The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

THE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL.

FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER,
TENTH DAY.

ALDERSH OT, Friday Morning.
This morning the court reassembled at 10 minutes after
10 O'clock, Colonel Lodder being still absent from indis-
position.

Gavin. Ainslie Turnbull, surgeon of the Gth (Inniskil•
ling) Dragoons was recalled for cross-examination. He
said, in reply to Colonel Crawley, that his after report
modified to a certain extent the opinion he expressed in
the detailed case, but to what extent he could
not previously state,
to the other causes remained h
i s s
uobps na
ni otni i
yw itthh e regard
.
On the information supplied to him by Colonel Crawley
and Assistant Surgeon Barnet that a quantity of brandy
e
hmaigdhbtehensvcoe consumed
hde that,was led to the belief that the prisoner
was calculated to increase thcieuantity of spirit, and that it
Pof hisredisposition to an apoplec-
tic seizure, but to what extent, own
nu personal
indication
iknow-
ledge,n he was unable to state, as there
s seee
the post mortem appearances wlaichuve?nuld lead him to sup-
pose
hthasathetheevemr
nanutihesadd
sdnieydinfdroicmationi
of drink about the
prisoner during his lifetime.
Colonel Crawley—ln your opinion is it part of the duty
of a regimental surgeon to ascertain, whether a soldier
plethoric habit of body under close arrest in India, does
not
consume a considerable quantity of brandy daily ?
Witness—lf he has any reason to suppose that the pri-
soner is addicted to the use of ardent spirits, I think it is
the duty of the medical officer who attends upon him to find
out whether he does consume a considerable amount of
spirits daily, or not.
In continuation, witness said he never visited Sergeant
Major Lilley for the purpose of prescribing for him. He
saw him frequently during the period of his arrest. It was
the duty of Assistant .Surgeon Barnet to see the prisoner
daily. He could not state how often he visited the Ser-
geant Major, nor did he visit him for the purpose of
minutely enquiring into the state of his health. He never
made a medical inspection of Sergeant Major Lilley during
his arrest. The sergeant previous to being confined was
not sent to the hospital for medical examination. He was
not aware what the nature of his imprisonment was going
to be when he was first placed in confinement, nor did ho
anticipate it was to be so long. The sergeant majar did not
suffer from any specific complaint during his arrest until he
died. He did not anticipate Sergeant Major Lilley's death as
a consequence of the arrest under which he was placed. He
did not recommend before the 30th of April that Sergeant
Major Lilley should have exercise, because he did not know
the nature of the confinement which he was undergoing.
The circumstances connected with his arrest were of so
unusual, and, as he considered at the time, of so mysterious
a nature, that he did not know exactly how to act in the
matter. It was unusual and mysterious so far that
he understood the prisoners were not examined
in the orderly-room of the regiment, nor were they
examined before the adjutant or any field officer of the
regiment. Between the 26th and the 30th of April, to the
best of my recollection, he believed he did inquire what was
the nature of Sergt. Major Lilley's arrest, and, so far as he
remembered, he did not find out the exact nature of his
offence. He understood that the three sergeant majors
were under close arrest, and that it was Colonel Crawley's
wish that they should be so. He never anticipated that
Sergeant Major Lilley's imprisonment would have been
prolonged, and that was the reason why he did not
make earlier application on his behalf for exercise.
A detailed medical history of Sergeant Major Lilley's ease
was, he believed, sent to Colonel Crawley on the Bth of
June, or it ma) have been the 7th. It was on one of those
days that the report was sent on. After the report was
sent in Colonel Crawley asked him in reference to the
quantities of spirituous liquors Sergeant Major Lilley was
supposed to have drunk, and inquired of him whether he
wished to make any alteration in his report. At the inter-
view which he had with Colonel Crawley he said he did not
consider that any additional report from him was necessary,
as he was convinced that the man had died from
heat apoplexy, and that he had no proof that excess in
spirits was the cause of death. Assistant Surgeon Barnet
was Sergeant Major Lilley's medical attendant, and it was
he who gave witness the information relative to the con-
sumption of spirits by the sergeant major, which induced
him to modify his report. He never heard that Lilley
drank large quantities of brandy from any one but Assistant
Surgeon Barnet and Colonel Crawley. If he had ever
made such a statement he did not mean to convey that
meaning.

Colonel Crawley—Have you said that in none o,
your medical reports was there anything that could be con•
strued to attach any blame to me?

Witness—There is a letter 1 addressed to Sir Hugh
Rose in October which conveys that meaning I think.
The witness was next examined in detail with regard to
his medical reports, and to certain portions of them which
had been expunged, but he did not know by whom that had
been done.

Captain the Hon. Edward Bourke, of the Gth Dramoens,
was called, and a letter being shown to him, he was asked
whether ho wrote it, and whether he had any objection to
its being read to the court. Ile said he did write the letter,
and had no objection to its being read. The letter, which was
read, stated that the writer had known Sergeant Major Lilley
as a sober, worthy non-commissioned officer, for whom he
had the greatest respect. He had known him from the period
of his joining the regiment, in the beginning of 1858, till he
left the regiment in India, in March, 1862.
Surgeon Turnbull was re-called, and his cross-examina-
tion was continued. Ho had stated in one of his reports
that Sergeant Major Wakefield was admitted into hospital.
A man might be said to be admitted, and yet not detained
in hospital. He remembered seeing the letter produced
(the letter was read). It was from the Commander in
Chief, and it was remarked that Sergeant Major Wake-
field was admitted to hospital on the 25th of May,
1562, labouring under feverish and nervous excite-
ment. Other entries were shown to the witness on this
subject, but he could not verify them without reference
to his private notes. On the 28th of June he for-
warded to Colonel Crawley a letter purporting to
contain an abstract of Mr. Wakefield's case. (The letter
stated that Sergeant Major Wakefield was ordered into
hospital on the 25th of May, the day on which Sergeant
Major Lilley died). He recovered, and was readmitted on
the 25th of June, and was discharged convalescent on the
expiration of eleven days. There was an abstract of Wake-
field's case entered in one of the books the day after
he had had a communication with Col. Crawley, to whom
he mentioned the circumstance. It was 13 months after
the date of the case that the particulars were entered from
witness's private notes. Ho officially informed Colonel
Crawley of the facts, and he had all the correspondence. Re
his private memoranda, or whethetorlhae produced
did not recollect whether at the time Colonel Chr(tloeyokaskte,du
ivCernmivolerytheexpurseesosfedthheiscosurarmprainsedetrllaiihtaimWcil,tn
another ahnimy.forchaalvaenegl
csherotualidn copy of a case which was not at that
thateh;sse
In that r er
--- ...teL a
egister it
registry
ereactssuerei,liand a different dateap-
peared
bnot t ate:mint, the books. On the 29th of June
orderly-book to Colonel Crawley and
Wakefield's
of which he had no knowledge.
The original
had
jdabneee.n
ieireased
he
ha
that founde
t ther e hadWa kbeefie
substituted, for whici‘nhiteandye.c2osu,ld
he altered the date, because the °man.
the 25th of May and admitted on the sat thatth
To th
was detained on
and
atry
juwneas 5 dsautbedstit
best of his belief
ad-
mitted that there had been an
he could not explain without erasure,but the circumstances
To the best of his recollection reference to his private notes.
he made the erasure himself.
Several other questions
were put to the witness connected
with this subject, to which
In consequence of this th he gave most elaborate answers
be repeated, Colonel p. e questions had in many ep,es to
possible for hint to :Pon having protested that it was in,"
The
witness record the answers.
was still under exanilnation when the Court
rose at 4 o'clock.
The President announced that the next meeting of the
Court would take place at 10 o'clock on Monday next.

PRISONERS OF WAR,

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odnpfreitiseornles,
so!-
diem, et
City
," ,Paoliln
tmaimed t A.2ittet.l wounded, nedxecdh,a:geeretodreltihvtseerledl t.;
Yeakee prionrs, all in the same or a wcese ez,o-
dition, were placed on board flag of truce boat. A.
detachment of the Richmond Ambulance Committee
these.
went down to take charge of the moving
mangled wretches, and provided also with refresh-
ments and comforts for the alleviation of the suffer-
ings of their fel:ow-creatures on both sides. This
is sad work. All these prisoners on both sides were
unfit to be moved is their present condition, and
many of them forfeit their lives in the procees of
which our enemies impose upon us, by sending us
none but the maimed and suffering, who are likely,
as they hope, to be o 7 no farther service in our
army, because our authorities have no alternative
but to drag an equal number from their beds of
pain to make the suitable return. It is a wanton
and barbarous aggravation of the inevitable horrors
of war. We understand very well the policy of
the enemy in making so many difficulties about
the exchange of prisoners, and in breaking the
arrangement of the cartel, save as regards the
sick and wounded prisoners. They feel themselves
strong in the numbers of their people, such as they
are, and in their ability to bring over hordes of
hungry Europeans to replace those who may fall
or be taken; and they hope by degrees, if they have
gluocikte, towmillaikoge armies de
lddlkienepnutmhebierrsm, being
quite
havepr iso nf
atri lml tohr ee en d
than oawf
eetohme
smaller p we
nalarlae,
tri konnouoimwo
bi
ken
regeoptfhi
onaugtr
sft.rhoeryt
the field an equal or even
fa
from this policy, but it is not the
it sh
that
t c
point
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ap
tl i mofe n
view
te ow t he
we Confederate
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so
sl
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me
brea ; r
comfort
anmr dof
ou in
tv
rbarhkuietcoa one.
hl
ihnistth oirWe a y
war—farm abelievek makes
more
are
mention—andoerre t
ha toon manyi
oae prisoners
rnhyap s othersom eof
-
et
hh
all
ng l
a it to our men
prisoners. We certainly recommend
ullc eb es! soldiers iofnt hbeo tbhr esaikdiecsgnopofft toøf thebe takenl
not to surrender ; if they do so their lot is pro-
bably to be crowded in such filthy dens as Fort
Delaware till the end of the war,
only to be
exchaaged when their health is broken bitterly, so
that they can be of no use either to the cause or to
themselves. If our words could by any means reach
toer
or authoritiesown
deo
the Yankee soldiers we would tell them their fate
also, if they come here as prisoners, cannot ba
a i
i very y
to brightu
twhihsatcotalheiyngfawirliynter.lt
can—withis tjrause
.
e
People—to give them humane usage,
and that our medical officers afford them every
assistance in their power, but there are 13,000 of
them now in Richmond, not to mention those de-
tained in other places. There is here, if not a
scarcity, at least a great dearth of provisions, and
not less of fuel; while, as to the medicines, they are
contraband of war, and our enemies use extreme
diligence in keeping them from us altogether. We
would assure those Yankee soldiers that death on
the field were far ,better than captivity here this
winter, and would accordingly counsel them also
not to be taken alive.—Richmond Enquirer.

MARKETS—This Day

MARK-LANE.

A moderate supply of home grown wheat was on sale
here to-day, and the trade ruled firm bath for red and
white qualities. Selected parcels were held at is per qr.
more money than on Monday last, and inferior produce
commanded extreme rates.

There was a fair averge show of samples of foreign
wheat on the stands. Holders of all descriptions were very
firm in their demands, and an advance of is per quarter
was in several instances realised.

Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and quotations had
an improved tendency.
The supply of barley was tolerably large. Good and fine
malting qualities moved off steadily, at full prices. Other-
wise the barley trade was dull, at the late decline in prices.
Malt was in fair average request, at fall quotations.
The supply of oats on sale was small. Both for English
and foreign qualities the trade ruled firm, at an advance of
6d per quarter from Monday last.
Beans and peas met a steady sale, and Monday's currency
was supported.
The flour trade was firm, and quotations had an upward
tendency.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
English-- 62
1,130 I 1,20 1 990 1 110 1 610
Irish.. — 20 100 --
Foreign-- 2,130 10,020 2,200 620 sks,
1,730 brls.