, 1879-02-08
MAI. RENO.
. put On the Stand at His
~ " Request,
-, Give, His Account Of the Events
An' Of the Tw6 Days
r.. 1eft tie Timbcr---IIis Actions
VIZ on tie lliIf.

W." on tie lsilts
=, .,. oncuInr OF the investigation yesterday
Al ~" ~, rnurt in private sessinn cons'uerea
norn'.,s a,. -" r,oucst that Licuts. hoylan. Hare
Nai ~. ne" v,,num be tclegrarhed TO Tor on
anl eap. ,hcir knowledge Of Maj. Aeno's con-
dl!loo =. cs,,t r.t,,scd to grant the reauest*
luz W,,hcv. aftcr ltstcnfnE to his testimony
~" nrrcr]tug DAY, testified tllat to had
o. VI t.,,, DC RudEo say last summer: "lt
heaa -, - ~, hcen commanded BY coward ne
.sn,a W M al hare been killed.''
foa'' Mcr,oueai] stated that on tho night OF
oc t.os ian witness and two prfvates secured
.aps Il t,olg+op's body and buried it. The body
Lsu~ .,au rc.r vhero Reno crossed TO the fore
va n,n. ~. wou,s. lie did not know that Reno
''o'a -. ~ Tho body, but had heard That some
Nsut IA tccn recovered from the body
that sttcrnooa.
Attr short recess,
COL. JOIN 01Bnor,
AT, o.v.nth 1nfantrv, was sworn. He visited
o. III .1it,n Bic Horn battle field June 81, while
+. US in Command Of column 'snmeo'ase,y
nslrr Gen. Terry. Hc had examined thc neio
as. ..o II. nosLtluns Of defense. lie examined
,hr hanks ot tie river down to the point "nefe
,le cbsrgo Terminated, and the point where TIC
ttmpo'AttE 5rsrril,ed the crcscrnt-shaped curves
psae. ,,s.,. bsuk, and began to give testimony
o!".,txrt Q! ns a 10 tue lcfcnsihiity Of the point
!. n1M H. ii%Irr occupied bY Mai. Reno.
Mr, Gilbert objected, sayipg that re ans%es+ an
,os Il the question would widen the field Of
''saxz..tiealog, 'az ~ Naj. ltcno bad introduced no
is.iu,enT as to that question, and did mol it'-
t.nt 10 be compelled to Ito 80. .......
Recorder Lee ma'htanea ~. sue' - ~ uso.!J
AaJ been admitted 10 1e eY!uspcs ~ s.. ~.
div; that Is, as to nom 'nap} '.sa f.1 wslo III.
te cfos5lR " aves,nn q. a. IN rail-
Tot absorption ot hetue po'o1 .,I ~. the .
6p The right sue OF tne stscan, any H.. ~ ssI
ieallbtt! Of Kenos possohh ~ ~ M., os * u@sn ~
fon3 3"B." The dccislon o. tne 49,. Hontt a.u ama}
With any taFssrd II Feiefsss e. 10 'ns p''
The witness then oasc he' s'duo1s ,e crs,;,r NC
sctPttou of tue postlon IN tho M, lne ctoss'ok
from ihc river anu various G,s otMer Approaeae ,a
ctoss.?uestloheo oy Mt u.oes., s,san m.tsps NV ~
that be Ind made deliberate f. examination o.
The ground on .he right oi me streain. oat ne
could not tell thc etafaster = y ta oanH Hu!a W.
tue hill down TO Inc Iosu eAecpt t'tas tnS
bluffs were biUht anu t'at tnefe were Rooo
many Of them. o. A.. A,.h.
hare the psivite4e Of asSlne Lieut.. pe e. Huaso sis
aaout the statement with which ho naa peen
sstdticd,-as to h!a having ea!d that ~ woal4
hare been Killed had they not oeen commanded
brh coward.
It being nnnouneed that Lieut.. ue Kualo eouhn
not be found, Mt. Hilbert SAID that hc sioula
not Ike TO have the Inquiry close wiihont Lieut..
De Rudio's statements upon what Ac was re-
ported TO have said. Hc asked Tie indulgence
1t tAe Court in an embarrassment IN asktnE
that Mai. Reno be placed upon the stand. Ho
(ah tilat Judge DlotlCett had epoKcn 10 his own
hhalf, and iii Peunsylvania lie practice ot A.
lowing persons under investigation to testify In
lAeir own behalf was general. He had some
le1icacy In making the request, but ~ inc de-
Tense had no intention orcscet upon any officer,
ltrlng Or dead he thought It just that Reno bo
allowed to take tho stnnd.
Recorder Lco read Tie military law, based
upon m act Ut Congress, which doharrcd The
si|ueas irom appearing % wtnGss Ia his own
behalf.
Af, Gllbe.f ia1a t!iat tne qaeeuon Was meleiy
H'e " pentGs. 1s he "su s.. E -, 0 nI.., AnSM
.nrs,s a ssss ~; ssos ms "ss ~ st Mu 'e"su
'u,ns'f u!on w souitvsy ~ saH Suuta
ans Sous. % 1paea eat M!' !uo soatu t,r,. noi
,pn..,. w ,p, mI9efs ~ ~ ~ nwn ',9 a.
.aauest' lat ~ t'osN!oa as an omlces Wouiu ~
luz! p1eluu.ee hiilse'! ~ saa o!,Sg! " iaisl1H
a 1ah*s sac!! request, uol Mouiu IL 10 1noe'''
az ~ ttl,. ntn 70 maze snen fequcst.
VI p a.ueit ahkeu llias ne oe altoWsn 10 o,nei