Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-16
KENTUCKY CENTRAL.
Testimony of Colonel GraGtOn-what he
Said to BOyntOn-sIIs Impressions
from KiddO.
No Justification for the SIander ON
George HI. PendIefon-ImpOrtan
Resolution.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Wiliiam
Ernest, treasurer of the Kentucky Gen.
trail railway company, was examined
and testified that all the parties inter-
ested in the Central railroad Rssented to
the arrangement with Mr.. Pendleton
for collecting the claim Of that company,
and so far as he knew, no one dissented
from the terms of the settlement. He
did not know of any portion of the
money being used improperly by Pen
dlstoD, or anybody else, to influence the
payment Of the claim. They regarded
the claim as eminently just and proper;
there was nothing doubtful in 1t, but it
was difficult Of settlement.
Colonel Grafton was examined to-day
before the committee on expenditures in
the war department The chairman
said to him that telegram appeared in
the New York Herald of the eighth in
stant containing certain information
concerning the committee and himself,
and that Nordhoff, the author of the
telegram, said he obtained the informa-
ton from General BoyHton, who yester-
day testified that he obtained his first
information from Mr.. Wilson, thence
from Mr.. Shsllsbarger, and next from
Colonel Grafton. The witness in reply
said the conversation he had with Cen
eral Boynton was a week ago last Satur-
day. He thought he did not tell Gen.
eral Boynton in the conversation that
Mrs. Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh, Mr..
Pendleton and Mr.. Clymer travelled to-
gether in Europe, and that some OF the
parties became acquainted with the
main facts alluded to in the telegram
affecting Mr.. Pendleton. The witness
related the conversation he had with
General Boynton, which the latter re-
peated yesterday. He did not think he
stated to General Boynton that General
Kiddoo told him Mr.. Clymer refused to
investigate the PeDdleton matter, but
that he said he had not sufficient data.
The witness did not tell General Boyn-
ton anything that reflected on the COM
mittee. He derived from General Kid
doc the impression that there was an in
disposition on the part OF the committee
to examine into the facts; General Kid
doc never stated that Mr.. Clymer trav-
eIed in EurOpe with the parties above
named; General Kiddoo said he met
Mr.. Clymer in Europe, but that he never
met him with those parties; General
Kiddoo never said that Mr.. Clymer at.
tended meeting ct the Arlington hotel
with Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Belknap, nor
did the witness say the came to General
Boyntop. He stated that General
Kiddoo had informed him some time
previous to the morning upon which
the resolution of impeachment was Ys-
ported in the house, ne (Kiddoo) had
told Mr.. Clymer that IL he pulled down
BeIknap in this matter, he must pull
down his friend Pendleton also, In the
matter OF the Kentucky Central rail-
road. Mr. Clymer said that he did not
have the proper date to investigate that
charge. He, the witness (Grafton) for
ther said that Kiddoo had told hid that
he (Kiddoo) had said to Mr.. Clymer
that Mrs. Marsh would testify to what
Mrs. Belknap had said to her in relation
to this Kentucky railroad claim, in an
interview at the Arlington house. Graf
ton further said that General KiddOo
told him that he said to Mr.. Clymer that
If this was not investigated he would
give the matter to the press. Grafton,
however, said that he did not think that
General KiddoO had any intention
whatever OF giving it to the press.
Mr.. Blackburn offered q resolution
that everything done as agreed to by
this committee shall be accepted az the
action OF each membsr present at q
meeting in which such action is had,
unless dissent therefrom he entered
upon the records by the dissgreeiDg
member or members. The resolution
was adopted by the following vote
Gess-MessrP. Clymer, Bis ckb0rn and
Robbins Nays-Mts.rs. Ba-sand Dan.
ford. Mr.. Bass entered his protest
against the resolution as being unneces
sary and unheaFd Of.