Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-03


the mother gave the child to me and told me
that the money couiug from you | must
take and keep for it," Sail ''all right, aud
it Sc ms TO me | said that p'rhaps the father
ought to be consulted. say 1t seems 80, and
We; can give 40 reason for it, tor as far as
know, the father knew nothiUg OF any more
transactions between the mother and myself.
! | have faint recollection of remark OF Mrs.
Bower that if seat money to the father that
| il belonged TO her, and that she would get 1t
ary wav. | Certainly had some understanding
then or subsequently, with her or him, for when
the mex payment came due a0d was PAID /
sent the oue half thereof to the Secretary OF
War aud have Continued substantially from
that day forward to the prescott time to do the
same.
Abru, should say one and shaf to two
wears alter the C. nun ~ncement OF these pay
mrpts reduced The aunt 10 SIX thousand
dollars Ger auuum. The reason Of this reduc
ton was partly because of the combined com
pai IS o.. the part Of NJ. Evans and his part
n.r. and partly Sc far as l Tow remember 10
c,usc uuencc IF 40 article 10 the newspapers
about hat time rejecting Oh the Injustice dune
70 soldiers at this post and by olbltaut
cha yes madt necessary gu the part or the
trader by reason Of the payment OF this bonus.
10 the best o. my knowledge and belief the
above is true statement of all the facts 10 the
case. and as complete as can remember occur
renccs OF so uauy years ago.
Question BY chairman.-State how the pay
mcuts were made 10 the Secretary OF War sub
scu1"nt to the funeral OF his then vile, Whlon
YOU aucndeu 10 Washington 10 December,
; 1870, whether 10 cash. by check, draft, certl-
hcate Of deposit, bonds, or by express or other
wise
Answer The money was sent according to
the instructions of the Secretary of War; some
times 10 bank notes by Adams Express.
thiuk nn one or more occasions BY certificate oil
deposits on the National Bank Of America 10
New Yrk. Sometimes | have paid to him IL
New Yok 10 person, exc pt the first payment
in he fall Of 1870, and the last in December 10
1872, all to be made 10 the Secretary in the
modes | have stated, unless, perhaps upon
one or or two occasions at his instance bought
government bond with the moneys 10 hand
arising from the contract with Evans, which
either SEM or handed to him.
Qu.ston by Mr. Blackburn CAP you state
the sum in argrcga" received by you uoder
the contract With Evans, and what portion
thereof have u paid to the Secretary OF War,
intending the fest and last payments which
you have stated we're not paid t. hlD
Auswer-l have no memorandum whatever
on which 10 make apsi'er. 1t is a very simple
Ca ;cuIa,iop. The 6rt payment to me by MIR.
Evans wa. m lie 10 the fall If 1870, at the
about year aud ahalf or TWO years, and since
then at the rate Of Sc 900 year. Ii would
, aggregate about forty thousand dollars, the
Que half Of which have disposed of as above
stated.
Question by the Chairman.-Dil you re-
ceive letters trom tue Secretary of War &C
know lying the receipts of be sums forward
cd TO him 10 the mauuer you have stated, OF
did he acknowledge The receipts OF the sameln
any way.
Answer. Usually when scot money by ex-
, press | would seud hun the receipt OF tue cum-
, parry. which be would either return markcd
, 20 X " or otherwise acknowledge the re
cclpt of same Sometimes l paid 1t to him ln
Person 10 y W York, wteu % receipt was ne
ceSsary. | nave not preserved any receipts or
letters. Waco sent by express | always de
posted til" money personally anu took re-
cclnt FROM t cuI.
Question by the Chairman Have you a,
any TIM had any Conversations With the Sec
rctary oi War regarding the post trahrrship at
Fort Sill Or have y"r corresponded with him
regarding h" sane
Auswe .-Oa, tlcqu .nt'y. | have forward.
ed r.quc,- to De Soc tary made to me by
Evars, Wishing privileges about the fort, such
, ar t. 81. nuurrs. Sc. | don't remember what
acton was 'ak,.p u ,ou them. They were 10,
returned to me. rs far as | know Evans cor.
Responded r gar,ling affair a, Fori Sll through
me ". the Secrctar. OF War. | never heard
of any other way.
Olestion by Chairman the contract
bet sceu you and E:aus ever the subject OF con
versa,iau between you aud tho Secretary oil
War?
Au~wer.-It ucvnr was as rcmcmb Der save 10
one iusranc:, bur am not positive, yet 1t seems
to me it was When tho article 10 the newspapers
regarding affairs at F,rt Sill. probably 10 1872,
about the time reduction was made 10 pay
uepts from $4,000, t Sc QUO, appeared. The
prxt lme | saw the Secretary OF War he asked
me If had contract with Evans. told aim
| had. | never showed it to him or any one
els" till produced it here.
QUESTION by the Chairman After receiving
the Geographic subj 90 ia from the Sergeaot-at-
Arms 10 appear bciote the Committee, which
was on Monday, the Dist of this month, did you
come 10 Washington, aud if so had you an in
terview with the Secretary OF War, and when
and where?
Answer. L came to Washington Oh Wednes
. day, the 23i VI ttitS mouth went 70 the DOuSe
of the S .crerary Of War; stad Wednesday
night, aud returned Thursday morning. |
, showed hun The Geographic subrce Ia, aud ask
ed him what 1t meant. He said ne supposed
it was 10 stue before the committee what !
knew about our transactions toge' her. said
/ did not llkc to appear, because | thought my
testimony would be damaging to or would im
piicatc HIM or give him trouble. he said be
thought not, and advised NE t. stay and meet
the cOmmltce
During that evening my conversation was
chiefly with his wife, be being present part OF
the time aod undcrstau ing the general tenor
of our conversation. She suggested that
could mako statement which would satisfy the
Committee aud excupate the Secretary. She
waited me to go before the committee and rep
resent that she and | had business transactions
together for mauy years, and that all this
money had seut the Secretary wos money
that she had from time TO tune deposited with
me as kind of ba1k.r, and that she had TO-
struct"d uc to send it to the Secretary for her.
dlned there and spent the evening and stald