The New York herald., 1878-07-11
GENERAL PORTER'S CASE.

fuRrnER TESTIMONY TENDING TO SLOW HIS
CONVICTION OCCURRED UNDER A TOTAL MIS-
CONCEPTION or FACTS.
WEST PolSr, n Y, July ~. 1873.
Tho hearing OF Fitx John Porter's case resumed
at ten O'Clock morning. Thus far about all oi tue
testimony has been Of an explanatory charactsr
for Porter onsriag evidence 70 show that Gen
oral Pope. tho 27th .slh and 29th OF August, has
very erroneous ideas regarding the suasion 10 iai
as Porler's corps was concerned. rhat line Of evL
dence was resumed this morning Mr. BuiIitt, OF
Porters counsel calling General Charles johnson, OF
Nowburyport, Mass, to the stand.
Witness was colonel OF tho Twenty fifth New York,
Of Morell's division, Fifth corps and brevet brigadief
general. He tesined That his divsioa could not have
marched more rapidly from Warrenton Junction TO
Bristol Station az the roads blocked up. In
gard TO the charge Porter's corps rstreatcd
the 29n he testified tnat there nothing In the
uro Of retrsa. on tnas gay hs WAS In the advance
artillery hrng; he saw Porter thai day m xposed po.
sitions me picket line while the troops were 10
line Of battle. ihis witness Was cross-exxtiurd at
consioeraDle leng,h, t.taf7e - sic~
CAPTAIN RAxpoLs rEsT,MoSY,w Il
Captain Rundoi, FIRST artillery, UniteJ States
Army, was IN command OF battery lh Sykes d.
vision Fifth corps AS bouring upon the"specifca-
tion, against Por,er charging him with wiui delay
on the gnt OF the :7tn other disoDsdisnce or
dcrs in not marching ut one A. M :. out ~ three A. NJ
instead, witness testified 10 confirmation o General
ness of the night He also testified that the march
from WarrenI0n junction 10 Bristol was as RAPID IA
was possible He questioned closely IN regard 10
the famous 80 order he said he went 10 Portcr's
quarters ana saw Captain Pope bring the order 10
Porter between nalpast SIX r. NJ and seven o'c ock;
he was positive about that he also heard NO Infantry
firing till night EXCEPT occasional stray picket lring.
he, TOO, testified that there was no such thing as
retfsat of the Filth corps on that day; as TO The
OF the Both, the brunt o tho battle was borne
by the Fith corpa He was cross.examinsd oas
cnyxRAr sUtIIyAN,s TESTIMONY
T. sullivan, OF Oswcgo, N. y. testified tnat he was
co.onel OF the rwenty-fourin New YORK Volunteers
aud in OF brigade oil Kings division Vi the
Filth heard only occasional nrtl lery urinR
on 10Th till he marched with King aud got into
was M tul retreat which turneu out TO all wrong
described the action ON tue 3oth. during which he
dos. 900 ou. Of 200 men ne saw Porter IN tue nms
CAPTAIN JOHNSON SUPPORTS wAERES's EVIDENCE
John A. Johnson, oi Newport X. l, tsstho lis
general TO General HATCH Of Kings divisions he de-
sailed the operations on the 2Sth aud 2Sth, including
the engagement Of Kings division, attached 70
The Recorder objected to receiving this line OF
timony, not bearing on the charge against Porter
but after urg gument Court sdrnitod II. Witness
showed that Pope and Mcdowell supposed the enemy
10 retreat wnen the reverse was the case; nc
was the officer who assisted General warren ia the
preparation Of ;he use ana was examined and
cross-examned mnusely as 10 The topography OF the
country.
George Hyland, who was major OF the Thirteenth
New YORK Volunteers MoreIIs divslon, testified In
corroborason of tho testimony OF former Witnesses
WHAT coNRxDERArE GUIDE SAW.
John L. Leachmon lives near Groveton, Va; he
was and 10 a farmer ia Virginia and guide Tor Gen.
erals 5. d. Lee and ANDERSON, oi toe Confederate
army IN stng them through rhoroughlaro Gap on
the 29h, and stationed with Inc artillery on The
30th and witnessed the Union ASSAULT he described
the appearance OF field and the ndicatons OF the
severity OF the fight, which more bloody than any
he mad in Virginia. Hs said he could have
walked ior LOO yards vi the rebel position.
where Fth corps was assaulted, on the bodies OF
the dead w,ihout touching his fsot To the ground.
He also described the country minutey and At great
length.
Mr. Buht OF counsel for Porter, says that his side
will finish next woek