Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-05-11
Proceedings of the Harris Court Mar
tiai up to Yesterday.

NAsHINGTov. MAY 2.
The following officers comaose the Court Mar
tial for the trial of Hon. B G. Harris. Of Mary
land Mljar General j. c. Foster. Major General
John q. Parke, Major General o b. Wilcox
BreSet Brigatiier General q II. Thorn. Briua,l;er
VIM Gani5.e, Colonel Chlrlcs Albright Of the
212d Peunsy vania volunteers. I.eutenant Col
o. k Babeock aid de campand Capt. of United
States engineess, MsjorW II. Wnrlrop Judge
Advocat. all of whom we're present
The following oil sers were detailed bat were
not present: Mae General Il. A. llumpreyS Brc-
vet Major GererI ], A. RawIips.
The -cherses an specif -ltioisag tinst M II lr-
ris are as follows:
Characterization Of the Ssh article of war
Speel leQtioa FirSi-ln this. that Benz ,nin G
Harris CITIZEN vt VI rylaRl, and member of
Congress of The United States. did relieve with
money. to wit, the sum OF twn dollars. the public
enemy. to Wit, SeFst Richari Chapman and pr
vate Wm. Read, % CO. c, .2l regiment Virginia
infantry, soldiers ct the army OF the - called
Confederate States Of merica, then in rebellion
against and At war with the United Stltes The
sllI iir,S then ami there well knowing said Chan
man AMI Read u be soldiers of tia army, and
treating amt Offering 10 reiiev rs saeh, AMI as the
same tifn- Naarisine and in-iting them N cou,;rue
in said army AMI make war against the United
Sta 6, and cmphsticllly declaring his sympathy
with the enemy an his opposition to the Govern
ment ofthe United States and its eff ,rts to s,prcss
the rebellion. at or near Leonlrltown, ST. Mary's
county, Md, cn or about the goth day of April,
$50.
rSpoei cation Stcond---Ia this that Beniamin G. !.
Harris. citizen of MARYLAND and a member o, tho
Congress Of the United States, did knowingly har-
Dor and project public cncmv, to-wit: Scrrt
Richard Chapman and private Read, Co. X. 32i
resimelt Virginia nlatry, soldiers Of the so call
cd Confederate States of America. then in reDe,l-
ion against and ~ war with the United States. bv
81. 1.
holsc, AMI furnishing them with money therefor:
and the said Harris tlnn AMI there. vel knowing
SAID Chapmln and Read to be soldiers in said ar
my, treatin" and offering 20 give them money as
such, and af the same time advising and melting
them to continue in sld army ani t. make wir 4
sainst the United States, ahd emphatcally declar-
ing his sympathy with The enemy and opposition
to the Government of the United States in its cf.
forts TO suppress the rebellion This at or nelr
Leenardtown, -. Mary's Co, Maryland, on or 4
bout April aG ls65.
Sergeant William Chapman ard private VIM.
Read,cp h, 32l Virginia infantry Confederate
army, were "a mined and crpss examined yestcr-
dav before the Court ~ - ~
Upon the. opening of the Court to-day tie pro
ceedinSs. which are ~ follows, were brought for
ward: The two parOled prisoners were examined.
and tes!Icdtsat Harrs indsat iisrl sidence, iver
them money and advised them not to regard their
plro!es, and continue their hostility to the Govern
ment
Mr. Harris objected to the testimony on the
srQunt That theywefs ein yof treason, and there
lore, oeinS enemies of the counTy, could not ties
tfy against a citizen.
The Judge Advocate then proposed to prove by
the neishbors of Mr.. Harris that he himself was
disoyal, ,,snd with thc Witnesses mutual enemy
OF the t'uted Sites. and consequently not p.iy.
ileged to make exception to their testimony.
he Court then took recess to deliberate upon
this point, and the doors were closed until IL :i5
pom re-openinS them, the Court adjourned u.til