The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-27
General Naval Court Martial, on board the
U. y. Ship North Carolina.
FRIDAY, Aug. 26. lel2


TRIAL OF LIEUT.. CHARLES WILKES, CONTINUED.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment all the men,
bers present The journal of yesterday read by the
Judge Advocate
Purser DUNN called by the Judge Advocate and sworn
JupoE Apvoc ArE-state whether you Purser at
tached to the Exploring Expedition, before it sailed from
the United States.
Al was.
JupGE ApvocArE.-state whether the marines that
went in the Exploring Expedition recev ed bounty
A.-Some OF them did
Q.-How was that bounty paidl
A.-Paid by me in money by order Of Commodore
Q,-was that payment dsallowed by the Fourth Audi
tor; ifso how does the account now standf
Alt was disable wed, and all that not recharged
Odd those men reenst after their original enlist
mentl
Al do not know; don't recollect.
Q.-Ifthey had, would it not have been in wrtngi
A.-Ipresume SO.
Odd you such writings
Al don't recollect.
QWould not that written re-enlistment have passed
through your hands if it ever existedl
their bounty and went shore with tie sailors There
many away after they had been drafted and
received the bounty that received orders to pay them
only half the bounty when they went Shore and the
remainder when they came on board,
Q.-Was all the bounty paid in money
ALI that paid.
Q-For what purpose was this additional money
given
A. was paid by an order of CON- jones' The order
is file the lth Auditors office in Washington don't
know what paid for; do not recoect that the
der stated what was for is not general order No it
Especial order directed to me- recocct speaks of
paying bounty to the marines well the sailors
Crossexamned by Mr.. HAMILTON, through the Judge
Advocate.
Q--what was the amount of bounty you paid to each
man?
A.-The highest amount paid was three months pay
and some Of them only received half Of it, Some Of the
marines run and never come on board
QWas the bounty paid TO any marines but those Who
went in the Expedonor detailed to CO. and did not
on account of sicknessl
Al don't know | did not go in the Expedition.
Q-You say Commodore Jones ordered you to pay the
bounty to the marines well as the Was not the
bounty paid to the men to re-enlistl
Q-Look at the letter shown ysu it not signed by
Aaron O. Dayton, 4th Auditor of the Treasury
Mr.. HAMILTON read letter from A. O. Dayton to Purser
Wadron, dated Aug 1885, in which he states that he
has incosed list marines attached to the Expedition
who have received bounties from Purssr Dunn and in
structng him check the amount against them it is
contrary to an Act Of Congress to pay bountes to new
recruits.
JUDGE ApvocArE-You have said that Com, Jones gave
you orders pay the bounty to the marines well as the
men re-enlisted1
Al saw the articles.
Odd you ever know the articles Of enlistment OF ma
rnes to be in possession OF the purseri
A-No sir
QDidyo ever know the articles of enlistment of ma
rines to pass through the hands of purserl
A-Not unless these articles OF enlistment passed
through my hands, which do not recollect; do not
| know that any such articles existed.
The evidence OF the witness read by the Judge
Advocate.
Lieut. NORTH called by the Judge Advocate and sworn.
oupsS ap.ocATI-S.s'e.o smo Coui' WHICH "" J'ou
Al joined the Expedition under Com. Ap Cstcsby
Jones in November 1856 and LETT it in July is42 after its
JUDGE ADvocArE-sate whether the marines who went
out IN tnat Expedition ever reened AFTER their original
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