New-York tribune., 1885-01-03
GENERAL SWAIN CRoss-ExAMINED.

WAsuINGToN Jan. 2.-The Swain court mar
tal reconvened this morning after the holiday recess
General Swain accompanied in court this morning
by Messrs shellaDarger and Wilson, OF his counsel
General Grosvenor not being present The absence Of
the latter was explained the Court by Judge shella
bargor who said that General GrOsvenor taken ser
ously III his way home during the recess and was
confined his bed at his home and that 1t imposs
BILE Ia when he would be able To be present In court
when the regular proceedings began to-day, General
SWAIN occupied the Court for some time in making cor
rccons In the record OF his testimony heretofore taken
The most important Of these corrections was In the report
OF his testimony the transfer OF the due bill known
10 the case 10 Bright Humphrey Co. The record made
him say Il transferred the due bill to them 10 collect
It." General Swain said that what lc intended to nay
was that transferred the due bill to them for them to
collect what duo on 1t. The Court allowed the cor
rcction
Following this correction Of the record the cross
examination OF General Swain was resumed. Mr. Chand-
Ter conducting tho examination. The witness ad-
mitted that the account furnished him by Bateman
Co concerning the period just prior TO Browns leav-
ing the firm showed that his swams account was over
drawn about $37 and that he understood the figures
and had not complained to Brown at any time OF the
figures In the account. He also admitted that the
amount of his deposits with the firm subsequently to
this was about 377 and that at the time the account
showing tho balance OF 1917 against him
WAS furnished him he had no stock transa-
tions pending with tho firm of Bateman q Co.
lie also admitted. IN answer to Mr.. Chambers question:
that following the date of tho account mentioned he had
made drafts on Batoman & Co.. amounting TO Si.Sss
These drafts made subsequently to the date OF the
educ bill" He asked II he would state To the Court
that he honestly believes that Baeman Co owe him
anything. He replied that he believes that Bateman 4
Co owe In the neighborhoOd OF $1,000 andin answer TO
fnrher inquires said that he thought that tho due
bill" transferred by MIN to Bright Humphrey Co, was
Ga isitor i"aS%THaS %Pitica BY him from Kansas
in which they were then engaged and expressing the
hope that these transactions would make up the losses
they had sustained In the anhOe and other transac-
lions o was asked what other losses were referred to
n this letter lie replied h%t d nSLs were aso KNEW Of
another loss that didn't care to mention ~ that con,
that he Intended in that letter to refer solely his
IN his dealings with the firm or Batoman 20; lhe
yarssoH wsss %8s Mh sOis aea in Mr. oc IN which
Bateman alleges that he Swan threatened 10 squeeze
to help him Swaim) out of his loan to Morrow Ills
of Inquiry and his direct examination In this Court,
were read to him. and the differences in the two pointed
on either examination. He denied having threatened to
squeeze" Colonel Morrow II his claims against Morrow
were not paid, and said that what he did say was that
the butchers and bakers and other creditors OF Colonel
Morrow might give the syndicate OF brokers trouble at
the War Department II they were not allowed to
share IN the benefits OF the assignment He explained
that what he meant ey tnat was that tnat ra,ous1 Ine
Morrow 10 make fair and honest arrangoment OF MS
debts which would include the butchers and bakers ana
persons who had made such accommodation loans To
Morrow as no (Swam) had made. Tho witness evadeu
all efforts get him the admission that ne knew
at that tine that the syndicate OF brokers held pay
vouchers OF Colonel Morrow, which were Esald 70 20
fraudulent. He said that he did not consider III DIS
honorable 10 loan money officers pay accounts lie
denied that he swaimhad ever made such loans lie sad
that while at Ieayenworth, be had loaned money TO
officers. IL was probable, he said, that he may have
had pay accounts sent to him by these otcers put ne
said he never collected account that was le with NM
After the OF the witness was closed
Judge sheabarger began tho redirect examination ana
soon after the court adjourned until tomorrow.