Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-10
ROBINSON.
The Han who Brought BeIknnP's Mis-
feaSnnee TO Light Tells his story.
What he Knows of the Firms of Dent
IL Co., and Evans, Marsh d
BeIknap-Efe.

BALTIMORE, March THE residence
Of Ex-Captsin George t. Robinson, who
resides at No. 16 South Chester street,
in this city, was besieged yesterday
with representatives of the city press
and of New York and other papers,
from early in the morning until 2ILer
the family ka1 retired at night. Cap
tain Robinson's present employment is
that OF drsught1nIan in the Columbia
iron-works. He was at Fort Sill from
1868 to 1874 The San this morning
makes the following statement: Captain
Robinson claims to have prepared these
charges against Mr.. BelknaP in differ
ent letters sent to President Grant di-
rect through the military channel be-
tween 1869 and 1872, long before any
charges vera made against Robinson.
He has in his possession number OF
bills OF items covering this period IN
account with J Q. D3nt d Co. and their
successors, j. B Evars & Co., military
and Indian traders at Fort Sill. An
idea of the prices may be formed by Cit
ing a few items, as follows: Two BUSH
els Of potatoes, $40; five gallons of coal
oil, $40; two pounds Of cheese, 50 cents;
six boxes OF matches, rs cents; bot
tie of soothing sirup, 81 90;
broom, 81 fiatirons, % cents per pound;
a tin pan, 81 so; a half bushel of
potatoes, s. %; a paper OF needles, Is
cents; two pounds Of crackers, 81 70. In
regard to the charges made against him
self, Captain Robinson says the princi-
pal charge was for drawing what is
kroWn as longevity pay" being ten
per cent OF the officers salary after
ser vice Of FIVE years, and twenty Per
fata cnFyyinn fIanfain
Robinson states that he joined the Fifty
sixth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers
at Harrisburg, September 8. 1861, which
can be proved, he says, by his commits
sion and muster.in roll, now in the
hands OF his attorney, General Henkle,
at Washington; also by certificate
from General Hoffman, Of Philadelphia,
of that regiment. The officisl army
register credits him with service only
fIom February 26, 1882. Hs claimed
and drew longevity pay" from the first
date, aud was informed CT its stOppage
by the D ,stm ss.er-genersl S3ptem Ter 10,
1874, and immediately returned the dis
puted surplus, $553, to Assistant Pay
master Brown, at New York, for which
he holds the receipt. The other charges
against him, be ssys, were the purchas-
ing OF goods from pos traders aud not
paying for them, and not paying doc
tors bill and for conduct unhecoming
an officer and gentleman. He claims
to have paid both OF the claims above
mentioned. He was placed under arrest
September II, 1874, and, without being
furnished with q copy Of the charges,
was tried at the st Louis barracks Octo.
her 18th without counsel Mr.. Eaton, Of
st. Louis, q lawyer, would lave repre-
sented him, but ne was called TO Wash
ington on very important business, and
called on Secretary Bslknsp to request
a postponement OF the case until his Fe-
turn. The secretary refused, and is
represented as hgving added: '1f that
court don't convict him, by G. pll
find one that will" Captain Robinson
saws that the court was not composed Of
his peers, as required by law, but with
one execution undermined him. They
were: Surgeon.B A. Clements, president; /;
Captain Joseph T Haskell, Twenty-thir
infantry; Captain George. X. Brady,
Twenty-third Infantry; Captain Owen
Hale, asventh cavalry; Lieutsnants
George MacM. Taylor and P. L. BrOde-
rick and another lieutenant of the
Twen ty-third ipfAntry. There were sew
eral officers who ranked him in st.
Louis, he Gays, at the time, and COM
petent court could have bean summoned.
sentenoe, as before given, was rendered
April is, 1879. The proceedings and
findings were approved by Judge-Ad-
vocate Genral Holt, with exceptions.
Robinson was net released uotil May 8,
! fa7s. He har since entef red suit in the
court OF claims for the longevity Fay he
refunded, and has taken steps to be re-
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