New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03
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SrR. A com 'nunlcatlOn in your issuc of Sat
rrdav the I4h n tilt against the sentence of tn
Court Martial conde ming dUtassy. and undertakes tc
avoid il Inv e,cribing IL crimes Of which dUtassy wa
oorv,,.d 70 Swiss a, ned A. Repetti OK Lieutenant
Colonel Of tho same regim. IT.
am tho rerson thus ssnh cred. and this Ia tho fra
occ,so, with the sole exception OF what dUtassy him
,ef alleged on his own trial. that any man has dared 10
asperse my good name.
4 full! report of the trial was published In ainost
every journal of Importance in the county Anc9oine
yours if am not much mistaken. reference 70 tns
report will show that the mputat0ns now cast upon me
constitute the precise line OF defense then pursued 81
tire cuprt under the impression that had gone TO NJ
rope and would not RETURN They are. in substance.
that he certified 70 certain false claims without under
standing their contents but upon my representations
their correctness and that after having thus procureo
his.signaure drew 5000 and pockcted 1t. no nevea
receiving a cent Of the money.
While the trial was in progress. unexpectedly ro
turned. as Coonel.Aide to Major-Gen Foglardi. Mill
tary Envoy of tho Swiss Confederation. During the
baltic Of Charlottesville received summons 10 az
tend tho Court witness. and OF course computed
The testimony established the following facts
l. In November 1861, at tho oitcc OF Mcssrs' beau
& Gossler. claim agents dUtassy made oath before
notary TO the Uuth. Jnstice' auu 'oA'u''J Va ~
ferent claims presented by him.
O. Without any persuasion from me- dutassy Sgneo
the twelve claims with his own hand before those gen.
temen and the notary.
g. The proceeds Of these claims were PAID in'' u1
hands in the presence of witnesses
A. lie declared at tho Office. In the presence
Mr. E. Gladwin merchant of New York. and OF MIR. Is.
d. Lazel, that he had been charged by the Union Do
n fhe.o no and bound "
send it to thon.
s. Next day VIC sent by the Adams Express d. 500 -
NJ Belmont, and $500 to the Swedish Consul at New
York. BY letter written about the time Belmont
acknowledged the receipt of these $500 and sent him
draft Of flOo on London and draft for 500 ranos
or Paris.
The communication to which an replying goes on
20 say that dUtassy strictly military man. confines
himself TO tie instruction o. his officers and soldiers
and relied implicitly on ne for tie economical adminI
tration Of the regiment.
The direct contrary is the fact. Every member Of the
Union Defense Committee viii bear witness that was
never seen in their office to submit contract or
recusition or TO ask for money but that this was In
yariably done by dUtassy. Mr.. Charles b. Norton
Mr.. Schernerhorn, Mr. Tinell. Col Waring. MI. VIII
liam Molo.-indeed all the soldiers and officers OK the
regiment will certify that it was alone who saw to the
drill the maneuvers. the state Of the quarters &C.
The same fact will further appear from tho dsciara-
ton of tie officers hereto appended
The regiment was founded by Mr.. Charles t. Morton
and myself DUtassy Was introduced TO Inc as MAJOR
Of the Austrian army, Wien two companies Wcro
already organized and then most happy to acceps
the position Of Lieutenant Colonel. Some weeks AFTER.
at his importunate solicitation. yielded the Coohecy
for reasons highly personal to him. and from an ex'
aggerated sense Of the difficulties to DO apprehendee
from my very imperfect acquaintance with the Engsa
language L spared no pains to uphoio MS au'Aoi'V
and sustain lis reputation. UNTIL III Decemoe'' lows
letter from my family conured me. in the name Oh ny
influential friends in Turin and Genoa 10 Dewafc "
dutassv. Communicating this letter to him. handed
:; , .s;c,o,ion which Generals Stahcl and Blencker
ror,se5 % accent. 1 obtained a fhrough. but had
,oa-o.v reached New.York when dispatch from tns
General informed me that the Colonel was under arrest
o,d srmmoned me back Immediately. 1t was at thls
time that the suboined declaration was lanoeo W no
M T. A. Williams. then ON mission 10 tne sesnn0"'
e.acted from ne promise not " make use oi H. "o
which consider myself fully absolyed by subsequent
events commanded the regiment through the 0nen.
audoah campaign. and until the renstalaton On
pUtassy when my resignation was aeeeped JUNO lie
1862.
Having entered military service as PfNa'e 'o'o's
lave risen from grade to grade To my presens
position. without ever inducing newspaper "r1er'"
indte line in my favor. In dsparagement Oh Others
or Of course ever heretofore writing word on such
subject my,elf. Sincerely DESTROYS that tho necessary
may not soon recur. remain very Respectfully
ALEXANDER RgPErr
HEADQUARTERS GARIBaLDf GUARD, III
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FAsN FAIRFAX Co, VA, March .. 1907. D.
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msrt. ard whereas all the military instruction we nAse