National Republican., 1877-10-11
TROUBLESOME LOGS.
TRIAL oFJULIUS WITKOWsKI IN THE
CRIMINAL COURT

More Witnesses who Knew About the Con.
tract-The Lawyers Continue to wrangEr-
General Townsend Refuses to Put In nm
Appearance-The Court Issues an Atta,r,-
mcnt for Him and Adjourns.
Tho ninth day of the trial of Julius Wit.
towski, indicted for conspiracy TO dsifaud the
Government by means Of false claim for timber
took place before Justice Macarthur yesterday.
The counsel on both sides In attendance; also
Gen. Negley Like the previous day, there was n
hot dispute over Government papers and the non.
appearance Of AdJutant General T. D. Townsend
IN response to a subpoena and after ordering an
attachment to be issued, the court adjourned In
disgust Tho trial opened with Mr.. A. q. Sanford,
recalled direct testimony.
The District Attorney admonShed him not to
converse with any person about the case
Acopy OF the contract between Julius Witkowskl
and Thomas Hardin, filed In the record Office of
Tennessee, was submitted In evidence, and rccog.
nZeu by the witness as copy OF the original con.
tract between these parties, which gave the former
latter
The voucher which the witness accepted as col.
lateral for a loan was dated March T. 1861 and
previous TO the assignment Of these papers, Capt.
Morton showed the contract with Witkowski, The
first Murrccsboro' contract was dated March 20
and the second June y, 1863 both being made with
!ni,u; Witk9wski. while the Nashville contractwas
Cros,examinci; Capt. Morton and witkow.h
came into witness office together, and brought the
eontrac; with them. lie remembered the vouchers
for t0p and for 400 logs, but failed TO fnd any
record OF them In his books after a long and care.
nnl search; He had them about the same time in
March as he had the first one when in Nashville.
IA this point His Honor directed the letter of
Adjutsnt General Townsend to be read In open
court. He stated that four or Ave searches had
been made in the archives Of his office for ali
papers bearing on the trial of Wtkowski and that
heb, he had do done everything in his power TO aid the
mands, He transmitted all the papers in the case
and In addition furnished 4 copy Of them for the
inture Information Of those connected with the
The examination then proceeded and the con.
tract Of Julius wtkowski with Lieut.; A. PELHAM for
y, 1873, was read to the jury, and then followed
nc one between Witkowski and Capt John Stewart,
dated June % 1863.
C. r. Thompson testified that he was side-de.
camp on General Rosecrnns' staff, and heard con.
yeration between General Rosecrans, Lieutenant
Burroughs and Captain Morton in relation to q
contract between Witkowski and Morton for
TIMBER FOR THE FORTS.
Colonel Calvin Goddard was senior aidc-de-c camp
N General Rosccrans In 1863, and in Nashville
o. hat time. 1t was generally understood that
furnishing logs aud timber for the fSrtIfratons
He recnllecied that there was trouble between
General Nceley and witeowski in regard to cutting
tmhcr, and General Ncgley had several interviews
with General Roscncrans on the subject Wit
EOwski wished 10 pass his workngnen through
Grm",al Ncgieys picket.linc, and the General OBJ
Mr.. Carpenter offered in evidence record Of the
War Department
District Attorney Wells refused, saying that he
could present the original paper.
MI. Carpenter then asked that Mr.. Wells be
sworn and he tOnk the stand tcstifying that the
paper referred to had been In his possession some
Two hours and was sent to him after the recess by
Adjutnut General Townsend.
AN ATTACHMENT FOR TUE ADJUTAST GEN
ERAL.
NJ. Carpenter. ask for an attachment for Gen.
ergl Townsend.
The Court And refuse to grant 1t.
Mr.. Cnrnenter What. does your Honor refuse TO
ALLOW us the attendance OF an important witncS,7
Gen. Townsend has been regularly suhppnned and
refuses to obey the mandate OF the court and sends
his excuse with certified copy Of the papers filed
In his otiicc. Now there comes In on u other pa
per- that We knew nothing about II Is the right
Of THIS defendant to have that witness In court
and docs your Honor refuse tn send for him? We
don't want his Office we want him.
The Court. Put YOUR application in writing
Mr.. CARPENTER. will.
He did So asking flr an attachment against Gen. |
Townsend and that II was important TO the inter
esh OF the defendant that he should be sworn
His Honor thought II would turn out that this
was proceeding IN which there was nothing but
matter Of feeling. In order. however that there
fhould be nothing said or done Tn impede or inter
iere with the progress of the he would grant
the order.
The court then adjourned