The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-09
Army Intelligence.
THE COURT MARTIAL UPON LIEUTENANT uAfnrrAN
UNITED ETA TrS Army.


The Court Martial the case Of Firn, feo.r, ur..s
Haidcman Eighth regimen. Of Infantry, a,a,onea q.
Governors bland met yesterday at II A. A. pursaant
TO adjournment at The Quartcrmssters oce No s..,e
street The officers constituting the Court ~ lnautx
all present, Brcyrt Lieutenant. Colonel Tho.aas
Swords presiding
The cress.cxaminaton ot Sergeant. Major Vim. Head,
Commissary Sergeant at eeyornnrs tsland resumed
and occupied the entire day. his testimony Al follows:
When signed the check tof si 900 90, bcsica iieut
Haldeman now present, his wife, and a gentleman on
visit TO Lieut.. H., Lieut.. Willard into Lieut. Hs
quarters about the time endorsing the check the
face Of this check never saw before endorsIng Il, ns~
siucc, until produced In court.
o-ln whose handwriting are pay TO bearer %
Ain mine; the check that I endorsed In aev-
temtcr ,,,,s ''pny to bearer, W H." Is In my hand-
VI Hi2so 70 Of not; I, was quite dark when endorscA
II; did not notice the snouut n waa drawn fn~:
raw that u was drawn upon the Assistant Treasures
New York the check knew be In payment for prot.
siou. sold Lieut., IT, told me he had received Hfcsm
the port fund have made oui In my name:
collected the moneys upon thom and signed tho 70.
cepSi snce have been conmssaty seIRoni extra aour
and oohec have been the only articles sold ~ the
commisso storea that the commissary iuntas
or she other sales arel"oey iroa the savings. a.a,
know which the sale o frcah beef properly bconga to-
with few exceptions there IL always beei enough for tho
recruits and companies over and above that ssued f~
The officers; u the officers had not hesn furnished gtve
quantity, that Issued 10 them would gone the re
cruits and the surplus bclonged to the savings; tho
ration daily asnrdcd the recruits Ia one pound and
quarter ot beef little than this ls taken bs
sure and have enough for all tho recruits ta, may ots
what the officers neod Il added make ont the rsurns
for NIL the troops except company tho returns are
signed by Lieut. willard and gned by the osss
nanding officer; the additional iresh beef for oncss
was authorized TO make by Lieut. Badcnan and 10 make
the returns cover such additions.
by the accused--pid you not tell mo occnsioa,
IN very warm weather, that ther. beef thA9
would be eaten by the recruits that you hal bette
give II TO 'L. on,ers and IA not reply that your
bpshefs aud not mine and not this the only drcouns
over gave you relative 70 giving the officers Gesh bcaf
nee Of chnfgef A. No tif. a. iiow often did you paU
Lieut. Willard moneys aecrang from gncA ~ the
"a fbe recruits and what amounts A. paid him
times over, month, and semstmea every two month";,
ana 10 on. HE amounts ] cannot toll for July and
and ss ssa. 80 " a'a '' e''''"o''' '''"''a -
By the aecuscd-wha, are your habinf Do you sonss-
lhe Judge Advocate objected to the question The
room was cleared for the Cour, 70 deliberate upon tho
question, when they decided that il should not bc nat
Tho accused stated that b. bha four question: of sss
same nature with the last which lac Gesrec 10 have At
Advocate "a each Of whie the Judge Advocate obiece3
after reading them aloud in open cauf,.
The aecu'ed stated that he uBdersood the rule of evil
denea 10 be That the questions might be put bat that
the wines might decline 70 them not, 10
ia,s.a ne 19eAs'ens real wose a. iollo~s
HOW long haf. you been la the habit o dnkiny 70
cxcessf
.. are you fcqucp,iy intoxicated
z. Have you had IL deliriam trenieas
from excessive drIni ing bow ofon and when
T. what wss your condition a, the time you had tho
cObFefhhbNn WIN me wherein naif ! nsAHd
rerfctent Ia Iiout Wilatd that paid you The syse
some dap before actually paid ~ We're You ,ha.
huneriDg ~ an attack ~ derum trcpons Agd svrc
not peTsons then watching you that account
The Court vas again cleared whom IL decided that
the hrst three questions should rot be put that tho
last nigh be- the witness 10 decline answering IL no
he ehose.
The fourth question sbovc, being then reread tAs
witness answered that at the referred he
sick, but did not surcr from dclfinIn nor ~as
anybody watching him OF 'stiag care q ai@, u~a,.
OIary and terg"ani gery In his qusrters a. the
time but only 10 visf him
hy The accrued. DO you tDow Captain Van retf A.
% be has charge ot the government ngheriug ha is
In the employ of N" Qnnftsuacr he has br0uxht The
tonuisgafy stores - soyeruors Island nes about 1877
he brought pork nonr beans rice sugar coffee nanair
soap, vinegar, Inc m, 6c.
ny the aseusciHa - you not aecretei COVE nn,cst
STORES and soli them Jour account 10 Captain vaA
feit aud alao 10 oihcrsf
The Judge Advocate objected 20 the question
All present except the ordered ~ sithdray
Tor the court - decide the question T1gs eour- vas
shortly opened ~hen Il announced fhai the qsssiys
could not be put.
u being nov O'Clock, the court adJournsd 10 me~.
again this morning at III O'Clock.