The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-20
Navy General Court Martial board OF
tho u =. ship North Carolina.

tho u >. snip North Carolina
FRIDAY, August 40, 1912.
TRIAL OF LIEUTENANT WILKES CONTINUED.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment and the Presi
dent handed the following the Judge Advocate
which he had received from the Secretary OF the Navy
since yesterdays adjournment
Navy DEPARTMENr,S
nth August lS42
SIR -
Before the Court further with the trial of any
person connected with the Exploring Expedition it de-
srabe that should ascertain whether or not any portion
OF the Journals other documents of the expedition
in the possession of the Court will be required
dence If be found that such evidence H be required
the Court will please suspend proceedings in such
til It can be produced and report the fact to the Depart
ment.
am, sir, respectfully
Your sbedent servant,
A. p. UPsHUR;
CON- CHARLES STEWART,
On board u s. Ship North Caroline, New York.
After some informal conversation between the Judge
necessary before the Court could proceed further
with the trial Of Lieutenant Wilkes that the log book Of
the Vncennes for 1888 and 1899 should be the
Court cleared and remained with closed doors for up
wards Of two hours to consider the letter of the Secretary
When the doors were again opened, Mr. H.MLror.
counsel tor Lieutenant Wilkes, said that the Judge Advo
cate had informed him that he had been instructed by the
Court to ask Lieutenant Wilkes for the rough logs Of the
Vincennes for the whole cruise by
Lieutenant Wilkes to say that he had the logs in his
possession that they sent on TO the Depart
ment at Washington. Mr. Hamilton said, that although
Court had not the POWER the accused o ur
nsh evidence against himself yet Lieutenant Wilkes had
disposition to keep thing back that mi he deemed
necessary the trial The smooth logs of the vacennes
had been sent TO Washington with these Of the Porpcse
The latter had come to hand, and were in Court ,
having been procured from the Department by thu Judge
Advocate, and therefore reasonable suppose that
the logbooks of the Vncennes likewise in possession
Of the Department and under the control Of the Judge Ad
vocate.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE replied that he he'd been inform
by the Department at Washington that the ogbook othe
Vneennes had been received by the Department.
The ogtof the Vincennes 10 June, 1892 what
CURED and he would ask Lieutenant Wilkes II he ad the
rough logs to that period of the cruise in his sson
Lieut. WILKES replied that sono Of the rough logs Of
the Vncennes were now in Court and that he had sent
three OF them to the Deparm INT at Washington, 1T the
request the Judge Advocate before the charges against
him made out He stated that he had dispos on
keep back the logs journals any other parers
nected with the cruise but rather wished that they might
be produced He was willing TO testify that the missing
rough logs not in his possession this city and the
Court had before them the ac that he hal sent Mr. Stew
art to Washington for the purpose Of procuring them
who states that afor dgent search OF five hours he
able to find them the boxes at Lieut.. Wilkes,
house and therefore, is TO be- presumed they in the
hands of the Department Lieut. Wilkes here read from
his letter book, an extract Of letter addressed TO
witch Islands, November 10, $780, stating that he had
despatched the Department by the ship Lausanne, the
complete till the October, s4Op Lieut.. Wilkes Of
fered to call MIR. Howison, who packed up and pu the
boxes ON board Lausanne Oahu show what logs
were sent by her. The logs of the Porpose, continued
Lieut. Wilkes, sent in the same ship and the
boxes with those Of the Vncennes The former have been
found safely slowed away at the Department at Washing
ton and thus have pmo acis evidence to show that
the latter also been received by the Department and
have been probably overlooked among the many boxes
with the expedition.
The Judge Advocate, MIR. Hamilton and Lieut. wilkes,
books and the Court adjourned till tomorrow Saturday
morning, 10 o'clock.