The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-08
Army Intelligence.
THE COURT MARTIAL UPON LIEUT.. II. HALDEMAN,

THE COURT MARTIAL UPON LIEUT.. II. HALDEMAN,
q. 8. A.
The trial Of First Lieutenant Horace Haldemar 9th
Regiment of Infantry, stationed Governors Island
upon various charges of maeasance officer
sumed Saturday morning at IL O'Clock the Quarter
masters office, No. Slate street. The officers o. the
United States army comprising the Court of Inquiry Co.
lionel Ring L. +. Bonneville, presidcg, present The
of the officers constituting the court with speca
cations of the charges preferred against Lieutenant Hal
demnn also general resume Of the evidence el,ited
up to Saturday, published in Saturday HERALD
Sergeant Major William Head acting Commiss AIRY
Sergeant at Governors Island, the only witness
called yesterday, when his cross examination was
continued from the last two sit.ings and occu-
pied the entire day. His testimony upon
further crossexamnation was as follows The
fresh beef obtained for issue to the troops. was OBJ
tanned by an order on the contractor; the order
made on returns signed by the commanding officer; he
had himself previous to the 1st OF September signed
them fresh beef issued to the recruits twice week
no more fresh beef received at time than
suppo.ed to be sufficient for issue he had nsruc-
tions to issue certain quantities to the officers these
generally issued to them before the commissary he
did not issue any provisions to HIMSELF he made
to the orderly ergeants Of the different companies and
soldiers famies the beef for the whole command
together it Is fret weighed the officers are first fur
nished; then companies and b. their families laun-
dresses and their husbands and the remainder goes
the recruits an oroer book Is kept in which is marked
the amount Of beef furnished to the officers but that
issued to the troops; clerk in the commssary store
keeps memorandum of the issues to the recruits every
thing that out of the stores was directed to
charge to the fund, with the exception OF
some coffee and -four, which got expressly for the
officers; Co" Brown gave such instruct in 1850
the officers did not offer to pay for the orders issued to
them, though one or two spoke of II; he could
member precisely the date when he ceased thus charging
the officers how often the bills presented with
out charge for fresh beef IA memorandum book was
produced in which noted all Issues from the CON-
mssary sorcs.] The entries in this book the witness
stated, though showing to the off
GERS not real charges for in making their bills
these charges omitted Lieut.. Haldeman did not
70 from tine b %s store from
him but not charged by this he meant that bills
presented TO him.
By the accused-was record kept of all such arti-
Giles furnished9 A. The amounts were all put in memo
randum books, but these books Official and are
not kept by the order OF officers, signed by oicer
that he should not purchase anything ut the com
missary store that he should purchase in the CITY,
That need not make out any bills against him. he
did tell somewhere about that time that in future
need not charge him with articles got from the
| missary store.
By the accused-Dd not tell you in July or August
1885 send in my bills for all the provisions obaineds
A. No, sir The bills continued to be mnde out for
,b the Sn sSs fnafssS ssos
sisant Treasurer New York the 18th day August
last in payment for the twelve barrels Of pork and eighty
gallons of vinegar which you say sold TO
missaryS A. No offer of any check was made He said,
II remember right that II he went to town that day he
wouldge me the money $3.50 don't know that he went
10 town that cay but the Goth he said to by the by
must give you that check" told him II mat
ter Il the end OF the month"; and that he
had better wait till the other provisions sod and
settle with Lieut. Willard for the whole amount never
called Lieut. II. for the money. This money due
for provisions sold TO Lieut. II. commissary. All the
ney in trust for the Port Treasurer have been in the
habit for years Of receiving checks for provisions and
signing receipts for the same.
At O'Clock tho Court adjourned 20 meet again on
Monday morning at IL o'clock.