, 1876-04-01
BELkNAP INVESTIGATION.

ttINCgTDN. March - lS-k
George II Pendleton was i.afo-e tI s,i,i, :, ~,
Vee oi the ludieiary committee tonight Re t.stHai
that neither B-knap any member NJ ms t,yr;I,
0r remotely received any money what
ever ron nm. resulting from the Kentuclv Central
kaIiroad Other parts of his tts,ir, - 80
lar ID That gwen before the csor1r1ittae ~,
tnres IN the war department. VIII the stI;,io,
mat some OF the $4,000, the amount Of one of the
80, "a vas sirnt py MN IN the payment of private
aeots and purchase of various articles and the bal
ance was taken by him to Europe
CALEB P MARSH
belng sworn, testified: In Montreal 7 lo,kaI ov.-
The printed account Of the testimony With one
ineonsiderable addition it is correct STe addition
S = sii1t returned TO the Secretary Of War after
nan gone TO New York with M Evans and re-
qneSted the Secretary to make tie appointment of
Evans as postmaster. came 10 Washington In an
s"rr 10 note or request Of Mrs. Belknap. I came
mere ana called on her first. She told me she had
prevailed on him 10 give me that arDoinrTnent
She said bad better 20 and see him. / all ,o- /
think produced letters of recommendation from
Judge BOhDmann, of Cincinnati and one possibly
ron JoD Stevenson Evans made his fTst quarterly
pay hleht 10 me month or 50 after contract
The first remittance made was 10 Mrs Belki.ap.
Chhrinan Hutton The receipt OF the express CON-
pany Is signed by W. W. Belknap.
witness continuing, SURPRISED and somewhat dis
constellation l very much mistaken; my
transaction was with her. and | can't explain il If
the package went to Gen Belsnap. 50 far as I
know she was surprised at the present. may have
W -'%Ao- AclhAidp liltb ekT+ct present
when she spoke of getting me the appointment
seIt only one payment - Mrs Belkuap; she diel
a lew months atterwird. / can. say when the se,4
ond payment WIS made, except that il WAS about
three months after the hTst sent hall to the Sec
retary OF War do not remember the espondence
with General 8elknap, except when Evans asked for
some favor ut Fort Sill. In such cases would send
Evans letters 10 the Secretary of War Witness
Lnddr some payments 10 Belknap IN person IN New
York, giving him bank notes He supposed Belknap
UNDERSTOOD where the money came from without any
conversation upon the subject Witness might have
sald 10 HIM, Here $780, OF present 0f money!
he was under the impression that Belknap knew the
money came from Fort sill, In answer 10 the drcs.
tlon how he came 10 make TIE present 10 Mrs. BEL
knap, witness replied that Gen Belknap must have
known the arrangement he male with Evans, for lie
had asked the Secretary appoint Evans in his place
ind the Secretary did so.
q. Do you believe that the Transmission of money
to Cen Belknap dishonorable! Al felt that
If 1t should become known il would disgrace him.
Q'-Was that the reason for destroying all eyi-
denees OF the payment IN your hands , A.-Yes-
Q-Why did yOu, voluntarily, without solicita-
ton, offer to Gen Bslknap money, constituting q
transaction that would disgrace him A do not
know The trst money sent wills to Mrs- Bslknlp;
the next was 10 Gen. Belknap. Whether this WAS
IN Consequence OF any arrangement with her,
uncertain had no blea the transaction would be
made public l did not consider them criminal
though II known, they would disgrace him.
Q.-Cdn you state how you came 10 pay the See
retary the money, At must have been in e0use-
quence OF some arrangement, the night after the
funeral of Mrs Beiknap, with Secretary Belknap or
Mrs. Powers.
q. Did not Mrs Towers say " You must not let
the Secretary know you going 10 make pre-
sent" and did not that imply that the Secretary
would lie ofendedi \ I got some impression when
at the funeral, either from her him, that could
send the money 20 Inn, Adjourned.