Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-25
LIEUTENANT KENNoN's TRIAL.

Commodore Porter eramined.

Commodore Porter eramined.;
Question. 10 my publication of the 18th
uecember, 1898. | mention testimonial
conferred on me by You, and published parts
Vt your letter Of the 18th August, 1898, as
that Testimonial" When and where, and to
whom, have /, at any time, stated that you
had gwen meas tetfer" to that effect, mean
inS, as you say, one containing no other mat
ter but the said words, called by me testi-
monial
Answer. / have uever heard that Lieut..
k.nnon had said to any one that had given
him a letter to that effect. 1t is published in
the prints, however, as letter.
Question. DO you mean that il is called
letter in the prints.
Answer. mean only, that it is printed as
letter, not quoted as an extract.
Question. Ii had, in the prints, called it
{. extracts of letter." you own, then, should
have called it truly ?"
Answer. Certainly.
Question. Do you personally know that I
am false, base, and malicious, except from the
facts stated by you to the court?
Answer. All the charges have against Mr.
kennon have laid before the court.
Question. Is my general character that of a
man false, base, aud malicious
The witness, in his answer, being about To
ton, he was informed by the Judge advocate
that, in his answer, he must confine himself
to the terms ofthe question; that it should go
to the geseral character Of the accused, and
not TO any specific facts within his know
ledge; and the court being cleared, il was de-
cided that the answer of the witness should
conform to the instructions of the Judge advo-
cate.
The court was opened, and the decision
read To the witness, who answ cred as follows ::
Answer. My intercourse with Lieut.. Ken
non has been very limited, and | have no,
been able to form any opinion as to his gene
raj character.
Question. Did you arrive in Savannah,
Georgia, from Thompson's Island, about the
9ih October last, Oh board the gallot Sea
Gull?
Answer. Yes.
Question: ln newspaper called the Geor-
giaD. published in Savannah. on or about the
9th October last, was an ANONYMOUS publjca-
ton commencing in the following words :
ITO the editor of the Georgian Some state
menfs have gone the rounds" SIC. SIC. Here
the publication alluded tn was shewn the wit
ness, for the original of which see appendix. in
winch It 10 found attached to the interrogato-
RES and cross heterogeneous forwarded to the
court from Sayannah.) Were you the au-
NOR OF that publication, or was it published
at your request or by Your directions?
Answer. know the author; fully concur
with him IN opinion, and am prepared to sub
stanilale all the facts contained in that publ
cation. l decline any further answer.
question. Is there any /" mysterious policy
IN keeping back the name of the author. Il
which induces you to keep back the name Of
the author, or why do you decline naming the
author
Answer. decline answering that question
on inc ground that avail myself Of the warn.
Ing havereceived from the Judge advocate.
Question. In your charges you appropriate
TO yourself expressions used by me in nv
publication IN the Herald, of the 10th Novem-
Der, 1928 aud other publications, in which my
terms were~not applied TO you by name, but
to the anonymous author of the publication 10
the Georgian. Have you any reason for saw
ing that my expressions were applied to Won.
and what are those reasons
Answer. i have reasons for believing that
Lieutenant Kennon thought me the author 81
That piece because, aid Captain Sinclair ON
my arrival here in the Sea Gull, that fully
concurred in opinion with the author, and that
II Lieut.. kennon wished to know who the au
thor was be (Capt. SiucIair) might refer hin,
to me, and would inform him. Another rea-
sons, that Lieutenani kennoo published a let
Ter I'D the Herald OF the 18th December, and
column marked IL, of the same month, dated
Savannah, November 25th, 1928, to him.
from George Robertson, jun. in which he :,
SEES quotation from letter from me To said
Robertson, (for which quotation, see extract
OF Herald OF that date IN the appendix, and
marked No. 5 y and in the same article in the
Herald, he publishes the terminating part of
letter rom me to him, to shew that I enter.
taiisd different opinion of him at the fine
th's termination was written to what did -,
the Time the anonymous article was published
10 the F." Georgian" t5ee Appendix same re.
ference as the lsst.) Another reason ia tho
whole of the article in the Herald oftb,. eo,b
December. See that article, extracted in tb,.
Appendix, and marked No. ~ Another rea-
son Is, his reference to his want of rank. in tb,.
article Of the 18th December, commencinp
" As there is still mysterious policy in keep,
iog back the name ofthe suthor, thai nv wan,
OF rank seems TO forbid my penetrslIog"-
(see that article in Appendix, as before refer
red to)
Question. understand you, then Sir, that
your communications to Captain Sinclair, and
the terms OF my publications of IN. IOtb M.
yember, 18th and 29th December. and parti-
culsrly the last, induced you TO belief, that n
intended to apply them 10 you, and for Ibis |
reason, determined you TO arrest me am
right Or, In thus understanding you?
Answer The charges and specifications
specify The grounds Of your arrest.
PROPOSITIONS BY ACCUSED.
III often happens, that question may be
very important, as one link in a chain OF facts,
although ITS immediate connection and bearing
may moi be perceived. To require ofthe par
~ TO dIsclose.the Object Of his question, which
leads 10 nihers. Mnmld enable an arilul WINGS