Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-15
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Prssecusie. Yesterday.
New YoRK, Oct. l4.-In the Fitz.
John Porter case to-day DR.. William l..
Faxou. OF Quincy, Massachusetts,, was
called. He was assistant surgeon dur
ing the campaign Of the Thirty.second
Massachusetts, regiment, in Morell's
Division, Poiter's corps. He testified
that on the 2sth OF August hs marched
from warrentoxn Junction in the morn
ing, and reached Bristol station in the
afternoon. Near the latter place be saw
Porter sitting in front OF q house. Five
or six rods IRON the road I heard him
say to some aid or orderly. go and tell
Morell to halt his division :" adding.
81 don't care q damn II I don't get
there" On cross-sxamination witness
said he was positive II was In the after
noon that Bristol station was reached.
whatever official reports and other testi.
mony there might be fixing the hour be-
fore o He did not know what the
word There" in Porter's remark re-
ferred to. nor that Porter had reported
to Pope that morning and had been
ordered by the latter to halt and remain
at Bristol. He said he knew nothing
further about II than the remark as he
heard IL, and he did not want TO know
any moro about II.
Robert +. Lincoln, son Of the late
President, was the next witness. He
lives in Chicago and il a lawyer. He
had q conversation with his father In
1868, after the finding OF court.martial
in this case, and testified that his father
read q note from Porter to Mcdowell.
saying that In consequence Of the defeat
Of the Union forces he should withdraw
his corps. He expressed himself strong.
ly In condemnation OF Porter. and said
this note. taken In connection with the
testimony. would. In his opinion, have
justified q sentence Of death. On o
slight cross-examination Lincoln said he
inferred from his fathers remarks that
he believed at that time that Porter was
guilty Of the charge against him.
Choate objected 10 this testimony and
stated that when the petitioner intro
duced Governor Newell's testimony o.
to his conversation with Lincoln q few
days before his death, when he said he
believed Porter to be wronged and that
he intended to order Q rshsaring. II was
a conversation with reference TO the ap-
plication by Porter for O rehearing Of
the case. Tho testimony was admitted
however. In connection with Governor
Newell's evidence, II shows the change
that took place In the Presidents mind
after two years had elapsed and he had
time to inform himself as to the case.
Six witnesses were then called In
rapid succession by the Judge Advocate,
all members Of the First Pennsylvania
Ca~yalry-but their testimony was not OF
any importance.
Two witnesses were called by Porter's
counsel and seven more by the Judge
Advocate. though nothing OF moment
was elected from them. and ut q late
hour the Board adjourned.
General Porter requested the report
srs to state that the package OF letters
returned 10 his counsel by General Nc.
Dowell last week. 10 which reference
has been made by some OF the papers,
contained nothing but old private cor.
respondenco before the war. and had no
connection whatever with this case.