The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-06
BARTLETT Is KNOWN NOW.
READ AGAIN THE AGREEShNT TO
SELL 4 BLINK COMMISSION,

SELL 4 BLINK COMMISSION,
with the Sellers Innuencs with Secretary
Beihpnp Stipulated for In the sixth
Cisuse-Apd Beiknnp Got Hair the sw.E
"A Proper Contract. Says the Republican
Candidate for Court OF Appeals Judge.
When Thomas c. Plat. tho Republican
leader OF the State. announced week ago
that "the State Convention selected the best
men that 1t could get to rum" he doubtless
knew no more about Edward T. Bartlett the
Republican candidate for Judge Of the Court
ofAppeals. than most other people knew. which
was nothing at all He did not know that MIR.
Bartlett drew in 1870 the contract By which
Bartlett's client. Caleb z. Marsh. sold blank
commission from the Secretary OF War. and
By which he was enabled to divide swag OF
$4,000 year from the Fort Sill post-trader-
ship with the Infamous Belknan
It 10 also fair to suppose that Frederic r.
Coudert, Wheeler H. Pockham. james q. Car
ter and Theodore Bacon. the lawyers who
spoke in Cooper Union last Thursday evening
on the candidates for the Judge OF the Court
OF Appeals. were not aware OF Bnrtlett's con-
nection with the Belknap- Marsh Evans
swindle.
Tho exposure OF Bartletts connection with
these Infamous frauds printed In The Sun
yesterday awoke. the echoes in political cir
cles. Bartlett's history up that time had been
obscure. He was unknown to most OF the 732
delegates who voted for his nomination at
Syracuse and for daya and days Republicans
who have visited headquarters in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel have asked who Bartlett was.
Nov he IL known. The Democrats,at the Man
haitian Club and elsewhere said that the ex-
posture came like o thunderbolt the force OF It
being that the official documents OF the House
OF Representatives and the United States Sen
ate corroborated and sustained every DECLARE.
ton made against Bartlett.
That Infamous contract. written In Bartlett's
own handwriting as is sworn to by him. was
gone over line by line. 1t was dissected In all
its details. and for the benefit of mankind in
general THE SUN reprints it this morning.
Here 1t 10:
ARTICLES Of agreement made and entered into this
sth day of October. A. D. 1870 by and between John
Evans OF Fort SILL Indian Territory United States of
America of tho first part and Caleb Marsh OF No 81
West Thirty street. of tho city county and state
OF New York. Of the second part witnesseth. namely
Whseos. the saii Caso p Marsh has rcceieed rom
william ". Beiknap. Of War hs United S,d,s..
de appointment cfpos trader a. Fort S 9rs,ud; and hsea
lhe said John s. Epuns be filled
efappotnsnt Of iuid post trader at Tort S dtrssad bg
or. and the nSdnos and reqsi OF sad td'sb p. Marsh.
and for the purnse n carrying the h agreemsrt;
and hsred said John Exam TO hold said po'ion of
trader arbredij solely the appotates Of said Caleb p.
Harsh. and Jor IL, prpose. hsreinajrsr stated
Eo,r. Mrporr said J,hn 5. Erdn confederation of
said appofnnnt aud the Of 81 % him In hand paid BY
sud d'es r. Harh the receipt OF sheh hereby deknoo
e1es her''y eore"nnn ana agrees 10 p'p I" SAD talso
Aa''" "a. sum 'tso'' "".'av Day''e q"a''e''1 :"
"dsd"et, IN me Guy "l"en i'rs @"'f'd" 'nd sum TO Be
payable d"'"s the hrS year o. "' a'rs'mtH ob'"'~'I
and under all eire"msane dnyno hereinafter contained
70 ms contrary "o''"""andnSi d"a msrs"her 'a'd 'u"
'"o" % 20 oosao '"''' '"'d or ''d"efd y" o"o" q"
oee"Tdo"ee oh 'ne '"'qn,"' p'"r''on' ma d'r''n'"
IN consioera'ioh OF tho promises IL 10 mutuaiiy
sS'eeo oe'"eo" 'ne P"f'es niofe'"'u a. ioho"s'
namely;
rs-ias Aktteaens :" 'naue ON NV 'asis Vi
sossa oAsA"S oohp""tes VI .he on''eu states army
Shon arc ho~ s'a''ousu ~ rof. on a'otesA'-
seeona-n AZ 'ne emo OF 'he nrst year OF ms
stfeomon. 'no .o.eeso. 'he o""ea e'a'es army sra
Honoa ~ fo's OH "io.essu '"o" 10 incte"seu OF III
IAnhea no' 70 eneeeu wv men. 'nen .n,s As1eement
snAh remain IN tun ,ofce anu TOT inc next
yen. II no~e,ef .ne saa ioreos snan % increased or
diminished beyond the number OF 100 men then the
s'ouu' " W Paw u"uu .a. .s.oe"s w s"u o"nh
u N'"ns W S"'u "''' ''"su sn"A 10 in'ioASea vi
fsaueeo w "'e'tu1n'o 'he'e"'h anu l" proper pro-
pi.on 'neieso 'uo Aoo'e iu'e a'u uo"h ior 'no CON
shaaaon o. TINS aareemen' .ne close OF tue hrst
oeodng year 80 long az this agreement shall remain in
force and eject
"Third-This agreement shall remain in force and
eject 90 long as said Caleb p Marsh shall hold
troll directly or indirectly. the appointment and posi-
rorr,h-ThIs .ar..m.r, sh",, ,sr. .r.,. ,,o, -.
date and day tho secretary Of War aforesaid shah
agn the post trader at Fort Sill afore.
said said commission to be issued to John s. Evans
the instance and request of said Caleb p. Marsh and
soley for the OF carrying out the provisions OF
this agreement.
th.EIcep1lon Is hereby made IN regard to the
$3.50 80 n,rs,.,oas ss "s.esn' " os"'s
sny time within rho n.xt thirty a,ys .5,sr ~. ..Is
Secretary Of War shall sign the aforesaid commission
OF post trader at Fort Sill.
'sixthsafd cae' p Aur'h "a at oil dne,. he rrqu,a
~,sfd John E'a"' 10 -" any ppr Influence he han,
~" no sAT'nv 2, W" for nc pT'fe 20" % sad jon"
.". q. eg" IN, a"'s, :" me o'
!. s,vsnth"sa,a John Exan,,.,o oonann, ,, eat,
sus,ne., Of post trader at Fort sin afor aid ,os,v m
his own responsibility and in his own name it being
expressly agreed and understood that said Caleb p
Marsh shall assume no liability in the premises what.
ever.
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