The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-07
GEN. BELKNAP'S TRIAL.
MR. MAHAGER LYSDE OPENING THE
CASE FOR THE People.

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Lapham OF the Boaro Of Managers we're present.
The order adopted at the last sitting was re a.
| directing that the psper anaxed by the defence,
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oechn'ngto plead iurtner' DC ni'o' 'no 'na' 'ne
| trial should proceed on July Q as upon plea Of
~ s.'.
Mr. Manager Lynde asked that tho ist OF VIII
40 ftnsv x.rs nr.ssn, MAR "a r ,,,lstt. G.
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r. marsh' and K M. Lawt9n were the only three
that ans yered.
Mr. Lynde then asked that sttachmen" %
not responded. with the exoeption OF those
vho,n ,ha n,sn.ss-s h.d nrom,s.d ,o no,ifv
"n"n '"o "ahete's ""u p'o"'Soe w "V'''
when to attend.
until to morrow.
Ar. Lynde opened the case for the pr,osecu-
tion. He reviewed az length the laws of Con-
gress and orders OF the War Department reeu-
lating the appointment Of suffers In the iumy
until 1895, wnen that position was abolished
and the position Of post trader established. He
the verv found alton OF our Government. I b It
| the soldier should be protected from extorti,,n.
| He commented at some length on the t,s IL
mony ken by the House Committee. aud
| stated what the managers expected to prov O..
| In conclusion he referred to tue payments mad4t
to Mr.. Beiknap oy Mr.. Marsh, as SHOWN before
| the House Com mittee, and sid they would not
| ATTEMPT to sustain the two payments charged
| I'm the ninth and twelfth specin cations in the
| articles OF impeachment,
| Mr.. Carpenter asked II the managers would
| inform the counsel for the defanre whether
they claimed In AZ the facts charged in the arti-
cles OF impesonmen, viola ed sny. ana IN 40.
| what staIute ~ tns ITnited States
| Mr. Ivnne renlied th.t thsv AID M, d.a,, 4,
| Important or necessary to s,i.tain the syiicies
~ finn..chm.nt or ~, ,har n1,,ia t.v .
| uoon INV act ri rnngrsss Tns "rans,srs hav
ever Ala reter ~ aec,ons al .nd toi -, ~.
| revised statutes of The Un,i.d states which for
| h,d sny memhss 81 Congrsss or osJ,car ~ ,na
ni,eS s stases rom n ,srn s oix,pg y, .ns
| or ANYTHING valuable to infuenco his decision.
| Ihs iist ~ witna,sss ~ .s osain ceiIei and ,ha
| foilowine answered. G. p Marsb. Y. r. RutIett
| George " Morse S Dndge n q & In Gen
| Irwin NcDnwoI i han i Bir,. " ana c.n,.,, W., N ~
Al ms Cisrt - Inc un,,se ~ Rsnr " s.,,..ivas ~
| NJ Aa.n,s vs. th,. ~ ,xtGn.sS c.iI.u s' ,na
atand
Mr.. Black incurred what they proposed to
prove 9y this witness.
or. manager nc hhnon sslu tney proposed
| would hereafter submit as evidence.
Mr.. Black I'D he presumed the Managers
.t.tements made In the opening. II so. counsel
lor tne ueleuce ooJected 10 any such evidence.
Inc defence stood mere upon a right, which. "
recos1ized By the Senate would enable counsel
20 efci.ds oil evinence; Ibe Con-tltutlon pro-
vided tnst two, thirds OF the se ators must vote
gulity 10 conNct anu one-thlro OF more OF the
senators voting not snilty werr entitled 10 have
snsir Judgment recorded ss the Judgment Of the
senate. lhe dei.nce msde this objection now
not with an intent or desire to argue. and stu
less witn any wish to provoke an ersument on
the her siue out u Was proper al tnis stage OF
the proceediups' and every stage, that the de-
fence should ~ 1T tne,r rights So that nothing
could be quoted against them hereafter as a con-
cession 70 Tue other siue. Ths defence insisted
upon u ,nnt 'he cVur. nsu no lurs Iir. ION; Inc
isc,s "a anu ,ue law IN nau " oesn zen as.uar iounu 20 oe
~ w snen ~ No,, ~ @ anu ~ "ao uesu ueciaIeo anu
W ecu on tne ,ecViu .. .n' votes Oh ~ ore nan
one-.nsu " ,ne een1.o,s , ,na. sia' bo'knap Is
~ ~" auu 49, w. "a, n.y., ~ wy ,,o ~uen rne ,cies
o. ,npe cninent we.e M in.,'tu.ru ass'nst MN, an
unn'e, ll ~ ,ne uo' 'in"e"' anu 'na' snouid emu
Wy uSie ", u'.' ~ .. II. - .- -. A. -
Mr. Manaser n"ar sara thev were mere TO rx;
hJ ,',c.d 81 ~, a., ~ H. W W ,,e :, e,o ", 49, ~
OF not guilty. aud the ~ n ,eers did not prop so
70 ~. , -, @ ~" NOT
ioe. "f anv S nmner ~ sen,ors Vi '"e op'1-
vi, ~ ,1, te ,oi'o""s "nion
was o'eI'u u'eu os q uo""'nlous 'u..u'o 'o.e'
The counsel for Ihe accused object TO the evidence
now onervu and ~. eVidcn,t 70 support the openns
o. ,he s o VIZ trs a'ornu t r snI 'e osI pe 40
deermlneG tne msteris ana Necessary tact s6at he u
U1neI states ' " Wv ''' - wv
Geor.e y. Adams then testified that ne Is
Was mere handrd the contr ct ~ or. icIes of
agreement between {. p. Marsh ano jonn s.
Pune Ss 5S Ss se p"IsI'
n bartlett was called, a d ,x,mined by
n NJ n Or McMah m He testi1eJ thar N ra
:ds, ~ The .y g, Ssw YSs az az s. @
let. * v ilsrn. Knew Q. p. siaIsu; h "a knIwn
hiu since isis or 1859. Mr.. M.rsn Game TO him
and requested ain to pu II Ia leg. sha e. and
vi nes, i'd 80 I ne CONTRACT was mere SHOWN
the witness md he Identified III h.suming
ma teslitied In 4 no with -nssd tbs az cution ~
m. contract was lutrruucrd 10 j. = Ey, a NV
Mr Mrsn when the rontr ,ct WAS .x.cul, a. and
siened mis- name tn IL ns A witness : uad neyar
500 sJr Ev ma hef,,re or sinc, that cras,n, "
George ~ mora was examined by Mr. Man
aeer ca non III. Ia agenl OF the ms Ex
uress COMPANY ia this CIV Hts been m me
en,ployment of the Cumpan for the past eleven
y.hIs lie roJucel the nooks of tue Company
and read T. ON entries therein showing IN AZ A
~ ckave containing Al so VS. sent 10 lien IisI.
K nu NV O. p IA r,u Iru A New York ON Nov /
Ie-n Otnpra containing the y me- sum W re SEM
oy Marsb on Jan IL 1871; Aplil Is 1871: Nv
ls73 on Aplil 10 1874, a o ckage containing
Al SOO fenn r. q CIlry q 90 on tne el n of ,ny
isfh "A oacknge CONTAINING Al OO from n a
q nv ca and on Nov g. 1875 a d OK gs con,
tanning $500 from the same urn, all scot 10 Gen
VI " B.lknap On NAV ls 1876 a parcel yaIIeI
at AZ 0,O addressed to MI, i,eik nap was sent
from Ne W YORK but the name OF the cunsIgnor
" ss MOI gwen
j. y DodIe money delivery clark in thu
Adams RI press once went over tne entriss
mentioped py Mr. Az orse and tsstifed thar ne
ae,i,ered lie % q sees: mai the rscelpt of GEN
He IN nan Tor pnck ages delivered on Noyemper q
1870 and January ~ 1871 Other D cgaqes were
reoeipted TO- by Junu Potts ceief CLERK now
and W T. BAroard contoo on ntisl clark 10 the War
oeiiyered 10 Mrs BeiKn o at hsr reslaenoe on a
street. and rsceipted for BY her.
II " Crospv Cnief Clerk Of the w ar Depart-