, 1865-01-13

Progress of the Inqmry-Evidcnce
neutrality-suspicious. Of mr., nor.
ton given on Tuesday.

The Naval Court Of Inquiry, engaged inFnvesu-
eating the Gfafrs Of the Chicago Naval rendezvous,
convened at ten o'clock yesterday morning. Lieu
tenant Commander Thomas Pattison, the third
member detailed for the court, reported, VAS
sworn and took his ecat
G. N. Wakefield, Of Battle Greek, Michigan, tes-
tiled that last August fourteen men were sent
from the city Of Eatle Creek to the Ea,al rendcz.
vous. The credits did not appear on the books OF
the Provost Marahal Of that district, and be wss
commissioned 10 como here and investigate the
mntter. He found the records OF Captain HartJ to
be correct.
Vim. Murphy, substitute broker, deposed that
within the past Elk months Ia had enlisted at the
rendezvous nearly seven hundred men. It was AZ
ranged between himself and Capt Harty, during
:he rush Last fal, that physician ehould be s,s-
TONED at MuTphy't offcc to examine recruits. An
advertisement stating the fact was written by Capt
M Msrty ; and pqb,ish%ed % II the chisago papers: b
partnership or connection whatever in relation to
matters at the rendezvous. BE saw nun mined
Ave1y nat $40 in a. cnye!ope s! ana os5 II 70 70
Elk men for rome locality East Capt Harty threw
the money upon tile floor and denounced Avery as
yillun t' ! am not on intimate terms with Capt
gs!tE" ees1l" ne once abused "s and sA'l nut Tor
John B. Bailey testified that he was formerly
During thst time be knew Or no Irregularities Of
any character in the conduct Of the rehdezvous.
1faac r. Hit, lawyer, deposcd that he never
u.
lis duties 10 Tic Government DC believed that
Capt uarty had faithfully md honestly fulfilled
his duties at the rendezvous: Hc thought him
capital recruiting officer. Hc had transacted basl~
Ebenczcr Stephens. a clerk at the rendezvous.
stated that within the past four months, when
% Charleston, or the % war Fund Commit &c, came to
the rendezvous md said to Alexander Mcdonald,
chief clerk: II wish to give Jon verbal notice
OF Cook County will hive Capt. Harty removed"
Al four o'clock the Court adjourned to 10 O'Clock
Charles T1nnlcli1e, a detective on the Mayors
staG, dee1rcs nE to etatc that he Is not the officer
who endcayored 10 secure the Implication Of Capt.
1fGSssa Sssn
sun treferred to.
TESTIMONY Or aR. NORTON.
AT the request Of several citizens Of Hyde Park,
We give entire thu evidence Of Charles A. Norton
Of Hyde Park on Tuesday, an abstract Of which
hns already appeared In these columns:
Ms. Charles A. Norton Was duly aworn as wit
O. What is your names
s. Charles a. Norton.
g. What is Jour profession!
Mssii Ieside% % n 5Ra fRe 5esae eNa 81 HYDE Twas
pointed with James P. Root, r. L. Sherman, John
A. Jameson and James y Nedsworth a committee to
September last, Mir. Sherman reported to the
committee the names Of nine OF ten recruits who
had been enlisted the navy at this reudezyoue
n s as asS T. saGad i ss
Cook county. The names Of these recruits can,
not now state, with the exception Of three, viz
Keh5d Murphy W% ssaw and Mm
viz: Harlan p. gosworsh, John ". Cop.
anG Eawars who enlisted
! ut tlis rendezvous. We subsequently learned tha
these recruits had been credited By Lieut.: Hart1
to Cook county ut laEgs. The committee GndeaSoE 1a
Park: Lieut. harty promised 70 have this done
Col. Oakes should say TINT sub-districts we're tx
hive the credits. Capt uarty wrote telegram t
men should be cfediisd to sub-list1icta or to tht
county at large. TLis dspatcl, sent by telegraph
az he .a ea
Col Oakee TO the effect that recruits must be cred
tied to the eub-distrtcts and not to the county
.s ,hs nv We e hos
| ten men first referred to-: We then cndeavored II
induce him TO allow to Hyde Park the seven re
csaits aboye named, whom the CO.. eop@ittee , knsy
eraitea nom The town ot Hyde Pa5k
s@55ss9n + thes p!ees H..
Immediately prepared, and submitted to Lieut.
uarty, showing that cach Of the seven men laa
spoken Of hare been residents of, and Eecrnite!
|
saying lie would do nothing in the premises unit
he had communicated further with Col. O4kes
Mir. Sherman, a:o:h:r Of the committee, wen
! down TO Springfield with Lieut.. Harty 10 see Col
Oasee, A. a. r. NJ G. Of Illinois. Upon their r
turn, come Of these seven men, I think, were cref
tied 70 Hyde Park. In making his reports TO th
A. A. P. n. G. the credits 10 the town OF Hyd
Park were six or seycn credits short OF the nun
Der to which the town was entitled to credit
know nothing further.
Question ~ Lieut., Harty-Do you know II!
Bosworth was not credited to the town OF uyd
Park and duly reported to the A. 4. r. n. g.:
! Al do not know.
| Q.-Where and how were these men recruited "a
| Hyde Patk1 We're konne OF them not picked d
| about town and urged to be credited to Hyde Purl
and did Iot your committee recruit in this bui:i
iugs
A.-Seven OF them resided in the town Of Hyd
Park, whose names have mentioned. The con
mittee did pick up come about town and paid thet
for being credited to tho town Of Hyde Park
@. By IcuL Harty-Dfd any one from your tow
of Hyde Park 20 to St. Louis OF other places to e
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