The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-17

liinh MAUI Evans Oplulou WAS, ludL Il
paymaster had no control over escorts
even when commanded by a non-com-
missioned officer. During the interview
the accused said tsthat when he came
there he expected fully to be placed
under arrest before he left" and also
said, ''that he respected him but had
no respect for his opinion" At the
close of the conversation he (wham)
reiterated the statement: II respect
you; I have always respected you"
Major Evans did not seem to he excited,
but the accused did. refr
Capt. Drew, of the Third cavalry,
was then called, and testified as follows:
l had my buggy at the fort, and the
a~djutant requested me to drive him
over to the camp of the accused. I did
so. He had an envelope in his hand,
and when we arrived there he handed
it to the accused, who opened it and
read the contents, after which the
adiutant called to Sergeant Kimmer
and told him to go back to the post
with his escort. After hesitating
awhile, Major Wham gave the sergeant
an order 10 remain In camp, as he was
under his orders, and that he had re-
ceived his orders from higher authority.
i was about twelve or fifteen feet from
the adjutant and the accused at this
time. | did not hear the sergeant make
any protest. 1 was present a short
time during the interview mex MORN
ing between the accused and Major
Evans. l went there to report as the
old officer of the day, and as l entered,
1 heard Major Evans say to the accused
something to this effect: 'sYou are not
to or cannot command the escort.n
Afterward the accused made use of the
ejaculatory remark testified to by the
other witnesses, and Major Evans said:
IF You make use of that expression
again, l will place you under arrest
The accused replied: 81 expect to he
under arrest before l leave this post.r
Major Evans said: 81 can not only send
you tn your camp under arrest, but if
necessary, l can place you in irons"
On cross-examination, he said: Both
Major Evans and the accused were ex-
cited. n1
A recess of twenty minutes was de-
clared, after which Major Evans, at
his W request, was recalled, who said
he wished to make an amended addi-
ton to his testimony of yesterday. He
said that when Major Wham was there
last May he told him that it was hardly
fair that Fort Laramie should furnish
an escort for the full trip; that he
would permit it at that time, but never
in the future. The accused had asked
for an escort at Fort Russell, he II
derstood, to accompany him throughout
the trip, but had been refused. 1
thought it was time | should take a
stand on this matter. neve saw the
special order under which Major Wham
was travelling. 1l 1904
There was considerable testimony here
offered, which vas produced before,
that it is unnecessary to furnish. The
special point he tried to establish was.
that staff officers, travelling with an es-
cort, were not directly in command of
that escort, and to sustain that point
he referred to the revised statutes. The
paragraph read to the court, however.
did not substantiate his assertion. That
is a matter, however, which will receive
due deliberation at the hands of the
court.
The court then adjourned until 10
O'Clock Monday morning.
AS an explanation to the article pub
lished in yesterdays LEADER, relative
to n man who was beaten in the saloon
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tlgation, brought it upon himself. 1t
seems TINT ha xvoo updar tba ;,a,o,ao
of l;opor aud tho nro,,;a,or 81 49,
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