Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-22

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: press It before GA this very question. What
want Is, 70 know ii you did not entertain eh
3 sentiments and wishes expressed ia hat pas
:dges Aye, or no, Sir, ifyou please, 60 th
Inquiry.
& Answer. lbeiieve have said al chat czu
or ought to say, In answer to this question, e
put the Court In possession Of the state o
my feelings which prevailed between Lieut.
Kennon and myself when peuned that mas
sage, and decline further answer. And tn
witness here asked protection of the Cour
from the course Of Interrogation pursued b.
tie accused. proposition ia writing wa.
handed in by the accused and the Court he.
ing thereupon cleared, It was decided as fol-
lows:
The Court, having deiberated, do decide
that the witness is not bound to asnwer any
question having tendency 20 endanger him
Sell. But in the event Of his declining to an
swer any question Of that nature, the Court
resolve that II be spread upon the record, that
ne does SO upon the ground above stated
And they further resolve, that the paper hand
ed TO them by the accused cannot be admit
teo upon the record, inasmuch as they con
ceive 1t to be couched in objectionable tel IN S,
and that the same be returned 10 him..
| The accused, witness, and audience being
admitted, the above decision was read and
the accused, thereupoD, hapded TO the Judge
| Advocate the following proposition:
!" The prisoner disclams all design TO use
one expression, or To offer one sentiment which
could he objectionable, in the paper alluded
to by the courts decision and respectfully
asks, that the |" terms" in that paper, deemed
objectionable" by the Court, may be indi.
Gated to him, Tor the double purpose of apollo
g'sing Tor even the unin territorial mistake, and
at the same time reforming the objectionable
terms, and then placing on the record of the
court the minute he had the honor to submit
to their delberati0n, and which they have de-
cided on"
And, the Court being cleared, it was, after
uehoeration, decided, as to the last proposition
OF the accused, G. That the Court are willing
to believe that the objectionable parts of the
paper alluded TO, were made inadvertently
but having come To a decision on that paper
and embraced in that decision the PROPOSE
ton OF the accused, they decline taking fur
ther order on il.
And the Court then adjourned, to meet A.
gain Tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock.
United States Navy Yard, Gospor, Va
49, Wednesday, Feb. {, A. u. 1924
Inc Court met, pursuant To adjournment.
members present, as on yesterday. Lieut.
kennon, and the witness, Capt. Porter, appear
ed ; and the latter begged leave to enter upon
the record an explanation Of certain part of
MS testimony, which request was granted.
Captain Porter. find, on reading my tes.
timony, that an naccuracy has crept into il,
occasioned, presume, by the recording of IL.
For the word "penned," the word " signed"
should be used. The lines were never written
by me but once, and that was about two
months before the orders in which the SEN
tence alluded to, containing an expression of
good will towards Lieut.. Kennon were writ.
ten. They were written for an officer, towards
whom felt the sentiments expressed therein.
with the exception of the words 4" Your obedi- |
ent servant" They were copied in the orders
oil several Ofhters returning home, and were |
finally included in those of Lieut.. Kennon.
Proposition By the accused.
The prisoner has suggestion of some mo |
ment to bring under the notice fthe Court,
which can be properly presented only at this
stage of the proceedings. His counsel is en-
gagged in preparing it in writing that he NAV
conform, as he will do, with pleasure and def.
renee, TO the rules of the Court. But time
will be required 10 prepare it, and he asks the
delay of one hour, 10 effect it.
To this proposition the Court assentpd
and, the paper being cad, .they adjourned, to
meet again Tomorrow, at ls o'ci.ck.
Thursday, Feb S, A. u. ISL '
Inc Court met, pnrsuant to adjournment
members present, as on yesterday. Lieut.
hennon, and the witness, Capt. Porter, ap.
peared..
The paper handed in on yesterday by The
accused was again read, and one, also, direct
ed by the Court to beprepared by him. (See
Appendix, Nos 10 and ii.
And the counsel then suggested, that lie had |
another motion to present TO the Couri, 10 |
prepare which time was required and the
same (see Appendix, No 1s,) being handed to
the Judge Advocate, and read to the Court,
they then adjourned, to meet again tomorrow
morning, at 10 o'clock.
United States Navy Yard, GosPor, Va.
Friday, Feb. d, A. d. 1874
The Court met, pursuant to adjournment.
members present, as on yesterday. Lieut.
kennon, and the witness, Capt. Porter, ap-
peared.
The Court being cleared, the motion hand
ed in on Yesterday by the accused was read i
and. ter deliberafon, il was decided
The Court decline admitting upon their re-
cord the motion before rejected by them and
they do decide, that the accused is AT liher,v,
to file upon their record his protest to this their
drcisiOD.
And the Court being opened, and the ar
cused, witness, and audience admitted. The
same was read.
The accused here handed in paper, which
vas read, as follows:
do not understand the decision of the
Dourt: While Vt declines admitting upon their
ecord the motion before rejected by them, il
ays tbat ain at liberty TO file upon the re-
;ord my protest TO this their decision IfI am |
o understand 10y this sentence, that my protest
ohereo yesterday, with the papers therein re- {
'erreu To, are 10 appear as q pGTt Of The pro- 3,
ceediugS Of The court, 4 am entirely Indifferent