New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
LOCAL, MISCELLANY.

CHARGES AGAINST AN ARMY ofll0hh'
CAPTAIN pLAIR's TRIAL FOR ALLEGED Bi@AAi AND
roRGERY-OR ANIzAIIoN OF THE IoOhA-NNi'-
TtNL on GOVERNORS ISLAND.
Tho trial of Captain Thomas Blair. OF the
,1tn I-,tcd states Infantry for bigamy and forgery
VAS hegun at Fort Columbus, Governors Island yeS'r
,av The court martial has made daily adiournInen's
sor week on account OF the continued Illness OF MAYOR
N q swain who was appointed JudGe-Advocatc OF the
Court Upon his arrival at Governors Island yeSterua!
Major swain he had suffered from from an attack OF
diphtheria IN Washington. The oath was administered
10 the members OF the Court as follows; Lieutenant
Colonel r. B. Ayres of the sd Artillery as the presiding
tccor. Lieutenant Coloucl A. ID. Nelson OF the l2th
Infantry Lieutenant Colonel j. NJ Brannan. OF the Isl
ARTILLERY; Major G.. 4. De Russy Of the 80 AuHeT!i
Major / Be.t Of the LIST Infantry Major Richard Ar
nod OF the 9th Artillery; Major John Mendehha' VI
thc LIST Artillery: Captain John wharton o. te l''h
Infantry and Captain William Sinclair OF the 80 Arul-
lcrg Csptain Blair present IN fatigue UNIFORM u
hear the charge against him read. He was accompanied
by General Mcmahon, his counsel
The arrest and Imprisonment of Captain Blair and the
substance II the charges against him have pcch I'"
in THE TRIBUNE. IhG specifications OF tne IN Sr
which were read Yesterday brought cut soue ne" Ill.,
nation concerning the accused onctf - Mo'T ie ia
from these specifications that the ohcef req % ~,
Thomas Nchoil u.ci tb'S 90 ISci IN Ann Rattle at
was married February -, IeoI 10 An -, ,b t,is
GLASGOW scotland. lie continued To- nv VIZ, ON
woman unt'l 1862 Nhen he came To TINS country w
Ami = 1865, he Joined the United slat's Al ~
{, o,.,
nndeT the Of Blair He was an e"eIgeI fr %uu
faithful soldier and he attr ctcd t0Noiaoe NOTICE io
ill., superlOrs Nv utellseuce and '0Idgr'y DcaI6
Nhen the ARMY rCOTsdDlled IN INOo nc va w
moted 10 the rank OF sccUud-iertriah auu "
ward served as HdUtant unOeT General GouOu v pHot
In inc lie promoted 10 lue IaiiN
paut,fn about the time OF General Grau9t!s ue"li'
Scntcuhpr = OF last year. he married genera !idnke4
yrdow Mrs. Marie L. Granger. OF LauOastcl' NY, ,
fcw days before TINS second trTagc, u IL chrSeu
he sent 10 ms frst wife, Mrs NciOi, in GLASGOW, pa
nc winch ,nrporcd be the acceptance OF MS tesEu"
lion IN tur secretary OF War The paper pore lhS rig
nature W A Kobe as ~ a"1 , t ~ me
tlry oi War such namcls known In me ohe. Oi Wy
secretary OF War, aad the signature is bcHe'tu 10
Elafs hsndwritug. There - W a. h1ooe "Ao u1 1i
The position If adiutaut the 81 Artillery, ana .ls
officer was known 10 Blair. The paper sent 10 ail1
Nirlo il f. charged. was intended as means OI ucVtP
lion 70 enable Blair nor The Issuing Oh liS
naper Is alleged be forgery, and j. maze INC Set"u
specification in the charge OF conduct unpeconinE al
officer and gentleman -, -. o,,,,,so,
asked Tor tine prepare plea il regard 10 tne mahtt
In which the court martial haG been CiGcFtd SiOlc Hs
client wa. iscd 10 plead 10 the charge us request
was granted ana tine court adjourned until tins morning.
n was understood yesterday tna General McN'hoh VII!
fake the gIOund that the present cOulInar3 mas IVI
been organized compliance viii the law Inc ehaIgts
against Captain Blair, viii claim. were ordered ny
(Cncral sherman. Who also named the meu'eI OF ue
rournaItia. The charges were sgutO DN MAYOR swami
ihe Judge Advocate, WAO Is q stan OihCcr,