Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-09
NAVAL COURT MARITAL.

WASHINGTON, TUESDAY AUG ?. 1929
The Court met lat 10 o'clock-when the Couns.,
VI Commodore Porter stated in writing the obiec
lions OF the accused the admission Of the naUsr.
yesterday presented, and in part read bv the ndas
Advocate consisting, far as read, ofcertai, Iet
'ers OF the com. to the Navy Department complain-
NJ VI he refusal OF frigae, SC and asking leave IN
resisn-) The ground of objection was the rrele-
'ahcy OF these papers to the charges ON WHICH the
accused is put upon trial, they relate tc a con
uo'eisy winch, whatever may have been its cha
racter, mas long since been settled The Counss,
urged that they could only tend to ueypI.x ,ha
cour' In ITS Judgment, and embarrass the accused
III ms aeiehce. The papers brought forward by the
accused on Saturday, and TO which those nov, Of
'he prosecution are alleged 10 refer il wa
urged, were brought forward with reluctance. and
onJ On account oil certain passages in the deposition
80. n, wn,ch alluded TO them. The accused,
indeed, had considered tina, deposition i,sefNa.
leievah'' and would have objected TO il as such
p." rom lear that such objection might hav. bee,
cusation preferred against him. but aItbouyb !, -
ms privilege In defending himself to talsea yre.-
i''ituoe In Bringing forward whatever had , 6a.r-
ing On ms exchipation, II by no means followed
nat a similar latitude was TO be taken nv the n.
partment, in extending the grounds of crm;n.,;o,
beyond the limits set forth in the CHARGE. and s,
cifcations. e anu sPe-
Inc Judge Advocate was asked how MANY os
the papers there were which he wished m r..d,
ne iepled hve, OF which two only had vet been
read 10 the Court. D'eA
Inc President then stated the resolution ne xes
terday' that all the papers might be read provided
the oouhsei OF The accused were present-but thu.
couhsei urging that the objections applied In anv
iurthef reading OF these papers, the surt was
cleared LOT The purpose OF taking the objections in
to consideration -"
ABOUT O'Clock the doors were apaio onensd
and the decision OF the Court announced 10 he H.,
as well the papers put in on SATURDAY. bv the sc
cusea' as those since offered in reply 10 them were
Ireievaht 70 he matter OF the charges-and that
therefore the farther reading Of the papers should
De dispensed with, and it was also sta, ed iba, The
Judge Advocate, although he had, without obec-.
'ioh' admitted the reading of former, now CONSENT
ed mat me latter papers should not be read
Inc COUNSEL oil the accused then rave in n Ione
ana particular lis, OF certain parts of the President,
1nu eSAes 10 congress, and also of the reporis of
'he Navy department TO the same, which he wish
ed 10 De taken as part of the evidence before IN.
Court: he likewise offered certain Spanish doc,-.
ments with the same view.
Inc Court was again cleared, and after delibera-
.ioh IL was announced that these papers could no,
be received as part of the evidence. but that the
accused, In bis defence, might refer TO the sane
without restriction.
Inc Counsel expressed his satisfaction with this
arrangement, and when called on TO say how soon
ne expected 10 be prepared with the defence. ma
med Friday as the farihesl day TO which he should
ASK 10 extend the indulgence of the Court--b,,
saia ne should use every exertion TO be pr.n.red
by Thursday if practicable lNaf Inf