The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-19
NEW YORK FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1912


o-Did you, in making these searches search for pa
pers in relation to the official conduct of 1t Wilkes with
the intention OF preparing charges and collecting testmo-
| ny to substantiate those charges
Il did look into papers the official conduct OF 1t.
Wilkes for the purpose Of collecting testimony to sustain
accusations had already preferred against him. They
were not preferred in the form OF charges.
O. Were those accusations which you say were alrea-
dy preferred the same for which he is now on trial
A.-No, sir. These are only part OF them.
Q.-Did you again visit the city Of Washington in July,
1912, for like purposes and how long was you engaged
Al was there perhaps a,week at that time. |
dered to Washington to furnish the Judge Advocate with
information upon the subject Of the accusations had made
| against Lieutenant Wilkes.
Odd YOU in your researches at Washington, there
find the subjects OF the accusations of the second and third
| Al some papers there that subject, which
| did not read.
| Q.-were the second and third charges drawn up by
| your
Ayes sir. preferred the charges; they are sub
Q.-Are the specific atoms the same as drawn up by
you1
A.-They are the same.
Q.-Do you know what portion OF Lieut.. Wkes's
time devoted the scientific objects expedition
while at Sydney, about Dec. 1899
Al do not
Q-What the destination of the Roy al George and
how soon did she depart from sydney after Lieut. Wilkes
had received your report to the Secretary Of the Navy
| preierrng charges against him7
A-She was bound to England, and sailed two days
after the date OF my reports she sailed on the 18th De
| cember.
| Q.-How long did Lieut.. Wilkes remain at Sydney,
after the delivery Of report and whittier did he next
proceed
Ale remained there till the latter part of December
| and then proceeded on a southern cruise.
Odd an opportunity offer while at ydney forward
| to the United States after the 18th Of December
| Al don't know.
QWas the report to which you have testified against
Lieut.. Ringgod, addressed by you to Lieut. Wilkes in
tended to bring Lieut. Rnggoh to trial by court mar
| tial1
Al intended them charges against Lieut. Ringgold
| for trial. but not for trial in the squadron. 4
Mr. Hamilton here produced the following letter from
Dir Chilli tn la1fW llaS
U. SHIr PEACOCK, May -, ls4O ,
virtue article 27th the promotion of discipline
respectfully claim that some official notice should be
taken fmy two letters of May 3D. and my letter of May
4ih and its two enclosures.
beg leave officially and respectfully to inform
you that am making out charges against you Conn
mandernC of the Exploring Squadron Tor drelieon
the Navy and that intend to submit these charges and
their specifications to the Honorable Secretary Of the
Navy for preierment at the earliest opportunity can
without violating the rules of the Naval service.
fcaons against Lieut. Commanding Cadwallader Ring
gold for derelicon OF duty &C., with request that you
will peruse them and forward them to the Secretary Of
| the Navy for preferment.
| Having already notified Lieut.. Commanding Rnggold
of my intention to frame charges against him, deem it
my duty to lay the accompanying before you without
| Should be thought necessary to place Lieut. Com
handing Rnggod under arrest, request TO be informed
fact that may take that the person accused
be furnished with true copy of the charges with the
/ specifications at the time he is put under arrest"
l regret that to be consistent with the principles which
you have adopted in my will be necessary for you
to detaoh Lieut. Rnggold from his command and deprive
him, while under charges of the privileges OF his rank
CHAs. +. B. GUILLoU,
Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Navy.
| To CHARLES WILKES Commd'g Exploring Expedition.
| Examination of DIR. GuAlou resumed.
Q.-Were charges preferred againat you by Lieut..
Ilnggod previous to the 18th OF March, ls4o and were
| they then pending
Al do not know. The letter of Lieut. Wilkes says
charges to be preferred against you and not that
| they had been preferred
Q.-Was you informed by Lieut. Wilkes that It. Ring.
gold had preferred charges against you previous to the
Alt. Ringgod had made charges against me, as was
| informed by Lieut.. Wilkes on December IL, 1889.
Odd you apply to Lieut.. Wilkes for promotion after
l such charges made out against youl
| Ayes. never saw the charges up to this time
Odd not Lieut. Wilkes inform you at the time that
charges had been preferred against you by Lieut. Ring
gold and give that as reason for not promoting YOU
| A-The only information receive from Lieut.. Wilkes
on this subject, the letter of April ,, Is4o, which is
| before the Court.
Q-was this the oppression complained of by you in
the first specification fthe third charged
Odd you at any time request Lieut. Wilkes to APP
point SURGEON board the Porpose and did he
sign for refusing, that briggs class Of
| vessels not entitled to full surgeon.
Al did make such request His reasons are con-
tanned in his letter of June loh 1882 This letter was
Q-Dd you request Lieut.. Wilkes to forward for you to
the Navy Department application for the appointment
| last referred to, or at least the payl
| Al did.
Odd you receive reply from the Navy Department
to that application, and if yea, what was its contents
| Al did receive reply, and have it on shore.
.Q.-state n.arly as you can the time when such
ply from the Secretary Of the Navy received by you
A. do not remember. think received it a sy dney.
Odd you ever receive copy of the charges pre-
errea against you by Lieut. MT. Rnggod, yea are they
Al did receivea copy. They were in substance the
same.
duce you believe that you would receive the pay
Surgeon for your services on board the Porpoise
A.-When first joined the expedition under its
| ganization, by his verbal promise.
Q.-where was the promise made, and who if any per
| son present when it was made 2
Alt made at Lieut.. Wilkes house at Washington
don't know that any body was present.
Odd you ever remind the accused Of his promise
previous to the interview of the 9th of October at Homo
| hulu
Al did not asked him for the appointment of Sur.
| geon, but without reminding him of his promise.
Q-Was you not convinced in your own mind by the
letter of Lieut. Wilkes Of the I'd April ls40 that he would
give you the appointment and did you not well know
from the letter of the Secretary of the Navy that he had
| not the authority to do sol
Al felt very doubtful of il. Twas not well satisfied
from the letter. that Lieut. Wilkes had not the power
o~Did You exhibit to Lieut.. Wilkes the letter from
the Secretary of the Navy in your interview of Oco-
Der 8, fsi03
| Al did not received it through him.
OFF you felt very doubtful whether Leutean Wilkes
would give you the appointment, what your
in reminding and continuing to remind him of his pro-
| mise the 9th Of October
Al did not persist in reminding him of his promise
but merely attempted to remind him that had stated
fact reminded him Of his promise because consider
| ed II my right to do
| Q.-Do you know whether the complaints OF Lieut.
Pnkney agana 1t Wilkes to the latter the
| 9th October, lsi0l
| Al do not know
Q.-who was the person you have said was in Lieut..
Wilkes apartment at the interview Of the 9th October
| Isi01
| Ale sailor man. He did not come into the
room.
Odd Lieut.. Wilkes reception of you that day. on
your entrance to the room, meet your appreciation
| Ayes sir.
OWL yon describe the place at which the house &C.
cupied by 1t. Wilkes situated how far il was from
any road and how far distant from any other dwcngf
| Alt was about one hundred yards from lane or
main street. There several inhabited houses in the
| eighborhood.
The Court then adjourned until this, Friday morning.