New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-18

The witness was asked whether II would he difficult
to find the line of battle iii case ones brigade were
cut TO pieces General Mcmahon objected TO TINS
question, on the ground OF ITS being hypo'ncuca,i,
and said that he proposed to prove that liazril
brigade was not cut 10 pieces III that hght. Inc
Court decided to admit the question. alter cohsiu-
cradle delay. and the witness co4liy repned th' ~
the brigade were cut 10 pieces there would ne no
line of battle. The witness Slld, on lhe Iculi'Ct
examination, that at first lac was consideSlDiy sur
prsed 10 meet General liaZen gOng to the rear, put
That the events of the day and his subsequent ca
reer, which he had watched with interest; hau con
WINGED INN that General Hazcn was gallant ana
brave man.
GENERAL HAzEN's LETTER on PosI-TRADERslliPs
L. V. Smalley was then called, and SAID that he
was journalist. living in New-York. From 1868
to 1872 he had been clerk OF the Committee on
Military Affairs of the House of Representatives,
and was connected with the Washington office of
TIE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE. He recOllccted the OK
animation of General llazen before that committee
when 70 was gathering ftOm military omceIs teStl-
mOny in regard 10 the condition OF the ARMY hi
Slualley thought that General Garfield suggested
General HaZen "a a desirable witness. on account
of some opinions which General liazen hem in re,
gard TO Army reorganization. General earned iau
received several letters from General hazen on TINS
aud other topics, which he had shown to the wit
ness Mr. Smalley did not remember seeing III any
of them "A request that the writer be allowed 10
testify before the committee III regard To posi-
tradeTShips. General McMahon theh Iead me lol1
loving extract from letter written by General
IaZeu september u, 1910, lIOui IolO lpuiViu
ID. f., to Secretary Bolknap:
"My letters were To have been confidential SO lar
as concerns their authorship. My letters fell INTO
the hands Of Smalley, secretary OF ihe Mi''ia ,
Committee, who was also correspondent oil he
NEW-lORK TRIBUNE. lie not only published ny
letters, adding as much he saw nj. whist enarg-
ing on otner points SO rs TO make very diIeiehI
The witness then gave a history of the
letter referred to as having fallen into
his hands. He SAID that he was on
aI General Garfield who
had formerly been chairman OF the Military Com
nnttee, he being clerk OF the committee, and D0ih
coming from the same Congressional DlstHct.
After General Garfield retired from the chairman
ship OF the committee, he frequently received let
tiers from Army officers, and the witness was III the
habit OF discussing with General Oarleiu, at inc
latteT's house. the topics referred 10 IN the let
tiers. General Garfield had on different Oc-
casions shown the witness General Ilazens letters
One evening General Garfield read to Mr.. Smalley
letter from. Generals liazen III regard 10 posi-
ships, and from an oi1ter III 4 orr Slil "hch
was ncOsed in it. The witness asked General
Garfield for permission 10 puDHsh th6 laCts CON
tanned lii the two letters matters of news III HE
TmBUNE. General Garfield had no objection, pro-
VIdcd 20 names were used 10 tins Inc witness
agreed, and returning 10 his ONCE lie wrote ana
teegraphed abstracts OF the two lettels from mem
ory He did not knowingly make any alterations
as regarded the substance of the letters.
Referring to another point, the counsel took up
another sentence III the letter 10 General Belknap
in winch General Hazen SAID that he had received
assurances from the lion. John CODurn, chairman
Of the Military Committee, that ms testimony IN
regard 10 post-tradershps would be treated conil-
deutially by the committee. Mr.. Smalley SAID
that General IaZcn had received IRON the commit
tee no open TauccS TO that erect, a4Jhougu ma
yldua members OF the committee might have made
such promise.
Tins closed the testimony, and the Court then
listened to some questions tIat VIII be sent TO Cen
erll Fry who, II was announced had gone 10
California Tor hs health. General Stanley kaid
that IN a word lie wanted General Fry to explain
why General Hazen was not tred lor his conduct AZ
SlllOu.