The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-27
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June o. Isas

WASHINGTON, ID. G, June %, Is45
Second Day Of the New Nara Court Martial in he Case
Of Capt. Poorhses.
he Court met pursuant djounment ten O'Clock
Captain Aulick having received permission to with
draw from the Court as member Captain Forrest was
appointed and sworn in to take his place. The oath
being administered the Judge Advocate proceeded to
against the accused and drawn up the Secretary of
the Navy. The charges three in number with five
specifications the first charge is dsobedience Of or.
ders in sailing into the port OF Annapolis instead of pro-
ceedng to Norfolk ordered to do by Captain Turner
The second charge is Illegal punishment in an in
irngcmcnt of the rules and regulations of the navy in
regard punishment and in allowing by adopting rule
fer the internal regulations the Congress- in permit
ting and authorizing the officers Of his ship the power of
infcting corporal punishment, but not to exceed six
lashes The third charge is scandalous conduct in
writing respectful letter to the Secretary of the Navy
informing him Of the mpossblity TO enter the port Of
Norfolk without great delay and expense and concu-
ding with the remark that il he had done wrong he was
sorry for IT, &c he had done the best for his country and
the service that his judgment dictated and hoped that
the explanation and offered for his going to An.
same spirit OF kindness and good feeling offer.
ed; but seems 1t not The Judge Advocate after
reading the charges and specifications called in the ac
cuscd to plead guilty not guilty The accused then
stepped forward and requested that Mr. Coke might be
admitted his counsel and be allowed read paper
which he had prepared before he should be required TO
plead to the charges preferred against him. The per-
mission was granted, and the counsel for the accused
could not exercise any jurisdiction in the case denying
that they had any right to try the accused upon these
charges, nasmuch as the subject matter OF them in
averred that the information which the charges
based fully within the knowledge Of the Secre-
tary before convcning first court martial they
were at the time of his ordering the second court
tial
He also alluded the short space of time allowed the
only ls hours from the close Of the first
Court to the converting of the second oneto have the
necessary witnesses summoned for the purpose Of dis
the charges vndcat himself from the spe
ci6caons therein set forth contendng that the mat
ter was as fully before the Secretary OF the Navy
before the converting of the first Court Martial
at the time of ordering the second one they could not
properly be brought against the accused for trial.
without the Judge Advocates first showing that the
charges, SC obtained from information not in the
Of the Secretary of the Navy at that time but
to his knowledge after the issuance Of the precept
for the first Court Maralbasing the correctness and
of his plea upon the 3sh article of act Of Con-
gress for the better regulation of the Navy of 1900
The Court cleared for consultation and on the re
opening II was announced that one hours recess would
he taken in order 10 allow time TO the Judge Advocate
prepare his reply At the expiration OF two hours the
again assembled and the Judge Advocate read his
cjonder TO which the counsel for the accused mmed
atey with the permission of the Court, submitted Sc
copd argument in defence OF his position. The Court
was cleared second time and after long consultation
was reopened Tho Judge Advocate then informed the
accused that his objections overued and that he
vas required plead guilty not guilty 10 the charges
o specifications preferred against him. and read 10
the Court The hour OF three being near at hand, the