Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-27
Court Mates

The court desired to have short hand reporter, and telegrsphed to E. W. Risley at Phenix to that effect, but the government refused to allow them one, so the request was countermanded.
 W. c. Foster, the clerk of the court, is Prescott bookkeeper, who is filling ID 0 short vacation from business with work.
 Rev. Father Gallagher, of Tombstone, IS among the witnesses in attendance. He is bright, active Irishman, and was educated ID the public schools of the old country.
 Two handsome oTderlies attend the wishes of their superior in court. The young men of the city are already ! getting jealous.
 The court will be in session every day from 10 a. m. to p. n. A noon recess wllI be taken for the members to go out and eat fruit.
 All visitors to the court express their 1 qualification and astonishment at the | remarkably fine appearance of the mem ! 1ers Of the court martial. They have | been drawn from Kansas, Texas, New
 Mexico and Arizona, and are all men of note and distinction. Two or three are
 publishers of several books.
 The court IS open to the public during
 the taking of testimony, and closed only during dehberation on judgment.
 Lieutenant Anderson appeared for Che
 defense. He IS said to be d man above
 average ability. By him sits the defend
 ant, who from his healthful appearing
 countenance looks physically innocent
 of the grave charges of which he Is be ing tried.
 Major Adna R. Chaffee, of Fort Hus chuca, Is Judge Advocate.
 | Colonel .JamesBiddle, Commander O l Fort Mcdowell, IS present IS a witness l IL will be remembered he commanded the soldiers at the line during the Sierrl
 Madre campaign. The Major has man! | warm friends.
 Yesterday afternoon the lobby wa filed with interested spectators. BeloS
 Is published an extract from the Ney , 1 York Herald:
 A Washington telegram says that tn l downfall of Colonel Morrow, of tn l army. IS one of the latest social sensa
 uous here. He was one of the favorit members of General Sherman's staff lie was for time Sherman's persona l companion on inspection trips. Whil iu Philadelphia two years ago he be came acquainted with some oil specula
 t0rs. IheIr stories of how soon fortune l could be made by judiclous use of hi
 small capital turned hls head. He be gan to speculate. At first be made som . | money. Then he lost, and before b knew It he became hopelessly involved
 Then he sold his pay accounts ID dupll
 cate. and in some cases in triplicat,
 hoping to make good his loss. Hi losses continued, and he was unable {
 make his bonds good. His situatio
 then was desperate. He had a wifi and small family dependent upo
 him and a confidential pOsitiO upon General Sherman's staff Sherma
 is as warm friend as Grant. Tn bankers and brokers who had bougl the fraudulent accounts had meeting
 To expose Morrow would insure his dii
 uissal from the army, but 1t would nc
 pay their claims. So they sent for Mol ) row and arranged plan. He was mad to assign a certain proportion of hi . pay for period covering his entire il
 debtedness. Their percentage of th pay was tO be distributed pro rata unt D the entire debt should be oblitersteC i Morrow was only too happy to get off s , easily. General Sherman used his power |, iul influence to protect Morrow. II I was sent out to his regiment and advise k 70 try and recoup. Morrow's wife wa g specially grateful. She said the famil would live upon bread and water unt
 the Colonel should be free. Perhaps a - might have gone well for time at iea: ] had not the scandal of the Colonel , frauds reached the public. Since tht Q ! time Colonel Morrow has broken yer 3 fast. Lately reports have reache $ | Washington. Now charges of drunkeI
 ness have been preferred against hil ] and from the nature of the charges | ( | will certainly be dismissed from th ( l army. He was drunk on duty, and tn; e IS one of the high crimes of the arm. , 1 He was the commandant of hls post an l l while drunk exhibited himself in th - sight of his men. There can be yer !, little chance for pardon after such a c Offense ls that. General Sherman, wh 2. was instrumental in giving him chanC g | before, will do nothing more. An D l clemency now would endanger the dI b cIpline of the army.