Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.

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TINS TRIAL OF Cor. BAxxs. ron AI1xonp
r.isr InrsI.osnssT.-Ph. % III trial OF Of col. ~ Lsf.y.
stte q h.ksr eommencsa yeste,rday site,noon IN
ps cnsinai Court, Judge Wylie presidins, We.
y. II, scsrs ,si@, spoa The shsrss q i.i.siy
NH term me soyS:s ios 9. :na,ss n,
prosseuuoo, Joseph n. brsdiey ss,L y. .oomes,
snd the District Attornsy, Car,inston.
that the arrest was made withou. due authority Of
iaw. Col b.ksr va oroersa 20 iavssugsie eer-
tsia anesei nsua. % IN M rsssnty Dsp
the Investigation. Dr. Gwy nne was there super
inienot the pIinupg .. speeies oi paper ior
With the department. Col. Baker srIe.ted hin
tll The nex. Day, He p. .nlproeassd Dr, ewynn.',
70 days. r,
hdwsra so,osn Lsonut9L pi the IIessnryl YES
10 sna Sc s. sr,s.,ss n eS uoS ,a ,h Pc pc
ys. going 10 make the aires, on n. oCn Iespoo,i.
einy bsi u5uenulns i,h,,s va ~ we ne Co onel VS.
1nass "a nos sSS wv q d,esoe m Hs
tsT - a., N. an
with Mr.. Clark, Of the Treasury, IN missppiyfng
/ mouey.
| To an interross.ory By Mr. coombs vhe he, the
| charges wtre ever Investigated, the counsel Tor
accused objected, on the ground that Dr.. Gwynne
was not on tri,l.
dan 70 have been sonfsrred BY ,bs secretary offhe
Congress eoafsrrsd authority upon the Secretary
eithef acted under the authority oi the secretsry
Of the Treasury, who had none to confer, OF indie
s .aty wsSS 90 sSss sSs
ant
Mr. Stanton said that no power wss conferred
The Secretaries 20 mias. but upon the PTesdsnt,
and ~ him delessted The source of such power
wss tne scs Of IohsIe s e o. msrsn n isIs,on 70
erounds he bs,ed the defence, but would now read
TO the court letter Of the secretary OF the Treas
TAI Col Baker 70 i6quite Into csrtain irsuds-ths
order OF the wsr pepst.nent @ ana tne ordsf Q. the
The court refused to cons der the letters At this
stage Of the proeesd pgs. l-.g. u. - Il
hr. Jor an elos..sxsmin by Mr. stanton; Was
and The SEIZURE Of his papsrs was nsoesssry for
OsjsoIioa. raised b prosecution AGd sustained,
BY tho Court .g..f,. .sF0
Question Az whose suggestion did the release
OIL DE- Swynns take piaeei
soassSsins the rsiss.s. Out ''W 'ii'um'A'e'
osL 1.h;5 % vl..'::, wAisA. .ss z,inf,.l rsos
nronosed 70 resd 10 The pry fo ths pano.s os
lhowins thas ~ Or. Syynne va. released q the sug-
,sa o. h.sho "a nn N shn .nst ns .hs os'enaaht
Il
Vhe SON %un,Ssuoh oI VI bsker vss ~, ADDRESSED
70 non ~. .n.,, 'V.uan, sone,9s ML pspai.
mtnt Vne withess,l seu ueonteihea tne that
y, s.ynne " pnSu, stnce. Aeootelhg 70 M
Sns nsssts'emsni hsnes.h Y ssnously impaired
~ tne long eonnnemsne Anoiher Ie,,sr asked
usnal iorm @ o. pasoie, ~ we s9veinmenth DAG ample
| security ior ms Appenrsnse whenever desired.
4 mr. sorusn ste.ea snst pe feosyed luen ieueta.
sSss, nv, Shs,hsr H.. c.wvnns MAJ AZ, ~. ~
lease entered into the fal Alment OF fhe oon,rnat
| Inc ssoretsry called upon MIN 10 express his
| onipion oonoerninr the ~ estorsiion Of M lwvnne
10 M oonneetions with ths Depsrtment by ylrtus
i Of his eontract but he docs net know what aotion
i was taken In the case. q 80 = : y :
70 later. os.,ion. oone.rnins the conversation
oheeted and a. sustained in ne O. jection by the
eoGrt. - - - - ''''' - 80 80
4 Mhst vas the n.ture Of tbe oharse sxsin.t I)r.
cwvnnei Either 10 dsf the fsovsro ment or soa
Itrsetors. Or. Gwynns Ia. ioin,iy inteIestsd with
Mr.. CLARK 70 swindls the GoSernnent and sootrse-
tSsm y sns 70
/ Nav Ya,l broLsrs IL disnonnt This ~. aona hv
| msL,as a sontrsst y I'm fha Goyernmsnt for M
shinsrs, - ress vi ss,ia = fas ~ s.ha,
wars nd ststsd n snb aopsr sbst tbs Gov
srnnent was 10 psy shem. nm, Withhoidios rom
ihem their money whish was sstaaIiy in posses
Ia xhseh Dr. iwvaee "a rsnressn,sd a. AZ ppseet
of ne d paitmsnt' " f'> :. 'eA'
Iwas given By witness on the 1th Of January, Dr.
Gwynne having been arrested the previous day.
| Wltnesa aiterwArds WAS Informed BY Col Baker
thAt Dr. Gwynne was preparing eonfession, And
on going 70 see Dr. y. he tDr GD showed him