Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29
THE FORT MYER COURr.MARrrAu.
A Statement BY Mr. ButterworsA.

Gen. Butterworth, who. with Mr.. Henry
Wise Garrett were counsel for the accused
cadets, said to STAR reporter to-day: 1.-THE
counsel were notified the first night that the
next morning M. Garnet got . messsSe bv
telephone at $50 that the court would meet at
m. HIS request to dslsy until he could
insolenee. The accused were tried one
e : time" Gen: Butserworth continued:
self went TO the room in which the court was
held at the time they were converting for the
the and what IL cs.G tss tra rsas o.
ceeded. Mr.. Garrett stated TO me that the
court had refused to permit him to address il
s.. tns os On
ernment announced, through the judge Sad ad.
@sny:' II. + short i .ss.ea nI Is s ssss.
offer. he answered that he had not There 20
upon the president Of the court asked the judge
advocate If he desired TO make any argument
then rose 70 ask permission 70 submit state
The case Is closed; clear the room. ! then
10 words and pesss
the, court when the the ,o president iew
and leave s the room. started TO reply. only
desired to ask - When had got that farf
was again directed by the president TO shut up.
shut up or You shan't speak but he ordered
me to leave the room. When. I undertook to
ask the court to beer the Bresdsp:
SsSe YOU e put Ut; out By iores Replied You
nss se gssa me well Sr' RI ss ss
enough to pu. you out pretty quick too Mean Ne
dent screamed out: you've no business here at
all except as q spectator. We don't recognize
you as counsel / was then near the door and
m 'nber we appeared for these young gentle
men the other evening and conferred with him
in to- 70 the ss he . rspsd that
the court had acted and would not hear
any more. Again IN an insoient and
tod him had p practiced law Tor 40 good many
years and understood what courtesy was due
to court and counsel and would see If there
TSwhicS he said: "YeriI heS' q good time
Butterworth mimmiced q rich brogue, which
nett, myself s 70 and ' the accused: continued
Gen. Butterworth, waited on the outside
while the court found the accused guilty
be Of the same mold and manner as the presi.
dent, came out, called the accused and directed
IN
right to do. The accused saluted the judge
advocate and stated that his duty required him
to take observations at 10 O'Clock, when he
would have to relieve another cadet; where;
upon the judge advocate asked, Where will
you be in the peantime?' The accused replied.
Here, where. my duty calls me- TO
No you WON'T The sergeant then, under
orders Of the judge advocate, started TO the
guard-house with the accused, but the latter
was released and told to go about his duty by
the commandant Of the post. Then the court
called another case. The accused, when ar
ragned, stated that he had employed counsel
and desired to be represented by them. The
court went into secret session on the question
Of allowing counsel to the accused, and on
opening the doors proceeded to read an order,
insolent to counsel, on the matter and manner,
granting permission for them to remain I;an but
rupted the proceedings they should be excluded
from the room. The whole proceedings, from
first to last, was SO coarse, brutal and
unworthy Of court that withdrew. In my
judgment the proceeding from its inception to
the end was q miserable farce and q mOckery
of justice. have never in any court, high or
low, witnessed anything SO at war with all de-
cency and propriety. Mr.. Garrett told me he
had precisely the same experience the evening
before"