Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Observation-Disclosures.

I, Mvid Webstsr, f. Concord, in
the county ST. Mesrik ss kssavA8eR
Of NEW H1WpANne, BA bath Va M
Thakon the 3OthkdAy Of Arch 678,
bein1 I'm M6Shiligtbn> on aeipesszx
fors One ii fItS con- ihat{ceA> ofs&UssA
gress, waslsunfnoned< TO appear be-
fore the House Investigating Com
mittee on expenses in the War De-
paftlaeHt that ] attended urcnsaid
committee in obedience to said SUM
mons and. Easfh formed liz hsChlk9
man of that COMMUNICATION. Hester
CfymcrAtfat nc ala nUtt. mig
to testify al, that time, lbpt heard my
statement and examined my papers
and dismissed me with directions mot,
TO- Leave the city, but, to, hold ,myself
in, readiness, to, respond TO I anf cali
from his committee w hensyer my test
timony,, should be required. mt Iret,
niained il, Washiagtpn bN, his giifec-,
|tlon until the 7th day, of April follow.
Ing, when, I vas called before said
committee and made answer ia, the.
several matters about which 1wasIinr
|terro gated. + After this examinatio lon
! was dismissed with ithei diGectibns
from Mr.. ,Clymer to remain, in Wash,
ingtOn and not depart theEefrom tln+
| til discharged by the ommittee, and
l fcniainSa there until the eighthtday
| of July following, when Il, Mass dis
charged and most Of my papers, Ire4
turned to me. That on or about the
first day, of, June, i received. ami orAer
1signed by the said ,Clymer, for, biz
ldOi1Are my fnr Two 1Avo ioAtanJ
witness, + INN Immediately, Waited on
| Nj. Clymers With bis, certificate land
asked him what it meant, m He said 10
me that amount was all that I WAS en-
titled to receive under the law, as
had been before the committee hut
1.-TWO days I then showed him, the
summons and his letter to, roe OF
/ April 4th and told him ], had remain,
ed in Washington o., he had directed
4 but he still Declined to. pay mo fnrth:
Ter, and the Interview closed. I,ithen
consulted q legal gentlemen at, @sA-
tiIgton and that gentleman went VIII
me to Mr., Clymer, who, after some
4 discussion, on the merits, OF tie. case
aisrs Ell al9M e sf Y4,
III uOAtS.o Yyf1 Nn}s .ttYW Mai VI 4TiYLN, "
il April 1st and, three dollars per, day
to April 7th, amounting, to- $685. a MI;
! Clymer at the time informed, me il
subsistence, that this amount WAS 8
/ gift TO me TO close my mouth. Thu
last order was given, ia me on Iol
'laboVt the Sth day Of, duly. on iol
about the 4th day OF. July !. had IN
Y interview with Mr., Clymer in ,,relA
ton to my pay as Q. Witness and fol
my discharge. AT; this, interview h'
said I could probably get my full pa!
amounting to, $3yS, II, i, would ,divid,
with him. told him II, + WAS. eati
tied to il BY law I wanted It, and i
not I did not want it. This cohyersa
tion was in his committee room in, tn
capital, l was finally, on the Sth da,
! Of July, discharged asa witnesa aht
: received most of my papers. Of, an,
account, excepting one, letter from
= Gen, Meigs I'd me Of great ,importaHc
+ as I believe. I Can establish some o
: the above facts BY competent gentle
3 men, to wit Gilbert Kilburn. Dan
: ie1 D., Webster, OF Concord, N. II
J, and others, and also by other, ,doGu
! mehts in MI. Clymer's own, han
y writing. '"' :" DAVID WEBSTER.