Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-12
TRIAL OF BREvnr Bnre. GEN.
JOSEPH Q. BRIscoE, BY COURT
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JOsnPH Q. BRIscoE, ny COURT
MARTIAL. |/ !. a
The coart met ~ ten . clock, srd the proceed
ipss Of yssterday were read, sfJ :
The testimony Of General Curtis, taken atsr
our report closed ys.lsrday, was to tbe eeet that
General Briscoe's reputation In the army for
bravery, good conduct, and ability as an officer,
was second to none In the army. -
Mr.. Hines, for the defence, said that the order
OF proceeding for the defence would depend on
the attendance Of witnesses, and he would In.
quiro OF the Judge Advocate II the witnesses had
been subpGnaed and had reported. The Judge
Advocate inquired what witnesses were referred
to BY the counsel. Mr.. Hines said he referred 70
Major General Hancock, Major General sickles,
Major General Gibbon, Major General Terry, and
Captain Sampson. The Judge Advocate said that
the application for these witnesses had gone to
the War Department.
CAPT. D. A. NEvINs
was called by the defence. Witness was vol
unteer aid on the staff Of Nal. Gen Curtis. Wit
ness knows Capt, Aberger.
O. Will you state to the Court the state Of feel =
Ing that existed between Capt. Alberger and Gen.
Briscoe during the latter part Of September
objected to by the Judge Advocate as irrele-
want. The objection was not sustained.
Witness resumed: There was an ill-feeling
between them, but he did not know whether II
existed In both Of them. He judged there was
i'll feeling from conversation Of Gen. Brisooe.
The Judge Advocate objected to witness giving
Gen. BriscOe's conversation. The objection was
sustained. '|
O. Did you receive any Information respect
ing the supposed intended abstraction Of the
money from the safe Of this ouartermaster, prior
to the 10Th Of September last--such information
having been communicated to the officers Of the
armyf
objected to by Judge Advocate, and objection
sustained.
q Do you know of or were you present at a
conversation in respect to the abstraction Of this
n IL Aap Tftrf III anI
A. was not was present at the time Of the
arrest Of Gen. BriscOe, and heard what was said.
Q. Did Gen. Briscoe say to Mr.. 0dell that he
thought he was better detective than he todoll)
wasf
Objected to.
Gov. Ford was proceeding to argue the ques-
tion when the Judge Advocate moved that his
cleared, and after deliberation the counsel was
allowed to proceed. The objection 10 the ques-
ton was not sustained.
Witness. Gen. Briscoe did not mention the
name OF Odell.
q. Did the accused say at the time he supposed
he was q better detective than they or themlI
Objected to; objection not sustained.
Witness. Gen. Briscoe said 81 think am
better detective than you. -
Cross-examined by the Judge Advocate. Mr..
odell was in the room when Gen. Briseoe was
arrested.
THOMAS ". SPEAR,
detective, recalled: Testified in regard TO the
piece Of cloth and some sand-paper, or emery
paper, which was burning In the CRATE in Gen
briscoe's room at the time Of the arrest.
oss-examined The package was burned on
the outside little when took 1t out. This was
in one OF two small rooms djoining the court
room, In the Court house.
DIR. HIRAM C. HULL,
Of Lynchburg, was called and sword Witness
is acquainted with the accused, and knew Of his
arrest.
Q. Do you know or not OF the presence in
Lynchburg Of IMr. 0dell, u detective OF the
Government, some days prior to the arrest Of the
acousedI
objected to, and objections ustained.
Here our report closed.