The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-10

t. 49, Question Of the Pros-cu:or-IIas not the wne.
ton at home highly Mandatory of Major General PILLOW, an
not the witness shown or more snch letters to the
et; through e ga m for puOcaon at home with Or vii"
the sad Burns ssIa answer tina
question the sad Pillow rose in support by argument
was closed to deliberate the objection and parl
after the had publicly announced its decision tina
tory be should that thereby he would criminate him
self and when the witness had actually made such deca1a
fion-ie said Scott on the two offered til
CONT substantially the following remarks or suggestion.
which he now permitted 10 reduce writing and pac
upon the record OF the his argument and potes
d against the said decision.
.Hr. PrcSideat ami Gentlemen of the CoHrt:
90 1t now too late for the wines, memory
fresh and minute side OF the case and who
nm M rec"rdo on the other to decline answering the
already acknowledged himself at the instance OF the defend
ant and of his benefit whose witness he is, guilty OF tn
single admission If prosecuted and not paIdoned the
ct his commission toT the writing of such letter
ai as Tie writing G one hundedthe enuncation OF the
rresiden General Regulation published in orders, Janua
Private Letters or reports. relative to military marches
ana are iIeueny design ana a,
forbidden and officer found gny of making such re-
iof i1r pnbicaon without special 2enistoda or o PA
the within month after the termination oil ihe
campaign TO which 1t relates. shall be dismissed from 'ne
|
The e disgrace Of the witness is therefore complies ,a e
And Mr.. President il is now also TOO late iof MIN 10
the same question aLto help The defence Wen upoa the re-
cord OF the court that he had pnrioned from private
ae General n D, a mPS as Ro avs
bow to the decision Of the and conduct the future
Mexico, March 70 1913.
Gen Pillow rose and said the reading having been finished
that there in the paper Inp Yea General H.
Gen Pillow had waved all objections to the examina
Major Burns hoped the would please allow him to
correct something he had said the day previous, viz In
was written in my own office, and not in Gen. Pillows
might be inferred from my evidence yesterday. He also
Ss sH6eu p''''s' INT 'Ou'' ''" paper lie eu Il" Ills
The court, after deberaton allowed it be read
| Witness then submitted the following:
Amongst the questions yesterday by Maj, Cen
Scott were two in language deemed designed TO be exceed
ingly offensive myself Toeve question propounded by
have never before been before military court
wines nor, to the best of my reeqecon before civil one
Wills pc f9 that @ GSa @ meet
sci March s s. isas submitted a. '" BURNS
inform the wines that he would be protected at ali times by
them, and whenever he asked question which he
considered dlsrespecu or improper he might appeal to the
GEN Pillow did it chance that the witness became at
lit was at my own request to Major Kirby
Gen. P.-The witness has said he the battle of Con.
trea, over what parts OF the fed was he and with whom,
a. went out with General Pillow on the morning of
The 18th wa on different parts OF the field was on the
did leave the field until after dark
Gen Scott here moved that the Judge Advocate furnish
he deesand that witness be required to write the
the Leon!das letter by the Judge Advocateeachw word eve
raj times
ported the hesitancy of his tness Gen s said there
ts CONT He said that in croexamination the party 50
q aDSW tn
ton OF the other party justified indeed obliged put
which was often the bottom of well-had to be pumped
ne 0 s f eou wo a not TAXI up an
pec'ed and intended to inpeach the testimony of that
Gen P said that the proposition made by Gen s. truly
NraordinaTy-so much 50 that Gen s had preface by
he court has the v0e eane e e of % ba
secntion; Here Gen. 2. was called to order.l
wines and this Of the modes taken by hint was
not the only mode Gen Scott was here called to order, and
Gen. Scott then submitted his motion in writing.
Inc court declined to admit the motion of Major Gen
Scott, and ordered it to be placed on the record.
e eh ofGn asked he was TO understand tathe court OBJ
I The court replied re- lie. no no. certainly nor
Zines p and # SO in what relation does the writer stand
Gen P-ook at paper No and say whe, i, witness
las heard of that previous the meeting OF this
ng interIneations in Gen. P.'s hand writing! n
III Hedru Oh The of Mr. n
Gen ?. S hand writing. a
'bect OF certain Mr. Feane had in his possession
id ii 50 at what time and place, and what did he say! a
H. cannot recolect what lie said the subject have
Office cannot reeoc the n i ro hare c1 sa
IT, had paper in his possession which had been written
. he ant % nj he nds with hi H. Eaae
zen w hat impression was left mind by those II
GEN PD MAJOR Gem PoW deny HAN a Ie snc pa
r as No. had ever been handed to Mr.. Freaner1
ai never heard INN speak on that subject to knowl
ge do not believe ever had conversation with him h.
n. P-Ias the witness heard stated by Gen Pillow b.
AZ paper to No had been puroined from Il
IN DO not recoliect of having heard of paper of that
nd having been purIoned. ~ -
GEN P-Beioe sending off the Leonidas letter will the wit
n st Fl; wehe Was read By any one OF Gen Pillows
IL have no recollection OF having read it to them-not .
emoies'-or of having given to them to read "'' tn
the absence ne Of Gen %ne e onn aa Mhfh
'ort in Gen. Pillows office ''' ''i'ee INT pa
Il could not the day; impossible could answer h
e. P.MiI the witness read with attention paper No pr
certain paagraps-and if not So what words differs
49, md n, them identical with the exception of the word
sey 0 and ene on the s second before
before saan 1 sn& the woSs Him. AMID AMID
apang q me ne general $500 instead
n No. No. Cen Pillow moved, in Leonidas Gen Pill re-
e ,f and %9yed In eSnGas the wqd tumpan
I'll
P rsal,, ocsns IN No in rearin Leonlas in pc
,usco IN No No santa Martha in eonidas. Chu to
f fb 6 ln Leonlas Gen Scott now assumed command br
e rSI 1mle in No he ordered Gen Pillow with ",
oudas a ngae to assault the enemy upon the left I'm
ansiei in Iom mgm at Ghurnbnseo in No l. lol
o bE which they did in great order . in No gil
men ,.ey noply dI in No, General is interiinei
ore Worth in No ], i'll conjunction is interIined
r.liow apes lie witness for that remarka m
coincidence Was this part witnesses renor com SOC
ness on Gen. Pillows table at Miscoac ~ " '''e
- cannot account for the coincidence have ,,a,dv
uas copied from memorandum found in Gen PHI VI
Office may have made mistakes in ny c0py have ma
. seen the paper No before coming TO this court
Ien this portion of letter was composed pei
himself how did find its way into paper No * yit NJ
;, intimacy with DIR. Hestend Gen. Pillows clerk so W.
~ as 10 warrant the suppOtion that he took the same WI
~ wi" the LeonIdas letter which witness took with Ma
cannot account for the article finding its way into 60,
10 never Knew that DR. Hiesend took any liber
WIN the Aeondas letter: never showed TO him rep
en P-Among the nterneatons in papeT No are ta b,I
wing MAJOR General after mud and water va
a. IL ue witness memory admits whether the Same the
were inerneG IN the memorandum which witness re-