New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-06

/ North
Individual Spbscri ptions.. .'..'.'....'''. IiO""
| Total. "............S ISi,Wo
fhe amount raises the two million loan, authorized
by the Board Of Supervisors and nov eeaized by the
IegisIaarc to 81 OO0 leaving only 1894 yet to
The Supervisors at their next meeting win probably
consider another ordinance making an addition to the
600 600 Volunteer Fund In order that the Commit
tee the Board experience delay In recruiting 10
fill up the quota Of Kow.York. under the Presidents
| last call.
URT-MARTIAL PoR THg TRIAL OF DELIE-
I QUBETs.
! This Court reassembled yesterday morning,
all the members being present, and resumed the trial
Counsel for the defente asked the Court TO- strike
rom me hrst charge the words enllsng INTO tho ser
and in the service Of q foreign Power"
The Court denied the application OF the defense.
Brig Gen. Francis Il. spnola was thon examined By
Mr. Thy Tor, counsel for the accused.
O. Have Won been recently engaged IN the recruiting
business A. have been BY special orders from the
Secretary Of War, dated October. ls63 was limited
mence until November being delayed and embarrassed
my headquarters wore in Brooklyn though had
right to establish a rendezvous IN New-York.
q. How long were Jon 80 engrgedf A. continue1
until the 10th Of January 1864. when was relieved
| from that duty; ut no time during my recruiting did
find military acquiescenoe on the part OF Gen. Hays
Q. are you acquainted with the accused; II so state
what relation he bears 10 you in the military service
A lie Is Abide Camp on my staff but by orders fion
the War Department has recently been engaged Is
MASTERING Officer Gt Lafayette HnI
q. How many recruits did you muster Into 'he service
during tie time you were engaged N rceruitngt a.
think in round numbers 1850, perhaps few more or
| less.
O. How long wns lieut. Cole engaged rs mastering
officer az Lafayette Hail. under your superiniendencc
O. Did you ever give Lieut. Cole special Instructions
In reference to his duties AZ mastering officer a.
gave him tho usual Instructions 10 observe the reguia
tons In regard 10 enlistmcnis He had already some
experience lao had mustered formerly 900 men for
my brigade.
violating the recruiting regulations A. lie was not.
q. How much time during tho day did you usually
spend al lafayette hal! a. generally reached there
ut o'clock p IN. and remained sometimes until ~
O'Clock ut night.
q. Did you ever know Lieut.. Colo to muster into
The service Improperly without tAoir knowing tie ma
never did, on the contrary there never was men mus
tered IL IN my presence unless tie nature OF tbs service
was explained 10 him. i never saw him muster IN
drunken man or apparently over the age OF 10
| II tier. was any doubt o. II tie ase the man was
sworn "a TO lis age. There were GbOut 200 men, Gp
rcarng 10 mo over age and drunk, turned away. Tie
guard hGd also Instructions 90 that eject.
z. Wn you ever engaged In recruiting service prior
TO the time first mentOnedi a. was when recruiting
Q. Is IL an unusual thing to enlist partly un
Orlned-hn, Is 20 say with an ovcrcont jacket blouse
and plntsf A. II not unusual for cannot scarce
ind my carman stagcdriver or laboring man who
does not wear part Of uniform. /
q Were Jon ever present when men were mustered
In by any other officer than Lieut.. Coo. a. WIS,
! good many times,
Q. Did YOU eve, know mastering officer 10 refuse a
man for the TIM, he did not possess complete
knowledge OF the English languagei A. never did
Q. bid You ever know a mastering officer examine
recruit ns to what soantry ho owed ailogiancsf A.
DO Won know Of any recruiting regulations 10 the
effect that mastering officer Is to AJAX recru: to thar
% What "a The general character rs 70 sohriety hon
esty ard fai,hBlncss OF the accu,ed' A. lie IA strictly
Temperate and faithful in every particular. and Is as
good an officer there Is IN the service both IN battle
and in all other dutios which hs had to perform while
Cross'eSaninea by tho Judge Advocate-o. Have
there many complaints been made 10 ycu about the
'i letter f Om Col Van uien coPaihGs Of esreies
IN enlisting men ri ny headquarters think
received letter from Gen. Hayes stating that great
frauds had been committed In both cases was u;
les. 10 imagine n what eases Tho comm nicatons re
forrcd my officers were ua!ng oil diligence 10 prevent
such complaints
fing tho recruit and the aecaseri \. think never
@ Mght not tho nccusei have mustered In men IN
ct for service unknown to y0ui A. Not vAilo was
q. Could he have done so in your abs,ncc, 4.
am not here to testify a. TO my belief but az 10 what
Jaw.
Capt, Elves. Judge.Adyooaie appealed Ia the Court
t. compel the wituess to give a direct answer.
The question vss repeated. a. l do Lot know; he
Q. Were mon ever mastered into the swy,oc in your
absencei A. Yes. Sir.
q. Might the person. whom the accused is charged
with ensting. have enlisted during yoar absence. \.
They might.
o Is i not the duty o, n muserirg on 20 find OF,
whether the person he Is about a. enlist allegiance
10 foreign power BY being IN Tie service OF that pow
er, A. know Of 10 way by which mu tciing officer
could ascertain that fact nor have ever heard that
question asked since the broke OFT there Is regu
lation requiring that question
General Spinola here remarked: was engaged mp To
IL l2i atny brooklyn Office and in the evening when
not ni Lafsyette Hall WAS nj brooklyn.
O. During the time Loss. Cole was on duty nj Iafay
cite Hall there any other resru.t.ar officer there
mastering inv A. There was another officer present
Lieut.. Williams; / do not know whether he mustered
any ono or not
Corporal Brown being next examined testified as I'll
lows Am now engaged ON recruiting service n Iafay.
otto Hall, and was on that duty between November ~
and December II know Licut. Cole.
q. Nayo you seen Frenchnau named Rnelland
ri LAFAYETTE Hall and state what took rnce az
that time. A. 1 saw tho French sailor. WHO WAS not
drunk nj the time he mustered In the next morning
two II his officers ct him on his way to keTs Island
ut Castle Garden he gave them some gold, and tie OIL
Ger said she would scr him all right"
q How did you know his name was Euelandt A. j
did know his name. but romber the man BY this cir
cumstance
o. How vas the man dreseed' A. He wore derk
blue PANTS. blue shirt with white trimmings aad large
o. Did IueIland make any remembrance about going
10 Ekers Islard. before no tho officer Jou spoke
on A. No, Sir.
o. Was Ruelland asked the usual questions by the
mnsterng officer when mustered In A. lie WA asked
the questions by Lieut. Cole by Of IN Interpreter
but am whether Lieut. Cole tho tor prefer
read the oath.
o. WA there any one at Lafayette Hall Who acted as
Interpreter whom Lieut. Cole mustered IN foroignersf
II So who TINT persont a. There were some Ger.
man Orderlios there For FrenchInen there was an
officer there who spoke q little FroDch.
q. How much time during the day did you spend a$
Lafayette HALL A. From one to five hours per day.