, 1879-04-03

Triumph Of the Victim Of Many
Years Of Obtoquy.
speoulattons rs to tho Authority Vested
in This Tribunal.
Statements that Porter WIN Get
from $4,000 to $134, 900.


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wourn mn ENTITLED ro s1a4.fno
in roun,l nnmber,. Thr onin.on cntertntnc1 Mt
tho paymo,ter,a otflce. },nwovar. In that n rctn.
statr,nSnt co,,,d tao cffcct onlv M nm of,ccr IN
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.hu 3cs"ias afl"5, ~ "i.en nis fauA "as m ."at VI
t'oloncI OF the Fifteenth Infantry. There arc
solno knotty points OF law involved,
but, in any event, bis title would be
clear to about $4,000 Of back-pay. Porter nav
alhcrc to his profession OF 1,sintcrcstc,]uesa
md corcr t,o ar.to amount acer,j,r 10 him, inlo
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stated, QUO or tie offscr ot the amounts nust
be ten1crcd him, for consistency wil1 permit
nothing less,
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"aan'aotos' -. ~ Ap," .'-A"e tSpott "
the board ot Olicefs IN TIC case OF ttz-Joll1
Porter says: "NoW evidence III addition to tht
old has placed beyond question many important
focts bcforc IN o the suh,cct IN nlsn,te. m ~
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spcce ~ "ulch sau!ca'ty t1'oncouS op1n1onS "ett
entertained by doh' foSter'a accusers, anu
doubtless, by tho court-martfRl TINT pronounced
hin, rn,1tv Thn result has heen tf estat,]Ish
tou,ra :, ,.,.r,,.h1o ;,orht ,,, IN f,ot, ...on
w., 'saeohans aouos' ~ ~. .us!s eoson
t.al 10 the 'otinRuo'l VI Aeolfecl 3uos"ea1 upo1
the merits OF tho casc."
Concerning the charge Of which aen. Forte
was fund r,i.tv of mt bny,nt, moved hTs rom
mon,, M tIe nfp,,t of Anr NJ. 1ses in oheti,rnc,
| 10 NJ, order from Gen. ponc. tbo Doard rcnort,
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t''at ~ "uS n'uhiAcs] paSetca' sthposs'o'ntS u
march oVcr ulat road tllat nlRns, hat nothsnl
Wouln haVo pcon Ealnea oT tlle att9thpe, sti'
tllat 1t would hayo been Wisor II doli: Porter 1nt
! aciayed tlle attempt sIlll longer inan ae asd
'Int Nc excrcisea tlle 'cfy oruitsasy aasefeuon
| corps commander, atMl that 1t was
| ITS PLAIN DUTY
tn IN c1orctse II.
With referenrc To the famous IN order. tn
Doard finals tint It WA mi received l,y ho,1
Porter before duo ID tic evening Of lie Goth O
Aur,at: t1,nt lin niIiccr Yyhn wIote thr ,tsnntel
nnly brna1, to writo Il at d IN: lint tha m,.s
snnrora vim fnnk # couti mi have trnynlcl
| oyrr fhc rn,tn which fhev na.ert +i,ov In,
taken. il their own teat!rnony he 'trWe
thnt ono OF thn witnesses conrerninr this orlle
1od siyen mantfestiy inconststont statements
NH nnotilcr wltness had ronfossriI to ,ho Boar
In revnrd to Tia rp,1tu taken whiin carrylnr fh
point, its Testimony as 10 tllo early delivery q
| tho lispntch Was so compltta)Y broken dow