The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
Army Court Martial.

correspondent Of the Lnrn!iniGn. writ inr
from SnlIivnns Island gives the tniruwin,r inter
| "SIng account Of the mode nf conducting Lu.i
| ness ~ the army court martial, which was cum
| vcnc'l at that place:
l"ET M"rLlEiE. SrLLIvANS IsLASp April T.
lhr court martial. nj this place i,r The. trial
| "f Surgeon Is. 81 Ervre, Unt.rl States Army.
| Will l'r"h"hly terminate on Saturday next, til.
| ?'. instant. Ih" i-s:nnay e.iciir,l on both
| sIi's Is quite vn.nmin"ys. IT. innv l." n.w 10
some Of your Readers. to learn how the cxam-
'ni"n III such court is c..nlurte. Tile uues
| lion to he nskrd The wiLn-sS. (wii" il allowed
| l." hc seated. aud no, required IL stand. ia il,
our CIt'l C"nrt.) is first written out hy The
| Judge Advocate, ana then read. The answer
| ID Then taken down r|rbdfim, aud this mode IL
carried out To IN" conclusion of the test iinnny.
As each page of questions nr,l answers ia filed
| II rs handed To the President. who reads il nj
the same time that the rSamnutinn is cnrr.I
on. should any Objection hr mad. by the
r"'I'Sei t'r tirnccusrG !" nn, quest ion or answer
| hr Simply states thnt he "hl-c,s The u,j.:-
'i';i l. then reduced t" writing and handed to
! the I"dr" Advocate. aud placed on The record
lhr Judge Advocate then writes his reply nn.l
| r"ns"n for the qu">ti"n. which !. rrnh To thu.
| Court. aud al " placed on the Record Th.
Court Is then cleared "f all, cAcrrtny il. Men,
hrrS. cxrlu'lihG h" h til" accused and his cn,,n
| sci. and it, is then decided among themselves
whether "r not the ohj-rtinn shall hr srs,nin-
ed On 'op"nrg th. decision ia announced
sim liar proceeding takes place. should any
Objection br urged by III" Judge Advocate or
| any of The menhrrs of The Cn,rt This would
| "rlmar tedious bat there is. after all rnor.
evidence gone through with thnn ia generally
| The case III II Civil C"urt-wh"re a ease of this
| hn'ur- h.c"m.S one Of .i-iirnte al.i ml,ur-
liant character. In Civil Court wien ,,l,i.r-
| tl"ns are urged, counsel are sonnet ines allow
eh I" occupy tw" or three hours in argument.
| aud III bringing forward their authnritie.
Everything being reduced to writing here as
matter "f course. ohi"c,iohs. d.. are com
pressed W Thin The smallest possible compass.
We have hor had many citizrn sprct,inrs from
the city or island. hut he Court has been ii a.
| ed every day with officers anl rrivat.s from
lie garrison at this place, md military officers
from the United Sta. es Arsenal in the city.
He makes also the following conplim entary
mention Of OR Congressional Representative
Gen. NJ. L. Bnnham:
had not the g"ni fortune to he present at
the supper of the Charleston Light Drnpouus
the other evening hut ] have hrarH tn. off
GERS here speak Of it in very high terms. and
the high grnt ificat ion experienced by those of
them who were present. Our Representative
Cen. ii. L. B"nhnin. was toasted by Capt. sam.
Iel Jones, the Judge Advocate. They all tx
press their high e.te"m Of Gen. Bonhnm for
his services in behalf of the army at III. late
session of Congress We are all now stat lone
on The island. The Court meets every .lnv at
hall past 8. instead of II o'clock ~ on the pr.
vi"is week. We all feel under great oh lipa
tI"ns t" our hostess, VI iss Mitchell with whom
We are staying, for her succes.ful -ff.rts tn
MAXI US feel c"minrtahle. Too much prais.
cannot be awarded to her.
REPORTER.