Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-24


black silk dress, black nat trimmed with
beads az ostrich feather, aud white kid
gloves. She is quite a young looking wo-
man, but with gray hair. Sue has large,
lustrOus, mis- chievous eyes; has an oval face
and quite pleasant expi ossiOn.
HtK TESTIMONY.
Have lived In New York since 1865; prior
To that Time lived in Cincinnati. Have
Known Mrs. Bowers since 1861. L resided a.
tie Burnett House, Cincinnati, for four
Years. Mrs. Bowers was there half the time
| always go TO Cincinnati twice year. I
remain sometimes two weeks, sometimes
four; when Mrs. Bowers was there usually
met her. She very often visited my house In
New York. She was my guest In 1871. She
was al that time widow. In August, 1871,
Mrs Belknap visited me. l Went 10 Europe
with Mrs. Bowers in 1872.
q How long WAS Mrs. Bowers in New
York prior 10 your sailing?
A. i don't know. Mr.. PendletOn accom-
dleton once in New York before we sailed.
l knew he was on the list OF passengers.
9. Was Mrs Gen. Morgan in New York
piiOT to your sailing?
A. do not know. Mrs. Bowers and | re-
NAMED in company In Europe abGut three
weeks, in London. We did not return TO this
country together. returned ON the u of No
vember, 1872
q During the trip TO Europe or previous to
That time did yOn hear or know any thing IF
THE KkNTUckY CENTRAL RAILROAD
A. did not. / never had any conversation
with Mrs Bowers about the claim. / knew
something of Mrs. Bowers means; her in
terests were looked after by Mr.. Pendleton
and MIR. Leonard. Two or three weeks ago in
Washington had a cOnverS atiOl with Mrs.
Bowers about the Kentucky railroad claim.
/ asked her If she received $4,000 from the
Bowler estate. She said she had not. 1t was
false. as the whole claim was only for
500 600, and how could she receive $4,000.
/ never had any other conversation with her
On the subject.
q. How did you happen TO mention 1t to
her?
a Simply as an idle rumor, with dozen
OF others
q. How long had you known OF the exist
ence of the TumOr?
A. Over "a year. L have not seen her since
our conversation.
q Did you report your conversation with
Mrs. Bowers to anybody?
Il. did; TO Gen. Kid o.
TIE KENTCCKI RAILROAD CLAIM.
q. Do you know any thing OF No. Pendie-
ton paying any money 10 Mr.. Bowers on
account Of the railroad claim, or making her
A. / 90 not j. do not kuoV what the orjgi-
nal understanding was between my hnSbln1
The Fort Sill post. The original uudeTs Ia d.
Ing was with one OF the ladies'. When Mrs
Belkuap said she did not receive SO 90 o.
account of the Kentucky Central railroad
claim, she left the i'm preston with ms that
she did not receive cent on account OF the
claim.
q By Mr.. Clymer:-when you were here
some few weeks ago | saw you. Tell the
committee where ii was.
A In the breakfast room of the Arlington
hotel. Nothing in reference TO the BeIkuap
matter was mentioned between Us.
Mr. Marsh Again.
Cd'eb =, h0rEb. recaIled;-W Witness said he
ICf. WeSLiuS tOl aftc. giving his first te5l-
Il oDy, on the 81 OF March; never saw ar
earl of MI ClymeT until he Returned, when
ne left Washi-gjon he had no Intention of
going Ia Canada; went TO Mr.. Clylner's room
The night before the day he left, ald said: Il
understand that they eau not only lm2eacn
bat imPrisOn Mr.. Belknsp." Mr.. ely ner
said: ION, no. thea said IL Mr.. Belknap
can be Imprisoned, may be in danger. Mr.
Clymer said: "Oh, 20; there is not particle
Of danger.'
Mr.. Clymef.-Dld alarm you?
Witness.-Oh, 10; on the contrary, you
paciIied me.
Mr.. Marsh said he went to Canada because
Of something Mr. Bass had said on the fl9Ot
% the House, which he read In the New
York Times, and which frightened him
away.
Mr.. Bass reminded him that he hal said
nothing on the floor on the subject until he
Marsh had left for Canada.
The Witness.-Well, am mistaken in the
gentleman, then.
statements OF the intention of the Cabinet to
prosecute him, but not until after he got 10
Montreal. He said that on his way up to
Montreal he stopped at Peekskll with the
intention of coming back, and If there ha Il
been a train back TO New York he would
have come. II he had offended the laws of
come back. But the next train which came
along was the train 10 Canada and he got
aboard IL.
MRS. MARSH
was asked why she went to Montreal. She
said she read that her husband had jumpei
of the train at Peekskill and came near
being killed, and she made up her mind TO
60 TO him.
Other Testimony.
A {. Leighton, sworn
q. Under what circumstances were You
appoiu ted post trader at Fort Griffin?
A. Gen. Hedriclx had me appointed. He
was partner with me-he is still. He did
not advance any money for the post. am
also post trader al Fort Buford: my friends
in Nebraska had me appointed. Hedflck
was interested 10 help me 10 get the appoint
ment. Did not procure any OF my trader
ships through OrVil Grant. In all the posts
/ had, Gen. HedTick had a third interest.
q. Why was 1t, if Hedrick put no money
IN your business, you gave him third of
the profits?
A Well, he attended to our business east.
q. What was that?
A. Well, to enable us to keep our positions,
and keep out competition.
q. What specific services did he rendetH
A. He had friends and a certain amount nf
Influence. He was friend of Secretary Bel
knap: He was also friend OF mihe, and l
would have gone in with him il ne had uOt
Known Secretary Belknap. Witness testified
that he never had any difficulty with the
war department about his posts.
ABOUT SO 600 FOR HEDRICK.
q. What is Gen. Hedrick now?
A. Supervisor of Internal revenue in Iowa
for several states. / met Secretary Bellzn4p
at reunion In Iowa. anu In a conversation
with him, IL is my impression, he said he
was going tn give me certain post for which
had applied. Gen. Hedrick was preseuL at
the timt.
q. Have you ever been interested with Or
Wi Grant?
a. Not myself Ny brother has. i never
paid any money for my posts TO any one ex-
cept Gen. Hedrick, OF Iowa; paid IN 1872
political assessment; / think the amount
was $50; Senator Harlan wrote 10 me about
IL; sent the letter TO Hedrick and told him
10 do what was right about it. Hedrick has
received in cash out of the business some
| thing over $4,000; believe he kept 1t all
himself
SIND FOR JOE.
James Leighton sworn: WitnesS was part
| ner with his brother at Forts Buford aud
FetteTman.
g. Were you and orvil Grant interested in
any post?
\. Not that 1 know OF; OrvII was inter.
ested with my younger brother, Joseph; L
doa't know how. AT Fort Peck $500 month
was pad to Orvil Grant by my brother.
Taere was an az ieement about the Fort Peck
post tetwe en- nay brother and Orvil Grant. 1t
was in writing. Witness testified that from
the profits OF the business
GESERAL HEDRICK DREW OUT ABOUT
$4,000.
He was a third partner In the business