, 1879-01-15


an investigation which shall dccae tho whole truth
about tho bsttn Of thu 25th Of juno. 1874 and the
pufEuaton Of the service. am Jour nbrdlrnt ferv.
Ans, FnEpErlCK WHtTTAKEn.
When f1c had finished reading the letters, Rec
order Lea called tho attention OF the Court to
the fact TINT on tho first tlay there ia!l f"sn n
oucslton raiscd-tho decision Of which wns ra-
served until ycstcrlnY-reRartlfn0 the introduce
WHITTIER MAI. NgHo SHOULD ne ALLOWED To
TAKE THE INITIATIVE.
or that thst privilege should bo accorded tue
Kccot.lerl lie now proposed to eitc authorities
and prcccdents to prove tho right Of his position
In the question.
ii this point ttr. Gilbert inquired whether
The esa1gss s.nta'nta IN t waitassfs a Il Letter
pcetcl to meet. II 50, Ills client would with
draw all objections to :ic Recorder opening tho
inquiry. ,,
as a pasis On which tbs casc shnuld proceed: :.
Mr.. Gilbert was not quite certain OF tho
meaning OF tho word "basls'': but II II was
meant that That LETTER contained the aespsa,
tnef ths sa safs tSe MsS ntistive T
This 4ucst!on was promptly settled BY C1t.
King, President ot the Court, who rai,l, w
shall not contlne ourselves to that letter. We
sha1l 20 oMt.;'!s Of it. We Intend to cover tho
lii. ijibert replcil that It was very we'll, and
The Recorder might nrucccd with his caac.
Recorder Lee asked for half hour's time in
WnlEll l0 INAkC tEHugt ~ HAB EEAutEAt &uu lkE
Court took recess
Tho Court re.asscmb1c1 at the appointed
time. Tho first Witness called 10 the c'air was
EDwAnD INQUIRE,
Of Gen. Terrs. lie testified ti:at ii: ho was sent
from Montatta, by Gen. Terry, to join Custur's
division. He nrrfvcd at the mouth of Tho Little
Zig Horn, wlrre l,e found actso. m tho eth Of
.Tuue. Witness was asked To describe ths coun-
try, according to map which he had him
self subsequently made, which he ,ll {The
maj, appeared In yester1av'a TNtuuSH.)
!, lilo satd 1ic ordered big Sergeant 70 pace OF
trom whsro heno Was attacked clear down 10
the Indian vtllagc. In order to get at Tho topog.
raphY Of tho country exactly, which was
t1o.e. Reno was established across tho
Icy. From tho point wl'crc REM was located
was abont four. miles,. Dead bodies were
strc%sd oil olonR tho way from Iolat ;leslE,
march, to ravnc. antl fn The rogine Itself wero
found twcnty.e1ght dead bo.l!es. Witness de-
scriaed tho ground infinitely upon the man.
From, tho point =" b. whcre Custer had vi
tempted tn cross the river, 1t VIVA two ntNl one
half miles to where Reno made his stand. II"
representing tho spot where Custer was 1rtt
attacked, md from which point he fell back to
"E.n The country atoug TIC line ot Rcno's
formed his sktrtnlstt line. was opcp. with occa-
sonal belts Of timber along tic Little l'lg Horn
| River.
This timber was continuous from the sktr,nts!'
line to point where feenO crossed on Its retreat
to the hlIl, md was about 150 vAr11s In width.
The hlstanro from Reno's right, when he was
engaging tho Indians In sklrntsi Inns to where
Custer had attempted to ford designated a.
"B" OIL the map). down tho river, was ono Hnd
halt miles.
rms WITNESS WAS QUESTIONED VERT CLOSELY
rcgnrtlin9 tho Topography Of tue country. mud
stated that between Rspo's r to;Ition G the htll
In that vicinity. While Reno's lIl WIS ninety
feet nigh, tho intermediate country waa fully
no feet, aud was very much hrukcn. Along thc
ryss ws[s .s hsb Slul n,, rh,s s"esn: Il,
OF htgh rilgcs. The wltness was not able to DC.
| tcrmtne the exact distance between Aen0's hill
and the 1ndan village, for tho teasn that when
| lio made the examination thcro was nut sufli-
cient material o,ideuyu to show thr position
which the viIlnge had covered. True, there
was any quantity Of debris lying nbout, but this
WAS not sufficient To establish the location 10 a
certainty. Az to tho distance from custcr's
ford tsD'') to Tho point wiscre tho tlrat tlca,
bodies werp found, it was perhaps halt
| mile, ana they wcrc sttcwn al! along frum that
| point 10 't.E." where the last stand was made.
| Lieut.. Mct}atFo thcn described
| nRHo's POSITION ON TiIu iI1LL
when he {sicGuirc) reached that point. I1o
| found tint tho tEOUpb wcro not ttl position,
were scatttrcd hero and thcsc, while III various
placos weEo cracker boxes, as some rlic-nits bud
been dug. Tho soldiers wcFe scattered along the
ridge for A dlstance .ot at lenst 4 quarter OF a
| mile. Reno was then three-ctGhths OF d mile
from tho Little D,9 Horn River, and ono and
onc-to.!rtl miles from. the right OF h!s skirmt.h
| linz, which had rested upon tho timber on tho
| loft bank Of the riycr.
A. before stated: Lieut.. s1c0uiro reached
hS9 sS Sbas 81 o 9 WcS 81 be 5as ssps s O. osa:
not 1T first sec Mai. Reno, but met two officers,
| who were mucf, excited. Gems. Terry and tIlb-
bon went ou to consult with Mat: Keno Tho