The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-17
NO. l22
ni'Hets, !, ~ r. ana twice the senate had burled
IL IN the body OF the calendar "o''ou
After executive session The
iOurned 'ue senate ad-
The Haxeu Court-lrart,a,.

after executives session, the sonata .a-
The Haxen Court-Mart,al.
WASHINGTON, March l6.--Gen. Hasa,
testified in his own behalf before ,ha
courtmartlal to-day, He admitted
writing the articles in controversy. but
said he Intended no disfespect or dis.
courtesy to the secretary Of
war lie gave as his res.
sons for making the statemsnt
that he had been held to most serions
responsioility for not effectively rescn-
rnS ,he Greely party; that 1t had been
pupi,sneu aii over the world that he was
si ~ nsul ana thas In his own defense he
fact that Greedy could havs
peen rescued and that he
hazeR) did all In Mis- mower N have No
nim rescued. The secretary of war in
MS annual report, has largely confirmad
.he opinion expressed in the press. that
Soo,H So ,H,iaHenl was responsible for the
Un renort ., ", these men. The
reIIE reRIUr' on1sds made him either will
or inefficient in his work, Naitber ,
true. He wrote the letters Simply 10 ra'
leve himself of that blemish unon his
record which the secretary of warts ra'
port mad wrongfully placed there In
argument upon an objection. Jndga
Maekey, counsel for Gen. Hazeu. saId.
we Know that the prosecution daas
not want TO touch Csps Sabine, The scs
cuser does not want to face these nor
roFs. we propose TO show the animus
OF inc accuser, that ho was imhnsd
with malice, 80 deep and deadly a@ainSt
the chief signal officer of the aTn,v that
ne became blind upon any unestions
touching Arctic matters, and rhat In.
ueed, his very body exhaled malica
Whenoyer the chief signal officer was
Judge Mackey then called the attain
llon oi witness to the fact that this letter
70 lhs secretary, dat d February IL last.
was endorsed by the secretary ~ having
peon lecelveu nj tho war department
on February 20, and also TO the fact that
statement concerning tho contents Of
This letter was published ia the Chicayo
tribune February %, and asked whera
airy %? fooF"'
In his desk. 'P'
Judge Mackey asked, whether within
recent period official letters have mot
peen purloined from desks In the sIg-
war; ''"'S VI
The Judge advocate objected 10 this
Judge Mackey said tho purpose OF the
defense IL to negative The
presumption that tho accussd
circulated tho contents of this
letter. He said he pronosod
10 show That letters had been purloined
from desks in the signal service oiIice
ana taken to the secretary of war nv
me person purloiuing them, and that
the person received special employ-
ment after purloining tho letters.
lie SAID they wanted TO show tho
general course OF tho adninistration
with reference TO the chief signal ofiiee.
that nothing was safe or sacred i'm tbe
ofhce OF the chief signal officer from the
hand OF this ecretary of war, by day or
night. ~ WY "
The judge advocate said he did not
feel called upon TO reply TO the insinua-
tlons OF counsel with respect to the see
retary OF war. That official, he said.
needed no defense at his hands. With.
out concluding the examination of Gen,
Hazen, the court adjourned.
Cold Water Zeaiots at the White House.
WASHINGTON, March lG.--A daleRa.
tion of about 200 Christian Workers..
mostly ladies, composed mainly of the
NOhlen's temperance Union and the
Temperance "a lliancos, OF the District of
Columbia, called at the White House
70 day, Miss Cleveland received them
in the blue parlor. Tho call was not
Tor the purpose of making any requests
regarding temperance matters, but Miss
Laietna, who addressed Miss Cleveland
on behalf OF tho visitors stated that thew
simply desired to pay their respects and
TO express their confidence In her Chris.
tian character, aud that as tho mis-
trSs of the White House, she would
p@form her duties. A small plush
sIDnm was presented % Miss Cleve-
land, In which the sentiments
OF the visitors were Inscribed.
Miss Cleveland, in reply, expressed her
appreciation of tho delicate manner In
which the visit was made and her pleas.
ure at meeting the visitors. The mem.
bors of the delegation then passed into
the east room, where they were IN ro-
duced 10 the president.