The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-10

Knew nOlHlHB Vi tuS Las - -
having testified before the Military Com
'mittee Of the House three days before
knew nothing ofany letter otthe Secretary
Of War in response to that oil Gen. Grier.
son OF Feb. ~, 1872. The appointment o.
Evans as Post.trader, was revoked March
o. 1876, after Belknap retired.
The cross examination by Carpenter,
was interrupted by short recess; fhe
witness said he Capt. Geo. I. Robinson
formerly Of the 10th cavalry who was
court tnartialed and dismissed. Carpenter
then offered to putin the evidence Of the
finding of the court in the case OF Capt,
Robinson, and letters written by him TO
The Secretary Of War, that he (Robinson)
knew Of the abuse In the Fort Sill trade
shipand threatening II the Secretary didn't
disapproye Of the finding OF the court
CRobinson would expose the whole mat
Ter, Carpenter stated he would follow
This mn wi,litestimony TO show that the
Secretary did approve Of the finding oil
tbe court and that the officer was dismiss
ed and his threatening lettsr placed on
file in the War Department by the Score
tary. Witness said he received the letter
from the Judge Advocate General on ID Oh
March, 1876, after Belknap left the war
Department, The managers objected TO
the admission Of the testimony. Alter
argument the objection was oyerr,lled and
II VAS admitted. Yeas, q; mays, IL. Wit.
=, Nv IL had served as Adiutant General
nnJor SECRETARIES Stanton, Grant, Raw
Inv scLossid. Belknap, Taft and Cam
n. ,O, Secretnry Belknap impressed him
o s. = ,erson who took great care TO under
o - III business thai came before him
and transact IL efficiently and justly.
w. F, Moody, money clerk in the New
ySrt oiI;ce Al adams Express Company.
iss,;I;ed that he made out way bills for
money naekapes sent Secretary Belknap;
didn't know Whether the packages con-
t.;red money or brown paper; they were
ssnt ma money packages.
II. v. Smailey testified that in 1877 he
and was clerk to the Committee on ,;a Mii !,
tary Affairs; that lie wto'e ai' 'N''O'' :"
regard to Fort sil' ,, P.or, whom
Question ea,, nh ~ MI tb s Information upon
which YOU wrote that article2 :
Mr.. Carpenter-That wont DO.
Answer-A regular JOURNALIST rs no. n;s
bound to furnish any authority Tor ms
statements'u .,,u -, ,,ro.,;or
The manager w WIN! ,s, me d If the
Leonard M WHY ,,L aa Wss,ern Union
Warrington ounce VI s sne 1ss,;fod that
Telegraph Company, swotn, se ~. boc j ~
he had copies OF tei gia a.hasa lad hesn
June, 1879, only. ane ot Ooassa Of bus;.
destroyed IN tne tesuiar souis. ,.o o ~ 20.
ness. Tue RUE OF tne son PHT;,no.s Than
taip messages TWO yeas' .,,a;a.. , n1odnc.
entered the usuai protssss ~ at Iaa; ~ Az I,
ing messages, put me nen1ee aeSiI hos ' hH,
he must and ne snpm.Iea n ua.;on LIN III,
as none Of tnem haa any ,S Soii"e''''A wa" ~
the case they were moi teaa. .,,on .,h
The following teiegFans were 'ne" Su''
mitted:. nv NJ on 1914
e'H,. hAshiNehoN, feo' ~
To O. P. Marsh, edre Harper 6 Bro, ~. T..
Letter by mail to-day. You must come.
TSipnedi w, w. BELKNAP.
W.p DrpApr,rrrr NAV 81 1875.
~ ar AINt 1on - !, ~ "
10 Z. Il AarsA' care l2V front Dr. ~. L.
Leave here Tuesday evening; Will be
at st. james Hotel Wednesday,.
| lSlgned w. ". b
The'yitness was directed 10 produce
| on Monday other kilograms which have
passed between Belknap, r. G. Carey and
CIP. Marsh, ~
w. I. Barnard sworn-Was private
Secretary 10 Secretary Belknap from
April, 1873, till his resignation, the q
Of March last. Had Charge Of Mr.
Belknap's private letters and papers
the Secretary OF War usually went tc
West Point in the latter part Of May
had been to West Pointvith him seyera