Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-17

When the Criminal court Of the District
Of Columbia met on the 18th inst, Stro-
meyer was again called, and he explained
the method in which the applications we've
made out. He said:
IL you hand me one of those blank ap-
plieations, can tell yen what was done.
(Hsnded to him. A portion Of this ain
dayit was read 10 the applicant and then
signed by the magistrate.
"a sample application was here produced
and the HOduS Operdndt Of its filling up eX-
planned at lengthy
That was all filed in here, in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Riddle: Who filed those up?
A. / did.
@. On whose motion was that done?
A. l knew Of it.
O. Do you mean to say that Mr.. Stokes
knew anything of the signing of those
blanks?
A. Why, certainly; he knew all about
s It.
Q. Were the applicants sworn?
A. Simply as to their being the identical
John Smith, whose name appears upon the
claim. A
@. Did you not say to Mr.. Wright that
Stokes was perfectly innocent Of the whole
matter2
A. No, sir; / said he didn't cheat the
applicants; cheated the applicants myself.
Mr.. Riddle. We are ready to believe you
In any such statement Of yourself, no
matter how necessary it might be to contra
dict you in anything important.
Q. Did Hatfield serve?
A. l believe he served week; probably
two. Laughter | wouldn't like to swear
TO anything I'm not sure Of
Mr.. r. l wouldn't undertake to saywhat
any Of you will swear to. [Iaughter.1
ANOTHER ACTOR ON THE STAND.
g. A. Bowman. Live in Tennessee /;
know Stokes and Stronger; came on here
In March, 1871; met Stokes and Stronger
here in reference to Beatty's claims; Stokes
demanded more money, and the result was
that he was paid $500 more, the amount
he demanded; these meetings were at
Stokes room, on Sixth street; he seemed
well satisfied with the payment made him {;
he said there would be a "fuss" or ''stink"
raised over it, if it wasn't paid.
@. Didn't Stokes claim to be purchasing
these claims?
e q. Stokes claimed TO be partner, and
not purchaser; the money was paid to
him partly on that account and partly on
account Of his service.
Bowman testified that about $500 Of the
amount collected were given to the men,
some receiving but 500; many of them
were told that, as they served three years,
they would be allowed SIC per month, and
A. -.
WHAT CLAIBORNE BEATTY KNOWS.
Claiborne Beatty sworn: l was second
Lieutenant in Beatty's Independent Scouts;
Oh was present when the roll Of the company
was made out in Washington; there were
several put on that roll who had served
three years.
Mr.. Harrington. We will take the roll
and see. Begins calling off the names.)
@. How long did Elem Beatty serve?
A. Elem. Beatty was a boy about sixty
years old. He never served, but carried news
around. Wade Shingle was another re-
cruit; he had a wooden leg.
@. How long was Jim Frog with you?
a. About eighteen months.
Q. How long was Tom Franklin with
you?
A. About eight months.
Q. James Perrill here was in the Rebel
army, wasn't he9
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long was Martin Quinn with you?
A. About six months.
Q. How long was Eli Hatfield with you?
A. He went to New Orleans.
Q. How long was Emanuel Hatfield?
A. He was cut a little while.
q. Was Peter Moody ever with you?
A. think so; about two months, l guess.
q. Nov, in making out these claims, /
want to know whether you told Mr.. Stokes
that they hadn't served their actual term OF
service?
a. We did talk about it a good bit.
@. What did Stokes say?
A. don't rightly remember.
Q. DID Stokes ever tell you to put these
names on for three years?
A. To the best of my recollection, he did
Crossed-examined: l told Stokes about
the men who served, down at the Hamhn
House, about year and half ago; told
him so in Alexandria, too.
Mr.. Riddle. Well, we will deal with the
Hamlin House.
A. Well, told him that part of the men
hadn't served; didn't tell him their names;
move was made to make out the roll il
Alexandria; think be had a copy, from
which the rolls were to be made.
Q. Now, what kind Of move did you
uake'in Alexandria?
A. Well, he told Stronger that he haC
a roll; l saw Stronger there; l saw him
writing.
Q. What was said there about the serv.
ice2
Witness. Where?
Mr.. r. Why, at Alexandria.
A. I don't know.
Mr.. r, Who selected you as lieutenant
A. Why, The sold man." thinker Dave
Mr.. r. Who elected him captain?
A. don't kpow; he owned the com
pany?
Mr.. r. Who elected you a lieutenant ?.
A. don't know.
Mr.. r. You were born a lieutenant il
the Beatty family, like the fellow with thl
wooden leg. Laughter
Mr.. r. Now, who in the deuce did yol
fight?
=, Well, we fought around there witt
different fellows.
Mr.. z. You were carrying on a It'll,
wariare q yonr own?
A. We were, Oh, we could fight.
Mr.. r. / haven't the slightest doubt 0
u. L WduJ uO pO4SOlld% CNIuSANC VI IL
dBaughter.
Witness. l know a Bible when 1 see it
If somebody tells me that il is one; l be
aieve swore to that application, but DON
remember rightly; l was told that 1 hat
nothing to do with the service of the men
Il that there be the book that | did swea
TO il was sworn TO in jamestown; l though
/ knew what was swearing 10.
Mr. r. What was that?
A. Well, thought swore to that ron
@. So you swore to it without kHowin
what you were swearing to? Is that tn
way you do things in Tennessee?
A. My understanding was that the bill
fixed the roll ITSELF Mr.. Stronger brough
the roll down to jamestown; that was afIe
the August had been in Washington.
After the introduction offs he unimport
ant testimony, the Covering we y, closed, an
the defense opened witbar GRACE May
nRrd. ,a,ad :.
he sI sTfSSssArD,s5 . .s0Gai
Stokes; {. have known iiAiN ty year,