The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-14

FAs Cssrtsnarsial II the Case q
cant. Cusss..RsvssRal DiffAeulty
n1rwon Cast. Cutss ana CAPT. |
nusssps.Caps. Casss Charge1 w
ssCon40Ot UnbscsAinU A S
anA GbmtnO1no0's
frssm ~ cinsinsan counssesG5
The popular inprsssion of the giavityl
Of the business Of Courts martial, the TO
fnemeet md ehivalry Of staif-oaIosss. and
The veixhsy matters that cluster about
DepartmentaI headquarters has been
somewhat shocked by case in this de-
pa,swsst. A OensA-1assiAl 10 In sssaion
for the trial Of Major VIM. Cutting, A.
d. c., Capt. Charles g. Hutton, A. D.
G.. Asa Gapt, James n. Cutts, Jr., u. 5.
Infantry, Judge Advocate Of the Depart
meut of the Ohio.
Five members of the Court have mot
and proceeded with the trial Of Captain
Quits, Notwithstanding the Captain Oh
jectsd unless oil were present; The
charge against Captain Cults is shss he
has been guilty of conduct "anbscoming
m officer and gentleman" He bed, IT
appears, personal difficulty with Capt.
Hutton, A. d. G. to General Burnside,
about The occupancy Of m Office desk;
and this proceeded until Capt. Hutton
challenged him. Captain Cults iuclosed
the challenge 10 General Burnside, Who
was bound 10 notice it, thus officially
brought brought before him. It's for
sending this challenge that Captain Hut
ton is 70 be tried. Captain Cutting u TO
be tried for acting - bearer Of the chal-
! lengs. The fuss up to this point 10 about
les absurd ~ dusllo correspondence gen.
orally is. But there ID another spscihca-
ton against Captain Cuts ~ follows:
Specification 3. In this, that the said
Captain Jas N. Cuts, 18th Infantry
United States army, did, on or about the
, 18th day of April, 1863, while occupying
room No 70, Burnet House, Cincinnssi,
| Ohio, on the rfternoon of said day, at.
tempt 70 look through the key-hols Of
room No. 80 of said house. occupied by :
gentleman and his wife, and did in thu
evening of aid day, at about hAlfpas
eleven O'Clock, after said lady had retiret
70 her room, and while her Husband wa
In the corridor below, said lady being a
the time partly undressed, previous 70 ~
: firing, take valise or portnantsau fror
J, his room and place il in ONE Of the ope
o halls Of the house, against the rmb .
;. deor OF said room occupied by said lady
!. placing himself thereon, did look throug
y the Venetian blind or tnasom light in I
n over the door, into said room and At al
T. lady while undressing. This TO the gre
!. outrage Of the feelings of the lady an
), her husband, and to the great scandal au
!. injury Of the service.
10 A. X. BURNSIDE,
Of Major Gsssrsi.
T. In response to this specification, ca
70 tain Cuta has to say:
d I acknowledge the facts With deep r
d greet, but alleging no oriminality. plea
- guilty Of all the rest Of the said spsci'
> cation, and OF all the words or parta Of
Omitted in this plea, plead not guilt
to OF the charge, not guilty.
~ (Signed) j. Ii. QUITS.
=, Capt. 18th Infantry.
- Judge Advocate, Departments Of Ohio.
General Burnside's testimony is to
:. !. taken this morning. 1t is thought t
ne trial will last about week.
to We have heard it suggested that
ks would be we'll to "stop this wsr"-as t
Copperhsads say--And have NJ least
olnded. Why the President Gene
fk Meade, General Rosecrans, Gen. Ban
I'd and General Grant have not been su
. penaed, We are incapable of conjecture
Il Whether Governor Todd will order t
suspension Of the arming of the Sta
- until this matter 10 disposed Of, We G
~ not say, not having official adviees.
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