Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-20
GEN. HAzEN.s TRIAL ENDED.
The Arguments Closed and the Case
Taken Under Consideration.

After THE STARS report of the Hazen court.
martial closed yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Mackey
broke off his argument to ask tho court If the
purport of their decision the day before was not
that the Secretary of Wars endorsement on the
Hazen letter was not evidence
The court, in response, decided that the sscor
rectness OF the statements Of facts and the
opinion expressed in the endorsement Of the
Secretary of War is not a question before the
court.
Mr.. Mackey then continued his argument,
and said that such was the heat of the Secretary
of War with relation to these matters that he
could not keep cool, even in talking of arctic
At this point the court again retired for a few
moments. When they returned the Judge advo-
cate announced that the court declined to hear
any any iurther argument upon the endorsement OF
Mr.. Mackey rose to enter protest, and the
court adjourned.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
When the court met this morning Mr.. Mackey
read authority in support of his protest against
the decision of the court. He then continued
his argument upon the specification alleging
that Gen. Hazen gave to STAR reporter to be
published statement concerning the letter
written by Gen: Hazen to Secretary Lincoln,
and c0ntended that the allegation was not sus-
tanned. He held that the testimony had shown
that Gen. HaZen did not speak with Mr. kauff-
mann with the view of having his conversation
publlshed; that the general, besides knowing
Mr. Kaufman as reporter, had friendly rela-
tions with him, and at the time of the conversa-
ton lost sight of the reporter and thought only OF
the gentleman. He said that from Gen. HaZen's s
testimony Mr. Kaufman appeared to be an
honorable gentleman and q marvellous repOr-
ter, who never exaggerated, but that in his ties:
or given what he deemed the substance of Gen.
Hazen's language. Might it not be that the
general had qualified his statement by saying
that he intended no disrespect to the Secretary
of War. Continuing his argument he depicted
the great anxiety of the chief signal officer in
the spirit of humanity to do all in his power to
rescue the men who were suffering in the arctic
regions.
Mr. Mackey concluded his argument at TWEEN.
ty-fve minutes of one, and the court then took
recess for five minutes.
THE TRIAL ENDED.
When the court reconvened the judge advo
cate began his argument. He simply reviewed
the charges and specifications and the evidence
that had been adduced to sustain them. He
completed his argument at 1:15, and the court
was then closed, not to be again opened.
WHAT WAS DONE IN A FORMER CASE.
It is not thought, should the charges against
Gen. Hazen be held by the court to be sustained
that the sentence would be more than repri
mand. There are not many cases of high of
cumstances. In 1858 Major Gen. David f.
Twiggs was tried at Newport, KY, upon sim
liar charge, and was reprimanded. The court
then, as In this case, was composed of very dis
tinguished officers. 1t was as follows: Brevet
Major Gen. Thos. S. Jesup, Q. NJ. general; Breve1
Major Gen John E. Wool, Brevet Major Gen
Churchill, inspector general; Col: Joseph X. F.
Mansfield, inspector general; Col. Jos. Plymp
ton, 1st infantry; Brevet Col. John L. Gardner
lieutenant colonel LIST artillery; Brevet Col. Rob
ert E. Lee, lieutenant colonel I'd cavalry; Col
Henry X. Craig, ordnance department.; Col
Charles Thomas. assistant quartermaster gen
eral; Lieut.. Col. George b. Crittenden, mounted
rifiemen; Brevet Major John F. Lee, judge ad
yOcate.