Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-03
SWAIN TAKES TIT 4
AN INKLING THAT lgNSES
co. OWE HIN f.s,,


The Judge Advocate - sg.ll.r..
that His Family Were -ATalnt,ss.
the Public Crib, Though He Dn~..1
His Commandments Adjournment
Suddenly Reached.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The Swain
court martial reconvened tlis morning
aiter lhe holiday recess. Judge shella.
oarger announced that Gen. GrosyenOr.
OF @en' owaim's counsel. waa seriCa
Ill ana would not be abla 20 attend sb.
tri2i at present. The ere s-eXamine. .1r
OF 0en. SWAIN was then resumed.
Inc witness admitted thar the accom-
furnished nim by Batemn Il 90 cover
The period just prior 10 Mr. ]lrowais least
the firm, showed that his (S..si.,,.s .,aa,,-.r
was oNeidrawn about y3lT, snd ihat nF $
UNDERSTOOD Tue figures, and hat NOT erD
blaineu 20 int' brown ab any tWs ~ Eh.
figures IN this account lie 7lss alu,isf4
that the amount of his deDos .I ,,i "A. t{,s ais.
subsequently, TO this was abot. ,-7 s04 ~,
at the time the account shown. b brf.,,t.
S3l7 against him was furnished .iu t..f s 81
stock transactions pending W ths ,,u
Batcman 4 co. BE also adU.ft.d .t..t
lowing the date OF the account r, -.l.,-,.8 s.
ha Il made drafts on Bateman 4 . su,or. II
ing To $i,SS2. These drafts wela lslr slk.a
quently to the date of the due ID. fr,,,4
asked If he would state to the cri test il
honestly believed Bateman 4 ov.Ghhr
anything.
WANTS $4,000.
He replied that he believed q t.1ae..
co. owed him in the neighbo l.... cf ylag
and in answer TO further iuqu ssfd thr
he thought the ''due hill'' trans 81 hi d
to Bright, Humphrey Il Co. was -n iaet 70 AZ.
deienses Bateman a Co. had against MN ON
independent transactions. He was shown
letter written by him from Kansas to Mr.
Bateman, referring to certain transactions in
which they were then engaged, and express
ing the nope that these transactions wOnld
make up the losses they had sustained in the
lNanhoe ara other operations. He was asked
what other losses were referred to in this
letter. He replied that these were losses
which Mr.. Bateman knew about, aud added.
also knew Of another loss that ] didn't
care to mention IN that c0nneo-
ton. 1t has nothing to do with
tins case" He denied THAT he intended in
that letter 10 refer solely TO his losses in his
dealings with the firm of Bateman 4 Co In
answer TO further questions Gen. Swain said
That he came TO Washington TO live March g
1881, and that his family came here that fali,
lhal they resided after he came here part Of
the time at Fort Leavenworth and part OF the
time at Lawrence, in government quarters
substantially all the time.
DREW HIS COMPUTATION.
They resided in government quarters. he
sald, at Gen. Pope's invitation and request.
lie was asked: During that time were YOU
entitled TO commutatlOn Of quariers2" and he
replied: II drew Communication OF quarters
In answer TO another question he said that he
iAiN, ''N 'iitfN ~AuhN IN ANEAidA AoAil Alldl nc
did not occupy any government quarters.
On the redirect examination Dy Mr.
ohellabarger Gen. Swain stated that
the questions asked him ny Gen. Gros-
venor on the examination in chief as TO his
having been wounded during the war were
surprise to him, as he had never indicated to
Gen. GrOsyenOr a wish TO have such questions
asked. The witness then was asked TO state
the grounds for his belief. which he said he
entertained at the time he directed suit to be
brought on the due bill, that Bateman q Co.
owed hlm in the neighbOrhOod of $1,000. The
prosecution objected to this, but the court
overruled the objection. Before the question
could be answered, however, the court ad-
jOurned until to- morrow