The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-23
POST TRADESHIPS.
TESTIMONY OF C. P MARSH.
Pendleton Denies that Gen. Belknap
or Any Member of His Family
Received Any Money
From Him.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-A sub-com-
mittee of the Judiciary Committee met
tonight, when Caleb P. Marsh was sworn
and testified. He said: In Montreal |
looked over the printed account of my
testimony; with one inconsiderable addi-
ton, it is correct; the addition is that |
returned to the Secretary of War after
had gone to New York with Mr.. Evans,
and l requested the Secretary to make
the appointment of Evans as a post
trader; the first remittance made was
to Mrs. Relknap.
Chairman Hunton-The receipt of the
Express Company is signed by w. w.
Belknap.
Witness continuing, surprised and
somewhat disconnected, then | am very
much mistaken; my transaction was with
her; cantexpIain it ifthe package went
to General Belknap; so far as know she
was surprised at the present; sent only
one payment to Mrs. Belknap; she died a
few months afterward; l can't say when
the second payment was made except
that 1t was about three months after the
first; sent the half of ii to the Secretary
OF War; | do not remember any CORE
spondence with General Belknap except
when Evans asked for some favor at Fort
Sill; in such cases l would send Evans
letters to the Secretary of War with
note something like this: l forward
request from Evans, can you comply
with ltP Witness made some payments
TO Belknap in person in New York, Civ
Ing him bank notes; he supposed Bel
KNAPP understood where the money came
from without any conversation upon the
subject; the witness might have said to
him here are fifteen hundI ed dollars, or
Il present of money; he was under the i'm
preston Belknap kuew the money came
from Fort Sill.
In answer to question how he came
to make present to Mrs. Belknap, wit
ness replied that General Belknap must
have known of the arrangement he made
with Evans for he had asked the Secre-
tary to appoint Evans to his place and
the Secretary did so.
Ques.-Do you believe that the trans
mission Of money to General Belknap
was dlshonorable Ans.-I felt that if
it would become known, it would dis
grace him.
Ques.-Was that the reason for des-
troylng all evidences of payment in your
hands? Aus,-I should certainly say
so.
Ques.-Why did you voluntarily, with
out solicitation, offer to General Belknap
the money constituting a transaction
that would disgrace him? Ans.-I do
not know; the first money sent was to
Mrs. Belknap; next was to General Bel
KNAPP; whether this was in consequence
of any arrangement with her l am un-
certain; had no idea that the tran
sactions would be made public; | did
not consider them criminal, though if
known they would disgrace him.
Ques.-Can you state how you came
topay the Secretary the money? Ans.
1t must have been in consequence of
some arrangement on the night after the
funeral of Mrs. Belknap with Secretary
Belknap or Mrs. Bowers.
Ques.-Dld not Mrs, Bowers say you
must not let the Secretary know you are
going to make me a present, and did
not that imply the Secretary would be
angry1 Ans.-I got some impression
when at the funeral, either from her or
him, that could send money to him,
PENDLEToN ALSO TESTIFIES.
George H, Pendleton was also before
the subcommittee, consisting of Rep
Hunton, Lynde and Hoar
He testified that neither Gen. Belknap
nor any member ofhis family, immedia-
tely or remotely, received any money |
whatever from him resulting from the
claim of the Kentucky Central Railroad.
Other parts of the testimony were similar
to that given before the Committee on
in the War Department,
with the addition that some of the
S3o, 900 the amount of one of the
drafts was spent by him in payment
Of private debts and the purchase of
various articles, and the balance taken
BY him to Europe.