Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-04
UNITED STATES NAVY YARp,
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II.
Gospott, pa. Saturday. FEB. 7Ai, a. d. 1894
The court met, pursuant to adjournment.
members present, as Oil yesterday. Lieutenant
henDol and the Witness, Captain Porter an
pearcd; and the Judge Advocate in formed the
court, that he had proposition for their consi,
dcraton, which he had Ieceivcd from Captain
Porter; upon which, the court was cleared. and
the proposition read as follows:
$40 put the accused and the prosecutor in
perfect equality before the court, the latter re,
lspectiully requests, that he may be peNnittcd to
peruse every proposition handed in by the ac-
cused, before the court act it, in orde that his
obJectcns, II any should arise, may 40 Oil the
record with the proposition and iccisits i.
| The prosecutor regrets there is .aly neces-
s,ty ne should appear, in any charU ter. before
this court; but, having received ,.ne ORDER of
| The court to appear as witness, ne perceves
the necessity of acting as prcsoo utor, and asa
such, he respectfully asks {. Isno Wedge of thes
proceedings had on this trial, OF which he is .to-
tally ignorant, except what he b as learned in tlT
| character of witness.n
And the Court decided
That Capt Porter (bis examination casSrIu
ded) be admitted as the rosecutor in tie cosa
now PENDING. That, as 70 INV nron,,;it;o..
when may DC handed lto the Court on the carr
OF the accused the pre- 'secutor stall not az 10
mitted to peruse suell rroposti on, oefsre f tto
Court shall have actad on it. e
The Court was thereupop s,,o,,,i ,i AZ.
above decision read. F' anu '''o
Capt, :i Porter prayed th' At the Judge Advocate
n a, III lG.as'pn tAe propriaty of Ii. Ken
,n om ~ p's.' /" o'-9ers, Wilde the Weasel
was thei uioer ar .ot' .cr officer, CRUISING under
those orders; which PRAYER being Granted and
the same rea'. IT. him, he desired that his ar
e"ef u 'ps question referred to- mi hit be pIac.
Gu uPo;' inc recori thus amended :: g ,h;nk i;
"o'd De. as proper to publish Their. at (thel on
tiIIl,; as The otJ;cr.o
Proposition BY the accused:
The prisoner respectfully ASKS of sbs T,a,-t
'nat he may be allowed to be i'm ope,, Cou,
"hen the record of the proeeeding of the o
cedlpg day are read, for the pur3ose @.
forming himself more distinctly II ,au he ~
Otherwise do, of the proceedings Of the .ria
lie asks, too that the mrt eli i, teuGai
be the subject of any private d. l;bccar,,,r ,f.i
/ Court, Which dOes not ccfcer, the Coz its,i5
but may lead to decision 81 lFectir.. :nn ira. .
may be distinctly announc ed to- mn, i, o.;
Cou,t, that he may thus have an oppeyiu!!te. %
offering such suggestions nd Comment; .l,b.e
on, as he may be advised are legal, rcst.1cyf5,l
=" If these applications . re proper he r,,r,-,
be indnlge(; iftlcy be I ontraru to ~. -,
OF Courts Martial, he hc ,es that ,he f.nrr,s,}J
ma, In his iaexpcrlcncc, aud that
such matters, an apolog g. for tho an,,,;faI;o -
Inc court was cleaie for Deliberate -.
these propositions, and j. Jas deciinI a. e,Is ~
rue Sourl sdHit Tie first proposition bf H..
accused ana I1', same you'd have hc.n rra[,-
eeu a. any .icvlous stage of the trial, had tie
accused offered the leabt nt;rn, tic ~ ~ -"
| thereon. q" VI MS "'al4
hs TO the second propo iii, N, The Co,rt haze
ALREADY decided upon a sir,iIar pfoucsi.q, l,
the part OF the prosecutor, and ire same r,fn
WIZ be adopted on the part of the accused.
me Sourt was then opened the above dect-
SION read and me croSs-exanina lion of the ac
ctsed resumed,
| 0uesthtn oy acctised.--Are You quite CERTAIN
sif' una Inc matter stated in ny charges and
organizations, specify the grounds 6f my ar
Answer. hascno other cbargis against y.
HennoD than these that have laid bef3rc ti!4
!. Court.
Question. Some of those spee ifications are
derived, SIR, are they not, solely from my publi
cation OF the Goth December; fer example. tIs
disqualification of the second charger
i Answer. Yes, sir.
Question: Did you MT apply for my arra9.
| me evening before you had ever seen or heari az
| my publication, of the 36th December. and IN,
deed, before IL came from the press. I men,
tile article referring to r. Wilson'S ceftifcues
Answer did apply for your arrest The even.
ing before saw il; but, believing that you tvels
not authorized TO make such a publication. Is d,
prisoner, moro thar at any other time. ] ,n.i,
1t the subject Of a specification.
4 8destldn. How do you explain. sir. 4bs,
publication not known to you, or heard Of b.
yos, before you applied for my arrest, was r.
one OF the causes Of INV arrest.
answer. | did not say, To- nv knowledge $,
that that specification was one Of the, ca,Isas "a
your arrest; if dill, did not intend INV an,,,.-
4 shonid boar such Construction; / ceytail