New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06
GENERAL COURT.MARTIAL.
ALLEGED FRAUD UPON SOLDIERS.
Trial OF Lieut.. III. HaldcInan. L. :. A.


Comt.Martisl assembled ct No. 8 State st. in this
City On Wednesday, the 2sth Of September, for the
trial of lst Lieut. HORACE HiLDEyAS, sth Regiment
of Infantry, stationed on Governors Island. The fol-
lowing officers Of -. United ststes Army were de-
tailed for tie Court
Col. Benz. 7 T. BOW svTLrE Sd f,fsntry. PresiiinT
Brevet Lieut. Col THOMAS swoao' Nai0r and ooai'eF-
Nslor wN W MORsrs ~ Artillery.
Capt. HENRY {. PRsTT, D. Artillery.
Cs5t. IspREw J. LINDSAY. aounted Rtdsa.n.
CAr,; GEO, ". GETTY 4th Ar-i cry
!! E!:$: Ss%s 4 Bows a. Tta:!y
ist Lent JULIAN M:ALLIsrrs Ordnance Corp.
Let Lent. HENRY M. BLACK. 9th Infantry
Cap. sSxrFL JoSEs lst Artillery, Judge Ao Oeae of the
CcSp.e' for defendant Me,srs CT ,rSs and
!. The Court Martial being dug, Organized, Major
ELECTS BAcKUs, of tae Third Il fantTy, commanding
AZ Fort Columbus, Governors Island, through the
judge AdyC cate preferred charges aud soeclc toDs
apsins. First Lieut. HoR see HALDETAN, OF the Eighth
Regiment of United States Infantry in substance as
The s charge /. Of conduc. .becomng officer ana gen
temsr TIE specification sets forth thai defendant 81 Act
be profe sns to oay to First Lieut. r. willard .as
DPo. Fund the Of tbs proceeds o. q.
months Of November and December 1884 faud1enty wifh cid
Jsnuay lass The second specification forth that defet
ant when protesting ',Pay Fist Lieut. Geo D. Willard tie
tbe Istiops Of the recruits the months OF January and
February 1885, fraudUesiy withheld ,Soa The st n OF sos ~
third charges alike often ,g,n't the defendant regard 70
The the month, q March and april 1889 to the anSga
Of aOs &C. at the place ah the 5th Of May 1870
Specification fourth charges eefendnt with hke 4ueaee
f., The months g May ana Dce uG one o. about the 81
1855 Specification fifth chmges defendant with wahodins
.um Of ss So at the same pace about the 5 Of Sep
embs 1875 Specification sixth eh'rses that defendant beng
orpg CT the 18Th Of September 1855 to render TO hn an &C
Of the proceed. of the sales Of he from t1s M
the recruits for the month. OF July sod august 300 da Ia
the afternoon Of that day submit to Msor Backusa Tne1
sCeS c0H9ss a. se H. sd' cS 65t Suud
50 this setting firth that he ts,t; SSeman nsa
whereas he did not make payment until about one O'Clock
p ~ the l3h of September 1850 after ne received as
charges that defend did earnestly request Setg '" Hesd
Con ry Sergeant to make spear 10 the Ie's9Ts,
mani bad paid to bin HEAD toe Of $3.50 several d,y De
.s H wa. ss1iy rad nj: n, % before
Court Msrti. ruined words 70 that eject at the
III Rs defendant ordered Sergeant w Head
CoTns,y srsspt to n'Se no fas r stove
place in the months Of November ana TO-
spee6es ion fret charges that desndsn having at 'qnd
nes The months OF January February March April May
June July August 1875 procured ron me ,avnss OF n
stiot' Of the recruits ee:iP ,ees Po''ns Dsa 81 n
Of sugar ID Of ssp DTS sat |! as Of be,ns and = % q
s1a's @ m 60 g sson lS e%.s.
PeOd Pocu.ad about 7's n Of fste Bee. 81 tns'
sns seo to psy or in any Tor the spseie
with furnishing 10 Meior Backa' and Oher commissioned aud
officers tresh beef anou9ns 70 ABOUT
troops Columbus and filling to make any eharE Or co.,
let any pay for ths same 80 iaf.Dy coA@au6
The accused requested the Court to aoouru TOR Two
Gays, to allow him time to prepare his deeose aver
due deliberations the Court through the Judge-aGVo-
cate acceded TO the request OF the accused aLd the
Court adjourned to Saturday morning, II CLOCK
SECOND DAY-sA1uRDAY. Sept %.
The Court met pursuant TO adjournment at II a. Al,
al OF the members pres nj.
First Lieut. Horace HALDENAS, sth Regiment In
ny was called upon by the Judge Advocate 70 lead
the charges specifications preferred against him. Defend.n
plead guilt. TO all the essrs. and S s s sn
seee acknowledge the facts set forth in this specific .son
deny spy intention 10 mead or N any way oece'o 0
Notice was given TO all of the witresses except Ma
ior BseEus and members OF the Court TO withdraw. ,
Major + B.cKUs, Third Infantry, a witness for the
ion being duly BY the judge say;
am present i, command Of fo1 S0sm 10. Of ju, ss the
Depot Fuudr IT Columbus derived from the savings OF
Kept ia the comm.ssry storshou.e; Lieut. Willard
the Depot Fund and hs. charge Of T. and ths
ali e the savings Of the ons ought 70 90 oto
bis bands know who has been Ia the tao OF einnS
tsG'. ssss s SD p o At Columbus
from the let OF July 1855 10 the lith OF sptemost lo on
t tSs sy yh o the eps q the recrut about l0
A. NJ aiee ed Lieut. H. % make 70 me .ss'eneI o. .nS
AM, 1855 and to maze at the time 8
ssement Of the proc. eds Of tue sac. Of the piS
The accounts; he mediaey replied, There can be no us
5sP.ssy. my S 'Is al @ S
emergencies be said he ~ouid ab5at O'Clock d.
If he .:5 ssot @
aid ,s,emeni viii further state that the discrepancy re-
erred TO tie las, item referred % that paper go o.
The account Depot rre,urer 1t Willard was con eed
without hat item Is not nelos-e oa th- ts'Ta, ~
cid not earn until sfer the return had rome % snlhz
ten. that any money had Seeh P1Ah 70 So t1ssb
beef the crehouse regularly ca issue Gays Gds IVY So
AagvIi and ed H. bag cH9ot STAT. me ,o y
examined it the beef was issued zee weet ana ny
tor, were obtain about u each time A1a
gusntty obsin.d; understand Gov tna1 me oee ~,
tfere fupposed II Comm say beef ard tha s par
ebasiol frorl the CcmuasAry whsr ny o ot 5 ~
,toe, there charge for eeef On " ana 40 @
b.. presented for the amount u see ~
have paid for Isl the fresh oesi ana s
cd by the Aceused-Accussd ordered aaaH
,rrst on tie "a OF Sept 1855 hbout 10 OF ne
sot pformti Of any charge asans, hn prsvioq. % o.:
rLases several ster app 1eslon ws
B, sEi-Id Of accused gI an nteiVey 'oa s ~ H.
City Irepee he could see me sn my RET ~ ms
sppiestip received BY me from see1ied i1 a. -
al not bin uy r-l1n trUm Rev iofa "a 10
W. 10 see IA; il sergeasrM'rs dety 70 80
the beef under any eeum',oess DO net saow sa Sa
some,bip. of what wss done in bis store house an
net ava that the Comus.y s'rse.at hsd power e.,
Rsrys, 10 Pert ard Mess Fund Dr. and not t. Conms
FEi Ihsve tso such bills beaded IN The sane wsy
re D. ~, sized " Hssd paid 20
~ uesgptsr W. Hesd; did Lot aEn any reeusloa toL
beef-fl did has sse.Pei my rec sndsr.taad
he Coar1i..sry receives the money ior wsea tns "a = -,
,Od sna shose gy eyer 2 1s b.; nav nav. been
M po.ed upon hilr b. former CcrnaateI 'he -
sry povi,or he ops and every 'eH VI
eleven GAYS: fresh beef iss.ed vice week
by the cOurr-Thsre no sorres on Governor