Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-03
COLONEL <. P. MORROW
The Defense Closed Their Eyidenc,
 This Morning.
The speech of lieutenant Auder~cn Tor The Defense Given in Full
 The Court Closed

! The court martial re-assembled Ss,- u-5sy. at n o'clock. The minutes of . F-izy were read. The defense re- su-ed their testimony.
 : E. Z. Steaver. First Lieutenant, Thrd ! Cavalry. Ad.utsut at Fort Whippls, svoJn-I know the accused; was sta .55nei st Fort Huachuca during the last ! week of Juiy aud first week ot August, ! aai ia addition t5 that Of several other ! duties was performing that of post ad- ! jutaut: the accused was ID his office at Fo-t Huachuca on tLe morning Of I August 2ad last; he signed the morning report, and performed all his duties that morning t1 the best 0t my recollection; have no reason Co thInk be neglected anything: he was no. drunk; l might add 1 never saw Jim drunk lu the office, as post adjutaut l had ample Op-
 p0rtuuity to observe how be dId n!-
 work every day; he took command oi
 the post after guard mounting on July
 3lst, and attended to the paper work Cl
 the office that morning, and J am positive that for longer date than up to tue second of August he was ID his office every morning attending to the paper Wors; ]
 always examined the morning repor ] book on the commanding officers desk. . Co be sure that be had not overlooked signing the report vale attending To the other pspera; haze since eZi mined the book Go refresh Ily memory, aud found l that it is signed by hlm; l aisO noticed ] him Elgn the book on the morning Oi | tlls particular date.
 On motion the consolidated morning report booE of Fort Huacnuca was at- ! tacl6l to the records of the couEt mar ] tlai for the purpose Oi showing the slE- nature Of Colonel Morrow on August -d Judge Advocate Chatlee spoke briefly claiming that every specification Wa sustained bv direct and powerful tesl mouy, and the charges were proved. The columns of the CITIZEN are s.
 crowded to-day WIch uerss that came E. early. that space can only be adOrl=G . for ga few extracts from the excellent speech of Lieutenant c. ,. Anderson . for tle defense. The offence for wlici the accused has been brought Co -rIal De . | was copied almost literally from tue English mItiuy act, and our rules ni Interpretation should be the sarle a- were and are aDpled Go It by the gov crlment that framed it. When tLIs nr.-
 lels first Uac.m5 part Oi the uIiiars code, drunk alle=s was varE common ll
 fine Eugl lsi arLy. ihe construction put upon -t by Lug..sn interpreters l-- ever been l-at man must be basJ-tsa. and either violently or l-l1l=sslg l-.
 sl-lated. Co ilcur -h- srrols penalty o.
 dismissal He then reviewed tle tesl
 u1-y oi each witness Iu clear, ez-
 lll--ITe, alI logical discourse.
 Authorities were C..eI 70 snow tlgt court ma-riais, deriving their autl0-lt.
 from tle sane -uurre as tue ciTlI courts. that the same rules of evidence apply Co
 them. The evidence was referred to II regard Co Colonel Morrow being seen
 staggering with Mr. Jeiflr6s, tine post trader, one Sunday evening after da-z Lieutenant Aniars0n protested tlar
 officers should be allowed some tlI= for c1uvIvla.l.y. Colonel Morrow ouI . ted no lary. Have you no uerelll- consideration for slight and aUp4reltlE
 uussta5Isnei breaches u{ d.-ciJGne.
 Take JG heart the injunction Of h0is
 WrIc. and let tle sIlle=s among v0u cast the stones
 Let mercy turn the balance on the
 Cautier side. You have Go pass iuig I1sut on one who has gwen -2 years of
 his best manhood to his cOlutry's ser
 vice. H0leyc0mbed with wounds Iu
 tLs defense Of the nation, it IS now pro-
 posed Co turn LIu adrift for mere
 nothing. I1 lay the foundation of
 proof of drunkenness there must be evidence of some act from which drunk
 euuezs would necessarily result. Hence.
 there must be proof of drinking Iu or
 der to rebut the presumption that some
 other cause produced the alleged effect.
 No such evidence exists.
 The court martial cleared the room at
 I2 o'clock. it was ] D. ID. when the
 court opened and adjourned. The re-
 suit is kept secret, and wil be made
 known by President Arthur after he re-
 views the proceedings. l. ls understood.
 however, tla- all Was not harmonious Il
 reaching a decision. and that several
 ballots were taken before the Judgment
 was passed.
 This ends one of the most important
 court martIlls ever held ID the United
 States. from the fame ot the defendant
 and his high socIal and army standing.