Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-20
Sensations i'm the Swain Court.


THE JUDGE ADVOCATE ACCUSES GEN. SWAIN
OF MAKING PUBLIC THE FACT OF THE NEW
TRIAI-GEN. SWAIN CONTRADICTS BANKER
BATEMAN.
While Gen. Grosvenor was testifying in the
Swain court-martial yesterday, the judge advo-
cate asked him if Swain had informed him
that the members of the court were not to be
notified of the preferring Of the new charges.
Gen. Grosvenor, in reply, said: 81 heard from a
gentleman totally disconnected with this court
that "a member of the court had told him that
these charges were filed. l told Gen. Swain,
and he very reluctantly showed me the letter
he had received from the War department noti-
flying him that he would be tried on the new
charges and that he must not make the fact
public" This statement caused a sensation in
the court The judge advocate remarked that
ing the new trial had come direct from Gen.
Swain, when he was taken sharply to task by
Mr.. Boutwell,, and an animated colloquy fol-
lowed.
Gen. Swain being called and asked about Mr..
Ratemans statement that he fBatemanl paid
the witness S37 for forage, he said: eli he stated
that he paid me any sum, at any time, for for
age it is absolutely and unquaifedly false" He
added that Bateman had never paid him any
thing for forage in lieu OF money.
TESTIMONY TODAY.
In the Swain courtmartial to-day counsel
for the defense read telegram from Colonel
Henry G. Corbin stating in substance what he
knew concerning Gen. Swaims ownership of
horses in $50, which the judge advocate adj
liltttu d. tiic cNlueIiCt WhlCH Houlu Oc given
by Col. Corbin # brought to this city. In the
telegram Col. Corbn stated that he remem-
bered that in the latter part of 1882 he was in
company with Mr.. Bateman and Gen. Swaim;
that the latter was driving a team OF horses,
and that Mr. Bateman asked witness: Elbow
do you like Swaims team" Also, that in 49,,
prior to his (witness) departure from this city,
in December of that year, he drove out several
times with Gen. Swain behind a team, which:
he understood belonged to Swain.
BATEMAN's RECORD IN THE REVENUE MARINE
SERVICE RULED OUT.
Following the reading Of this telegram coun-
sci for the defense offered to introduce copies of
certain records from the Treasury department
in relation to the removal of Mr.. Bate
man from the revenue marine service
Din continuation of the inquiry gone
into by the defense and replied to by the
the object of impeaching the credibiity Of Mr..
Bateman as witness. The Judge advocate OBJ
jected to the Introduction of these records. The
court sustained the objection OF the judge advo-
cate and ruled against the introduction OF the
records
Mr. Robert T. Humphreys, the contractor
who built Gen. Swain house, was then called
he sold a horse to Gen. Swain about the first of
March, 1888 and that to the best of his knowl-
edge Gen. SWAIN has since then owned this
horse. Witness provided the forage for the
horse while ii was kept at his stable. He used
the horse during the time 1t was at his stable
whenever Gen. Swain did not want to use it.
Gen. Swain was then recalled by the defense.
He denied the statement of Mr.. Bateman that
there was an arrangement between them under
which he (witnesS) supplied forage for the two
horses kept at the Stewart Castle stable for the
use Of those horses.