Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-07-14
COLONEL A. w. HARTMAN VS.. WIN. III. II.
LYNN.


ings of the Court Of Inquiry in the case
| Of Col. A. w. Hartman. From these pro-
ceedings it will be seen that the silver
ware therein spoken OF was captured by
| j. G. Hogan, who took it to Col. Har-
man and told him he designed it as a
present for Mrs. Hartman, and that Col.
Harnan had it sent to his home. When
| it arrived at his home, it was shown by
his wife to Mr.. w. II. Ell. Lynn, rela-
tive of the family, and Editor Of the
j" VSaa0acator." In the next issue of his
paper, he made the following statement
concerning it:
We saao a beautiful si1oey set qohach
qoas captured and sent as a. present to
Hrs. Col. Il. ". Hmma0a''
Being surprised at the announcement,
in the next issue Of the Spectator" we
quoted the statement Of the g Vaaadic0-
tor and noticed it in the following Ian
guage:
g We acknowledge that the a5oye an
aaoasaacenae,at contained en- the Vand5cator
1of last meek surprasedus. Wehad sup
posed that everything captured By SOL
daers IN the Confederate seryace became
the property Of the Confederate States.
H0ve qoe been mistaken an tAas swpposl-
tiom9 2"
| From the testimony adduced by wit
lnesses in the Court of Inquiry, it APP
pears that, after these publications had
been made, Col. Hartman expressed his
desire to have the silver ware stunned
lover" to the Confederate States.
i And by way of illustrating his pur-
pose to do so in a forcabze and sta1hSmq
manner, he assaulted us on the 21st Of
May Tor the offence OF suggesting that
that was the proper course TO pursue
/ At that time be did not deny the truth
of the statement of the Vindicator, but
! denominatedit a youthful indiscretion. ;"
! His feelings offriendship for his relative
may have induced him to withhold the
denial, and rather suffer himself the re-
proach of appropriating public property
to private use, than to place the stigma
of talsehood upon the character Of his
, relative tor it follows necessarily that,
!f the statement Of the Vaaedacatoa aoere
true, Col. Hafman was guilty of send
ling, as present to his wife, property
which belonged to the Confederate
States.
4 Before the Court of Inquiry, howev-
ler, he was not so regardful of the repu-
tation of his friend, the Editor of the
Vandlcator, for, in his oral statement as
reported in the proceedings Of the Court,
/; he denied that he had sent the silver
) ware as a present to Mrs. Hartman, but
: had sent it home with the view of turn
: ing it over to the Quartermaster. It
t this statement be true, then the Editor of
s the Vsaadscator has perpetrated a most
e outrageous SANDER against his friend and
q relative. He falls, too, under the de-
l nunciation of the Court Of Inquiry,
q which declares "that the imputations
e cast upon Col. Harman's charact er as a
Q gentleman and a soldier are qcathout
r foundation" It is for the Editor of the
: Vsaadacato1 to show how he was justif-
e ed in making the statement he did
d It the .taaadaqag Of the Court be correct,
e then the Editor Of the Vamdacator stands
guilty of making false and slanderous
statement
In reference to another statement of
! the Editor of the indicator, Col. Har-
: man, before the Court Of Inquiry, was
!, equally unmindful of the reputation of
his relative. In an attempted defense
of the conduct of Col. Hartman, the Ed
itor of the Vindicator, in his issue of
May goth, denied that Col. Hartman had
sent the silver ware to his home. In
that paper he said:
4 owe did not say that Col. FL. captur-
ed or sent it, both of which would have
been untrue"
Col. Hartman, before the Court, said !:
81 told my servant to take. 1t to nay
house."
! For the honor of the Confederacy we
would like to see Col. Hartman exculpa-
ted from the charge contained in the
statement Of the indicator, for we
would not like to have any Confederate
officer guilty of an offence which would
| be a reproach to our Confederate sol
| diery; and, on the other hand, we would
like, for the honor of the Editorial fra
ternity, the Editor of the Vindicator to
be able to exculpate himself from the
charge of having uttered a slanderous
/ falsehood against an officer of the Con-
federate service. The Court of Inquiry
has endeavored to protect the honor Of
1.-THE Confederacy, it remains to be seen
whether the Editor of the indicator
, will exhibit equal concern for the honor
OF the Editorial fraternity.
| Will he, either as man or editor,
rest contented under the brand of false
hood which Col. Hartman has placed
upon him? Nous vearons.
DEATH OF PROF. ROBERT T. MAssIE.
/ Prof Robert T. Massie, son of Ma
thaniel Massie, Esq, of Waynesboro, on
the I'd inst, died in Richmond, after
most painful illness of seventeen hours.
| His college education was received at
Washington College, where he was
graduated in 1853, with the highest ho-
nors of his class. At the University of
j Virginia he prosecuted more extended
course of studies with similar success,
and received the degree of A. M. in Is
So. He was subsequently appointed
Assistant Professor Of Mathematics in
/ tha University q rosition which he fill