The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-19
NEW YORK. MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 19. 1913.

The Court here took till four o'clock In the
afternoon, at which hour 1t again met and the exam
request In the letter from Captain Lee have It pub
lished had he (witness) any idea that Capt Lee
designed 1t for publication.
z Gen PrLLow remarked that the letter could speak
for itself that point he had not thought worth
his while however to object to the question it would
have consumed more time than 1t was worth.
Gen. ScoTr surprised the court should allow
marks and comments to be made upon the
given.
The examination pas COMMUNICATIVE letter I'D
dressed to lady and the aid Of the engineer bureau
accidental throughout The lady showed the letter to
Capt. Wecker, and it was thus communicated to the
public; whether 1t would have been communicated
II 1t had not been shown to Capt Welcker 1t was mpos-
pied by clerk in the Engineer Office The witness
mory not exact enough the subject to whether
the extracts from the original letter. and which extracts
were published in the Union such regard pro-
fessiona assistance; but he considered equally iute
resting extracts might have been made without the aid
of military science. From what the witness infer
red Capt Wecker's action was that of friend to the
lady to whom the letter addressed 1t the duty
of the chief engineer officer in the field to make reports
to the bureau; but Capt Lee was not the chief OH.
GER Major J. +. Smith There official
ton in the matter, either of writing or PUBLISHING it,
Witness had understood however, that in consequc
Of Major Smiths illness, Capt Lee for the greater
part of the time acted chief of the engineer corps
The Hon. w. L. MARCY. Secretary Of War was sworn
for the defence.
After being duly seated in the witness chair Gen. Pill
low handed the Judge Advocate question in writing
For long time all brcathless attention whilst the
Judge Advocate gathered together a bundle of slips
newspapers generally being portions Of the New
York Herald When this awful and impressive cere-
mony concluded, the following question read
and the audience again breathed:-
Q--Wil witness please state II any authority was
given from the War Department for the publication Of
the letters and articles handed to you; the intro
duction Of certain Mexican letters-another letter
Dated MEXICO 1912 and still another. dated "Ta-
cubaya. Mexico, - which letters articles writ
ten by Col Hitchcock acting inspector general Capt
Huger ordnance department.; Capt Lce military engi
neera members at the time, of the staff of the
handing general Maj. Gen Scott.
Al know Of no permission given to publish any let
relating to the operations of the army in Mexico,
other than those which with the general reports,
except, perhaps, the one alluded to by Col Albert in
his testimony of this morning have not read these
publications, (the Intercepted etters know Of no au
thority given for that. for the other letters The
publication of this etter alluded to by Col Albert
solicited by many who had friends in Mexico aud who
anxious to hear and after having refused two
three times, I told him that he might do what he
thought best with the letter have given approval
for the publication of any letters except the one
| ferred to by Col. Albert.
Gen Pillow then put in paper requesting the Court
to certain witnesses to testify to the good
character Of Capt Ker. Gen Scott also put In pa
per- requesting for certain officers to prove
his bad character.
Neither application allowed by tho Court, and
there being further testimony the Court adjourned
over till Wednesday next-then to hear the summing
up of the prosecutor aud the defenoe-he crowd dis
perssd and the doors were locked