The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-05
SlIERIDAN'S KILL0NA RAID.
Astounding 4 WITNESS WITH A LET
TER or ms OWN WRITING.
Freedom or Comment Upon the Parties 10 the
suIt-Gen. Hutier Interpreting Comments
The Defence of the Hero of Winchester.

Freedom or Comment Upon the Parties 10 the
suit-Gen. Hutier Interpreting Comments
The Defence of the Hero of Winchester.
Tho throng that pressed yesterday into
the United States Circuit Court room evidently
went to sec and not 10 hear. Supervising Archi.
tcct Mullethas so ingcuiously devised the court
room that even those within the bar could hear
only a few struggling words. Gen. Sheridan
sat impassiycly the centre Of observation,
hanked on ono side 10y his brother and on tho
other by the plaintiff Whalen. who is seeking
10 yet tllG.27S.G7 from the General for author
izng the seizure " the Killona plantation. in
Louisiana, in 1867 Gen. Butler asked few
additional questions Of tho witness Thomas l..
Deacon. who had testified to Whalon's posses
sion Of the plantation and tho seizure under
Shcridans rule.
District Attorney Beckwith then took the wit
ness in hand for cross-eNannntion. and before
long covered him with some embarrassment by
confronting hlm with his own lcitcr. addressed
e his friend NWigomcry and written ut
Havana, April 3. 1873. rs follows;
v tsEE,o Noyt,sore,t yfir Ma ciier he ;,h Of
Match fr.cNgi today avn very 'orrv 70 hear that tho
ihrtis IN three aNs which would make II iiic impo ~
have taken Sharec q, genleuan' watch business uuni
VI, l.,n o" ~ .iuoi inwnd TO lose any more TINE
time the smt came ON would. under any crcumstiucc
rnu Narlau. /. uuc If io wic and viii vet IL even
~ ,rng' lee Wy lUnly now mt acr nsin- me ~
tudonp,hins To hurt JIM " Jim isthc plamun whacni
although Dec Boa. acted Wi,hlrta i0wnrd me
which his cost me nii All.
Hal Monau.i con,ti.r tackcs anil liar for saving
tufc Jim GOT the Jay icii-sn or s,t-ani II he thinks
.6add what was promised. / viii Sir up lie mud "
navy re- n"N,i thc, word about Tug ,ut since !
.u.s way AMI tia, fellow vill beat Jim sure
ou before ct thcrr. lu~t write this AMI huni II m an
.u.sole .. ne oinu.ug lawyer tel him 10 demand the
wiu".- ]. u. o. D. u is himself that they have nut
The iral Un ier 30 mau, times. hc live. 90 Havana aud
ihc Nina out Of Mr. Nainss sails thr,c Dimes ms sni,
lns been nostl oncd To hain time o produce him as
VI. MONTGOMERY or her kiui invite To her house bat
alter thc unpleasant occurrence that took pla SHOULD
n H. very Aini of her and hex 10 return her many
,oarscl' YOU eau a. isas have one eSod ics at die
men who used You 80 ,hamtmiy Mind what say about
acu re ns6,. never dS S " los, Uau sn.n Sa'"
er r w. m mo- on, ,o,s n r. rne , r"n n, a
with the present ana low price,. Your rs.pgc,mmll,
Tho witnesa scrptinizcd tho letter closely. and
finally admitted that 1t was his. but was very
Then Cen. Butler took tho document and
pcrus"d II, with his nos" almost touching the
paper. while the Court and spectators looked on
with interest. II made some objection 10 tho
r',rluon oi ih" Htor. hui judge Wallace al
NIT u IT, Mr.. Hrrrick read II with emphasis.
Nn'n b" c,mc 10 the part that spoko Of NJ
NJ NJ % Fla. slrg and lar. Mr. Hrrrlck
gave only tho first and last letters OF the word.
Can't lou translate Il ~ asked Nj. Lord.
=, don't ike 10 swear in court answered
lou'il be- claiming to be a Doctor Of Divinity
next said Gen. Butler
Mr. Herrick on reaching the part where Mr..
Drcon ~ himself ~ n. l.. H.. nodded 10
him and asked; That's YOU. isn't IT, " Yes"
careful what You say 10 Ian. I have no con.
hd'hrc ~ MN. thrr" was laugh nj the cN-
p"usn OF Mr.; Egan. who IL ono OF Mr.. Whalens
lawyers. AMI sits next TO Gen. Butler and MIR.
Mr. Beckwith proceeded with his cross-cx-
animation. cal the attention of the witness
10 the part ruiar express ions and ask ing him to
explain them. He asked
Q-why dii you have such an extreme desire to be
q wltuf tom. sheridan. Al bad
Q-Nhatdii you mean bs YOUR gong To .ur up the
"Q-rhs, b., Son w.hci ta tnra.e ,otr.' "S Gen
sh,ridana. witness Al WISHED to-c Justice done
an more ac win i6 .n Il Ras ha,e te
9-w6li 4" Soa mean When You ssy after using me
a. , i,@ am hraN 9a ,,s gi he I'm, hns iow
.Q-what d'd Won mean by saving YOU were completely
Ml'wu gut a. Ne Rims III did act suppose iwouli
~ u. &, Hai ,r; ,1a, YOU Morgan Morsans, Jr and
Q-WGat do ,.u n,, tl mat lfii vour letter where
you wapta uou,c Wniin ana hani,l To- the opposing
LAWYER ipangIviot "rel lin' % dcmsnl ny wI'ns..
n,', Hno had been summoned Tor tue prnug Al
Q-Whnt ui N0u mean hy '",ius YOU would hte Ont
g1.l lrk AZ him. Nou meant go sirkrf
The witness answered and gesu 'ulatod Yes 4"
saying IL WAS q vulgar term he had used with
out any particular meaning.
The attention 81 the witness was called to the
fact that he had sworn that Condor, MOrgaus
and Whglen were IN partnership i'm the cultlva-
uun OF the plantation. hut lie said that the part
ncrship had terminated, at tho time Of the
seizure by order OF Gen. Sheridan.
As he was going from the stand. the witness
explained That tho reason he wrote in his letter
that he mad no confidence in Mr. Egan was
that he thought that gentleman would rpuuire
the aid OF some ate lawyers Ia conduct the casc.
Morgan Morgans. Jr testified that he was
with the Sherlns posse that dispossessed Mr..
Mhalcn. He corroboratcd previous testimony
as TO the seizure and the value 81 the property
pinntaton between himself Whaon and Co one
don. He admitted that he had an interest in tho
case, acquired since the beginning OF the suit.
Did You know Of my instruction nj the Kill
Iona planial ION before you went there on the sth
Of. August. 1867 -
The only trouble was after you got there"
added Gen. Butler. Laughter
Tho question whether Gen. Shcrdan's order
original or by copies elected long discussion in
which Gen, Butler gave not only his opinion rs
LAWYER, but his experience rs commander, that
the original order was the property ol tho CONF
Judge Wallace decided that the order might
be- proved either by the copy In tho War De-
partment or by the testimony OF any one who
had seen H.
Indications were apparent yesterday that on
the part OF Con. sheridan, II Will be averred
that he was fully justified in causing the plan
tnton to be seized in consequence OF the con-
fli1;ing claimants TO the ownership, and that
there \ sort OF partnership hciwccn some Of
the Witnesses and tho plaintiff to divide If a
verdict against Gen. Sheridan is obtained.
Twenty New Nurses.
Al tho annual meeting Of the Training School
Tor Nurs u the Nurse, Home $50 East Twenty sixth
street yesterday interesting addresses were delivered
bt d. William H. Van BuIeu John T. Parsons. and