New-York tribune., 1879-05-02

ned that he saw General HaZen duriry the action
passing from behind large tree, and that he re-
ceiyed orders to reform his regiment from staff
officer of General Thomas. The inference from this
evidence was that General Hazen got out
Of danger duung the fight, and at Its
conclusion was at some point in the rear.
ln rebuttal Colonel BerLe aud General Kim
beTlv testified that Hazen went into action with his
men. and that they him all nearly all he
time the irhtng was in progress Colonel Beebe
pointed ont 4 map Of the field the point where
General Hazcu remained within forty feet of the
line of battle and said that after the repuse aZen
supcrIntendtd the reformation of the command
and put II into biv0uac.
General stanley's witness "a to Mission Ridge
was General Sheridan, who read portion OF hs
official report, stating that after his command had
moved beyond the ridge, tiaZeu's brigade gathered
and appropriated eleven guns captured by bis tIvi-
sion. Sheridan also testified orally that his own
division reached the crest Of the ridge before
| llazens troops, he seeing Hazen' men arrive on
the top Of the ridge as he was passing
across il. He said that. he only knew
about the guns from the reports of other people 1t
was also mp bv General Staney's side that Cen
eral Hazen had claimed that he N person gave the
command for the troops to ascend the ridge, whereas
he did not.
In refutation Of this evidence General Kimberly,
who commanded the list Ohio in the battle, testi
fed that HaZcn's br gade reaching the foot of
the ridge, having accomplished all 1t was ordered
70 do, sought refuge from the enemy's fire under
the works Atterward the men began NOV
ing forward the shelter not beng good.
General HaZ-n then rose up and IN
a lond voice waving his hand toward the top OF
the ridge, commanded forward many times and
went TO the top with TIE line. Upon reaching, the
top q battery was captured One Of the guns was
turned to the right along the crest IN front OF Sher
dan ana fired along the crest. demoral-
iz'ng the enemy, who then began to
retire. Kimberly further testified that the
brigade captured IN all eighteen pieces of artillery
IN a., own front, and to The quesi!O on where the
adjoining troops were replied: W llletts brigade,
10 the left, assembled with ms. but Shcudan's
division. on the right, was not more than half way
up the hll and its e brigade lWagnersl was then
falling back, having been repulsed."
After this testimony the Court Withdrew, and
after consultation decided TO hear no more testi-
mony To Shiloh Stone River. PIcketts Mills ami
Mission Ridge, the legitimate purposes OF reOuttal
having cen accomplishing to It's satisfaction. Not
more than fourth of the testimony prepared
these points by the Judgc-AdyOcaie had beenput il
THE CHARGE Og FALSEHooD.
As to the charge of false swearing, 1t was sought
to be proven that Hazen swOre he came to Washing
ton TO testify before the Military Committee to
staff organization, when IN faci he was sent for TO
testify as 10 post-traders' abuses. Stanley's own
witnesses failed to establish this point. General
Coburn, chairman Of the Military Committee at the
time testified that General Hazen was subpGnaed
to give evidence az to the leadership business
as well as on Army organization. Mr.. SmaLev,
clerk of the committee, testified that the committee
had received one or letters from Hazen on the
subject Of Army organization before his private
letter 10 General Garfield the leadership abuse
was sent 10 them, and had already contemplated
subpGnaug him. General Nl0cum, n member OF
the committee, confirmed Mr. Smalleys recollec-
ton, saying that he understood the evidence as 10
the poSt-tradeTs was Incidental.
A point was also sought 10 be made against Cen
eral UaZ.n by quoting from letter from hun 10
Secretary Bellnap q statement that he understood
mis- testimony before the committee was 10 be kept
secret Testimony was offered 10 show that there
was no such understanding IN the committee. Cen
erai Hazen swore that he had received
Lotto a~rn ha IqH
enOined secrecy upon the leadership business so Tar
a. Hazcu's name was concerned, and that just be-
fore Bazen testified he called CODurns personal at
teutIOu 90 tne subject ana received uon MN Whdt
he HaZen supposed 70 De an assurance that the tes-
timony ~ well as the letters would DC considered
confidential
eral Hazen had stated public lett rs that the law
of 1866 requiring the COmmlssarY Department 10
furnish 10 officers and men what are known as sol
dierS stores and abOlshng the suffers mad not been
cfrried out, or the reason that the cOunIssaIles
were reluctant TO comply with 1t, and 10 was sought
10 be shown that tins statement was untrue Oucers
of the omms.arv Department testified thar 50 far
they knew there no uctance 20 carrying ont The
law but admitted that long list OF soldiers stores,
prepared by the lnspector-Ueueral, which was ex-
hiblted IN court, had never been supplied, me
Tud gocate proved that three lists prepared by
the spectorGeneral had All been approved by the
Commissary-General IN his ENDORSEMENTS upon
II was also alleged that General Hazen's testi-
rnonv fore the senate in the BeknaD case had
officers of the Army in Washington. The witnesses
who stated this were Generals Cuttenuen and
Harris on crOss-eXamlnatlOn General Harris
admitted that the only otti, ers he remembered
10 have COnversed with on the subject
were the COmmissaTy- General and General Crtten-
den. but he was quite positive that he had spOken
with Them. HIS own impression on hearing Hazen
testify was that he had not sufficiently refreshed
bis mind ON the subject. and that he came In Court
aud corrected bis testimony OF the day before.
EXCLUDED TESTIMONY.
-.,-, g +oetiy,ouy- oHarad - General
Hazen was ruled out 1t went directly to establish
his uniform gallantry throughout the war, but the
Court declined to receive IT, either on the ground
that il was cumulative-merely furnishing further
proof Of what had been abundantly proved already
or that it dld not relate TO the precise points
in his conduct which had been called in
question by General Stanley. Among the evidence
thus ruled out in whole or IN part were, curously
enough official reports from some # the very wit
npseeS who had subsequently been active against
General Hazsn. Another curious feature was that
General Hazeu's commander. General Nelson, spoke
in his Official report III the warlnest terms OF
tto1anis cnuduct At Pittsburg Landing. This was
ruled out one of the officers voting TO exclude II
being the very man who had himself killed Nelson
i'm private hrawl on the staircase OF a hotel
Efforts were made on the part Of Ilazen 20 IN tro-
duo evidence 20 show that General stanley had
once or twice admitted his charges TO be untrue,
apoIOgized tor them. and promised faithfully never
10 bring them up again, ana had SUBS quently
Of hsretraction ard pledge OF Staney's was offered
by the Juige-Advocate:
FORT sULLY, D. r. March TO- 1873.
DrAR GENERAL: Your Letter and Enclosures came TO
hand a few tav- ago have desire, nor have had,
10 VIC ne our agreement made at Fort Rice. believe
acknowledged then that / was IN the wrong IN ever
having criticised yOu and fully resolved 10 do 20 no
more IL your ctter you the expression. low YOU
or anyone should or could suppose me out OF my place
auy time during the ris beyond my UNDERSTANDING
TINS exprcs-i0n doe. not describe my case at al. l
supposed anything not one ota; AZ l @ 1o I SHu
was told me, and am ready now % state 70 you VINO
told me ana mostly when md where hey to'd me- 20,
uease don't attribute the authenticity O any part OF
the matter 10 me. - 49,, =.
since Emerson Opdycke's name has come up wish to
MAKE A remark about him. but without intending 10
dgcredt in the least statement with regard 10 y0u