The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-04
THE TREASON CASE IN PHILADELPHIA.

THE REBEL COMMANDER OF foRT PlIAskI UNDER
EXAMINATIONS.
The Philadelphia Press of the 81 Instant has tho FOL
lowing report Of his examination before the United states
United states district Attorney Coney opened the
by stating the particulars OF the arrest lie read the
following letter. which he had received from an aide dc
camp Of Hs ior General Patterson.
HrAporARfERs MILITARY DfrAErNINt .. W,,snlSsr9N,
sn-under the authority q sajo. General r,i..rsop G.
A. Greiner WAC commanded Fort Pulaski Savannah har ~
ass %s' b:sn cS
M bad better Be- HANDED over 70 The civil power Gene
raj however Is ready e bear yonr sussass0ns a
GRO A. cogyrr Eco United states District Attorn y.
Sir Doughcfy said the defence denied the aeg atoms
set forth In the letter OF Major B1de, but he had no
objections of course 70 tho reading OF the letter
Lieut. James s Harmer-I was with Captain McNnlln
when he accompanied Mr. Groiner; Mr. Greiner CON-
menced by saying that the country was 10 terrible
condition: lie hrst asked where the orders came from,
and don't think the captain gave him any definite an
ser he then got talking obout the state OF the country
and the captain changed the cOnycrsaton by asking MN
If he was not at FORT Pulaski he said yes he was vita
company at that time and that be stld there until IL
| was handed to the state authorizes. - -.
Wm H. johnson sworn--I live in Frankfort; on last
New Years day | was on board OF the Unitct states
revenue cutter J. c. Dobbn, in tho Savannah river,
was n prisoner there on this 81 day o. January vas
on the wharf nj Fort Pulaski between four and hSe
o'clock the cutter sezed on the ngat Of tho Isl
Of January wss second auar,eIin',er , oa INC
dressed IN citizens oohes ~" can'ors wee armed
, 800 .v,viyers and muske,s; ~ - 80" W.
\ IN irois except the captain and drst l.odtcnant
Queston--what fd they cay whom they came on
4 boaidS
witpc.sThcy said ,ssy came 70 ,ake the vessel in the
rane o. the State CT Georgia; there were, think forty
or sixty OF them when put in irons they mount
Cd gun amoShips as was dark aud raining and they
could no. sail they raised the Palmetto lag aud sautcd
H. after the salute they got the cutter under way ani
when opposite Fort jackson they got the vessel aground
We we're there two hours until the ide ated 10 OIL We
met the steamer Stale OF Georgia short time afterward
had the Palmetto nag stll fyiDg and those on tic
steamer up the stars and Stripes some on our ship
wanted 70 salute the American Tag, bot others did mot
went dcue; when got past them noout one hundred
Yards lfed gun, not snotted; when got near an
Erglsh Vessel the board the cutter AIRED three
guns they the weasel ashore in sight OF Fort Pulaski;
we laid there all night intl Eve O'Clock the next day
beard wanted TO scutc the vessel ana others 10
blow her up; at the fort troops landed from wo
steamers; they took two pieces OF artillery and some
powder ] went ashore In the afte' At the wharf,
after being released from my Imprisonment see man
in Tn is vho there at the time. took him TO be
officer, but not the leader fhe witness here laid his
hand hr. GreDcr's shoulder, saying, This IL The
many
The herring was then adjourned.