Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-12

York anil brought to Washington last
Monday Mars, states That
in tiis fail Of 1870 Mrs. Iselknap, and
her sisr. r, Mr.. Bowers Che present
! Mrs. b KNAPP tanie 10 his house ut
.Spw York, and Mrs, Bowers he pres-
eui Mrs. Bssknap) aSkel him " he
would not Ikea post irader.ilp. I'll.
maie application Ia Belhiiap, Evans X
Co. were removed aud he was ap-
painted. lIe ali. let the leadership to
Evan. & TO-. Tor u bonus of sl0.oO0
ra>h. aud $l2.0N n year = payable
mun hiv, IN advance. lie sent ha.fof
the Sla.Wn0 bonus to Mrs. Bowers, and
of the monthly payments he kspt u
hall and seiitthe other half to Secretary
Helknap-soInetiuIes paving it to him
in person. In December, 1870. Mrs.
T,alknap died. and. being a " friend oi
the family" Marsh attended the fun
eral. While her si~ter lay in her
shroud. surrounded bv VIC ping
friends. this Mrs. towers (the present
Mrs. Beiknap) covered with Marsh,
asking him to continue holding the
post lrader>hip. assuring him that she
could make matters right with her
brother in law-ihs Secretary of War.
She :onk Marsh into the nursery,
showing him her dead sisters child,
saving tina the one would be for
baby But her extaavagani career in
Washing IN shows ia this money
WAS dir..ted Ia her u~e. In about Two
wears i3alkuap married Mrs. Bnwers-
his .tSrease I wile's sister. owing to
complaints Of exiortion Evans & Go,
told Marsh. the post trader broker,
that they could not stand $lZ.0D "a
y-ar, and, finally, Mrs. Beiknap re-
| diced the amount to $4,000 y year
pavaible monthly. in nd va,tce. That
blood money of $500 4 month has f.en
regularly paid since 1872. until last fall.
and divided bet cen hem. The to'al
amOuut res,eivei from this one posi-
WIS about S40.0O0 -nnc half o! when
went tn Belknnp, the other to Mar.n.
the middle man him and his
~ ife. her le~iimnnv before The com
inittee shows tha; Belknap. or rather
his wife had sold over twenty post
tradprslips III The same wav; Away.
receiving her money umnthlv, III AL
vancs (in ease of iiv~); and from MI es
iimxle. her income could no, have
been les. than s4n,UD = year. Iiaing n
y ,or man when he came into office II
i,A< i.a..i the wonder of the day how
Beiknap's wife c,u;d atfortl q &5.WM
turn .u;. ieiinu" III servants, and en-
terrain ~ prum:+iv * has been her cts
tom. But now tho pr"hiaM is solved.
4 shrewd Device.
LAST Monday niaht. tina witness
broker, Marsh. dins.' with Belknap
md spent thu night in his house.
They discussed the % rthcoming inves.
tigariya,irn unit! af,er m idnight. March
franKiy told thcm that when he sp-
paarsd before III. coinmi' tee on the
morrow, his ,pnst.rnee wpnld not al
low him To tell otl,er than the ,riItii.
ana suggested The hest plan would bS
for him To escape and f1e. the country.
B.ik said his absence ould tbe All
implIcalion Of moral guilt. With the
~ late cunning Of ler sex. Mr.. Bal
KNAPP st,O>e mp, "On. r., hei"re the
e. ,inEniit.e; whats tine difference. and
tall il inai you were "A friend ~ mine,
aud had been acting "a ~ k.nf of a
banker; ami thai the money you sent
me was mnn"v l,aaed.' Marsh plain
~ tniti tii- - Mrs. Secretary" tn =. sitri,
n would not wash" with
All investigating committee. aud espe
cially n Dem 'craiic one. Mrs. Bel
knap than sent her brother, one Tom
Iinson. To :. fix the c%otnIniiiee, bur the
COMMITTEES ref ised 10 b- fixed. Marst,
wAs rpticenI aud evasive, endea Orinx
To shield Belknai, and his old sweet
hear, Mrs. Belknap. Whom he was
confronted with the evidence Of Capt.
Robin on. and n copy ~ the contract
furnished by Evans " Co.. with his
own sign ,ture. li~ then male n full
cunf.ssi N. TIE couiin tte~ then sen
tor Saur,s AIRY Betknap. This tiii' he
cunde srenae.i 10 reply. and sad he
would route. He was of the opinion
that Marsh had Adopted Airs. Bel
knap'. theory" of a white lie"
The Seer tary WAS ~ pomp'ns and
d,ynihed AZ n Chinese n%tannsrin, and
with Indignation repihiafei even the
i,iea that h. could possibly he guilty
of such a thing. and d,fied proof. The
committee brought him mp standing
when it confronted him win The con
fession OF Marsh. Like the thawing Of
AN icirie, this mt.eripus military satrsn
was converted nto one appealing for
mercy. lie made u full confession,
and pite ni>ly appealed I" The commit
To-. To Aavn his " lie from Disgrace ami
allow him to resign. OF course, the
committee could enter ain no such
proposition. Even the Republican
msmh-rS of the committee we're dis
gu-slet At his b~aseness, and stu>ed tn
listen further t. his piteous appeals.
Ths' af ernmnn Mrs. Bniknap appeared
before the committee, At her own so
licitatinn. AMI informed it that she
alone va Ia blaine; that her husband
had nothing IN ITO with the transaction
aud knew nothing about il. TIE
checks made payable tn her, bearing
her Endorsement To Serretary Beiknap.
and MS signature ~ having collected
them were produee,i. Again.tthis %
vimcinx evidence, h could .ay nothing
of avail, AMI immediately waitzAd nut
of the room. and sought relief in tears
the last resort of womsn-in that
luxurious but now unhappy home.
bought with money 80 disiiOnorably
wrung, from tna necessities Of the
poorly clad and halt fed soldiers on the
I: OnLIers.
Grams ~ cseu~
Knowing thai impeachment would
follow. EslknaP, promptly at 10 o'clock