, 1879-01-17
Fourth Days Session Of the Court
OF Inquiry.
Lieut.. Wallace Subjected to a
Close CrOss-Exnmfnntion.
He Indorses Maj. Reno's Conduct in
Every Respect
1s Did ths Best That Could Have Beal bona
Under ihs Circumstances.
The Feeling in Regard to 0uster-Tho
Ground Where They We're Killed.

Ground Where They Were Killed.
no Indications There Of Protrsctsa
Conflict
Tho Reno Investigation was resumed a. IL
o'clnck yesterday. Lieut.. Wallace, tho sAtnc
witness who MAS on tho stand the day before,
wastn l,ls place, Ills examination nothaVlng been
completed.
Lieut.. Lee, Recorder, suggested that The short
hand writer read tho portion OF the Witness tcs-
ttmony Which war given Wednesday, and was
transcribed. This was accordingly done, anu
tho reading consumed considerable tfn1c.
As tho ctoss-examtnatlon of the witness Vas
about TO bo proceeded with, Mr. Gilbert, counsel
for Msj. Reno, put In
FLEA FOR TttB MEMBERS or THE PRESS,
in tho form of suggestion, mildly nnade. Ec
said he had noticed that tho newspapers ami tho
public we're taking great deal Of interest In
tho proceedings Of the Conrt Of Inquiry IN this
matter, and daily contained pretty full reports;
hut, owing 10 tho lack Of facilities given tho re-
portcrs, they rctc unable to get things correct
ak all times, and tlcy bad said some things
which bad done bis client injustice. lie would
like tho Judgca Of tho Court, II they felt so dis
posed, 10 consider tho matter Of granting the
newspaper representatives more privileges dur
Ing the remainder OF tho Investigation.
A short whispered consultation was held
amoug the officers If the Court anil the Rc-
corder, At tho cnli Of which II WIS announced
TINT tho reporters were at liberty 10 takc notes,
whcroupon dozen whipped paper and pencils
from their pockets simultaneously, and COIN
mcncet vigorous scratching upon their knees.
To-day II Ia promised that table will be sup-
piled, and every faclity etvcn
LIEUT.. WALLACE
was first nskcd when Its regiment was broken
Into battallons, to which he replied that 1t was
shortly nftor 13 o'clock, June 2s Before that
It Ind moved "a one bAttal.on under the COIN
1nand OF Gen. Custer, Reno acting rs second in
command, but having no specific command.
Witness heard Maj. Reno say, the day he left,
that he wus directed to perform tho duties Of
Lieutenant Colonel. One Of the cwiy-furmcd
battaltons was plated under the command Of
Reno, another under Bentccn. and another no.
der Custer. Thu tlrst had Companies A, G,
mud N, the second, D, X, and II, md Custer c.
E, r, !, and l.. Rono's men did not exceed
Ito or lis, including scouts. Custer Ind nbout
s35, and Dcntccn's force, us witness could cstl'
mate It, was llttlo lnrgcr than Cister's With
respect to tho little tributary the command at
the time II WIS broken up into bnttalions was
on tho western side or slopc, Just before
Inc htt'c iaSlno eoH'n'eneeu san"'ns ~
which formed tho creek. 1t hadn't reached
the creek, but was on that aide Of the divide
Witness did not hcor tho ur,lers riyon IL ben
~. 49,. :,,~,,1.., ..,.. ..,.l. ,,,,
,cSs w .uo si"' Wv uN'sS "aa Aae' ~"
kafN taat bcntecn tnosco h's uattaaon OIL Il
hcleft, and was still moving tho men tho las
witness saw Of him. Bontcen tnoved oil per
haps one-halt or thrce1lunrtcrs OF milo to tn
lctt. nn.l then pusscd over hill md out o
btv!it. Witness next saw hin after tic retrca
iron, tho bottom. Witness knew nothing o
n % Junction viii i,crtce,,. 4 lire wa, .,nt rs fa
ns ho hud llcar7l of, any plan for rcuulttug tn
different battalfuus at INV given potnt,
ArrEn uryTgnY n,sarrnanrp
Wild his tttee Companies, AGno ai'a Eusls !,
tnoFen unWn tnc !,tt!e st1ean., hcno W. tao ~!
ann eugtcr en .'u r,sn', aeo.t u',I % ~ ~ ."s.s NJ.
miles. Neno vas eo.!ca astoss WILL w ' tilfe
companies to tho sanc pn,nt on wh!cn Ceste
wns m1oYina,-tao tlgn1 nans,M,,n1nu ~ ~, LILO ~ ~
battallot's taoVca olonW u pata!'e! colu'nns 10
some dlstuce. IN chilling nl'n aeIoss, Cusss
mntlohea mn over, afl, "ltaSss I.ouEht, a.
nIacr ealns a1lclNnlna; ~ u'o nmt Ill., 'rtneinnc
that Chstee,s commune hatco "!sne Moto W
Ssos,h.oE tno esee"' w.. n'ef ,s' ,s.0ss!"S' .., III
toecthcr Witness saw NJ communicate A.:
between Custer nua Hoho ~ ihat ii1nc. Inc
continued moving n lMrai'ei eolnmns, 10;
commands octt,g on 1ne 1i0ht hao VI tac c!eet ;
this left Of Reno. Ahlutant, ltoagson. who wa
nlso at teno's Icst; Attsf tnasane along adm
tnilc, Lieut.; Cook, AtilMtant oi ttle feall1.tl
calne run Custer to heno ana sa'n to nlrl
"Ihs ln.liniis % aFu about two mira anu q pa
attend. Il!oy arr on the JUMP. " 1nr"ars!
lust na yon thlhk nronef, taaaleo taenn Wnete''
you lind tIlc1D, aaf! VIC viii support yoa''
THAT ORDER.
O,-You stated Yesterday, In your cxamtp
ttos III cIipf, that you hptl fotup doubt III to 1t
Etatcu,cnt then 1nu,le. Was thnt tinlbt a.
nny uthrr nfrtit,n Than thu word t+wcni a.,
M mind Isn't rxuctly clear, / know That /
w1s 10 bu sunpor,cd,
U,-Whctter Il wus we ~ or "I,n-hayc &c
anv duutt as tu t1att A,-No: tiIe AdII,ta
wIn,ldnit uGo thu icrtn ..wut or az iitnt
lln ia mi mi Ia do tint. lin WA smoking
kun,n mun t.lse.
U-Your doubt was IL, rrra.ta to tho uso
The rrouuIu by Lieut.. Cooki A,-Ycy: / Il
uers,mM that f1rn' f,Iatcr WA n xnnnnr, hi,
nsTns thot thn Ar.t nrflrr w, hrarI r,tr,
.lni. REM, after the tIiyi.Iu,, of tiic rrrI1n.,
III, i,attnlionat A.-fcs. That Wan IL. NJ,
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