The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-26
THE RECRUITING ABUSES IN THE CITY.

kidnapping French saalors-Court Mar
thai at the Old Police Headqusrters-
Trial OF Dr. Joseph A. Ksrrtgan.
court martial Is in session at the old Polics
Headquarters, corner OF Broome and Elm streets, BY
orders OF General Dix the trial OF all officers who may
have concerned any violation OF the recruiting
regulations. The following the orders issued from
headquarters relative to the matter
SPECIAL oRDERs-HO. Ia.
= HEADQu ARTgRs, DEPARTMENT on rm Fast,
New YORK CRY. JAM IS, 1884. !
general court martial hereby appointed to meet al
O'Clock the morning. or soon thereafter praot
Gable for the trial of such persons be brought
fore II by authority from these headquarters.
DETAIL FOR THK COURT.
Capt. J. p Lockman, 10th New York Vols.
Cap! D. l; Sullivan, seth New York state Militia
Capt G. Il. VaDdeyse, l45th New York Vols.
Capt. J. ID. Harm, l64th New York Vols
Lieut.. James Forrest, I'D New York Vols
Lieut.. X. G. Mooney, l50th New York Vols.
Lieut.. G. Hunter, 18th New York Battery
Capt. Wright Ives, aid dc.camp, Judge Advocate.
No other officers than those named can be assembled
without manifest injury TO the service.
Should any OF the officers named in the detail be unable
to attend the court will nevertheless proceed 70 and con
tnue the business before t. provided the number presen
be not less than the minimum prescribed by law.
BY command OF Major General DIX.
D. T. VAN BUREN, Assistant Adjutant General
In accordance with the above order or General Dix the
assembled at tho old Police Headquarters on the 2s
inst being properly organized rst brought
On the application OF Mr.. Korrigans COUNSEL the
hearing OF the case was postponed until yesterday
On the assembling OF the court at cen O'Clock yesterday
morning the accused objected to being tried by that
pody on the ground that Ec was contract surgeon and
had not signed any paper making contract but put
on duty By an order rom Colonel Sackett.
This point being waived the charges and specifications
were read, as follows
CHARGE -yiolation OF the recruiting regulations.
Specification lin this, that the said Joseph A. Kerrigan,
Examining Surgeon, U. s. " did examine and pass
iuto the service OF tito United States Anthony Rker
negro who at tho time Of the examination entirely
OF the nature OF tho service for which he
examined, aud that be unit for IT, both of
his age and other disqualhcatons and that the said
Joseph A. Kerrigan did fail to explain the nature OF the
service to him All this at New York city, on or about
the 2Sth November, 1868
Spec fcaton 2-In this that the said Joseph Kerri.
gan Examining Surgeon United states Volunteers did
and pass of the United States Vim
Rueand, sailor OF the steamer Sisiphone, OF the
French navy, who at the time OF his examination was
Of the service Tor which he was examined and il
explained to him by the said kerrgan All this at New
York city. ON about the Both OF November. 1868.
Specification Sin this that the said Joseph A. Kerri
gan Examining Surgeon United States Volunteers did
and pass into the service II the United States
Joseph White, alias VIM Wnito, who unit for the
servce both account OF his age and other disqualified
tons that he was entirely ignorant OF the nature OF
the service for which he examined, and that It
explained TO him by the said Kerrgan. All this at
New York city, on or about the Both OF November 1883
specification i'm this, that the said Joseph A. Kcrr
gan Examining Surgeon United States Volunteers, did
examine and into the service Of the United States
u
man LAmide, who at the time of his examination
under the influence or liquor. and did not know the
Of the service for which he examined II
not explained him by the said Kerrigan All this
at New York city, or about the 7th December, 1868.
TO these charges Dr. Kerrigan pleads not guilty
Mr. John McKeon acted as counsel tor DR.. Kerrigan.
The first charge taken that In relation TO Vincent
Rueland sailor OF the French corvette ssiphone. who
being duly sworn testified but few facts relative TO his
enlistment, he drunk at the time The following
the principal p0ints:-Am sailor OF the
third class board the ship Ssiphone. French
service ashore last month and going to the laun-
dress to get clean clothes; could tell the date
or the locality; Il was about three r NJ; met man
who made signs to him; this man took him over to .
saloon and made him drink next morning did not know
where he was; he enlisted into the service Of the
United STAKES; did not remember whether he
amined by surgeon the reason ho could not recolect
or those particulars was because he drunk put
on q uniform in camp, and had It on when no was
caught by the guards; did not remember signing
listment paper (shown enlistment paper) did not think
that his signature attached did not recognize the
accused.
The court then adjourned without proceeding any fur.
Their with the testimony. They will meet again this
morning, at ten O'Clock.