Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-03
CLEARFELD. PA.
.SHERlLAN LN 4 FLN
GENERAL BoYNToN PREFERS
CHARGES.
THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING THE CRIMINAL LAWS
REGARDING sLANDER-AsKING FOR
4 COURT TO vENTTLATE THE MAT
TER GENERAL sHERMANs
"MEMOIRs.h

WASHINGTON, January 3O.-Gcnoal
II. V. Boynton has sent to the Secre.
tary of War a charge with specifca-
tions against General Sherman for ''con.
duct unbecoming an officer and a gen
tleman,7 in violating the criminal laws
OF this District, which define aud pun.
ish the crime of SANDER. General
Boynton says in his letter that Gen.
eral Sherman's otfense "was cf char.
acter that made him fully liable to an.
rest as common criminal and arraign-
ment before the Police Court of this
District--a tribunal where the varied
representatives Of the dangerous and
the wicked classes Of the capital stand
on common level for hearing and
punishment But a proper regard
for the exalted office OF the General of
the Army prevented Boynton from
taking such action against its incum-
bent and therefore he concluded to
give General Sherman an opportuni-
ty for asking for n court Of officers
high in rank He respectfully re-
quests that General Sherman may be
given an opportunity Of asking TO ap.
pear before such u tribunal, to make
good his charges, to clear himself from
the above direct allegations of crime
and also to establish, if he can, the ac.
curacy, the fairness and the justness Of
his Memoirs, tor criticizing which in
the light of the official records no has
seen fit to charge me with deliberate
falsehood, with the garblipg of the rec
ords and with general baseness, as
more formally set forth in the charge
and specifications herewith enclosed" +"
THE CHARGES AGAINST SHERMAN.
The charge against General Sher-
man is conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman. The first specifica.
tion is that Sherman, in an interview
with Eugene II, Cowles, newspaper
reporter, said Of Boynton that "every-
body knows him to be a notorious
slanderer. You could hire him to
do anything for money He is en-.
tirely without character Why, for q
thousand dollars he would SANDER his
own mother" This was a violation
OF the criminal laws-those Furnishing
slander. The second specification is
that after the interview had been pub
lished, General Boynton addressed the
following communication to General
Sherman:
WAsHNGNoY, January 16, 80
General ". r. Sherman, Washington,
d. c.:
GENERAL:-Tho enclosed interview
appears in the Washington correspond.
ence of the Cleveland Leddor OF the
10Th instant, and, as You will perceive,
it purports to give your language. OF
course ! do not object TO that part
which treats Of my criticism of your
Memoirs; but | am 10th TO believe
that you used the language contained
in the two brief paragraphs | have
marked, namely:
"You could hire him to do anything
for money" and, "Why, for a thou.
sand dollars, he would slander his own
mother"
As these purport to be your exact
words, am sure you can have no hes.
itation in informing me if the CORES.
pondent in question reported them cor
rectly; and il he did not am also
sure you will promptly disavow them.
Very respectfully,
III " RnNNrnN