New-York tribune., 1885-03-14
THE HAZEN COURT MARITAL" =,

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THE DFFEyCE PRODUCEs SENSATION ~
AGAINST SECRETARY LINCOLN 81,
w.surScroy. March 13.-When the i~i"". ~
.o,r, martial convened this morning, the judge
announced that the matter of fees OF INC -, aa
rapher a difficulty about which causcu '"o .,,aa,o,iv
,ournment OF the court yesterday, hau oeo" IS ,hs
arranged the War Department having asreeu " sorr,
same rates as paid in the SWAIN anu o., ,h. ann
martial The defence submitted reques' ao ~ ,,ls
n,n, ~ Edmund Hudson, of The Cdpfm Vi '''
city az witness and the Judge Advocate ooJo'" g.,
less the materiality OF the evidence proposes " r,
troduced by this witness were hrst SHOWN W "" o,od
Counse for the defence protested against pe"s
to map out their defence for the benent OF t"e
and the court ruled that upon the sta'eine " .,,r
for the defence that the witness Is neccSS"'' -,
case. he would he summoned without iur'"''
of what they desired to prove by hm' .onv
The Judge Advocate then presented to the court"
of the report of the Secretary OF War TOT tne 600
containing a memorandum datea Sep'ou - nod
stating that the Secretaries OF War ana Oh 'io
decided that II is not practicable TO scnd announcer
ton to the relief of Lieutenant Greely In tha' year
a ~, 6sence IN admit that this report was receiver
hy tbo (hcf SIGNAL officer In the ordinary course iho
defence refused TO admit this except. with the qu'0'
;ion that they only admitted 1t because tno oofy
slammed with the stamp OF the Sisnai oHicc ~ -,
Advocate refused TO accept the admission WIZ" '"'
qualification and he put upon the witness stai" " w
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the copy OF the report presented to the court m n'
,,rrv course NJ husness on December IL, 1ss3'
The defence then objected to the introducuon
"a evidence OF the memorandum contained IN VIC opp nt
the sronnd OF ynFanSe DtoGred Through Captain
s NJ Mills Acting Chief Signal Oheer the pio ros
snoWeu oral nn Us1en at Fort Townsend Washington
Territory, and also that he was on duty III 'h' WY WV
| III Eimnpd Hudson Editor of The Cdpitdt. OF TINS @
city. then called by the deience ms t naner on
March Iss5 in which il was stated that General alen
had written letter to the Secretary OF war i R
lief Expedition upon the shoulders OF that o'ela, any
stating further that it was said tha' oenrie orisr
"A@ be haS absent &iRed ro% the city the letter
should into the hands OF the s%ecTeta& % ~ iestion
The judge Advocate objected to the introduction .,
newspaper articles testimony on tne grNuH 70 III
objection Judge Mackey, of counsei & i9r t ,at bc In
excited sensation IN the court Nv a. he SECRETARY
| OF War lie said: 1--WE prolmso 10 u"co 80 ~
gradual , ana Me the c0nssGSe source that inspired it
WSt,ropose TO follow by chain of we'll connected nk'
neran fo tRe door of the secretary OF Wars chambers
follow them to his desk follow them to MS manu- am % :,
show that the secretary, who has CHARGED an 3oI
of the Army of the United states with Violation "I uu'S
for an alleged criticism OF his action In the luoc a.
sat at his desk aud coined hbels IKE ihht l % ~ "a
spircd this paragraph. The court mas nonl'e" , & an
ChioGgo Tribune, dispatch IN when vas & ~ to ntio,
mcnt that led reporter ~ M Lret'Rg ntH 70 70 p,,
tho accused II aPPcars that the aSsn,Su hSu W yiII
as-ailci, bY whose hfii ne coulu l"i ,'iI
show that II was by the hand OF authority; that .ie
hand drew tho charge ana sVecihea,ioh a-"iis
| him was The hand that indcd the pubhc"'lon ,h@
touched his honor" He added that hedid not ohcf h'
in Justification of the offence charged against pene'
Iaien mitigation OF that offence II IL sh'uu o'
| proved. ,- ,,... 81, ,-
could be allowed to uake a plea ia mlll-alou mus ~
admit the offence. That. he SAIL they h'l nor yct u",'
1 ided tbat no matter hat had been saia or written
General Hazen was not Justified Ia seeking the chdmhei'
! of the ppbio press 10 assal his superior ounce
| m he had had an idea that he bad been a,-"Ae
by the secretary ~ War others there was aAeEna
channel throngh which 20 seek rrdifs' lie hi-o sA
that he wished deny most emphaucay that the zee
rciary OF War had anything TO do with these phbtd
| tung. A. .o.
The court NJ this point went into secret session 10 con
slider the objection Of the judge Advocate ahN "JoIo
until tomorrow without announcing IT'S decisloh'