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ous.. was thal lhe regimen. Of winch Mr. Webslsrs

the United States you home your eighbos and
friends. and resided there unnl the Mexican and
then became elected major CT the Tsgimenil
Ans returned Immediately 10 Andoyer after my dis
charge. and resided IN Massachusetts three years
Had been older than | was when enlisted, would
have obtained better position.
The Court In VIVA, year was Cushings regiment
raised
Ans II went out 10 Mexico in 1s47. The general
order gwen 10 November 1916, Just after Tue Daie
Mr. Bradley After that Time. were you thrown into
association with General Iwlsgs and MI Graham OF 'he
Ans mel Mr.. Graham in Mexico. He dined with
noe one day at Serao. met General Twiggs number
Of times invited him wish Perote when there
with Colonel Wright have conyersed with General
Tw,sgs here / was his orderly when was sergeant in
the service il Florida He look fancy me- suppose
because he thought was rather looking young
man | am perfectly willing the proceedings OF the court
martial held shall be made public have always
made the statement in regard 10 the facts that have
this morning II was mefe matter OF humanity on my
part and nothing else
Dir. May Were you regularly tried by the court
martial!
Ans looked upon the affair al the time farce.
Cues Ii was by its sentence, however, that you
reduced to the rankss
Cues. Did your friends know that these transactions
had taken place in Florida when you say they elected
yon MAJOR
Ans All my friends knew OF them. They knew
had been a commissioned officer.
Cues. Did they know anything about the sentence OF
the court martial
Ans. | don't know ,has rfe public generally knew
about it. Some OF the officers knew about IT. IL was
always a matter Of Joke with me. -. ;, -, .r,
Mir Carlisle. Who was the president OF Inc couIt
martial
Ans Charles May
Ques. What his rank
Ans. Lieutenant
Cues Was he first second Lieutenant
Ans. forget. think that IN the spring OF issl he
was first lieutenant, IN comisnvad OF company Z.
Cues When were you APPOINTED lieutenant colonel
Ans. was chosen lieutenant colonel at Maiamoras
when Col. CGsbag was appointed general.
AZ. Me- ,y.r mr. nstl Tzh
portion of it, put IN duIance Tor depedang on the people
OF Mexico2
the regular uniform, and they refused to do IT, Some
sixty or seventy refused peTemptory 10 obey and they
marched to the castle OF San Juan de Ulloa
Cues Were they not put ia the castle Tor disorderly
conduct and depedahons The people OF Mexico gen
orally
Ans No, sir 1 have said il was for refusing to take
the infantry uniform OF the United States when the order
given, They wanted TO wear their own uniform.
Cues. Were they not put in Tor depretaling on the
peope'
Ans. There were single instances in that. there
in other regiments great many OF the second
dragons were put IN on that account
MIR. May. The fact is matter of history.
Ans. | repeat again that they put in the castle
for refusing 10 the uniform
Mr. May O,hets have different impression. This
closes the on the part OF the government;
The counsel for The defence then proceeded to ofer
their sur-Tebu,ting testimony.
Major jain f Lee swoIn.
Mr. Bradley. Is there any record n the War Depart
ment OF court martial against Colonel Abbott 7
Ans. No, There three sorts OF courts martial
in the army-garson, reglmen,al, and general In the
years 1885 and the records OF garrison and regimena
martial sent TO headquarters oil the divisions
10 Generals Gaines and Scott The records OF the gen.
eral courts martial only were sent to Washington.
CUES Ii the court martial against Colonel Abbott had
been general one, The record would have been under
your charge
Cues A. the period OF Is4l the record OF any in
ferIor court would not have been returned!
Ans No, sir it would not have been returned.
Than tlaFa a. m apd n "a
department OF any court martial on Colonel Abbstf
Ans. There is There is on the muser-roll
record that he reduced IN rank on the l2lh oil April
lssi
CUES Does that roll show the officers in command
Ans. II shows oaly the officers OF his company.
Cues. Who were theyi
Ans Henry Sibley, first LIEUTENANT, commanding; Will
liam Steele second lieutenant. The company which
he belonged was Company II I'd dragons.
Ans Sibiey is in Texas, but DO not know where
Mr May. Colonel Thomas says that he is in New
The witness | find that Mr.. Steele was no, present
with the company, but that he was on duty al Carlisle
Mr. Bradley Where was the company stationed
Ans Fort Shannon. in East Florca The post returns
will show the officers OF the troops that were stationed
there.
Mr. May Have you examined TO what officers
there
Ans did not directed the clerk to give you
list OF officers IN service there.
Cues. Do you remember their names
Ans Colonel Pike Graham and Colonel May appeared
TO be there on the court martial,
Dir. Bradley. At what court martial was Col May
present.
Ans Il appears 10 be stated 10 the regimcnial return
that he was on a court martial the 20h OF April al
Fort shannon. he was not stationed there.
Cues Have Graham and Winshp been here within a
week, and were they summoned as Witnesses
Ans think they were.
Cues. Was Mr Graham or Mr.. Winshp summoned
witnesses
MIR May. Both Of them were summoned witnesses
nj Nav WAS uOf haDpeped IN he
here on his own business
Cues Ito The wllnessl Where would the record Of
the court martial bel
Ans He nigh, be tried BY a court martial Of either
description
Qses Where would the record be
Ans II would be either al New Orleans or al 81 Louis
Cues IL it in Washington
Ans. Ii IL not
Que. When was your attention first called to this
matteri
Ans. Two or three days ago.
Ques Was 1t as much as ten days agoi
Aas. II was some tiaie last week.
Cues. Was II time enough 10 have telegraphed TO ST.
Louis or New Orleans, and 10 have received copy of
the record II It therei
Ans Yes,
Mr. May DO you remember saying TO me that the
record would probably be a, San Antonio, Texasi
Ans do not. Perhaps may have told you II might
be at the department headquarters
MIR Bradley. understand you TO say that the returns
OF inferior courts martial would be at division headqua
trs.
Ans Yes, sir; under the order Of 1888
MIR. MAY. Do yos know whether there 10 or is not a
Telegraph 10 San Antonol
Ans. | think that Mr.. MAY. be suggests, did ask
me where the records Of inferior martial were
kept and WI there had been fact