said Belknap did, OH or
about the I'd of November, 1870, IN
lawfully aud corruptly receive from
said Marsh tire SUM Of 81 500, and
did at divers lines thereafter, that i.
on or about the 17th of January 1871,
atft about the end of each three
months during the term of one whole
year, while lie was still in office as
sseGssa!y Of War, unlawfully receive
trUgn said marsh like sums of $1,000
decentralization of the appointment
Of sand Evans, and in consideration Of
lis (Bclknap'e) permitting said Evans
te continue to maintain said trading
establishment at Fort Sill, whereby
the said William w. Belknap, who
was the Secretary of War, as afore-
said, was guilty Of OF high crimes and
miSdcmeanors in office.
The second article recitcs:
That said Wm. w. Belknap, while
Secretary of War, as aforesaid, did
on the 4th ot November, 1873, will
fully, corruptly and unlawfully take
and receive from said Marsh the sum
of 81, 500, in consideration that he
would continue to permit John S.
Evans TO maintain trading estab-
lishment at Fort Sill, and that he did
improperly permit the said Evans to
ooDtinne TO maintain the said trading
establishment at the said military
post, and the said Belknap was there
by guilty, while he was Seer etary of
War,of high misdemeanors in his Of
flee.
The third article recitee:
That said VIM. w. Belknap, while
Secretary of War of the United
States, did appoint John S. Evans to
maintain trading establishment at
Fort Sill, and that said Evans by vir
the of such appointment had since,
until the 2d day OF March, 1876,
maintained that trading establish
ment, and had before he was so APP
pointed, and in order to procure such
appointment and be continued there
IN, hgrced with Marsh that in consid-
GRAFTON of said Belknap's appointing
him Evans) to maintain said trading
establishments, at the instance and re.
quest of said Marsh, ho (Evans)
would pay to him (Marsh) large
Sum OF money qnaterly in advance
from the date of his said appointment
by said Belknap-to wit, $4,000
duFing the year, and other large sums
quarterly during ench year, in order
that he, the said Evans, should bo
permitted by said Belknap to main,
tain such trading establishments at
auch nOat. that Evana did nov 70