, 1874-07-06
He Was Acquitted Only by Ma
jority Of One Vote.
Judge Advocate General Holt Dissonts
from tho Finding.
Peculiar Manner In Which The Freed.
mans Bureau Was Governed.
Its Funds Invested in Government
Bonds, Contrary to law.
Tho Interest Received Withheld BY Gen.
Howard for Two Years.
Special Dspatch to The Chicago Tribune,


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apfeaf D@oafeh 70 3he CHICAGO Tribune.
TiSniSo OF THE COUNT OF INQUIRY.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. July 5--The finding In tho |
Howard Court Of IuauIry, together with Judro. |
At1vocata nenoral 1iot;s rey;cw NJ ,ta rro.
S,,'" .s. 4o'o" ~ 'Io pie
eeeaings nave 1"at boon mado public through |
general order OF tho "ar Department. Tho |
finding Of tho Court was not unanimous as laB |
leou stotcd by tho f.ionds or Con. Howays,
ry,a cart atoot1 To,n e.. a,o,,,,toi ...1 .,'.aS
lne .o'st .''0 sluoa 'o4s ior ae?ui''a1 ana 1ntee
aHaiuss, ~ loAoWb ZOE acfulteal. uehs' eIor- !
man, 1leiga Hoynolds. aud Ailes; agaluBt,
Cons. Mcdowell, Pope, and Gotloy.
rms op,s1o< or 1nrr cornr
,,,a ,s - ra,o,.. W.. " ar.sn.o., 49, % H.. H.. n.,
"uien - 10 1''4o""' "A' nFp'o'oo ~ 'oe 11ees-
don't:
Frs-Tho Conrt IL Of tne opinion that, IN tho mat
tcrs referred t1 i tor 'nvcat'gastoI uen q @ How
az @ nn wa ~ ~ ~ M @ say
ni - uy ttnf h. r. nh t ~ ,no ~ ty ~ Gg dn ~
or n,oral responsibility. Of nny Of tho oiieuses
chargea.
| Secaud-Ths Court fluids that Gen, Howard, when
charged by his snperors With grcnt work arisng put
g. ths Mas DEVOTED hts H. whoa tine ana ny his facHs-
H. H. Ma M ~ 1so , a. aJ & %ora -
hnnretls Of thousands Of men. IN regard T 10 tho
ara closcd AM, settled to the satisfaction Of ths nc
counting ocers Of tho Treasury, woss leeiaiona In
seh matse1a arc ny IAN tho highest authority, nai
anu conclusive ap9a tae sxecuivo osaneh OF ~ aoY-
r"a az H., s nrcs"r CNw+. 'o''s''4 'u'5 os oo"-
yh;rTIn relaiinn to ,hc .oyesnont ~ coro,, rnh-
Id nioueys in Uuited States bouds willis the Court
docs nut hold that such Investments Juttiaed by
existing Hws YET In view Of the fact that these invest
cnea were nude oniy under tho opntoa aud ADVICE os
" ow,,d .rcor o snxo,mant a ptae 70
st1or fnnd ~ H.: i.raasr cn,n y, pt, ~. "
nrsvousv beo anotiHea Iy aw iao hao
| tourth-aome questions ariSilK ont Of tho sudden
Termination Of the operations and Organization Of the
Fread1na1's Dureau yet renain ta ba setted aud by
t9ss wo were ,ormof5y aooru'arcs @ ama nsasanta
.he 'em S sone
or not madv. by oiiicors now dead or
cashiercd for fraud, remain to bs adiustod,
rho adjustment Of these ,natcrs belongs properly to
thu s1ccessor Of Gen. Inward In tho Bureau, ana ~
neso ~ IN ~ otess psoagat 70 tno notiee or
n1g @ nnys & "i earst n o and vep 11d M
ard lid lis wloto dty and believes that ho deserves
wen Of hia country.
THE Judge ADVOCATE GENERALS REVIEW.
tha conrt t,,o Jndro p' Adyocato Genernl 2 coyers
IN no~aa ~ 1opa1 ~, 1rhn ronclnaion nf hs ~
i,anntSe oni,,i5n IN ,s foinws: q. III norforminr
,ha div ~ rayinnn. nrascr,hrd hv ,a,r md ia.
Il hna Eean r fm,i ncccssarV tn a,nnlifv tho Ta,y
conn;aa 4 ehstr"ot ~ Sacta randora hv io ~ rouri
Thn atatemcnt nrhibitod IN tins repnrt IN thu re.
anIt Of . thorough examination Of lie oyidenee
onet mn,np II @ M f"r ,at ~ n uf o;tar
~ ~ aInaris astohi;s,nd hv nonnatant nrrnF
a H. c,as ,rexents ns"'''a ~ pA'oA'
- e'''e rssese ."xss ~w, 49, .,.z,,,o,,r
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; and IT is beloved ttae under the most important
chafEe6 inc 1acts htatcd arc ohly taoso j., To'
4 srochag which tAefe y no question. Ihe
Q PROVISIONS OF !aw WHICH are reEaraou a. a.
k EoFernine these FACTS nave noeh ARe"iae pia'hiy
yet iotth: as they appoar upon tne etasnto DOOR,
II, therefore, ta!e 1epolt lno!tatss NY c1hcll!
sIons Muefoat rom 1noao 1eaeaod ~ tae Conrt
+uo 1anno tttuo A'aaa1A s"I ~ 4y 1e.ot A'...eo
tipon tho 1acts, auu +ae 4e6A P1l1c!p4os appNcA'
bic 70 O. them. 1
-, "ihe conrt hnoe that ueh; hoWafa has hos,
{; with knowladsc anu intent, Vlolalea any law o.
u uongreHs, fosn'at'oni o. tno atiny, or rue o!
!. ~ tttotnt9- wv ~ 10 @t4A0 "0~AeA '< A'S A'" S'
y !. actod IN . Bplrlt OF "
: DEFIANCE on oF CONTEMPT OF LAW,
d OF from any eofrartiy ao1.seeEn'g n1otixe nc
=, | from this oni3ion fila cnnil1ct hnwaYer u1l,Bt
be further judged according to tue familiar max.
"a lms tnat gnoraaco o. 3ne LAW ~ 10 10 a oxcnae