The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-23


I did not. knew the claim had been
before Stanton, but did not know 1t had
ever been rejected" =,
"Did not Rawlins reject this claimT
"Not that | know OF. o,
"Do YOU know Quartermaster-Geen
Meigs had reported adversely twice on
the claimp -, u,l
0I did, and know why he did so. Would
YOU like to know the reasonW
"You may state it,"
"Meigs, when saw him in Washing
ington in 1871, told me that he was OPP
nosed TO the claim for two reasons. tlrst
t had once been rejected, and second, ne
said the government had been at the eX-
pense of changing the gauge of the road
told him he was mistakeni that 'he
government had not changed the gauge
of the road, and that it never had been
changed. lie insisted that it had, and
| proved to him that it was the Louis
vile and Lexington, and not the Ken
tuckv Central that had been changed,
and he was still adverse to the claim"
"How came the claim to be referred To
Assistant Judge-Advocate DUNN
81 don't know"
Mr., Pendleton then explained how,
when the claim was allowed, it was or
dered paid in the Treasury, and he took
three or four drafts on New York, one
for $4,000 deposited in the Cincinnati
Commercial Bank, one for $4,000 IN the ae
First National Bank, and one for S6S,oOU
was placed in the Covington Branch OF
the Northern Kentucky, to the credit OF
the Kentucky Central. This information
was brought out by Mr.. Dantord's cross
examination, showing that
BoYNToNs VISIT TO CINCINNATI
was for the purpose of hunting up these
drafts. This was the first time that Pen
dleton exhibited any feeling, when he
saw that his private affairs had been prled
into for the purpose of duplicating him,
if possible, but it was only for an instant
that he appeared annoyed, and he quickly
regained his serenity of countenance ana
urbane manner. After satisfying Mr.
Danford, as will be seen by the testimony
of the Associated Press, Mr.. Bass pro-
ceeded to empty his little pop-gun in the
following style: H.
Mr.. Bass-As administrator of the
Bower estate, aad as president OF the
road, you made contract with yourseli
by which you were to be paid fifty per
cent. for the collection of this claim!
Mr.. Pendleton-There were others IN
terested.
Mr.. Bass-Who were they?
Mr.. Pendleton-My sister, her son and
two younger children.
Mr.. Bass-You got fifty per cent Tor
collecting this claim, your salary as presl-
dent of the road and three-ttths OF the
balance as administrator of your brother
in-law's estate?
Mr.. Pendleton-I did.
This virtually concluded the examina-
ton. Mr.. Pendleton said he would stliI
hold himself subject to the committees
orders, and withdrew. -,
The committee adjourned until after
noon. When the committee met att p
M. Mr.. Ransom, Auditor Of the Ken
lucky Central, appeared with the books,
but he was excused from testifying, and
started home this evening. Boynton, OF
the Gazette, was the principal victim Of
the induisition. He confessed that he
was mistaken when he started the story
about Clymer travelling with Pendleton
in Europe, and acknowledged that he had
given publicity to the scandal on the
mere hearsay of Jerry Wilson, OF !ndi,
ana, Shellabarger, of Ohio, and Colonel
Grafton, an army officer, He assumed an
air of brazen independence, bravado and
effrontery in testifying that could only
come from man who had been long IN
the employ of the. Good Deacon DICK
Smith.