The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
THE FlTz JOHN PORTER INQUIRY.

ANOTHER DISCUSSION OF THE GENERALS Al
LEGGED ''DIsLoYALTY" TO GENERAL POPE.
General Sherman among tho spectators al the
Tiiz John Porter inquiry yesterday, and listened 10
tho evidence with map OF the country before him.
Generals Mcdowell, William y Smith t''Baidy") and
other military men were ai2o present.
Tue first wtnoss was William b. Lord. who was the
official OF court martial that tricd
General Porter. On the 18TH OF December, 1852,
pending the trial. he went, In company with
tho correspondent Of tho New York Times,
to General Portsr's rooms. in Washington. 10 in.
quirc for some dispatches which mad been misIaid,
and while there hoard General Porter say, 81
not loyal to Pope; there's no denying that
Wuess could recall any thing else that was said
at the time; three or four days sfterward no made
a record OF tho remark IN letter TO mis- wife. rAc
witness was cross-examned General Porter, he
SAID, aboriug uudor some excitement; caused by
the proceedings oil the court That day, aud his
marx was ia the form Of u soiiioquy; witnoss had
toned tho circumstance until after the
ciusion oil tho court martial; he made no formal
written statement about II until years aor In CON-
nun ication 10 Judge Advocate General Holt.
General Porier's coun.ei produced printed copies
OF u corresporacncc between General Holt and thu
Witness in May, 1871 IN WINCH tue former says that
tho latter IN Docco,be 1862 while tue
trial pending, and told him OF tho remark above
quoted, which no fsii u hts duty TO give him, and
that he (HolD replied that he did not snnk u worth
while 10 introduce Il IN the esss, he thought no
had suicont evidence 10 convict General Por-
ter; but that ne would ike him put II In
writing Witness said that did remember hav.
Ing told General Holt while tho II a was ~ progress
anc that he did not 10 his reply think oil correcting
that error, nor afterward when the corresp0ndencs
was printed did he correct u.
sKSsx pRoPRfEry.
He had reirained from mentioning IL from sense
OF propriety to Porter, aud only spoke OF TO Holt
from q Of duty TO that officer, Who had EN-.
ployod HIM Counsel then quoted IRON the speech
OF Senator Chandler, In 1870 wherein the witness
alluded 10, though not by namc having heard the
Two miuutos.n Witness said that no won't 10 Senator
Chandler and told him that he had not made such
fiiavt but did not MAKO any public denial OF 10 or
ask the senator or an ono siso TO do So
Two farmers VINO lived noar the Bull Run battle
field werc then examined TO the roads and evonts
rectness oil the map used IN the investigation.
COURTEOUS.
Tho judge Advocate submitted some documentary
evidence IN the shape Of extracts from pamphlets
published by General Porter ana Others aud suUso.
quonty called attention editorial In New YORK
IN bringing forward Mr.. Rovert T. Lincoln's testi-
mony. General Porter's counsel Unclaimed any
knowledge OF tho articles, and tue Judge Advocate
answered that no felt oofore no spoke shas suon must
be the case.
Colonel Charles Marshall, who was General Loe's
STAFF Aado some additions ana corrections 10 his pre-
vous testimony, tho result oil Visit 70 tho neia
last week, aud marked map the positions oil tho
Confec crate troops on tho 2ytn Of August
General William y. Smith t''Baidy Smith') testified
Pope and Porter alter tho events IN question,
ana told how they visited his headquarters together
tbe week alter tho second battle OF Bull Run, ana
wore on most amicablo terms This testimony was
in re- but tai OF oil the spy who testified Tues
ay that he had heard Porter ordcr that honors or
cvurteses sboald DO paid TO General Pope.
Al halfpast thrso O'Clock the Board adjourned I'LL
to-day.