National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-19
THE HAzEN couRr-MART1AL.
Close OF the Testimony for tho Defense
Arguments To-day.


Arguments To-day.
The Hazen court-martial was resumed
yesterday with tho REORGANIZATION Of
the accused. A question involving an APP
parent discrepancy in tho witness testi-
mony as TO whether or not ho had blamed
the Secretary of War for not fitting out
an expedition in two days which arose
Just before adjournment Tuesday, was not
pressed.
The judge advocate questioned the wit
ness further as to his motives for holding
the letter TO Secretary Lincoln back for
nine days before its delivery, but nothing
of any importance was developed, and the
cross-cxaminAtion closed.
Mr.. Mackey then took up tho redirect
examination aud developed the fact that
there were four holidays during the time
the letter was held. Witness said that his
purpose in keeping the letter so long was
to read IL carefully and correct 1t. The
letter sent was changed in many particu-
lars from tho first draft.
Witness stated further that ho had no
desire to sbirk any responsibility for the
letter, and that his application for leave
to 10 south was not the result Of q desire
to be away when the letter was received
and when the Secretary OF War went out
| Of Office. He stated further reasons for
his assumption that the Secretary of War
had given out his (Gon. Hazen's) letter
He explained his Recommendation to the
Secretary of War concerning relief ex-
petition to DO that some sealer alroad y
fitted out and ready to sail DO chartered
at st. Johns and sent at once on the re.
lief trip. and the two days time was al
- Il. H. Il
patch the vessel, not to fit it out.
The redirect examination was ther
closed, and the Judge advocate an
nounced that no had no flu rtbor questions
to ask.
The witness was then discharged ant
Immediately recalled
Mr.. Mackey then offered In testimony
a statement Of tho temperature at Lad,
Franklin bay, made by Lieut.. Greedy. TO
the purpose of controverting the state
ment of the Secretary of War that TIL
temperature was 60o below zero in tina
region during the months of Septembo
aud October. The statement shove,
that in one case the temperature was %
above, when IL was stated in the repor
to have been Coz below.
The judge advocate objected to tn
paper, and, pending the decision. tn
court retired and then took q recess
When the court reconvened the judge nd
vocate announced that his objection ha
been sustained by the court.
Mr.. Mackey asked Gen. Hazen II h
prepared the letter of Feb. II unaided b
counsel. Witness replied that he did moi
"Did you object to any paragraph pro
posed by your counsel ~ was asked.
. 81 did" said the witness, upon tn
grounds that they might not DO disrespec
full to tho Secretary of War" He sal
further that ho excluded from the lettc
everything that he thought might DO !
any way improper or disrespectful. II
stated to his counsel that he did not war
to be disrespectful, and his counsel al
proved of his caution.
The witness was then dismissed, an
Lieut.. Pursell was called to prove this
Gen. Hazen's letter was sent on the 25t
instead of the Goth, but Lieut. Purse
not being found the judge advocate AZ
mitted the date.
Mr.. Mackey then announced the cas-
Of the defense closed. The judge adv,
cate had no further testimony to submit
and announced that he had no objectio
to submitting tho case without argumen
Mr.. Maekey objected to this aud aske
that he be given until IL o'clock to-da
to prepare.