Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-27
HE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
First Days Proceedings OF the SWAIN
Court-martia1-Pe OF the



any dramatic or sensational features
The ground has already been plowed
over by the court of inquiry which
was held some months ago, and upon
the findings of which the order for a
court martial was based. To put it
very briefly, Gen. Swain is charged
with irregular and dishonest transac
tions growing out of mis- dealings with
Bateman q Co, bankers and brokers
here. The details were given to the
public during the session of the court
of inquiry, aid the testimony will be
substantially the same as then present
ed. The accused has strong array
OF council, the Hon. Samuel Shella-
berger being called chief, with Judge
Jere Wilson of this city, and Hon @.
IL. Grosvenor, of OHIO, as his assist
ants. A strong fight was made to day
on the question of jurisdiction, but the
/ plea OF the accused was disallowed,
TIE court deciding that it has been
properly and legally convened and
/ would proceed with the trial The
work will begin IN earnest Monday.
/ The defendants counsel will contest
the proceedings at every possible
1 point.
/ THE PERSONNEL OF THE COURT MARTIAL
is perhaps the most distinguished
court-martial that has assembled since
| the close of the war. 1t is composed
of the following officers: Major Gen
eral John NJ Scho6eld, Brigadier
General Alfred H. Terry, Brigadier
General Nelson A. Miles, Brigadier
General William H. Rochester, Pay
master General; Brigadier General
Samuel b Holabird, Quartermaster
General; Brigadier General Robert
Murray, Surgeon General; Brigadier
General John Newton, Chief of En-
gineers; Colonel Charles FL. Smith,
Ni4eteenth Infantry; Colonel G. L.
Andrews, Twenty fifth Infantry /;
Colonel John r Brooke, Third Infan-
try; Colonel Louis p. Bradley, Thir-
teenth Infantry; Colonel r B. Ayers,
Second Infantry; Colonel Henry M
Black, Twenty Infantry; Major
A. B. Gardner, Judge Advocate.
General Schotield, president of the
court entered the army as second
lieutenant of artillery in 1858. AT the
breaking out of the war he was cap
tain of artillery. In April, 1861, he
was made major of the First Missouri
Infantry and subsequently of the First
Missouri Artillery. In November of
the same year he was made brigadier
general of volunteers. He served
throughout the war, and was muster
ed out of the volunteer service as a
major general. In 1864 he was made
brlgadier general in the regular army.
In 1860 he was promoted to his present
grade of major general,
Gen. Terry entered the army at the
breaking out of the war as colonel of
the Second Connecticut Infantry. He
was made brigadier general in 1864
He served with great distinction
throughout the war, and upon the re.
organization of the army was appoint
ed brigadier general
General Miles entered the service
September, 1861 as captain of the
Twenty second Massachusetts Infan
try. He served throughout the war
with distinction, rising TO the grade
of major general. Upon the termina-
ton of the war he was appointed to
the colonelcy of one of the colored
regiments, and in 1880 was made brig
adler general.
General Rochester was appointed
paymaster in 1861, and has served
continuously from that time in the
pay corps In 1867 he was appointed
IN the regular army as paymaster,
and in 1882 was made paymaster
general.
General Holabird entered the army
in 1S49 as second lieutenant of the
First Infantry. He was captain and
assistant quartefmaster at the break
ing out of the war. In 1862 he was
appointed major and aid de-camp, and
served on the staff until the ose of
the war, when he was made lieuten-
ant-colonel in the quartermaster's de-
partment, and rose to be ouartermas-
ter general in July, 1888.
| General Murray entered the mill
tary service as Assistant Surgeon In
1916, and has served constantly since
that date. He was made Surgeon
| General in November, 1888
General Newton entered the mill
/ tary service as second lieutenant of
engineers in 1S43, and at the breaking
out of the war was capt. In Septem-
Der, 1861, he was appointed brigadier
general of volunteers, and served dur
ing the entire war in the Army of
the Potomac, rising to the rank Of
major general, and commanded a
corps of that army in some of its
fiercest engagements. At the ter
mination of the war he rejoined his
corps, and few months ago was
made Brigadier General and Chief of
Engineers.
Colonel Smith entered the service
in 1861 rose to be Major General, and
on the termination of the war was APP
pointed Colonel of the Twenty eight
Infantry. In march, 1866. he was
transferred to the Nineteenth Infan-
try.
Colonel Andrews entered the mill
tary service in April, 1861, and was
Lieutenant Colonel of the First Mis-
soari Infantry, and shortly after he
was appointed Major of the Seven
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