Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
NEW SERIES--VOL. II, NO. II.

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: ;na =" am" % : "Jous'. Is'' u got hg.'' ~ ~
, rid;cnlous ,ho s,o,. ia ~ ,san,aJ u I NO 90 I,
teII wonld annoo, e. ~ ~. n a,,,,;,o. NJ,
W. ,ron, 49, ,"pp'aa u''Vno '',,' NV e,se, NJ ~,
lett ana ,oId %in "u ,'u ,hn r,n p M ,,h H. !,
the nresoaco M ~ M n. 'r.,I,.a', ~ Wn~, s" pan,
fIe,, sa;d oo,.Ia 80, ~'"... ''s,'',.. 49, ''
story Il I wanted .na n','', nn, ~.
nonii ~, rI,""',.' rI",,t' "'" n'.. ,Vl = Z
ri co,,Id s,,oan ~, c,,a,.a, I'l,eu pe,,' ,na
knew no,bino nc ,ho % y waa rran,,or,an, [ ,,;,
bis sister lnra p.ILnan d"naas.d, ,,,
ond - I oo,,id a. .i.r
wos ot hor enawaI Isl a, ~ W. ~ne
mant ,n;,h NJ pa ~ H. "'.a"so
NJ po,,snon 10. M ,''I;aL + .ne p'eson
Lor an ~ ~ ".n "as 'o sum senu
tow ,ta, H. ~ vn ,h;s wy ',', 3oo.u ~,
hc ss,,led i rori;ad ~ aI esun, vUa'1 s,a,, ,
n for I, ;s NO, ,rne . ,a,, vs ;,",,oss;"s sas,
| then being that az that G,orai I hod
said sometbino abouI the ma,,.r ae ~
General Belknen Mr. Tomlinson al
nIf Won cannot swear 20 ,ba, ,n, I had
better leave the country NJ par,
LETT said nTbis IL n ba3 business 7,
is not a LEGAL oucstion Won have srh'
mitted 10 me and in the nos;,;on 80
fairs the SECRETARY Of Wpr sSonrd ~
eide II Won sbould go 10 Wash;no,on
or leave tbe countryn DR. Tomi;5s 5sor, n
said be wopld re,nrn 20 Wosh;n.,on
He prenarcd two formulos of teIea,.a n", - :
which | wonld unders,and o,.e ,ras '
81 hone vour wifi ;s we'll which was
to be internreted 70 leave tbc country /.
the other was a. hone yonr Wiz, i ~,
ter" which meant como to Wasbing.
ton. We then narted On ro;r~ hnno
| in the street cars .thinkin5 % ,be Who'll
thing over about the ronyersot;on a.
tho time of the funeral I made
up nv mind that al,bongh
| had stated 10 Mr. Bartlett. ,bot
| tboucbt / had had somo conyor
sation. al the time of tbe funeral with
the Secretary of War abont sand;ng
this money vet I was so nndec;ds5
about IL thai / was certa;nlv ,y;lI;na %
give the Secretary the benefit of the
doubt. thought | would see Tom.
linson and tell him. We parted at |
o'clock he was to leave for Washing.
at 3 o'clock. went TO the depot and
met him, and told him that, on think.
ing over the matter. | was s6 rindccid-
ed about the conversation with the
Secretary at the time OF the funeral
that I would give him the benefit of
the doubt. He said. aI am very Glad
to hear this, because nv sister. Mrs.
Belknap, said this was the iact.n That
Saturday evening got a telcprapbic
despatch from Mrs. b., which said
"Come to Washington tonight. II
necessary received il in the even
ing, and next morning (Iast Sunday /
received despatch from DIR. Tomlin.
son, Il hope your wife is better p
which, according to our agreement
meant, 'Como to Washington y In the
afternoon | got n second despatch from
DR.. Tomlinson, as follows: @Come
without fail. Answer. answered
~ SHALL COME To- s,aur w,ruorr r,,, y
| was very Glad moi IN have 20 ioara
the country the conviction baving
grown ON nv mind that II wopld do ne
GOOD. reached Wasb;ng,on ,os,aS ~
duy morning at Gao and stonned n,
the Arlington. nv wife be;ng Win mo
Was shown 10 n temnorary room a,
about 7 o'clock lp;d down hc;ra
fatigned and 'ahon, o,o,oa5
DR.. Tomlinson called me 10 tho door of
the room. He said be had seem M
Blackburn. and thai he still tbougbt
this matter could he fixed mn w;,hon,
anv trouble He asked mo II I had the
letter | had written 10 tho comm;,~e
On Thursday night. said / had no,
He said Mr. Blackburn saws Won Lad |
better write another of The same mr.
,ort and send il nm 10 the committees
With a note explaining wbv Il did no,
,ome sooner / did So The note and
etter were marked aB paCp Shortly
,efore 2 p. NJ. yesterday | came 10 the
Japitol TO meet the committoe ard I
Or. Tomlinson f,nnd mo in tho corr;'
Ior near the committeeman door Ue .
aid. "You are going before The com.
nittec. and | want Won 10 remember :
hat there was no Arrangement with
-ou and the Secretary az War n, ,be .
imc of the funeral, and that the mon. :
v YOU have always maid 20 Gonerol
SeiIxnap was for Mrs. Bclknon and hr /
er direction" | told him / WAS go;ng a
'efore the committee and wonl5 teil
he whole story as well as 7 conid ,no
llect il. | said ~ had tbor,h, oe
eavinr the country. but WINS oysrr,l
d, and now shall iell the whole truth
nd nothing but the trnth y no sa;d ,
| don't want Won 10 tell any los 7
My want YOU TO tell Tho trnth and l
hat is the truth. | said tho trpth y
hall certainly tell and Il Il docs no, Y
urt General Bellxnan No ono ; viii ~" pe d
1ore roioiced than mvself 7 on,arod a
he committee.room y, oho,, o 'SieiaeS 2
and. without helm, svorn <
made a statement 20 certain nembers .
( the committee of tho facts of tbe y
asc, more briefly bnt snbs,Sn,;all,. M ~ v
have now answered in ren,n 90 ;,ou,. y. n
hief interrogntions Whan I ,o,;,"d !
, the hotel Yesterday af,ornoon nr g
'omlinson was waitinc NJ ms, roo,, a, a