The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-20
COURT MARTIAL.
TRYING MAI. WHAM, PAY DEPT.
The Work of the Last Day Able
Speeches by the Counsel of
Both Sides Decision
Reserved.

Oou' openeu III aue lorm' al the
iiehoeiS oeins present. Inc evidence
vi 'o'n sues oeihg H. Lieut.. laws
eoahsei ~, Tue accused, summed up,
do ioiio"s'
ay piease the eourt'-it shai DC
~ uu .nS Statement 10 Iarrate
% D,ieny' anu cohciseiy as may De- tne
~ oouiteu al roI' arami
~ 'uiy ias'' Which
D'eh ""ue INC suoJect VI tne
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=. 0oui iei' rore russell ON the
49, ouy ias.' ~ conPiiahce WIN
t %, ouiieh' Series
eaaquaree Oh tne department
ona eour 81 payment 10
po'Vo A'aia"ie' SHERMAN
a was pro'iaeu win
ono oln-
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- my accompany hie De-
- =. ~" "'o p,o-
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u iahpor'a''oh es.ao-
nSa oomlioer,
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W. ons was 'niS
w 'ne oe-
u ono 'no
ss a." ~" II y
III 49, fu vas 'naS
pioposeu' "ouiu
oau 49,. ~
-, ioi any au-
an'po "na'ever' !"
'ne aoo'e
80 ~ foi. Aara-
VI ."ne ,i.n' anu
=. 49, e'e anu Wagons
M.u,en .ne poSe' a. once
- 81. n' anu iniorneo
~ o . repaired " MAKE
10y. ~. ~ "n"i 'ime "ouiu
oes' sun MS AS 1t was
my intention to make an early start
from Fort Laramie the day after the
navment tba 1ath ~ 1,,r ,a,r,.
81 -, -. .o"en0
ooi evans, anu iouho MN On MS way
10 tine post headquarters, at about 0
O'Clock, on the morning of July 18th.
After an exchange of abilities T modo
a vartoI
ppion W IA LUZ IN escort
vi Two hon-commlssioned officers and
twelve men, to be commanded, if pos
sible. nv Sergeant Kimmer and 70 70
nort - 80 20
w NY 0"np 'h"' aiterhoon.
liz EXPRESSED some 00Int as IN hla Qh1I-
ity to furnish me with the precise num-
Der of men 1 had named. but agreed to
oive mo hot nnn,hor 70 no 81 80.
NV "e LUMBER II ne couid spare
'hen' anu lhior"eu me mat the escort
could only be furnished to Fort Fetter-
man. This interview was in all re-
spects similar IN a nnmher Of nroy;ors
-,
,n'e'''o"S "nicn l nad hao win Coi.
Evans, n with other post command
ers, ON the same subject. 1 have
always made verbal applications for
escorts. and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
GERS in charge of them have aI,vays re-
ported to me for rders
There seems tn have beep an limo
cent MISUNDERSTANDING hetween Col
Evans and myself. az fo the dat.iI ~
asred tbat Ssroo, ns K KG renpers ~, l
mort to me that a=fternnon NJ raooI
lection ia that 7 asLed that tbo escort
sbouId so renort. and made tbe 20
ouest in or,ler that tbere mioht ~. No
DELAY in starting on the f%ollouinn No.
inc
RI is proper That Mt this point r
sbould invite fine attention of the court
To the fact hat of the yrittan ordar
for tbe nrenaration of The escort which
forms an essential mart of tbe frst snan-
iication. I have never had anv ofBc;a,
~knowledoe No conv Of If was OF onn
time furnished mo ~ tho comn,anding
officer at Fort Laramie and 90 nhan
SERGEANT Kimmor raror}od haunam
knowIedge To the contrarv smnnasad
and had euarv re,son 70 haI;ana TT :,
waa wifi - v.Sad - ~
SSest ~ that mo1n@ ~ seipai TO-
tha orJar ,rh;oh = Inn Gnu gase niii
~ o;ua on sunh nooa Je.n "o0us.onieu
r;,ht 70 0;na $50 E;~sns a. LILY
tsmv " sase SeiS.' hinuer lne oroer
ront ~ ~ enlp' ue. .us mysei lgho-
anv order from ~ E Smo A tn thn VI
trarv thara onn Ionn.,s " .ne oon-
sonab,e Io,,ht Nv ou,thor; 10 ~ ~ as
,ba ID ;s has.d > au."y W erse
os 1Sea VI" POI. Id !" N. H.
(uera tbe cornss, rov;on,oa T. o,,;
monv ro,atiye 10 the resnsn' ~ tho vuSs
ons fenderad nv Ma;nr E1aU VIC way,
received the knowiegge Of ths nr row ne
W. I'm I nng, mass ~ o IL .b;.a ..o.;e
,,,u;oO Tho Rp aS. W .hT n tiu speIiu.
Whan Sornt W;rsnaau neie rs, sna1
hr;nn h;s % ;. Iii, was olueteu W
Sanas !; p",.' s " sne pos. i vi,