National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-03
THE SWAIN coURr-MARrIAL.

Its Sessions Resumed Ycsterdsy-Vig-
orous Cross-ExnmInation of the De-
fcndant.
The Swain court.martial was resumed
yesterday morning at tho Ebbitt house
red parlor. Judge J. VI. Wilson appeared
for tho fitst time as counsel for tho de-
fonse, in place of Gen. Grosvenor, who is
very i'll In Ohio.
Gen. Swain made n number Of correc.
tions In his testimony, which wore al
lowed by the court, and his cross-eXam-
ination was resumed.
Gen, Swain admitted that Just prior TO
Brown Withdrawing from Bateman &
Co. his account was overdrawn $3l7, and
he had not complained of the figures In
the statement rendered. subsequently
he deposited 1877. and at the time of the
statement Of the 1917 balance against him
he had no stock transactions pending.
Subsequent to tho date Of tho due bilp'
aud TO the statement he made drafts for
Si,SSS. He thought Bateman & Co. owed
him about $4,000, and that the duo bill
was transferred to Bright & Humphrey,
subject to any defonses that might be
made on independent transactions. His
letter from Kansas to Bateman about
the hope that certain transactions
would repair the q 1vanhoe" and
othor losses, referred to loss
that has nothing to do with this case.
Regarding tho interview in Parker's
office, and tho alleged threat to "squoezo"
Col. Morrow, witness said he had not
given the full conversation either before
the court of inquiry or here. He denied
tho threat, but what no did say was that
the butchers and bakers and other cred
itors of Col. Morrow might give the
syndicate of brokers trouble at the war
department If they were not allowed to
share In the benefits of the assignment.
What he meant was, that IL tho war
department heard of the matter Morrow
might be compelled to make n new ar
rangement to include tradesmen who had
made such accommodation loans to Morrow
rs he (witness) had. He refused TO admit
that he knew Of the pooling of Morrow's
pay accounts until the court of
inquiry, but admitted speaking of the
brokers in tho pool rs lot
of sharks" He didn't consider 1t dis
honorable to loan money on officers pay
accounts, but had never made such loans.
Had loaned money at Leayenworth to
officers and probably had received ac-
counts, but never collected one. He had
heard from Mr.. NichOl, ex-Gov. Pound,
Gen. Boynton, of DeAker's letter of resig-
nation from Batoman's Office, aud Mr..
Lockwood, Of disrcputable business trans
actions of Batoman, and of alleged false
stock quotations Had some transactions
with Bateman after hearing tho report
and IL was afterward that he sent Col.
Morrow there. Did not believe the report,
then, but did afterward because the same
things were done in his case. Witness
came here in March. 1888. to live and his
family remained at Fort Leavenworth
and Lawrence, Kan, until fall, ut Gen.
Pope's invitation. Being asked whether
in that time he had drawn commutatio
of quarters and certified that he didn't
occupy government quarters, he rel lied,
IL drew communication Of quarters" Had
presented a bill for two horses killed at
Chickafnauga, ono in tho morning and
the other in the afternoon, tho latter
Gems. Thomas aud Garfield both knew of.
Maj. Gardner (sotto voce), "They are
both dead.
Gen. Swaim-"Yes, they are both
dead -