The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-23
Mr.. PendIeion Again Appears and
Denies.

Mr. PendletOn Again Appears and
Denies.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-George H.
Pendleton was before a subcommittee oi
the Judiciary Committee tonight, coa-
sisting of Representatives Hunton,
Lynde and Hoar. de testified that
neither General Belknap nor any MEM
Der of his family Immediately or remote
ly, received any money whatever from
him resulting from the claim Of the Ken
lucky Central railroad. The other parts
of the testimony were similar to that
given before the Committee on Expen-
ditures of the War Department, with the
addition that the sum of $4,000 (the
amountof one Of the drafts, was spent by
HMM the payment Of private debts and
the purchase of various articles, and the
balance was taken oy him TO Europe.
Caleb 4. Marsh.
being sworn, testified. He said: In
Montreal / looked over the printed ac-
count of my testimony. With one incon-
siderable addition it is correct. The ad.
dition is that returned to the Secretary
of War alter had gone to Niagara
with Mr.. Evans, and l requested the
Secretary TO make the appointment OF
postrader [ came to Washington in
answer to . note of request of Mrs Bel
knap, not OF the Secretary Of War.
When l came here, called on
her first, and not on him. She
had prevailed on him TO give
me the appointment. She said / had
better 20 and see him. did SO. / think
| produced letters of recommendation
from Judge Bahumann, of Cincinnati,
and one possibly from Job Stevenson,
but | don't recollect. Evans made his
first quarterly payment to me a month
or so after our contract. The first remit
tance | made was to Mrs. Belknap.
Chairman Hunton-The receipt of the
express company is signed by w. W.
Belknap.
Witness, continuing,
Surprised and Disconrerted,
Then | ain very much mistaken, as the
New York transaction was with her. |
can't explain it, il the package went to
Gen. Belknap. SO Iar as | know she
was surprised at the present. | may
have said TO Mrs. Belknap that she
might expect present when she spoke
Of getting me appointed. | sent only
one payment to Mrs. Belknap, as she
died few months after. cant say
when the second payment was made, eI-
cept that 1t was about three months after
the first. | sent the half of it to the Sec
retary of War. | don't remem bar any
CORES spondence with Genera B-lknsp,
except when Evans asked for some fa.
yors at Fort Sill. In such cases |
would send Evans letters to the
Secretary OF War with note some.
thing lie this: II forwarded request
from Evens, can you comply with itY'
Witness made some payments 10 Bel
KNAPP in person in New York, giving
him bank notes. He supposed BeIknap
understood where the money came from
without any conversation on the subject
The witness might have ,sid to him
here are $500, or presen'
of money. He was under the impression
that Belknap knew the money came from
Fort Sill. In answer to the question how
he came TO make Il present 10 Mrs. Bel
KNAPP, witness said that Belknap must have
known OF the arrangement he made with
Evans, for he had asked the Secretary TO
appoint Evans to his place, and the Sec
retary did so.
Q-Do YOU believe that the transmits
son Of money to General Belknsp WIS
dishonorable? Al felt that il il should
become known it would disgrace him
Q-Was that the reason for destroying
all the evidences Of payment in your
hands? A should certainly say 50.
O. Why did you voluntary
and without solicitation offer to
Ger Belknap money.constituting n trans
action that would disgrace him? Al
do not now. The irst money sent was
to Mrs. BeIknap, the rext was to Gener-
al BelknaB; whether TINS was in conse-
queuce of any arrangement with her |
can say; had no idea the transactions
would be made public. | did not con-
slider them criminal though, If known
they would disgrace him.
Q-Can you state how you came TO pay
the Secretary the money? At must
have been IN consequence OF some Ar
rsagement on
The Night Of tho Funeral
Of Mrs. Belknap, with Secretary Belknap
or Mrs. Bowers.
@ Did no, Mrs Bowers say you must
not let the Secretary know you are going
TO make me present, and did not
that imply .hst the Secretsry would be
offended? Al got some impression,
when. at the iuners, either from her or
him, that could send money to him.
Adjourned.