The New York herald., 1878-10-30
THE PORTER INQUIRY.


| You KNOW WHOM rou ARE rxKrxo tor
Tho proceedings yesterday before the Military
Board now holding It's sessions Governors Island
developed low new features In tho OF General
Fmz John Porter Tho Board was have assembled
al ten O'Clock, but owing 10 tho absence Of Majos
General schoaeld tho prcsidsni, who did not arrive
TIL noon, no action was had TIL that hour
rHH ssssioS te8.se
In opening the session General Schoned went over
tho ground covered by tho pes,tionsrs counsel u
their application TO have General Pope called &
witness advsrted 70 the selegraphc messasss
which had passed between himself aud that general
on tnis subject From these commvnications u ap-
pesred that the Board while acqo oscng In thu Wishes
OF tho petitioner found itself without authority 70
compel tho attendance Of General Pope, and, there
lore, sent MIN, on tho lTh inst, request 70 DO prss-
ent and testify. Aitcr wiring tna request 70 Kansaa
General scnoneld sen, the following message Gem
eral Pops:- ts ASIA
wssr PoIsr, Oct. ia, Is7a
asserL Joms ror.. Fort Leavsnwo tt, Kansas: .l1.
We expect TO near your Testimony z" tho Porter
q a's.s soa ''.ss s.s ,''p possible sss
from Porte. during NJ ffis s st'
On she same day General Pope acknowledged ths
rsoeips Of General Schoncld's messages Of thai and
tho day before, added that no would not attend
unless regularly subp0uaed. To this General Scho.
fold replied as follows:-
rnn SUBPOENA.
wEsr PoSsr Oct IL, 1879
aGscrsl Jcns ror. ,,i i .,,,
apasch q this date .ena formal saspnns
mo- s", wS a.s you WIZ '
sS s'.d - " ina. as rss md % 70 for
j. NJ. sCnoFIELD. MAJOR General, =,
GENERAL rorH's RxrLr.
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ATor T. ~ "a vou Of ,hs I'm
prssams oec..ion delay, could i.svs
pSSs business .e.sins % Indian s.r.s sh. eoa'S
not reach New York before i ;.y yr
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ffsoa can Inform to-day you win appear before
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FonI LnAvkxwosrE. Kansas, Oct "A. 1914
Your Of & Is just ,seSivSS =. u Ssvs e:
here ant' Mr,hs 1rc sent nus soon y. rsssvsa
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ines 80 Join roPE s,oSs. MAJOR asse9s
CONFIDENTIAL communications on tho subject had alss
been made Dy General schonsld With tho War Depart.
msnt, the result OF which was that tho President de-
cnsd order. through tho Secretary OF war; the
Alter General senoasId had aoished making his
statement, whoh was based upon tho foregoing tsls-
me soara nsSosd 10 S,m a.sps.cS from ssusrsi
Pope, OF which she following Il a oopy:- @
An nxrLlor TnLn0RAn
t -FoRr LxAyxswoRrH. KAn.. Oct. 20. 1879.
Major Asa B. GARDsEa. Recorder and Coun.eii-
.: %.s s:a:as 10 order mo % spp.s:
Il. I"
.ss sala.as:
adhere % e ss ',oS taken r. ny s e ~. a,
counsel for tho goyornment reias, 20 sa.psas mo as
70 ss m: IN: SnS :ss
BY nsither party yet y tho board oerirss any niorms
invs.ssassn wii SA..s,sy sys .isSss By sworn re-:
Sssss..ry ~ appsa.ss person Soiss. ho, sh. paS
n.
AT LooaERHEAps.
General Schoneld then took occasion 70 csusurs sba
Official conducI oil Major Gardner for making pubha
tne despatch shat was read on Thursday lsss, ~ o
time whom out one mcmbsr OF tho Board. Colonel
Getty. Was present Tho General said:-"l do hos
know what confidential relations may exist between
the Recorder asaerai popc. but u Was certainly
sssps.oa a. tue TINE ana so mueS OF sns sssoras d
court as relates thereto shall be ssioksn OUT"
make . rosoluts defence OF ms course, sayinss--
"wnassver have done has been done IN respectful
manner" and No insisted upon hrs right ct personal
justification, claiming tnat he was there 70 represent
the governments.
sof" exclaimed General seheneid win warmth and
decision. ..... .tk
open Board ne had thc right 20 viudcass hims
sell and thera He wanted TO know whether The
eepsure was that Of Tho chairman individaay or Of
Tns Prosldens then said ..rns court win please BE-
was lsit dalcy 10 The secret dsbsraleas OF tne
Board Ahcr while the Recorder was called IN, ans
beard reoponcd Al quarter to o'clock.
TnR nxrxNrK CoRpIALx.
The Recorder said 70 The Board that alter free 0onp
suitat,on no undsrssood the matter better He wsss
unaware that communicalon had been seat 70 0sns
tina, oicsr sen, 70 for ms personal ,nior rns.,es
ana he st his duty that shs telegram ought 70 be
General sehonsld had no desire 10 impusn The Re.
corder,s motives. The Recorder was then allowed 70
read the foregoing telegram from General Pope 70
REASONS yos GENERAL rors's rHssssox l'..'ei
Mr.. Bullis bsiievsd tns pstisioner's couussi hsa
given their reasons 10 show the importance 0i Gcu.
eral Pops's presence. Gensral Pops's testimony
s.iore the eocr. msrsiai witch .r,sd General
influence win the Judge Advocate Ana The,
court Thw Board mus, have great respect for The
hndnGs OF that cour and tho petitioner demon
srats beyond tho possibility Of doubs that the fsct4
which tnas court rcisd for ds nndnes we're based
upon In order that tns Board might bsasds
by the light thrown on the Gaze, tns pstitleDss
had sndsavorod 10 bring before Il every odoer IN the
United State and tue Confederate armies VINO couId
aid 10 throwing more light on - General Pope, the
thon COMMANDING ofacsr, should bs there, Tor he
errors. II those opinions are no, nov moaiasd
under the new c'roams,ansss, she Board
viii be shc better abls 10 estimate tns value ol the
opinions which he then gave; he asked that Pope
should be called tina, NO might answer qusssissa
Ia the light OF new iacts. nn the testimony which
Tns Judge Advocate thought that counsel srsssd
from mistaken premsss General Porter was trisA
Tor comIsg up tho 27tn OF Auguss, and Iof
naming inactive from noon ui evening. iassssd -
military mon, could form ihsr Own dsduolionN
The facts oiictsd W the government, he eistmsdy
tend to prove the accuracy ef the nndings OF she
court martial WHOM convicted General Porter N
General Pope can be Of use 10 the pettoncr he eaa
have him monod .M WNs MM
Mr. Bulit read from General Pops's original ssss.
mony the following quotation A. II
did not ,hen believe do believe ssas aay poss
ss The IL iron. q Psrs ~sss sssss 81 Jsesa
Mr. Ballit claimed In substance shss shs late svt
dsncs OF Confederate officers, including Lopgstrsss
himself, had disprovsd nj that R
Aissr further sssumsn, Of tss same ssssrs On boh
sides, counsel for the petitioner asked Tor tmo 90
tnat tnsy might consult AZ 20 the pexI step shsy
would take Mcssrs. BuIit and Mslsoy would like 10
advise win Mr.. Cheate, VINO was AbssnI Upou th,s
showing the Bosrd adjourned uil Ten O'Clock shls
morning f FIJI
The LEITRIM TRAGEDY.
ONE or rHK ACcrfhED MEN prEs m pnrsou