, 1870-10-28
TIE CASE OF THE C0LOR1D
CADET.

TIE CASE OF THE C0LOK1D
CADET.
HIS Own Story-Thc Cn.e Closed by
the Judgc Advocate sencrnl-Sen-
trnce Drciued fsut Not Published.
Wet ffnf t0et 90 Correspondence cf The t1e rork
Times-
The general court martial recommended
i.s business at II o'clock this morning. At l2
the case of the coloreI cadet, j. ". Smith,
waa callt1- Colonel Parsops, his counsel,
then arose, and read the following written de-
defence:
MAY IT PLEASE THE CoCEI:. I will try tn state
in a. few words a pGtE1b!e, and Ia plain.
81 rMeEttotwald manner. . ny M vsew of tae m case in
teuuate my own faults. nor say anything In
malice AGAINST others Unicr The nrst charge
dcr and nitta1y d.scipline, il Is gpeeidesi thatI
Cadet j. II. Wilson. Of this Academy. Win MT
plain fsrts 1in- alleged, ard suppose that they
constitute an offence under the ninety-ninth ar
sss Of af
sMsss s s s. $a5tsi ~, Tss ~ r.; ,aat % y
from the eusrl rent, which Is IN the extreme
westt n line II the canet enc1mpment, tn the
srs,+ Is sat II M
had IN n!path extract from the standing orders
Of The Ruastt, which Il tn proof, md which a,Ys
ihe guar, tent 70. mofe Than 10 minutes. caisl i
Corporal Walker thinks this does not tncl1.,1e
ease Of duty like the present r thought it it'd,
having 20 other purpose than to 60 aud rstuEn
!sns eass &:ss % asa SAtn caesass ssaist wtas re
shown thus: The 1ank wa situated cl.,sc III isst
No. 3: was octacionaI III .hsre; over 1t was
st'ss:tsc ttu ut;ay, the l''gs -pe1e "f wnish ran
htSfk
Post No. >, aud nearly up tu the tsHk was nn.
pile TN The rT t'>!sr sGu:h side vas tn.. other
r.ye rup1u for suall p.:foz,:.; on tht. csst xnd
west sides the lcnf-ns r1t.! It ,wp, 50 ~ ru A.
lord limited standing ro*' On The east st.ie w.s
tIaH1Be Wate-. he would IN. IL ci 's- prrStc.l 10
alcther approaching tie Eaus SIDE: :aa! tn order
70 assia Sos;t ins 5ss Pc n %r". aya
which was fensla1y TO orirrs or II, staap. alEnsE
crawl out under the tenl-hy. When can- IN tn
Wilson there The fof7oer wus .lftukins. Wl'sun
was next ip 1uvu. Some reIaart Wa made !.
came up l. silce nppsa's n evi'sct:" that Il ~a7
that the latter s1ould hurry up-" jn>t he .rd
II. and made r+p1y also TO - 1u1fy MI, III waAt
to get wafer for the Rnard-" th.n p1+ce,i my
bucket down aul showed 1t towa.H rht ns11 flIct.:
did It limo. ertly anu cit-ltssiy, with III u:ht
Of t)uriug VT. Wilson. lie ssy- It aIt hsu, sre
Shoulder: IHbHnnf4 SAYS II hit him N: t,a san- I
had tuea that 1t biz hia al I'LL, fur tee n ~t
was net to assaIl utu, but io put The buck: Ia
nos1tnn. However. 1t happened ;hat Nr. Wis n,
whether CONSCIOUSLY or not, refellcd It 81 th41 1t
fell lack anil was TIPPED t.yer. etu!t lnt sre
this plainly hut 4 1t that he was Iryluc k.cs nv
bucket = s"sy. an ne had & 70 .s:hs to : f=w
between friends, wond hay.: made !! IL clear At
tween US: for 10 not think fha. either lust an
woras wcre impossible. Lux Al tn. .cssn,"n: ri
several wttnt sses for tho prosecution, ;xn:4 -.E
tneJ knew nc ~ sight. Mr. %lsoa anu :s,.~s!s
krew each other by sshf, a!al, lnstta: nt 's.,h.,
able to understand eacl, other ~ ,nu'u,l
es act q she part eI the osasr T.
Is MT E.y 1arls that knew him no better. II II
appears that sought quarrel with him. It IL Il
ROT rfcolcc1 hem, do not think inar any onc
who was un,fer such excitement IS We we're could
recall them to mind. We came TO i scunle, such
thought, and stu think, thar he gaze ne the
aIalr: be WIN iit.i II hard sly xaicn struck
the ntst h'0w. During tie encounter no scyerr
ihai s;rlics sir. wilson xita Tie Sot.om Or tho
Ttter o1ainary ciSc.rastaacss @ tte how % NO Woua not
have been ol more than the slightest consequence
But the t3tpref-of the slightest cocna-nut shell
The Jagged edge cut Mi Wilson over the left tenn
pic, Ir1wrg t!Oosl The wound was slight In It's
enrscarf nsss as Eas nnrreni. .IitattA IN ~ IN.
nictiop. Wien snw thar he WIS bleeding, fell
back at occe. anti tried to escape from the affair.
foE ha'l no ot4er purpose than " force 10 ke.p
| being .iepr1vt,lh force. The testimony shows
tint We were not separated by anyone, bur both
denst1d from tie a1say when We saw tnar 1t was
WITCH some Of sou vii Enow III i keiy to S *
ffcqucnt otcusn nee between young persons,
you'd not have 'ssu nsaI,l q again, ha.i II not
change. came np and ordered NE In confinement.
That WAS the fence 1t Was q disturbance, aud
By e,thtr of ns az Is The else With n,anr arys il
the Ca6et Corp. So unexpected vas II. tnas