New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE PORTER INVESTIGATION.
rHR EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES REsUNED-A

THE PORTER lNVESIlGAIlON'
The EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES REsUNED-A
DEEPLY IMPRESSED MAJOR
The Military Commission in the case OF fltz
John Porter met yesterday at Governors Island ater
recess OF nearly week. The Board did not announce
t,s decision in regard TO the summoning OF General
Pope George L. Andrews, professor at the Military
Academy at West Point, formerly Colonel OF the "a
Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, belonging 10 Oor
aons Brigade Wamss Division, OF Banks's CORPS tcs
titled that the morning Of August 20 the corps was al
YrIstoe station He was unable to recall the hour when
he corps reached there but confident that was on
August os. Horao G. sieklcs, of Philadelphia Colonel
Of the 30 Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves attached TO
Meade's Brigade ReynOlds's Division, OF MeDoweifs
Corps, testified that the brigade. on the morning OF
August 90 moved Ia the 'front.' and took up pOsuoh on
the left OF General Sigels Division. - - -
The event of the day the evidence OF o. d. Green,
Green holds the rank Of Major and is stationed az
the of the Department of the South as AS
Iieuenaut-C oone and August 81 had reported for
duty Assistant Adjuant General OF the sxth Colps
and Porter together on August 81 and certainly once
afterward on september 2 1T Fairfax Court House no.s
was, think, council OF corps commanders. 10 NOT
know positively, but General franklin commanding my
corps, requested to accompany him on both occa-
s,ons. General Pope and General Porter STOOD apart
from the other officers and the former appeared TO be
giving Instructions 10 the latter ! was impressed
strongly with the appearance or both 0fncers, ana
on General Porter" On cross-examinatIon the
witness said that he knew nothing OF the conversation
between the officers which carried tn low tones,
but occasionally he could catch scraps of sentences
General Pope appef TO me- said sthc witness to
be tired and with mental aud physical
labors he looked completely tagged out and as II the
was a man whom he could rely | was fresh 10 the
Eastern Army and Pope occupying prominently posi-
ton" To the often-repeaed question OF the JudgeAd-
VOcate why the interview left vivid impression on
his mind, the witness could give no satisfactory reply
POrers manner struck me- he said " as 6eng mat o.
a man extremely jealous and desrOus of doing his
whole duty enough To the expression OF
his face and TO hear the tones OF his voice He
remarkably jealous; L can hardly command
words adequate TO express the strength OF my
impression. It seemed TO me most remarkable inter
view; officer relying the skiliu cooperation OF
competent lieutenant. The interview was Impressed
more deeply my memory for the reason that had
from i'm the West, where we had been com
parativey successful As L approached Centrevtle
found the general tone changed and disgusting TO me.
was confirmed powerfully in my impression shortly
afterward as moved toward Washington from Fair
fax Court House. by the fact that POrters Corps was
assigned TO the post of hOnOI-the rear guard. The
enemy not following us vigorously In fact, was
moving away from toward HarDers Ferry but POrters
bringing up the aided in confirming my lmpres-
sloDs"