Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-07

Tar TRIAL OF Gas W Hall. oF ISprsxsro
LIS. BIT C.uKr MsRTIsL-Third Dogs Proceed
isos-The court convened at the appointed hour
on Monday morning. At Cincinnati. BrisAdier
General AnmoD presiding. aud all the members
present
The proceedings Of the previous day we're read.
corrected AMI approved.
The Judge Advocate here presented number
OF letters which had been written by the accused
at Indianapolis 10 0lney Gould. Louisville. XIV.
After reading the letters Major Burnet stated
that the Government rested the case.
THE DErsSsK.
The first witness called for the defense was Ed
ward A. Smith who testified substantially as
follows:
/ live in Cincinnati Have lived here ten or
twelve wears. and have been in the stock business
most of the time: interested in Government
contracts; bad one at Louisville. | have had
some contracts BY myself. and in some have
had partners.
Witness was here shown by the Judge Adj
voca,e a number of contracts, which he recog
nized his
do not know that Hall ever signed contracts;
he did not with my knowledge lie bought con
tracts. and that is the way he became party
He never had an original contract; do not
know that he ever had written assign ment
of contract. Most Of the horses for the
LOul-flllt CDUlIdct we're bought NJ
lis. During the filling of that contract | was
part Of the time at that point, but most OF my
time was spent at Louisville Messrs. Taylor
Woods and Baton were the inspectors at Louis
vile. DO not know that any attempt was made
10 put bad stock on the Government. What
saw them take all good stock. "a good a.
the Government takes anywhere, no better nor
no worse Do not know of any attempt to in
fuence the inspectors by brides, and 4 there
- \ H., r. Z, H..
know that Hall ever made an attempt To do so.
In regard to the 81 AS which is found in the
charge and specifications l will cav that il was
for my own personal services i told Hall that
! thought vas entitled to one dollar per head on
all OF the stock He at first objected but at last
consented. Another item Of the 81 AS was for
interest on the money that had advanced
told Mr. Kohlsss that that entry was for nv
vices, &c. To my knowledge none that money
was paid to inspectors ~ brides We had about
$50 900 stock invested in the different contracts.
Our profits were about 81 900, rather small for
the amount OF money invested | paid 81 300 TO
Leonard and 81 500 To Henderson their share.
These accounts are only charged in one place
After the closing Of the contract there ere about
$50 horses left over which had been rejected by
| the Government Some of them we're shippe 10
/ Cincinnati and some To Lexington, Kentucky
! They afterward sent to where they had been
that refused TO offer To the Government at that
place because knew them TO be unSound Do
not know that ever put in horse that was
wind broke. ! have offered horses that had on y
one eve. Inspectors have nj Ways taken them AT
both Cincinnati and Louisville
! have a slight acquaintance with Olney Gould
He never told me that he had been instructed b,
/ Colonel Hall To offer brides TO the Inspectors
For myself know nothing regards Gould's
1 character for frufh and VpracltV Have hp9rr
people saw that they would not trust him on oath
| Gould never acted for me. Gould had a baC
feeling toward Hall. but for what reason do no
know.
The balance Of Smiths testimony had no par
ticular bearing upon the case.
! j.. f. Irwin, sworn Il live in Indianapolis ane
am horse dealer. | saw some of the horses pu
in by Mr. Hall on his Louisville contract. Thes'
were all of good quality, and were inspected 10y
Mr. Piat. Never had sny dealings with Gould
and never heard his character spoken of. Hall
| character is good.
AT this stage Of the proceedings the court nd
journed until Tuesday morning at 9l2 o'clock.