The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-13

TRIAL Or LIEBTEnAnT UPDBGRASF AND SURGEON
HOLDEN BY COURT MARTIAL.


HOLDEN BY COURT MARTIAL.
The Court me, on Monday ct IL NJ. ss No. g. Htsso
street. Colonel J. f. Mansfield, President OF the Court
Captain W. B Johns, Judge AavooAte Lieutenant Up
deean in closing the defence presented the following
statement 70 the Court whose verdiot cannot DO known
until been subjected 10 the United States govern
ment approved or dsapproved:-
Mn. President AND GENTLEMEN OF Tns CoUnr After q
Al The dangers and prySoIs incident TO my profession
few ohe honors s have en oo 70 my i had my
dobedenc OF orders and neglect Of duty when the strict
with axed hADt In my defence I have
1" 70 saw cs before court so Capable OF formn us
facts that have been presented ia evidence
which ha brcu sh together would be drelic in duty
aesravang ccumsances thai have accidentally CONQUERED
the have sustained Throughout the whole Of
mns military You sA'i s s with 70 a a
trusted was Of unconscious character Having been
dered 70 conduct to ger ers twenty Ave nyad sol
issns and whose length Of service
SSneaenoe IN their sds and good ccndac
commissioned officers were detailed to accompany
that the regular routine of duty, pertaining either to
guard or an hospital should BE %SsersG Our Arrival
sunday the midst Of storm accompanied with heavy
y marcinE the men ashore and my own Of The
50 compelled delay their remo,s from their somor!a
and have that aads e 0s s%
master der was DOT his ONCE but that could only
hod him At bis residence ! went ashore a, with 9TH.
way; whica letter used for the purpose mssag myself
had beeS Upon nquirips for the
,S sn aes 70 co.. ne SsS fo Or be 0 e
Quartef duty in New York inquired for that OIL
ss ns H o oy 70 s 6ns ssa aSS
ace an e % or
the Of the Office only and the between
day vas lar spent finding snytang
@ snd
to1 10 For Wood the next morning then repaired TO the
present and provided for board the vessel On the
o oee siSe earliest hour al which had been inform
any business could be transacted but discovered that
@ 10 he SO"
in front q the Surermasters Office assured myself ha
the were present and hearing no complaint from them
70 this and ser hi been r., made for
s @ roS ssS been e ede or be
command Bediows Island but that there was no officer
etructions requiring me to turn them over TO an officer
coed ed eher TO Fort wooS and assume command Of
that Pos without Instructions or go mmsas 70
Fort Columbus Ny judgement dictated TO me that the latter
ali instructions 70 DE steward TO leave the
and proceed to Fort Columbus On my arrival At for' 20
Wood snd assume e9npand In accoraanea WIN these IN
master ransI when informed by his clerk
thai ould Impossible Bedow's Island
returned to the Quarter ONCE and renewed my
application to be sent TO Fort Wood and succeedei In
COVE ed rr aud to For Coumbns aud the first
time In military service, found myself In arrest
knowing that have eonscentiousy discharged what con-
the calm d impartial inyestga
that fas been instituted doubt my intentions neither
40 then gentlemen sub nit my resting upon its
y UPDEGRSFF
LIST Lieut. 9Th Infantry, U. 6. Army.
The Court will proceed 10 the trial Of Surgeon
Hocea Inc oospg are the cbsrgcs preferred against
him.
cnArars a.p srrclrcA1Ioss rRryrrrrp AeA,sr
Lryi g.. nCiDiS. MEDICAL DsrkRrAESr' USuED STATES
Ai:nY.
DisJslierce Of Orders
this that Assistant levi II. Hol
cen eical United states army, having
tom 1rsss 10 ont Wo,d hArbor about the
OF November eighteen hundred and my nix, did
fail execute said order, by evpg the detachment In the
bes eighteen hundred and fifty six and By falling 70 accom-
psny Il To Foi Wood
N,g'sc' % Dun
Sterilization, In thus that Atsista-' Surgeon Levi
lie nj ed taes having been ordered about the l5t
November .J6 by competent authority u accompany
deisohmen Of soldiers from lexss Fort Wocd New YORK
sail Fort WOOD New York harbor ana do leave said
dstaolm nj without edica attendance IRON ina period unul
Columbus New ork harbor
about The /, b day OF December, 1856
BY Command OF breye Lteu,sn' ut General seou;
wfrNEyrs-Tieui Colonel l.. Thomas Assistant Adiutant
General, New YORK; Major Bsckus "a infantry Fort Co
New York Mr. jacob Travis clerk Quarermaste depart
nest Nav York Mr. NJ. Messenger, Qusrtermaser's de,
Seward 70 detachment. VIM. Saunders Hospital steward,
for wor1 Lance sergeaa, Bradford Fort Wood.