The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

| rdtcaHiNs anu inc lQll particulars Va -
may be understood from the evidence they
! extorted from Marsh himself He testified
| as follows:
Mrs. Belknap asked me one day, WINE
/ at my house. 20 west Fifty-seventh street
/ why ] did rot apply FOR a post traderahip
! on the frontier. ! asked what they were,
/ and was told that they were. many OF
4 them. very lucrative Offices or posts ~
/ the gift Of the Secretary OF war, snu
/ that II I wanted one she would ASK tne
| Secretary for one for me. Upon my re-
| plying that thought such offices DeiOnteu
/ TO disabled soldiers. and besides that was
! without political Influence. she ansWeTeu
| that politicians got such places, etC'
Mrs. Belknap returned 20 Washihs -o1
/ from, Marsh's house and Marsh goes Oh
/ TO tell what then happened.
"Afrs Belknap sent me word TO come
over ito Washington. l did so she tnea ,
! told me that the post tradersmp q. ~
! SIN was vacant; that IL was -
most as she understood, and that she naI
/ either asked for st for me or had preValieu
! mon the Secretly of war 10 agree TO give
| n 10 me. At all events, l called upon the
Secretary OF War, and, as near as l can
remember. made application FOR TINS posi-
IN a regular printed form. The secretary
said he would appoint me II couId pitns
proper recommendatory letters ana TINS
/ said I could do Either Mrs. BelkhaP
o. tbe Secretary told me that the pres
ent trader at the post. John ). Evans,
was an applicant for reappointment' anu
mat had better see him, be being III
the CITY. as II would not be fair 10 run MN
o,i+ Of office without some notice, as ne
would lose largely on his buildings. mer-
chandise. ETC.. II the office was taken
from him, and that It would be proper
and lust for me 70 make some arrange
ment with him for their purchase,
wished to run the post myseit. sa"
Evans and found him alarmed at the
nrospects Of losing the place. | remember
that Inc said that a firm OF western post
traders. who claimed a good deal OF IN
auonce with the Secretary Of War, mad
promised 10 have him appointed but ne
found on coming 10 Washington, MS
firm 10 be entirely without influence Mr..
Evans first proposed partnership, ~hich
I declined. and then a bonus of certain
portion Of the profits. II j would allo"
him TO hold the position and continue ll ne
business. We finally agreed upon No'wV
ner wear. Mr. Evans and myself went on
TO New York together, where the contract
was made and executed, which Is mere
with submitted. During our trip over
however Mr. Evans saw something IN
the Army and Navy Journal which leu
him 10 think that some of the troops were
TO be removed from the fort, and that ne
had offered too large n sum, and before
the contract was drawn II was reduced
By agreement TO $1,000, the same belhg
payable quarterly in advance. 1
certainly had some understanding theh
or subsequently with her tAirs. beiAhap
or him Secretary Belknap), for When tne
next payment came due and was palu
.t.o ba1 n SpfIe-
tary of War. and have continued substah-
tally from that day forward TO the pres
ent time to do the same About l shoulu
say. one and a half TO two years after the
commencement Of these payments ! re-
duced the amount to 5000 per annuni.
In answer to questions by the mana
gers be testified further as follows:
Mr.. McMahon-Where have you Kept
your money account in New YORK CITY
iB the last six or eight years? An the
National Bank Of Commerce
O. OF New York? A.-Of New YORK.
O.-Up to last December, state whether
/ YOU had sent 20 the Secretary Of War,
| at Washington city different sutrs OF
| money. in the first part Of that time
! quarterly, and In the latter part OF Il
| semi-annually: and If so, state how much
YOU sent 10 him, how you sent 1t, ana
| Give ms the facts connected herewith
| A.-The question IS 80 long that nc
not know that ! can answer 1t.
O.-Begin at this part Of st.; whether
| from. say November, 1870. up to Deem
her. 1873. you sent sums Of money 10
! the Secretary Of War? A.-After Novem-
| her. 1870, up 20 December, 1873, / sent
| Gums by express to the Secretary OF
| War.
| O.-suns by express? A.-Sums Of mon
| ey by express.
| Odd you send sums Of money by
certificates of deposit also? Al did
O.-State whether at other times you
Maid the Secretary Of War money per
| sonally? Al did. one or more times
| O.-Where? Am New York.
| O.-When you paid him in New YORK
| AID Won pay him I'm bank bills or III
! cbects or in certificates or in what
Am bank notes, think, always.
| O-What was generally the amount OF
those payments that you made TO nun nm.
Mr.. Carpenter, for the defence~Ih'
witness has said nothing about any pay
| ments. 10,
MIR Manager McMahon-He says ne ha'
| paid sums Of money.
| Mr. Carpenter-He says he has sen
sums of money to the Secretary OF " aI
MIR. Manager McMahon-We shali no
I ff1n
| "a navment TO the witness). IN VIVA
amount were the sums Of money ina
You delivered to him by express or D!
| certificates or in person generaily n
| aid NOT deliver the money to MN deu
verod Il 10 the express company
Oft is the same thing? A.-Generall!
q 800. / should say.
O.-Was it I'm regular or irregular IN
etalments? A-For the first year ana
half or two years l think 1t was quar-
terly. mn.
hundred dollars.
O-After that, how much? A.-Th
same amount semi-annuany.
o. handing the certificates OF deposi
produced by Richard l[ing)-Look at thes
+ certificates of deposit and say whethe
they ore papers that passed through you
. hands? A.-They have my endorsement
Q.-To whom did you endorse them
Any endorsement is PAY 10 the orde
Of w. W. BelSnap. c. p. Marsh"
Bartlett. the Republican candidate TO
judge. drew up the contract betwee
Marsh and Evans, and witnessed IT, an
> The SUMS EFFORT was TO prove that h
must have known the corrupt bargaii
II does not follow that he did, but Tn
Sun has done a real service TO the inter
ests Of good government by bringin
these facts prominently before the pub
lie that was fast forgetting them.
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