The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-21
rITz JOHN P0RTER'S CASE.
.ryvIRr or THE TESTIMONY TINT
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wv ''',. hin, los,~, tic bar of puhi,
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oninlon 10 wei A. oi nili'ar5 h"' GA ulVS9
s..res Of disohclioncc t. orders. ui when
ena'seS ~. ,.,.,..l NJ MIN, c,noral officers
e'ur' hl'' 80, rtr. p,,r,ise Rictstts
-huhpI To- - -. r..rri o,l vo,rc-co,vict.l
Casey, Naih''d' D"'V' "-'
.t stv.apn Years ago.
hl" go ...,-... "a, l,orne in mind thnt last
EsAol'"''' N'"' ,.i. .,,., co., ,i,,,,,,.t
summer. ia presenting MS CIV" V"9'' ''o l'"-
,i..,r offered many wtlessre. who either
non ..,.,,,.,el or nui in a diflercu, lichttne
wholly coul "N'' - .I....,, -.
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Tho Governments case WIS opened oct :,
80. -t..,i,. ,tc nirsteorth dnv Of thn
which was a''e"0' t,.,o,.t,,'. ,f,.' -,
hearing with rec'ssos ana vacations t"e session
,-,,i .v,,- IN uths-the board having first
had sVre"e Wv ..,,.,i,,s ,h, rio,o ~ wet.
met June 2)-and me'A"hs .'e MA ~ nle'''
lux "'' tnc,a.ia-.s. four hnurs lout.
ernors lslaho' /" o. -, ..,.,
Major Gardner. the judge AuNo'd'' reviewed
ti....r n, tina rase and then pronounced
uc "'''N' ,.t- tia.,vor,d o,tto,,, 80,
the so-caHel hr"' w" 49,, va
which Gen. Porter reheu lor ahot1'er IRA" 70 pe
...-f, tis,oyered in the sense rceogniZed
ho' nsN'' 80. .,.t.tt,,t., - ,.,i,,,
by courts Oh "''.'.''
a., Co,orpri. MS testimony. which has now
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orupl'i h'"iN '''" .''''''-"' "a" '' d"
cudel sr' nuno'r OF witnesses.
pt,r, ,,.,il,,i,,. this tnnss Of testimony n fcyy
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words OF eApIn'"on WI, 9"'N as a , -P''n''
AMI thereby allow IL 90 he intelligiply siited
.ad.r,u,.J within a hr,pi commas
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irally cashicrei turned arsely on three points.
F.. ,.hii, u,d.- !, t,.'. commend al Warren.
.niyed a definite order from Con. Popr. dated
eEpN AM. u. directing him 10 start Mt
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o'clock that nigh; with MS whole corps. anu 10
70 q, BrIs,oe station 40 daylight % the next
.,-,in, tho as-h 4, thut time. Con. p,pe
N."'"-
believed ne should capture Ja'kson corps he-
fore II could be reinforced hy Lee. who was
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BE- here by daylight. sad r9pe'- order. Porter
did not start Al o'clock, and ID" produces PROC.
;hai tue night was too DARK anu the ruhde ''p
much opstructci 10 allow Z. a. Is clH~'-
9urnce. be did not arrive az Bsisioe tu many
leurs after "a" TIM" prescribed secondly.
Gen Porter was CHARGED WIN inl'Non during
AUG ~ Wuch ntln MS iN-U N l.'"a Hit ti'
snH,tss, ''i' .ii'' ~ ~ ,"I b.. w., ir
nsAtng snouli nave ieH DIV q laAe p'tt I'D
te'nHHsrmrni. TN zen. gi'r : nnri WIDEN a
i given that there was DO rrGu'nr At-e ON w i,
-fh lor nm 10 fake part IN anu I'D" llNtur' Oh
hs orlrrs ana the I"h'''i'ld'' ~''.n-lh 30 u
front are also held .ur'i niatlvn@ ~ nus "a tl"i
course. Thirdly. sp"''h forlrr from f%p,
Porter 70 attack, sent on tne -9ih ~ i's J.. VI.
Ms urHN.teI 10 nl,n -I.p" Tvs '..pH ..i.,.t % d.
ipHrr @NlH, HN uNl,t mn iii,. diit ".lF.. IL
WIS not weH 10 ataaN. b'r. y. i.--' tAteg si..
enc points, the buNerninAht INV 'rl Wu .,
eWi,nre 10 1noW thM rfh; toTlrt raWr ui
mnd toward fppr WGstlIt Ni lls.Vu-'. crll ism
anu III VIII; thu, l.aaln5 MN !" laInF perform
hnce OF orders ana max 9lH'u'dl'A'''
The DARK S1GHr pIsoBEpIENcg.
Thesa iaslfr, n,fp.s ~ ,hn former trial n,
conr, mardi,I Iave nlso ftrnaat the ienlInl
points Of the hearing before TIE ADVISORY B1arl
mass the eyidence on,rcd by tie Covernnicu,
We shall summarize II by subjects.
To prove that literal execution ot the Aug. .
order was possible. cviden'e was introduced q
show that JMcksons troops marrned on ~
nightwhich Porter thought ioo datS ior march
Bristoe Station we're para 'd. except in gAe OF
two places. and th- road goo ana tha, Lieut.
Col. Brinton 81 the S"cnd f-nl'NlNNhla nv
airy moved ~ O'Clock tnat nlFut - hrrrntui
junction along me very road tlht lor,r was n
mar1n upon, nHlor DONE 81 N "Hlhll W .'
sln. Ming ulN,rlvl' t',e,ln-h t"l vt IA ~
mGrcNei rom "NII'I'.l 70 - ~" ,il '.4'
so-callen udt = m'Iil' uI w. -''. ~ ~,
ba1.Sut.' I'm iio4 p 81 ,.,i, y.,uN ~"
Roam 0I sr r,rbd III INA S'
NJ rp rsi,a di,,ienlt,s frl II w..
es a., 80 SO - Ni,c,,,.t T., i,', =
SeyrTA WIN SIS =! w y ~" =. .'Gua'
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