Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-15
VOL. XXI.-NO. 20.
Navy Department., january aI~,. 1894.

the 22d instant the convention pf tie ce.urt
has been postponed until "Wednesday, IN. % h
inst, of which you will please take no ice, and
report yourself accordingly.
atm. very respectfully, sir,
Your most obetiient serv>rt.
SAML. l.. SOUTH RID.
WALTER F. JONES, ESP Norfolk, Virginia.
The accused, Lieut.. Beverley Kennoa. was
then asked ifhe had any legal objection offer
to either OF the members sitting on hi trial,
and he replied in the negative. The president,
members, and judge advocate, ther..,pop.
respectively, took the oaths pr-scrihedi this
behalfby the act of Congress /" for the better
government ofthe navy nfthe United Staes.n
Master Commandani William 3. FIJI h. not
appearing. the Court adjourned, to meet again
to-iporrow morning at 10 o'clock.
rned States Navy Yard Gospor. Va
49, Thursday January %, A. ID. 1924
The Court met, pursuant to adjournment
Members present as On yesterday.
Lieutenant Beverly Krnnon appeared, and
was thcreupon arraisned on the chargr and
specification thereof, contained, in the follow
ing letter, from Captain David Porter, of the
Navy of The United States, to the Honorable
Secretary of the Navy: ,
u s. Ship John Adams Januarv 8, 1924.
SIR: have Ia request a Court Martial {,
be held on Lent. Beverly Kennun, for viz
laiing the 81 and 18th articles of the act for
The better government Of the navy.
First. BY falsely and miliciDusly publish
ing, in the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald.
ct the 18th of December, ana in the column
dated the 18th of the same month, letter
rurporting 10 he from me 10 him, when me-
ser wrote him such a letter.
'Second. BY having. within wear, last past,
naliciously used base means for defa,nina my
character, II wit: by publishing, or causing
Ia be published, In the Norfolk and Ports
mouth Herald, "A statement hearing his name.
containing falsehocds which wrr. calculated
to injure my character, and which he hermit
ted to remain without being publicly contra
'dic'ed, until his attention was drawn 10 the
subject by The remarks in a Georgia paper.
Contrary to his assurance con;ainpd in IN
article hearing his name, and published in the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald IF the 10Th
al Nov"mbrr. hes, he did assaiI nv charac-
Ter m The following words I" As there an
pears Ia br stu mysterious policy i'm keen
iIg back the name of the author fof the article
which appeared in the Georgian oC the 9Th OF
Oct"her, 1928, that my want of rank seems
To forbid my penetrating" when he bad hpen
referred 10 mr. ioF the author, endeay oring by
these assertions to make it appear that his
want of equal " in rank with me, made IL
difficult inr him 10 obtain satisfaction for ini,:
IFS which was supposed 10 have done him.
when M such difficulty was known to exist.
By withholding his publication in the lie
raid of the 18th uiiiino, (which was intended
To do me great Injury until few DAYS before
the ship lie was in WAS to have sail.d. which
would have enabled him fora time 10 have .s.
capped punishment
BY repeated attacks made by him on me
IN the public newspapers, and by faIsriy DE-
claring in the Herald that NE never made n PC.
irclant apology, and publicly recalling il after
he bad obtained all the advantages resulting
from reluctant apology made 10 me.
By having USED towards me. in n public
prn'', term which is seldom applied IN othtr
than ck-Pockets, rogues, gamblers, &c {; and
declaring his determination TO hold on u,.
on" tme)'' his real enemy"
have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant.
ID. PORTER.
The Hon Secretary Of the Navy.
And II being den,aUdrd of tn. said Lieut..
Beverly Krnnnn whether he was guilty. or
mol guilty OF the aforesaid charge, and the
specifications of the same, he answered that
thereof he was net guilty
Lieut.. kennon then requested that Robert
y. Taylor, Esq. might be alio ,ed TO assist
him as counselin his defence and his request
was granted hIm, under the usual limitations.
1'ne accused also moved that he nigh, have
lime allowed him to procure the trsfip,ouv of
George Robertson, Esq Junior Editor Of the
Georgian. IN Savannah, by examination before
some Judge, notary public, or other person
duly qnalIlled To administer oaihs and tbs.
Judge ADVOCATE infOrming the Court that Re
sn"uiu consent TO The examination offhis viii,
ness, "nder such circumstances and in ike
manner, on the part nf the prosecution the
Ionr', ihereupon, granted the request Of the
accused. And the accused exhihuinr the in
'eEro Gat"riea proposed, and The Judge Advo-
cate adding cross inferrog,tories 90 the part
q! the prosecutions the same were read 70 tho
Court, and II was therpupon ordered that tho
examination of III" said witness n,igbt be t..
Ken before any Judge of The Court of the IT.
nitrd States, notary public, ar other person de-
iy qualified To administer oaits and. further.
that the said intrrrOgatories should Be forth
with transmitted.
Lieut.. kennon, iereupon, stated that b;s
counsel was not 10 attendance, and the Court.
therefore, adjourned, TO nret again to-Ino,.,
row morning, nj 10 o'clocls.
United States Navy Yard. Gosport, =
,,, . Friday, January 90, A. u. 1877
Inc Court mos, pursuant tu adious<
MPmo'Is present, as on yesterday
bieHt. kennnn aud lis cotruscL
aud IT WAS resolved by the Coz,
W The examination of The ";
The Judge Advocate -
The following letter frol
n