The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-16
The Military Court Martial.

The Military Court Martial.
FREpEKIcK, Nil. June 10, 1913.
The Court met this morning ut O'Clock.
Present. all the members.
The minutes Of yesterday were read.
JUDGE ApvocArE Ito Gen. Pillow Il have procured
the papers in the howtxer which you asked for
the other day If you win please renew your motion,
sir | will enter IL upon the record. ts.lt
Gen. Scorr--I have objection to Offer
Gen. PILLow--Very we'll.
Cen Scorr--what's that you have In your hand!-
where Is it from. 4r
JUDGE ApvocArE-ti is tho order from head quarters.
Gen. Scorr--What head quarters, sir! There are
head quarters There Is the regimeAtal hea
quarters. head quarters of the army, &c.
JcDcr ApvocArE-From the War Department., sir.
Gen. Scorr-I have seen the paper though have
not read it. 1t may go for what its worth, which
think is very little.
counsrlthe Judge Advocate, however looking as go
lemu US IL he were under &c ntence Of death
Gen: Pillow then renewed his motion (which we
published when 1t frat made, last weekly, and the
papers were admitted by tina Court.
Captain KER usder examination for tho defence
Q-Did the witness hear Gen. Scott ask Gen. Pillow
why he had not advanced Capt Kers command Of dra-
goons If 70 what was the reply?
Al did hear Gen. Scott ask Gen Pillow Why he had
not advanced those dragons. Gen. Pillow replied
that the road was impracticable.
Q.-Had the witness in person, or had hc caused an
officer under his command. upd1keg}&N nom Conceal
Pillow to reconnoitre the ground ppcqhe aide o. the
Pedrega occupied by the Dragons for some praCtica
BILE route for dragons to and could find none
aud was that fact made known to Gen. Scott not
Axes. asked zen. fllOW TO advance my COIL
mand aud he ordered me to send an officer to find .
practicable route. When Gen Scott came upon the
field he asked why the Dragons not sent forward
and told by Gen Pillow that there prae4cn-
Bile route He also sent ofcer to uoitre 6nd
if he could find a road. don't recollect now,
whether it officer of his staff Of the dra-
COON oic who returned and made the report.
Q.-Has witness a knowledge of the fact, that Gen.
Pillow or twice sent STAFF officer with orders to
General Twggs and that officer returned and reported
that he could not find Gen Twiggs!
A-Yes i think Capt. Hooker OF Gen. Pillows stan
ordered to the front to noats with General
Tw'ggs think he was ordered to the front to COM
municate with Gen. Twiggs. think he was ordered
to ask why Gen Twiggs had not assaulted the work In
front The staff officer returned and reported that he
had reached the field. but could not find Cen Twiggs
that he had found the second In command, General
Persifor r Smith.
Gen. Scorr-There is good deal Of hsarsay in all
this Mr. President.
Gen. PILLow-There is no hearsay in his stating the
facts. 1t is no akin to hearsay
The witness confined He said that the which
assaulted, the same that prevented the cavalry
from assauting his command namely the intervening
ravine.
Q-wituess will reflect moment, and say whether
it was Capt Hooker or Lieut. Ripley, who charged
with the orders to Gen. Twiggs!
Al think Capt. Hooker, though may be mistaken
Odd witness leave Mexico under written perm6-
sion from Gen. Scott? tf.s
A-Yes was ordered to New Orleans to and report
to the Adjutant General by Gen Scott.
Cross-examined by the prosecutor.
TASTY scESE-PisroLs FOR TWO.
QHas or has not the credbility Of the witness be-
fore former court martial court Of inquiry been
directly impeached by the evidence Of ono more
brother officers specially called to impsach the wit
ne.s's credibty
Captain Kxn--(the witness) have no objection to
that question; but believe that It offered
to insult me It's very unbecoming in the Comman-
General Scorr-I am under the protection Of the
Court but in the absence Of the Court can defend
myself with my sword
General TowsoN-The Court cannot pass over the
of General Scott that the Court does not pro-
tect him. he can defend himself
General ScorT Il beg pardon, sir, said, In the alb.
protect myself.
The CouRr bowed its satisfaction at the correction.
The witne answered as follows =
Al have objection to answer the question, but
think it is done to insult me. answer no, never
1t has been attempted, and defy General Scott
or any else to show particle Of evidence to i'm
General Scorr, TO the Court-I give notice. sir
that have summoned two three witnesses to i'm
peach the credbity of this witness. expect ono OF
them to arrive this afternoon.
General fiLLow-By what authority do you 60 on
summoning witnesses!
General Scorr-Ths Judge Advocate summoned
General PlLLow-Hc refused to summon any for me
Il rtie same purpose.
Gen Scott by order of the President of the Court
Gen. TowsoN--The Court had reasons for refusing
to summon the witnesses you (Gen. Pillow refer to.
We did not wish go into the consideration Of that
subject
Gen. PrLLow-Thats SUFFICIENT. sir.
The CouRr asked Gen. Scott il he desired to put
any more questions to the witness
Gen. Scorr-No, sir. I'll ask him no further quos-
tons
extracts from a work which would doubtless be con-
sdered good authority by the prosecutor, US it was
written by a pupil OF his.
CouRr--What is the object, sir
Gen. PiLLow-To show the proper duties of the Judge
Adv ocate and prosec ator, courts martial.
Couar--Ihe Court is going on with the examination
expense to the government and 1t prefers hearing all
the witnesses soon as possible Have you any more
WITH sir
known just now choose the privilege of further
cross-exami ming the prosecutor
Q-(By the defence 1.-THE prosecutor (Gcn. Scott)
IL further xamned and is asked Cen Pillow
did the night Of The 9TH September last, late at
night visit his quarters ut Tacubaya and inform the
prosecutor that he (Gen Pillow had information that
the machinery for casting aud boring cannon was re-
moved from the foundry on the 2lst OF August
Ave had ut head quarters contradictory infor-
nation in respect to the foundry to Cha
pulteprc and within long reach Of it's guns do not
remember to have received that information that the
question for from General Pillow aud much less
al the precise time mentioned But between, say the
4th and the 9TH Of September, at IL O'Clock at night
through source possibly nay probably. General
Pillow information was received to the cec intimstcd
in the question On the other hand. within the
period Sunday night the 9Th or 9th OF september,
Had information from two persons that came TO me from
the city, representing that many bells had been dis.
or three ys then last past.
Gen PrLIow-The court will that my question
does not call for a narrative Of the operations
Gen TowsoS to Gen ScotD-P Proceed, sic.
Answer cotipued-And many others who had sp-
proachcd the foundry, could hear as they supposed,
the operations Of the foundry In boring cannon
There were opinions upon the subject and my own
was opposed to that of Major-Gcneral Pillow
Q.--Cannot the witness recolect that Gen. Pillow
gave witness in the night of the 7tb the first nforma
ton he had received that that machinery was run BY
a waterpower which could be easily turned off, and the
machinery thus rendered powerless.
A-The suggestion respecting the water power and
the practcabty of cutting of the water came to me
through several and very probably through
Mai Gen Pillow, also But 1t was supposed at head
quarters finally. that there finished guns guns
nearly finished which had not yet been carried to the
city.
Q-Does the witness know, or has he Information
upon which he relies, that the boring machinery was
not found in the foundry when that work was pcne
tated and after the american army entered the city,
that this machinery there found
A-Thc machinery had no doubt had been carried
into the city of Mexico prior to the carrying Of the oun
dry on morning Of the sth and became perfectly
satsoed on the sth Of September that the information
4 hon tran tnti of ho hall