New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
GEN. HAZENS EVIDENCE.
MORE TESTIMONY IN HIS OWN BEHALF.

A CONVERSATION THAT WAS NOT FOR PUBLicA-
rIoN-HIs CROSS EXAMINATION BEGUN.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE examination
of anera Hazen was continued to-day before the Ceurt
Martial which trying him. He was interroga'eo AZ
,h attending the publication Oh an inter-
view alleged to have been had with him by reporter o
The Erening Star which is the basis OF the thrd spec
cation TO the charge against him. lie testhed tha .'
r.norter aske him certain questions concerning tue e
90. ,,.r / him 10 the Secretary Of War on the subject
f tbo relief of the reey party and that he replied NOT
knowing nj the time he being interviewed Win
a view TO the publication OF his statements he oehu
the accuracy of OF the satementsi In the alleged IN
teryiew and especially denied that In his conversation
m any criticism OF the action OF the Secretary
:, war IN refusing TO send a relief expedition to the
Nor,h IN the fall of 1888. He said that ne
wa. not asked by the Secretary OF war
whether or not he had authorized the
nuh,,c.ton OF the interview, and that the first nma
tion he had that he was charged win procuring tna
nubicaton was the order placing him under arrest Inc
witness denied having, as stated oy the SECRETARY IN
tended 70 the opinion that was the duty OF the
sre,arv IN orranlze relief expedition within two days
from the date of the return OF the Proteus parry ho
denied that he intended to charge the Secretary OF war
with neglect OF duty, but said that ne did lhtehd !"
establish that 1t was mistake not to SEND an expedtoh
that autumn to Greeys relief He said with respectto
the secretarys statement that he Iazen had no oica
ton -
nIhad no official responsibility for the decisions OF the
secretary OF War had the responsibility to do every
thing in my power for the relief OF the expedtohno
r.snopsbiIitv which enc man bears to another There
was no fortune which possessed, no energy whicn
that was due to those men To help the
ont was ready to spend every cent that possessed
and I'm 1882 when the Neptune was to be sept ana Co
grass was late In making appropriation for It, engaged
that vessel on my responsibility would have zone
the same thing IN 1888 II had been permitted TO do H.
Judge Mackey asked the witness II he was present
when the survivors OF the Greey expenitlon ana s.c
bodies of the dead OF that expedition arrived at Ports
mouth He said that he was present. re Iva wa 49,
was the Secretary OF War there and replied ts ne
was there and repek that he was but before MS answer
recorded the Judge Advocate opeStea 10, a are @
of questioning aud the answers OF tne witness hh snl
stricken from the record. In an arHuinent Whch lo
lowed Judge Maekey again ssssse S tanf .e Of bs failure
to he present at Portsmouth the GROUND ior ne
formed by General Hazen that although the secretary OF
war did go Portsmouth to receive the %
of the Greely expedition. he did 90 to Governor lsana
IN receive Them and that therefore, he asked leave 10
withdraw his remarks previously made: ..,. %
Counsel for the defence by series oI ~ W.
the witness placed the court those portions OF
annual report OF the Secretary OF War whlch tne
accused officer regarded harsh criticisms or MS recon-
incubation that an Arctic expedition be sent North III
the fall of 1888 Witness was asked upon what ~, ne
Secretary War grounded his decision as TO the
ticaby OF sending relief eHpeIon 20 'as as 70 the
navigation Of Northern seas He replied that ne
hased II npon the general knowledge and experience OF
Arctic navgaors and upon frequent Instances OF ships
having gone from ST. Johns to lttleton isahu anu anu
Cane Yorke "a late october. member OF the court
suggested that these matters were beyond the CON
sderation of the court ana counsel TOT tue ueieoo "n
nounced that their examination was concluded
The cross-examination OF General Hnen was lhsh
begun In reply to questions he said that the reason MS
letter TO the Secretary Of War kept In his desk LOT
nine DAYS after It written befsre sending IL 70
the Secretary was because II was q sp'ahiv speg,iri
matter with which he wished 70 become Thoroughly
familiar before sending IL out OF his keeping lie hl
mitcd that had frequently addressed coinmnncauohs
to the secretary OF war ana that e
Jurisdiction OF the secretary IN these matters was never
denied by the Signal Office The question of the Jursc
tion OF the Secretary he sad spoken OF on seVer
occasions during the past four years Dnt hese, VOC. ~,
the Secretary Of War with much loyalty as II the ques'
tion had not been raised Pending furthtr erosseAA