Daily national Republican., 1864-12-12
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LOCAL NEWS

TRIAL OF DR.. KEAsBY.-The court-martial
Of which BtE Gen. Briggs is president, and Lieut..
ing at their rooms on Fourteenth street, when the
trial oi DR.. J. b. keasby WIS resumed,
.ssh,r W ,ba ons,or 70 ses al AS n.s ,ne sd
"Are the men named on the books as recruits per-
sons produced as substitutes under the enrolment
act II rec ived to be credited on the quota Of the
district. section or State for which they were pre-
uentedr
cate announced that the objection to the question
was oyerruled.
Capt. Putnam was again called this morning.
The question was asked: Are the men named on
the books as recruits persons produced as substi-
tutes under the enrolment act, II resolved to be
credited on the quota Of the District, section or
State for which they were presentedt
From what know, those presented as recruits
| were not credited a. substitutes.
Witnes, examined the book and stated In answer
| To q question that those names on page iOI were
those Of recruits credited to MAssaohusetts; page
iOl, onlored recruits examined by DR.. j. u. Keasby
for different Statesi page ioa, the samsi page IOi,
witness WAS asked to examine the book on page
30 and state whose handwriting the entry in feia-
tiOn to James n. Carter wasi witness thought 1t
was the handwriting of DR.. KeaSbyj am scQuAint.
cd with Chas. A. KBasby IS . su6stitu Q broker;I
have alwsys understood he was brother to the Go-
CrOss-exsmlned by Mr.. Hine From the record
in this book thoIe recorded as recruits were not
su ostitutea iS that recruit receives the bounty
and a substitute 10 one who enlists for another
| person.
know nothing OF the Dactor's examinations.
extept what appears on the book.
Formerly there was 4 United States bounty paid
to any one bringing recruit, but II was abolished
shortly after came into the office; consequently
had no occasion to look after those things.
ID. l.. LInnell, OF Providence, n. l., was called
and sworn Witness came to Washington In July
| last and remained here until October, and wss
engaged in furnishing substitutes. About the hrst
| OF October witness was at the Provost MsrshAl's
office, aud Charles Keasby came in with q colored
man that had been rejected the day before. Next
day witness saw this man In charge OF an ofneer,
and 10 soldiers uniform. witness is acquainted
with Dr. Keasby, and understood thN C. a. KeAs-
by was brother OF the doctor.
| Question by Judge Advocate: State whether you
have pres ented men as substitutes or recruits to
| the Board Of Enrolment, and who were rejected;
quenty saw them, and in which position they
Mr.. Hno oil Jected to the question, insisting that
1t should bo confined to the persons named In the
The Court w,s cleared for dsliberatior, and after
its recpsning It was announced the objection had
Witness then said he had presented men, and
| rome had been rejected. He had seen some men
charge Of officers. Witness could not give the
names Of any he had thus offered as he had only
taken the on slip OF paper.
| The Judge Advocate asked the question OF wit.
ness whether, from his experience and obserya-
tlon, he knew any person was or was not to
crrtsin peculiar laeities Tor obtaining acceptance
District OF columbia.
Witness did not know what facilities were Of
men than any one In the business.
The Judge Advocate asked II witness knew OF q
peculiar class OF persons put In and carried to
| keasby for particular reasons.
| mtmber OF ,hs court OH scted to the question,
and the court WAS cleared Ior de liberation.
Upon its r.ope3ing the Judge Advocate an:
the witness said he knew OF men taken TO Mr..
Keasby, who would notlbeladmitted to witness by
The runners witness explained to be certain
men who obtained reorui's. These runners would
obtain men, say two, and would leave one with
witness aud would take the other elsewhere.
Witness does not know Of his own hnowle &c
where the other man was taken TO. Witness has
% pos.
not know OF any other reference to DR.. keAsby .
brother, but at one time witness heard the Doctor
say, (pointing to Anumber OF substitutes ANY OF
those gentlemen can Rive you substitute"
CIo6a-ex x 4mined; Witness only knew from In
formation received that Chas. A. Ksalby had me Te
suOStituteS passed .tnan any other broker, also,
from the same information, that a substitute,
formerly rejected had been passed Dy Dr. KeAsby.
George II. Cassidy WAS next sworn; Resides at
449 n street, Washington, and IL q claim agent,
and IL Arquainted with aceusedj has presented 90
men as substitutes aud recruits before the Board
OF Enrolment, and has had many men rejected for
different causes.
on the sth day OF October, witness presented
eight men TO DR.. keabhy and Hll were rejected.
oa the next hond.y, witness was at the Provost
MafshAPs once and saw one OF these men being
taken ~ DY T.. a heAAby TO be examined. Wit,
ness Informed Mr.. ReAShy that the man propos ed
to be offered had already Oeen offered and rejected
Objection was made to the conversation with
Mr.. Z. A, keAIby, GId the court was cleared for
delibeTAtion.
Upon the reopening OF the Court, the Judge Ad.
yooate announced that the objection sustained.
WitReIs resumed MF. c. A.. KeSbby took the
mAn In, and he was accepted and examiued by DR..
KeAsby in room up stairs. This was on Monday,
October 10th. On the 6th he was examined and
l rSieeted by DR.. ReAIby.
Question. What relation 10 DR.. KeAIby to c. A.
KeAAby1
Accused admitted that they were brothers.
CToGH'eSAmine Witness was asked 10 describe
Peter Alexander, but said he could not do so ex'
, Aoty. Witness had presented men to DR.. KeASby,
! frAt In May 1863, st the once on Fourteenth
J street In connection with Peter Alexander, wit
: meas put in slip of p-po d'ea not know whether
DR.. KeaSby took the UAprr or mott dOes not knsw v
4 Dr. Woodbury., nor does he know who examined
. AlexanderI the hrbt time Alexander was rfjeetsd
9 he was examined Downstairs, and the next time
4 he was examined upstairs.
In answer 70 question, witnesS said he did mol