, 1876-03-03

tho MAttar WAS 90 lfsdBcldet about tho con- |
versatton With tho secretsry At Tho time Of tho
funeral that wot,td glvo him tho bonetit Of ths
doubt. Ne said, !" am worry glad to hear thn. l,o-
causo my slstor. MFs 1}clknap, sald Tina was tho
rom Mss okna shs sad
to Washington tonight T. Ia nocchsary. 70.
co!yed /. III the evening The no1e morning tiast
Sunday received dispatch from Dr. Tona!in~
cording to our agrcoment, meant "coms to
Washington" In the afternoon got second
dispatch from DR.. Tomnaon, aB folto"s:
scoms Without ta ',snt t, 9ss 1er7
Clad not 10 have TO leave tho country, tho con-
vicssou having grown on my mtnd that
IT WOULD DO no GOOD.
I reachod Washington yestofday morning -
being With me, and was shown to temporary
room. About 7 o'clock l laid down. being
greatly fa.igned, and about o'clock VI; ion,
'nhon called me- so tue door q ho room; o ssH
this matter could bo i1od up. without any
trouble. lie asked mo II had the letter l had
written to tho Committee on Thursday night.
had bo,ter w1ito another Of tho samc purpors,
and sopd It up to The Committee with noto ex-
painiug nhy i did not come sooner" did 49,
| 1.-The noto and letter were marked u. C.] Short.
| y before p. N. yca.crday came to tho Capitol
| to meet tho Committee. and DE. Toniinson
| found Ine in the corridor near the Committee
room door. Ilo said. 'fon arc going bofo5o
tho Committee, and l want you to
| wish you and tho Becrotary Ut War At tue timo
| Of the funeral, and that tho money you lavo a.
ways paid to Gen. Eelknap waa for Mrs. Bel
going before the Committee 70 toll tho whole
atory 80 far ~ could recollect 1t .shid ~ bad
thought Of leaving tho country but Eas over
ruled, and now shall tell the truth md tho whole
don't want you to tell any lies. only want you
to tou the truth, and that waa the TRUTH" |
Haid, ssTha truth Bhall certainly tell. aud II it
docs not hurt Con. Dclknap, no ono VII he bs
tlo Committcc-room about o'clock yesIet-
day. aud, without being sworn, I made a
| statement to certain members OF tho Commit.
tee Of tho facts II the case, moro briefly, out
substantially as have now ansxcrod In reply 70
your iutcrrogatorics. Whom I taturned 10 tlo
hotel yesterday afternoon Or. Tomllnson was
waiting At my room Ut tho Arlington to see me.
o asked ne how got s'epg . wv tho t G1mms-
ming to end. and. at tho request of gentomeq3
present, uss gang to rcducc 1t to writing, and ID
appear before tic Committee to-day a. 1890
With it. He wanted to know how bad
stated tho fac. tba. all these paymentta
to tho Secretary had been mado in
consequence Of tho original agreement
, Will 3lrs. Delkrap. said had statcd tie fnctt
% thoy wore, according to my best recollection
! | and belief. I told him I would furnish him 0
: copy Of tho statement wss TO mako before ths
a Commi,tcc prepared tho statement last night
0 | and gave him copy ABOUT CLOCK tulh luosh
a ipg,-subatantially copy Of thnt submitted
I an answer to your chief intefrogatories. ! "a,
a that lave 1illod up the blauka. Mr. Torn'lnsoi
!. camo back to my room about O'Clock last oEon
o ing, and Asked him whother he haa soeh ~ y
a Dackburn since had 1uado my statement IN th
/ afternoon, aud what impression 1t Lad mag
d upon tho gen.!euen who heard it, lie SAID n
a l,e did not like to Hhy ho had seen Mr. Black
T mites. WHO expressed tho opinion that N.
a.otomont would involve tbs Secretary. IL
I. then
10 ia me than over before, saying that l Mae LII
frieud Of tho Secretary that II this thing can't
out it would rt,tn him ttat hia VIE vas !
q greot diatrces about it, aud ho himself "a he
n brother aud friend Of tho family, was in Brea
i ''Dron it, Dr.. Tomliuson. hare about finlshe
- - nv Written statement, and I will read I
II you" thon road it TO him, Io sald l
II. dtl not ece but TINT 1t WAS al Flsat snet tn!nl
~ ~ tIiB mopcv WAS originally sent to Gen. Delkna
nt by Mrs. Delknap's order, Gen. Be!kuap won!d
nd | Bubpnuncd aud would provo to the Commltte
n ts seeaysa .h}ou,
at mo ho had always kept dlslnes fto'n LIS andt'
DO her.
ht utSon MATTERS.
ut Dy tho chair1nau-Did you crcr hhro ~
ma buAncss relations OF any kind or nature VII;
ht over with the lato Mrs. Delknap, or tho pzcso
cd Mrs. Delknap, or either OF tlenl, o'het 81
tx those ariHipg from this Fort Sill sradefshif
ht Have you now, or have you ever nag. any ~ su
10 | or sums Of money or auy evidences of tudeote
mt nets or securities OF auy sort or dcscEptt
nd whatever belonging to eithst Of them, Or la
,nH ron at any timo been indebted to clt.or OF He
nd IL my way. manner, form. Of ordesct'ptlon a.
ho | Eever Tbv pFoscut Mrs Doknar, years nf
ley / NAV haye consulted me on bualposs matters,
Icr there woro no monetary transactions Vhate'
Nd bctwceu us other thbn have heretofore atat'
1E- o. (by tho Chairn1an)-When was tho baby
| Nn1tp knr and HhnTi did It III
] I A.-Tho baby Of tta late Mrs. l'elknnp was bt
ia the autumn Of 1870 and died during the Ru
NJ o, fby sir, Robbna)-1u tue conversation
Tho with tho preeont Mrs. Delknap at tito fnuorhl
!, to her Sister tn December, 1870, or tn any ot
ato conversation had with her OF another peIson
iio Auy ttuo, WAS It tho understanding shas
he money YOU wore to pay and wcro paving, waH
M, l,o tho monoy Of Mrs. Bslknau, the pEe.ent "
int | Of tho Secretary Of War; Alt was not.
!, 4 Tho foregoing deposition and statement, mi
day unIor oath. having eeon catolahy 1oao oves
tic full to Mr. Caleb !. Matb "atnGen. ~ Yas'0
ma |. of the Committee. snd he having maae 81
on,- alterations aud corrections theroln - he doon
had lust. he assnpts TO 1t LII correct record OF
Tho Testimony, and atsests the sano BY lis slG
him ture to 1t attached.
an WAsnlxu1oa, D. c., Fab. %.
= At L. MARCH 2-Witucss, G. +. Marsh. being
ated called, was c1oss-oxaulined by Judge blalt.
,om Oh Your oxnnainAtiou.io-chief yon SAY
roar Secretary Delknap demonstrated against J
going away without appearing before tho G.
inistee, Did tho Secretary, il desiring you
lick, 60 heforo tho Committee to toatiiy, ask yo
|e to testify 10 anY unsrush A.-CertainlY 4
HAId don't think ha did.
Ho RC1.kNAp WILLING TO TARE THE nLAsfE
ster- The only material evidence taken by iho :,
ura nltteo not rnad 1t tue C'efke aeek Wo'o ar ~
tIuct and express receipts. anu stm"e. f"f
usdo nitted to tho House. Tho proponl,t,i!on
any tho couuael OF Dclknsp, alontgomoIy ~ h,aF Y