The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

Farrell on the state of the 6th In niskilling Dragoons, and
he (Sit H. Rose) ventured to enter Min the hope that when
his Royal Highness the Command er in Chief had perused
that evidence he would modify the opinion he had expressed
in reference to his (Sir H, Rose's) conduct.

Another letter from Sir H. Rose to the Adjutant Gene..
ral, dated sth of May, 1863, was read, which stated that at
the time he wrote his remarks he could not be aware, nor
were the regimental doctors aware, that Mrs. Lilley had
consumed a large portion of the spirits sent to their bun-
galow. The real interpretation of his remarks was that the
sergeant major was in the habit daily of drinking spirits,
which in connection with the heat of the climate increased
his predisposition to disease. He also stated that he had
never gone to the extent of actually attributing his death to
drunkenness.

General at Simla
The next letter vas from Dr. Beatson to the Adjutant
established, but that it had ,datedb July 20, 186 J. It stated that the
ale s. Liliey had consumed and the oilier liquors had been
remained a sufficient;
rt been subsequently shown that
feet of 23 bottles of
large per; ion. Th, re still, how-
ever,weieh might have been taken large portian unaccounted for
it seemed to have been proved chat Sergeant Major Lilley, and
glasses of brandy and soda water'al" he
took seven or eight
The letter also ex-
might have been
..,,utlieleut
under
the
circumstancesevery day, which was quite
spulapieureiandtrt,aanithaotutascak
theet
suepi.gope.enxit).n..which ho was placed to
nut necessarily
post mortem
in the habit of taking that quantity ine.Ditir
show signs
follow.sue 4D.
twin isuiig,Zno:orinetvetuenPtehraenaeies'aencotironwoout letdhdeitahhluedy,
of a large consumption of alcoholic drinke,
how-
ever, certain from the evidence that he did drink seemed'
extent that an attack of apoplexy was almost sure to ttoe
Another letter from Dr. Beatson was then
' Army Head-quarters, 28th July, 1863,,, which stated
dated
that Sergeant Major Wakefield had not beeent stated
to the
hospital, as had been said, raving bad. On the contrary,
he showed no signs of mental aberration.
The next letter was from Sir William Mansfield to the
Adjutant General of the Army in India, dated Poonah,
July 13, 1863, which stated that the conduct of Dr. Turn-
bull and Dr. Barnett in making interpolations in the case-
books was most reprehensible, and that as information had
just reached him that Colonel Crawley was to be tried by
court-martial he had detained the case-books, which would
be sent to England to form part of the judicial investiga-
tion.
The next letter was from Sir Wm. Mansfield to the Ad-
jutant General of the Army, dated July 16, 1863, stating
that he had received strong circumstantial evidence from
Colonel Crawley of the improper manner in which he had
been served by the medical officers, which information he
b ngl le waserre
forwarded on.
The next was a letter, dated Poonah, Aug. 14, 1861, to
the Adjutant General of the army in India, simply enclos-
ing
towards sp o
alreadynde ia coen, erne statingedord. i,h thate
enclosures hisopin
alludedionof D
tro, Ti
in
the
e-
letters had reference to the conduct of Surgeon Turnbull,
ruelisiisethanictswwas_
_stated was in accordance with systematic
commanding
aicrhdBScuorlg.eoenralv'ulerynbualnl
iannstontcheesrf officersh had
exhibiteerienp tihese
to
of Surgeon,Turnbull havingwreitcuhselivattio
tthao,
eit:h:eloosif certaintipmceoerr r
after
.promisingqueries
tsubmittedod o se
,to a
nhdi m
also b
re-
ferringhis
hospital
books,
of Sergeant Major Wakefield's
Turnbull with withholdinge enclosure_ also accused Surgeon
atisn fforrolminv :tiiou r
in . and with general
mention of his case.
impropriety of conduct.
01.,,h5, there having been no previous
ivihuwwads_si.gned by Major-General
Green, commanding the
The next letter put in e,I.
Colonel Crawley, and stating that it
medical comforts for female
that Mrs. Lilley was in a position to
and was allowed to remain in her husband's Surgeon Turnbull to
patients was usual to provide
being the custom to insist upon the wivesol
in the. hospital, but
provide her own diet,
quarters, it not
sioned officers going into the hospital. non-commis-
sioned
letter was then read from Major ChapP ino 11ajor
General Green, stating that in consequence of t:° debate
which took place in the House of Commons he had
Major General Farrell all the documents,which pr
s to
sent
proved that
Lieut. Fitzeimon had voluntarily withdrawn the charges
he had brought against his commanding officer, and
com-
menting on his conduct as not being strictly honourable ell
repeating those charges to the home authorities.
Colonel Crawley said he now wished to read a regi..
mental order of his, dated "?dhow, 27th May, 1862." It
stated that his attention had been called to the number
of soldiers who were daily reported sick, and who at-
tended the hospital. lie should be sorry to at.
tribute this to any desire to escape parade or
drill, which would be to suppose unsoldierlike qualities
in the Inniskilling Dragoons, which he did not believe to
exist. He rather attributed the circumstances to the men
exposing themselves to the sun, and in going to the bazaars
where they drank the pernicious liquors sold to them by
unscrupulous natives. He hoped this would be attended
to, as he had no desire to resort to roll call or any other dis-
agreeable cause to enforce what was for the good of the men
themselves.
After some discussion on the reception of the documents
which had been read,
Colonel Crawley said he was now ready to call his wit-
nesses. _ . _

Capt. Francis George Savage Curtig, of thz 6th Dragoons,
was called and examined by Colonel Crawley.

Were you, on or about the sth of November, 1862,
present at my house at Mhow when a conversation took
place between me and Lieutenant Fitzsimon in reference to
the arrest of Sergeant Major Lilley ?—I was.
State as nearly as you can recollect what passed in refer-
ence to the arrest ?—Colonel Crawley asked Lieut. Fitzsimon
if he had seen the sentries posted himself. He had to ask the
question two or three times before Lieut. Fitzsimon would
give him a decided answer. At last Lieut. Fitzsimon said he
had not seen the sentries posted himself, but had contented
himself with visiting them once or twice a day afterwards.
Did Lieut. Fitzsimon at that time allege any cause for
not having seen the sentries posted himself ?—No, I aid not

hear any.
Did ho on that occasion Bay anything about having ab.
stained from entering the house to see the sentries posted,
on account of the state of Mrs. Lilley 's health ?—No, I
never heard anything of the sort.
Were you present at my house on or about the 7th of
Nov , 1662, when I had a conversation with Lieutenant
Htszimon about the withdrawal of an appeal he ad ad-.
dressed to tho Commander-in-Chief ?—I was.
State as nearly as you can what took place on that sub,
ject ? -Colonel Crawley read out to Lieut. Fitz,imon a emu.
Whether he
munication he had received from Major General Farrell 0
Major Champion, stating that his protest as thr
Farrell Lieutenant Fitz-
Commander-in-Chief's remarks on his evidence at the courte
warted was insubordinate, and recommended him as being
a young officer to withdraw it. The Commandaenrai
Nvithdraw it. Col.
Colonel
thought it better to give him an opportunity of doing 4 Chief
Colonel Crawley then asked Lieettwt.wohluhe-,lii
discssohLoe w i s
hdr 8
io
:lel Crawley) if the letter
asoi Crawleywishedw i
to
nwosut
aolsidad
iw,bd ietthhhbedae rtt
btaewai
better
ft
iNonhrioe,
ihjwlai emir: thGe(rcte,
hnotaleootr
Crawley wished him to do so, h
went on. At length Colonel Crawley gave him a quarter
of an hour to consider the matter, and at the end of that
rather send a written
answer, which I believe
time Lieut. Fitzsimon said be
he afterwardsw°llll
On the 26th of April were did.
room at my house when
the
you present in the orderly
previously to their being c sergeant majors were examined
Davies and Captain ag
placed under arrest and were Mr.
Were you present Renshaw present P—l was ; they wore.geant Major Lille at the Mhow court martial when •Ser-
offered to his wif:.,,made his statement as to the indignities
I was.
Were you sitting.
close to me, and if so, state what was
my behaviour en that statement being made ?—I was sitting
quite close by you. When Sergeant Major Lilley said ho
had boon subject to these indignities, I can well remember
Colonel Crawley's look of astonishment. Ile turned round
to the, and said, " Good God, can this be true."
Sir A. Horaford did not ask either of the witnesses any

question.
Lieut. Hamilton John Wallace, of the 6th Dragoons,
examined by Colonel Crawley. He said he was at Colonel
Crawley's house on the 3d of October, when a eonver-
sation took place between the Colonel and Quarter-
master Wooden relative to a letter in the Deccan
Herald. No one else was present. Colonel Crawley read
out a portion of the letter in the Deccan Herald, writtenby
Mr. Smales, and askedttMr.
Mr. Wooden several tines:ions about
it. He asked Mr. Wooden if he had heard lately from Mr.
rrest. Colonel
Smales. Mr. Wooden said he had not. gr. Wooden
or, and his say.
said he remembered the occasion referred to when Colonel
Crawley in, orderly room complained to Lieut. Fitzsimon
iouf
g apersonsum esomething
ing having
aboutacctehs
es tom theeau meaning
goefacnito
ome aaj
Crawley asked Mr. Wooden if he had reminded him that
Sergeant Major Lilley was married, and his wife sick,
as stated by Mr. Swedes M his letter. Mr. Wooden,
said he had not, and that he did not think it would
have become him to have done so. Colonel Craw
low then asked him whether he had heard him mak. -
the speech quoted by Mr. Smales about " married cer
single, officer or soldier." Mr. Wooden said he did --
- not
remember him saying anything of the kind, and that
the only thing he remembered hearing was
which
wa,, said by Colonel Crawley about the something
close arreet. Colonel Crawley then asked 11- illeaniug of
had cold Mr. Smales what he had stated in him whether he
Wooden replied that he never told Mr.the letter. Mr.
about it at all. Colonel Crawley said ' Smales anything
that he could recollect nothing it was very odd, and
said that he could not remember about it. Mr. Wooden
ho was in the habit of bein, much about it either, as
and henring so many conversations, much in the orderly-room
member much about hearing that hr could not re-
member
Franzee, any one in particular.
a b
duced) was a correct at, Parsec merchant, sain the bill (pro-
geant Major Lilley in 'count of liquors supplied to Ser-
and June, IE2. c a the riiirilis of March, April, May,
statements as t e items were read, and herd out the
to
and beer 2,l,vied he quantity of brandy,. gin, wine'
the bill was 103* to the sergeant ne,jor. The amount of
Alter rupees.)
sAne further- 6.)
evidence the court adjourned•

LoNDON, Dec. 9.--Wind this
Westnly ; nwderate breeze, and clou:V weather, with
day at noon—South-

rain.