The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-23
MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY
axLArIvI TO THE
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO
FIFTEENTH DAY,

FIFTEENTH DAY.
The court met Yesterday mo ninx pursuant % aJu
nnent. Present ali the members tosstae' W.
Gates and his adviser, Captain Shields ,..,u.-.
Private Lsa.cN ssep.r,of Company u, thi'u a. I'
D witness called on At the sussesnon u O'
vss then sworn and asposst As follows
49,. .x.r.i..tiou By the ooutt--Q 10 Jon Know
ba,ssr Csnt.n s.rdinsr took nom tns Pnohs stores
and Fad any biscuit ON me h.on 10 saes s.isi,
No All that DO inos II ~ SONS we're iouAd dsws In
the held between decks SAY nine ~Hois Discus ana
DO you know who put them there or how they came
khere A. do Bot - -,
Nearly In the o.rs the ria hit aud sioe OF TINS hatch
way going forwsd hall way from ths hsteh SAy ho
side Of the vessel about four or nve feet rom the
o. by Colonel Gsns-Dd you kuo- whsre Capt, Cara
nsr had his bed board the Kdoy 80, stas II ts
his bed was; he changed tne place several times
Private John Aurpsy sworn Q Do you koow wh'tass
captain Gardiner ,oos AND mo Ar any '"'ai' from ''
q. De- YOU know any lining about the matter A /
heard . runor absus ssne, but dia rot sss any
Private Warren Adams sworp-o Do yoa snnw AnJ
khns about any ken hid by Captain Ga'onsr
% the KnbJS A. saw nothing heard rumof 10 sast
Private LuIy Of Company D. Third Artillery, sworn.
The Court Iessrksd that there vas no necessity on
calling more tety to having hsArs ranora
Colonel Gstes die insst tee vxninalion OF the
witpess.
The Jadse AcysoA raid ae hal csed AL the witisiF
IA named b. Coozsi Gates exceptix o-Segs2as Nc.
Iutyrs and pr st", nsn~i Fer VINO Nsfs AoSsA' 'na
the latter ooplc b- found
The fol6wns lettAs from oooael Gates vas thsn laid
before the Court -, a, ,e,,
Ma PRrspINr, AND GENTLEMEN OF rHE counT
.asn ss il "a f.. tn. ehars in s ssss a
judge AdyoeA CO. snips tas hgsus n a. aSa
Ti.ns The arsae hs1y 's,ps,'rsls nea o'@
found the ~he,s Captain Gsrnr and Cspnla Jsta
a.s made their bee ID. rsAt va. s's 81 ia a
Ssors this tie tbs, chs,s, hsd hsa
nE - so Nh III. asg Sss
.as. lea vi. hose can T.
wnssss ard this stated IN ny ssef 81 'i0sas sno
san Gardner pres Cd ,hs wsttF mot
be tSusa aa.sr to nsa ali sbom
had not yet been ey me clearly sustain W.
be.ssn gspsia esrsa so9s interfere
VIZ Hs sss aus 40
be continued in this case
honor + yssi
The Court wsa then eiearso and tas Presdsns desired
referred to In mis- letter jast read, yet re-
InAinpg TO be examined me C'o1t aiso callsd upon
DOL Gates to state specifically what he eIpscsed ssSn
Colonel cafes laid tn. following written reply bs-
serrs.n, Mcintyre prove th,, c.s. Gardiner
gave 70 No vi ness lnoo sh,s Cap, Gardiner or
wanted him he wiSd sam@or h@ .nG exoea, him fatse:
tefs kiiey,
found under Capt Gsrdnsrs boi 10 col Gae oxpso TO
by Private Ftla that h. iound crackers hin self in
the p lust ccorgd BY CAPT Gardiner Ihaud herewith
VIM GATES. Coloncl o. s A.
The letter from ssrSesns Mcintyre al ldea 10 in shs
above, Ia ~ foliors:--
FoRr WooD. Feb. 10, 1851
sIR-Ths about the finding Of THO bi.olt,
H. ard She Kby after toe officers lsti Sergeant
Murphy, company Aeams, company j. Lilly company D.;
The who 0nn the biscuit is PAS. ANY further in
formation you require can tive u req airod.
an 'N' ''u'' f JossPa I MCINTYRE.
sergsan Tnird U. s. A. Artt lery
The Court decided that the te nony Of Felt to prove
That crackers were found bold Of the ship
thing more, eosli not b. OF asy consequence in the
inquiry sn6 that the Court decline wait for
absent witness for soh testimony Asd moreover would
1hipk IL useess to ke such testimony the wit
present. Tue Court directed the Judys Advo-
have rgeant Aclntyre In attend to
Thursday Ut 10 o'clock.
The following note from Colonel Gates thin read:
CouRr Room, Wednesday, A. n
Mr.. PREaDENr:-Not understanding yestes day that
Sion my have the hon n ss.e that 1t wiz b
In possible for In Justice to myse have defon
ready before Fridsv norning II O'clock therefore
sN' --"' wM GATES Col. o, s. A.
The Court asssnted to this application.
The Court then went into secret session.
The Judge Advocate stated to the Court that Leuen
ants 8. Winder and ChAsdler had appeared according
that they were ccgnxant Of no massr not ia evi
denoe which ut AL material worth bringing to the
notice of the Court
After remaining u sscret session for several hours the
Court adjourned t meet again this morning ut 10 O'Clock