New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-12
THE FII/ JOHN POR7ER TEIIL.

TESTIMONY OF GENERAL wAEEEN AID oInEE. II
FAVOR OF GENERAL rOKiIH-DOt UMENIs FOR
wAEprD ~ GENERAL rOrr.
WEST PolNT, July ll.-At the opening of
the Porter case to-day, Yr. Bnl Of codn-c Tor Porter
asked If any reply had been made tc the request sent e"
the war Department FOR the dispatches aud letters
which Porter had sent Ia Pope Counsel desired TO
press for them. Their production would De step TO-
ward truth Of the most valuable character The Board
finally directed that telegram DE- sent to General P"pc
in the name Of The Board requesting HIM to forward the
documents referred 70.
The witness Icachman was then recalled and closely
examined ~ to the supposed route of Captain Pope
hearing the 1870 order from General Pope 10 General
Porter, commanding the latter 10 move againsI the
enemy II was charged III the proceedings 81 the court
martial that the order reached Porter at O'Clock p
The latter stOntly that IT did not get into his hands
MI bet wccn aud D. The testimony OF I>cachmau.
who had been resident III the locality for nifty years
showed that it physical impo--hty for Captain
Pope 10 20 over the route Witness supposed he did not
go I'm l,as than an hour and half which would make h-
arrival al porcrs headquarters not before a. M pro
ydiny the order haHGcd t. him at the precise time
II WAS dated, and be rode al the utmost rI'cd
General warren WA called 10 the stand again for
further evidence in relation TO the topography ~
the country, and dnruS his cNahlnaII"n he
martial vcr} Inaccurate. II had been charged
that Porter knew night wac going on during th" @3ih
for he must the smoke o the battle, seen the
troops etc. Witness showed upon TINS point That the
ccv,tou Of the country was great between PoIcr-
and Popc's positions that Porter could not have seen
ANYTHING pertaining To a battle II there had been one
General Ihauuccy NCkc"ycI testified: Was Assistant
General Of the Third Army Corps, under Gen
c1 IIcntZlcnan IN confirmation Of other witucs,rr,
he Testified 10 the bad condition uf the roads between
Warrcnton Junction and Bristol. II having been
charged that Porter had good roads on the NIGHT OF the
GIN when he received the order to move AZ a 1hc
night was dark and some rau fell and witness did not
believe PortcI'r 5000 men and artillery
hv starting at IN. than ~ they
started at daylight This wines al, testified, As have
ali Of the others thus far, that there vas not heavy
battle on the 10Th that he knew Ot, although General
popc claimed in his Dispatch Ia the Government that
there had been heavy battle aud Porter did not come
10 hIs and
At the opening Of the court Recorder Gardner read
telegram from General Pope, dated Fort Leay"nworth
i'm when bd slated he mailed yesterday letter contain
ing All the letters and dispatches IN his possession The
for particular dispatches asked for, lac says hc never
to LIS knowledge received
Colonel Charles aisball, lawyer, Of Baltimore and
who was aide for General Icc,O the Confederate
Army m l-G2, sworn He said twelve rebel hTl-
gadts marched through Thoroug!arc Gap on the 18th
advance was near Groycton Then witness described
of the rebel trOOpa ana SAID thai as late as
H. III. General stewart reported mat General Joness
right was being threatened, ami General wilcox was
oIdrrcd 20 his support Later III the afternoon Hood
Was attacked, and Wilcox was sent back The troops
threatening Jones appeared 10 BIZ coming along the
Manassas and Gainesville road, ana SIX brlgadcs had 10
he kept there To watch them. THIS wa considered I'M
dcuCc for Porter, n II WiS ms command VINO
rebels and thus II Ii claimed he acted dir
crcctly and held the rebels III check, preventing them
from carving intended general attack that day
wines, stated that he had Ia his hand Lees original re
mort of the second Bull Run battle He said General
lee did not make attack on the .Ytl Tor the reason
that Ioucstrce advised against II. This witness also
denied pDsycy that there was general battle on The
Goth as indicated IN Popc's dispatch.