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ea ~ tne orders, and done pretty much Al the
hghnng. And this same Gen. Pillow (the for.
ner Law Papner Of Col. Polkl was charged With
having written or caused 10 be wriuen, this said
"Leonidas" lerer--lhe same berg in -violaIion
ol gcneral regulation or standing order Of the
army" and also Is "conduci unbecoming an Of.
hceT and gentleman"
The main question being, the connection Of
Pillow with the LeOnidas letter, Gen. Scoi sub
miued 70 Ibe eOuu a document, which vas said
10 be procured from the hands Of Gen. Pillow,
relating 70 said letter, and ibis document was
marked No. !.
Gen. Pillow being called upon TO know If be
recognized that document, said be Reknowledg.
ed some of the interlineaiions 10 be in his hand
wiring. and admiued thai he handed the same TO
Mr.. Freaner. know icg him to be The coucspon-
dent Of the Delta--and that the document was
taken from rough report Of bis own. The let.
ler Of Leonidas itself was next produced, and
TO show Gen, Pillows connection with il, Mr..
Freaner, the Della'S correspondent was produ.
ced Ias a wilpess. We give this testimony, Of
length, and we cannot see any escape Of Gen.
Pillow from inevitable disgrace.
EXAMINATION OF Mr.. FREANER.
Judge advocate. What does the witness know
Of the TWO papers now before hint
Witness. This paper, marked No. I, re-
cciyed from Gen. Pillow. He was passing by
Gen. Pillows quarters and was requested by
him (Gen. Pillow to call in the evening. Wit
ness remarked that he was in hurry, but was
earnestly requested by Gen. Pillow to CALL
He told me if would come back 10 his house
thar night, he would give me a comfortable place
10 write, some place 10 sleep, and soldier fare, OF
words 10 that effect. Alier having stated to him
the inconvenience il would be to me TO come
back, as | was going for a list Of the killed and
wounded, and was 70 send sn account Of The bat.
ties the RexI day, he still urged me, and com,
piled.
Il rained during the time Of my return. Af
ter having supper, went with Gen. Pillow into
ihs next room, and, after having some conver.
sation, he handed me the paper now before me
marked No. /. Previous TO handing il TO ME
he read it and interlined il. He (witness) sta.
ted to General Pillow that he did not intend sen.
ding off detailed account Of the battles, he
merely wanted TO send off an account Of the re.
suit as soon as possible; he would send detail
ed account in a few days, when he would have
an opportunity OF getting an account of The bat
ties. Gen. Pillow then said that he (Gen. Pill
low was very anxious that the letter should &c
Oft with the first impressions, and he desired
him (witness)to engrali it in his report. Ahel
some conversation, generally. he (wilness) ask
ed Gen. Pillow if he would keep The paper, anC
no objections having been made, he put it in his
pocket. AGer he looked at the paper, he saw
~ nf a l.. i. 4
look at il afterwards until he got into the city,
and put it with other papers. When the LeOni-
das paper was talked Of looked for this paper
and found it. compared it on being told that it
was similar. then placed the paper, together
with the comparison, away. Some time after.
ward | received verbal message from Gen.
Pillow, stating that he wanted TO see me. rode
out Of town and stopped At his house, he (Gen.
P.) asked me If | recollected having received a
paper from him. replied that did. He ,her
asked il | sill had it in my possession, told
him had. lie then requested that should re-
Iurn il TO him. replied that was on my roat
out of town, and that on my return would SCI
about it, In the course Of conversation hC
Gen. P.) told me that he had that (meaning III,
letter. prepared from on abstract Of his report
for mo, and that he was told while in New Or
leans, by tho editors Of the Delta, that was
man that could be relied upon; that he woulC
deem il breach of confidence f any improper
use was made Of said paper. | left, assuring
him that he should hear from me that evening
The same evening wrote 10 Gen. Pillow q let
ter, declining, for certain reasons, to return sale
paper and received in reply note desiring m'
10 call.
On the publication of Leonidas' letter in thl
New Orleans Delta, wrote to the editors Of tha
paper requesting that they should keep the orig
ina for me. On my return from Washington
through New Orleans, a few weeks since, re
ceived il from Mr.. Magennis of that paper.
Judge Advocate.--A what place and wha
time did you hold the conversation with Gen
Pillow, when he gave you said paper.
Witness.--About the 23d, or between ~,
and 95Ih, at Miscoac,
Judge Associate.--Is the witness acquante,
with The handwriting of Gen, Pillow, and irso
whether he can trace his handwriting on th
paper before him.
Wilness.--l am not acquainted with the hand
writing Of Gen. Pillow. ] have seen him write
| saw him make an interlinealion Of two word
Tho paper marked 1.
Judge Advoca.e.--Wl you look and see
you can truee Gen. Pillows writing in Iha, doc
ument.
Gen. Pillow object to that question ben
put, no has admitted already that he is unac
qusinied with my hand writing.
The court oyeTruled the objection.
WiIness.--From what have seen Of Gen
Pillows hand writing, should Judge that tn
words Observation-Disclosures better
TO be his.
Here The examination Of Mr.. Freaner, on IN
part Of the prosecution, closed. Gen. Scott sal
that al another time he should again wan. the ev
dence of Mr.. Freaner.
The rest ofthe questions to Mr.. Freaner an
his answers, which are not very important, W
oHit. The court then adjourned until mex. day.
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