Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-07-15
Captain Cults late Judge Advocate a
the Court Martial of tl~a Hon C. [.
Yallanaigham, Pleads Guilty to Play
ing Peeping Tom"

CiRcinaui corrospondentsNiyc an anus,
ing account OF the first days proceeding,
there, of The court. martial apon the nola
bic Judge Advocate, Capr, CuUs, mn T.
. 5. luArtIy, who distinguished himself n
/ the prosecution Of Mr., Nallondiebam.
+ The charges against this gallant orna,
meutOI the service were that he had kick
. ed up a row" with brother officer, Capt
Hutton, one Of Gen, Burusida's aides lie.
camp, at headquarters, using towards him
I very offensive and violent language, and,
when called upon to rctract utterly rcfus
/ ing so to do also, that he had made
false statements against another brother
officer, wi!lI the design and intention of
bringing him into dLrcputea nd di,rracim.
him. Thirdly but we must give this
specification entire:
"ln this, that the said Capt. James NJ.
Cults, llth Inicntry, L. S. A., did, on o,
about the ll,h day of April, 1863. while
occupying room No. -, Burnet House,
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the afternoon Of gaid
day, attempt to look through the keyhol..
OF IrOom No, so Of said House, occupied by
a gentleman and his wife, aud did, in the
evening OF said day,at about half past ] ! O.
clock, after said lady had retired TO her
room, and while her husband was in the
corridor below, said lady bcinsat the time,
partially undrcssed previous to retiring.
take vaise or portmauteau from his
room and place il in one Of the open halls
OF the house, against the jamb or ooor Of
said room occupied by said lady placing
himself thereon. did look throu ,h the
ventilation, blird or transOm light, in or
over the door, into said room, rs said lady
was undressing. This totho great outrage
of the feelings ofthe lady and her husband.
and TO the great scandal ,hd injury Of the
service
it seems tlIat the gentleman into whose
room this gallant officer, as Dick Swivel,
Ter said of "the Marchio1ess," :" was "taking
a limited view o! society thro' keyholes, "
was the Capt. Hutton already named. and
that he witnessed the transaction with his
own eyes and thereupon sent Cults a
challenge, which Cuts sent TO Gen. Burn.
side, calling his special attention to it ms
being IN violation Of the rules aud articles
OF war. Gen. Burnside Immediately re,
ported these acts of his, and previous VIC.
lailons OF conduct, both civ il and military.
to the Secretary Of War at Washington.
who caused to be issued n special order
Conyening a courtSmartal.
The trial OF tapt. Cuts was ordered frst
upon the charge and specifications already
given. Then will follow the trinl Of Capt.
Hutton for sending challenge to q broth,
er officer tc fight duel and then that Of
Major Cutting for carrying such challenge.
The penalty for, such offence, if found
guilty, is a dismissal from the service Of
the army and navy Of the United States.
The testimony seems to have been plenS
ary to the point charged. Capt. Cults
has summoned to testify Mrs. Madison
Cults and his sister, Mrs Douglas, Major
Generals Hooker, Burnside and franklin,
and others. The trial, at last accounts :, was
still in progress, and was exciting much
interest in military circles.
That the reader may the more clearly
understand the character OF the offence
with which this hga.fcd consorvator Of