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s in the newspapers at the time, and proved before
he Fremont Court Martial, kearny being The witness
u J ar cross e x animation. Page 1906, thus;

IA in the newspapers at the time and proved before
NV Fremont Court Martial. Kearny being the witness
under cross-examlnahon Page 100 mus
.ousston DO you not know, or believe, that Lieut. Col
rnont made extraordinary ride in that visit OF his 10
lenlerry and Indicative OF extraordinary business
'1Answer. | understood that Lieut.. Col. fremont had
ms M from Los Angeles in about four day s-perhaps
Z IL very short time for such ride--the distance
ling nearly 400 miles.
0uooesion Does the following paragraph from the
California newspaper, March 9Th, correctly describe
NO, rde Lieutenant Colonel Fremont arrived here day
,e Yesterday three days hours. from Los Angeles,
400 mies) business with Governor keany, and left
n Yesterday afternoon the purpose Of embarking his
bsrtalion for this port He expects be in Monterey again
nv the 10Th 18th of April The colonel will have ridden
over miles in eight days. including all delays ON this
TAnswer As stated before, believe the ride from Los
i.s nav have been made in less tban four DAYS
Whether this in the Californian newspaper, that
h had days aud hours correct not.
mo, tel He left Monterey on toe aSth of March, as
bsleye with orders from to embark such men OF the
California battalion would not be mustered INTO service
on board OF ship which was to send to San Pedro The
de Twas supposed by me that he would return to Monte
rev. as soon possible: would add, that when directed
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont, III conversation with him.
70 embark his battalion at San Pedro, he told me he
always sick when at and that he would there
4 he could avoid IT, then told him that he could to
he embarkation of his battalion, and then up him
self by and which order subsequently sent to him in
"Ouestion. Do you know, believe that any person
came from Los Angeles with hun that occasion, except
Don Jesus Pico and one servant
The Judge Advocate suggested that the question ugh
indicate the conrt the bearing and relevancy OF the in
oul nv. III
Is desired to lead him, that is ivoidable
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont replied that the object will
be approached with all proper drecness and that the OBJ
,ect most important.
"Answer. understood, and believe that the per-
sons mentioned in the question the only who
accompanied Lieutenant Colonel Fremont to Monterey"
Col Fremont set off upon his ride Cooke and his Nor
mons approached. They arrived some days after Their
appearance infamed the Caifornians. They mounted
their horses and almost broke their engagement to FIRE.
mont They surrounded the Mormons defyingly dress
ed drgoon coats and armed with dragoon sabres, Ia
ken at San Pasqual Cookies own account OF his recep
on page 1875 OF the trial. written officially to Gen. Kear
ny, sufficiently descriptve--'he late enemy, aoto
round us,cto gatiop ouer the country armed to the
esh-and many Of them pth a0eapons taken an battle
from our troops" Cooke was terrified and. making
ef-humation the excuse for the disobedence of his
orders, he thus wrote to his General, same page
"Iacifce all eeng of pride to duty, which think plainly
poad BE- signal for rsuo. The GeaeraPs orders
Obtyed"
And them falling into train of mounful "Reminiscences
he thus CALCULATES: ...tt
with much faithful labor by the dragons; the how
with which they have four fought the enemy,
his volunteers to be refused TO them by this Lieut. Col FIRE.
mont and in defiance of the orders OF his general de-
this this mutiny which Jeopardlzes the
safety OF the country, and dees me In my legal command
and dutiesby men, who report and say that they be-
eve that the enemy approaches from without and are
about TO rise in arms around us!" -aa
Yet that refusal was his salvation If he had touched
that howitzer-i Fremonrs captain Owen had given up
that howitZer-for Fremont himself by that time at
Moncrey-it would have been the last of the Momons
and their leader, Saint George Cooke. The terrible
charge with lances would have followed the bolt fol-
lows the fash. Major Cooke took discretion. The
non left where it was, and the Mormons escaped the
steel This is the second time that has appeared
in this drama--once at San Pasqual--now at San Ga
bre 1t has third time appear and that will be at
Phllippi.
SPEECH TO BE CONTINUED