Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29


Commtstce.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Mrs. c.
p. Marsh came into the room of the
Committee on Expenditures i'll the
War Department. accompanied by
testified that she left Cincinnati in
1865, where she formerly resided has
resided in New York most of the
time since that time had known Mrs.
Bowers, now Mrs. Belknap, since 1850,
and had been at the same hotel with
her in Cincinnati four years; met
Mrs. Bower in New York, where she
was her (Mrs. Marsh's) guest. Mrs.
Bower was u widow at that time.
The witness commenced housekeep-
ing in New York in the summer of
1871. She went to Europe in compa-
ny with Mrs. Bower the last of June,
1872, and knew Mr.. Pendleton's name
was on the list of passengers. Wit
ness was asked whether she ever had
any conversation with Mrs. Bower,
now Mrs. Belknap, relative to her in
terest in the Kentucky Central Il. II.
claim. Witness answered that two
or three weeks ago, at the Washing
ton Hotel, l asked Mrs. Belknap
whether she ever received any money
on account of the claim. l told her
that l had heard that she had re-
i ceived $4,000.
Mrs. Belknap answered that the
claim was only for 100000, and how
could receive $4,000.
Witness said that she had simply
mentioned this to Mrs. Belknap as an
idle rumor. She had always talked
to Mrs. Belknap as she would to a
lsister; had heard the rumor for over
La year. She had related to General
kiddoo a conversation between her
and Mrs. Belknap; did not know of
Mr.. Pendleton paying money to Mrs.
Belknap, on account of the Kentucky
r. II. claim or of making her presents.
She never heard the Secretary of
War say anything about a contract
: between her husband and Evans.
Upon cross-examination witness
9 said she understood Mrs. Belknap as
| denying that she received anything.
In response TO a question by Mr..
Q Clymer, witness said she saw Clymer
! | but once, and that was three weeks
! ago, when she was introduced to him
Z by her husband; their conversation
!, had no reference to coming before
\ the committee.
Il MARSH WAS RECALLED
r and intcrrogated by Clymer. He
: testified that he left Washington for
}. New York on the day the impeach-
: ment report was presented, the ID of
:. March, and did not design going to
Canada.
l Question-On the evening of
a Wednesday you came to my lodging
a and saw me a moment Tell what
e TRANSFERRED.
0 Answer-From something said at
G the dinner table l inferred Belknap
]. was not only liable to Impeachment,
a but to criminal prosecution. I said
Q to you: IF the Secretary is in danasy'
e l am in danger" You replied: "Oh,
a You are not in danger.
vi Marsh said that Clymcr did not at
}, tempt to alarm him, but paciiied him.
IS When he got to New York he saw in
g the newspapers what alarmed him,
l. and upon consulting his counsel hc
l. was rather encouraged to leave.
nj Clymer here said that he had told
IS witness he could not be prosecuted
10 for anything said before the commit
e. tee.
st Witness being interrogated said ht
Ii was not positive that the Govern
ment had concluded to prosecut,
10 him, as we'll as Belknap. He ha,
L, he iiatel nj Peekskill whether to =
s-ito Canada .i iciarn to New Yori