Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-09
BATEMAN NOT RULED OUT
HE TELLS WHY HE WITHDREW
HIS CHARGES AGAINST SWAMI.

A Promise to Squelch the Suit Over the
$4,000 Due Bill the Secret to the Little
Mystery-COI. Morrow Shown to be a
Bold Borrower.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-When the
swain court martial assembled this
morning Gen. Grosvenor suggested that
the session hereafter begin at 10 80 O'Clock.
He said that he was impelled to make the
suggestion because of the unfaVorable
comments in certain newspapers upon
the slowness of the trial.
Gen. Schofield interrupted to remark that
the court would proceed without regard TO
what might be said. The objection made on
Friday by the defense to the exception If Mr..
Bateman's testimony IN regard to the cir
cumstances attending the making of the So 900
due Dill was then considered and argument
made at length upon the subject by the coun-
sci, after which the court OVerruled the OBJ
lection, and &r. Bateman told his story or
now he came To make the due bill and how
he preferred charges against Gen. Swain
when he found that suit was brought
against his firm on tnis due bill in the hands
of third parties, and that at Gen. Swaims re-
quest he agreed to withdraw his charges upon
condition that the suit should be withdrawn,
and how this agreement was carried out on
both sides. Mr.. Bateman then told the story
Of Col. MorroW's borrowing from him on pay
vouchers. Gen. Swain introduced Lieut.
III nlOAIOW ny Il nOIe ABOUT April i. 1888.
Col Morrow wanted to borrow money on pav
vouchers for two or three years. The witness
declined to accept the vouchers except for near
months.
GOING IT STRONG.
Col. Morrow wanted IS, 200 or s., 900, several
years pay. His application was rejected The
wltne drove up town with Gen. Swain that
evening, and Gen. Swain said: ''Why did YOU
not let him have the money? He is good.
Lieutenant Colonel on Sherman's staff" The
witness said that he did not make a practice
Oh lehulng such large amounts to any one
person. The next day he let Col Morrow
have $l,500 on four months pay accounts.
About two weeks afterwards the witness
learned tnat the vouchers were fraudulent
and sent clerk to Gen. Swain
requesting HIM to see Col Morrow
about 1t at once. In a conversation that fol-
lowed Gen. Swain, after telling the witness
upon Col MorrOw's piano, said that Col
Morrow took the money from Mr. Bateman
so as to take up other vouchers. The parties
concerned in the pooling Arrangement in Col.
MorrOW's case were II. d. Cooke & Co.
Lewis. johnson ~ Co., 7. II. Norton & Co.
vouchers were to be placed in the hands of a
trustee Is. E. Middleton), and sufficient
money to defray his living expenses was to
be advanced TO Col. Morrow. Before
the cross examination had been concluded
the JCdge Advocate submitted an applca-
ton by Gen. Swain for subpenas for num-
Der OF witnesses, including newspaper men in
this city, and bankers and bank clerks in New
1ork and Washington, and Hon. Benz But
terworth. The Judge Advocate doubted the
wisdom OF granting an application so broad
IN scope; that among the things c 4lled for was
the production of the books of New York firms
without determining the question the court
adjourned,